Truck mechanic's workstand

A workstand for supporting a worker above a tire of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a frame rail adjacent to the tire, comprising:

• first and second sides spaced apart from each other a distance greater than the diameter of the tire, each of said first and second sides having front and back portions, said first and second sides having no obstructions between said back portions to define an open back side sized to receive the tire therebetween, said back portions of said first and second sides being positioned adjacent to the frame rail when the tire is between said first and second sides, said first side including first front and rear leg portions separate and spaced apart from each other, and said second side including second front and rear leg portions separate and spaced apart from each other, each of said first and second front and rear leg portions having top portions;
• a top support platform extending between said top portions of first and second front and rear leg portions, said top support platform being at a height that is greater than the diameter of the tire and said top support platform being positioned above the tire and adjacent to the frame rail when the tire is between said first and second sides;
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• a step attached to said front portions of said first and second sides below said top support platform.

A method of supporting a person adjacent to an engine of a motor vehicle, the vehicle having a frame, a wheel assembly adjacent to the frame and an engine coupled to the frame, the wheel assembly having a first side adjacent to and facing the frame and a second side facing away from the frame, comprising the steps:

• moving a workstand toward the vehicle, the workstand comprising first and second sides each having a top portion and from and back portions, the front and back portions being separate and spaced apart from each other, the first and second sides being spaced apart from each other and defining a wheel receiving area therebetween, the wheel receiving area having an open back between the back side portions of the first and second sides, a top support platform attached to the top portions of the first and second sides and the top support platform extending between the first and second sides and defining a top of the wheel receiving area;
• positioning the workstand adjacent to the vehicle with the wheel assembly in the wheel receiving area with the front portions of the first and second sides being positioned adjacent to the first side of the wheel assembly, and the rear portions of the first and second sides being positioned adjacent to the second side of the wheel assembly, and the top support platform being positioned above the wheel assembly and adjacent to the engine;
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• supporting the person on the top support platform above the wheel assembly and adjacent to the engine.

A workstand for use with a motor vehicle having a wheel assembly, comprising:

• left and right inner legs spaced apart from each other and each having first top and bottom portions, said first bottom position being adapted to engage the ground, said left and right inner legs having a plurality of segments at angles relative to each other to extend around a portion of the wheel assembly;
• left and right outer legs outwardly adjacent to said left and right inner legs respectively, each of said left and right outer legs having second top and bottom portions, said second bottom portion being adapted to engage the ground;
• outer support members extending between said left and right outer legs, left support members extending between said left inner and outer legs, and right support members extending between said right inner and outer legs, said outer, left, and right support members interconnecting said left and right inner legs and said left and right outer legs to define a wheel receiving area;
• a top support platform attached to the top portions of the left and right, inner and outer legs, said platform extending over said wheel receiving area and providing a stable and secure platform adapted to support the weight of a person thereon;
• a first step securely extending between said left and right outer legs, said first step being positioned below said top support platform;
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• support legs attached to said first step, said support legs being adapted to support said first step.

A workstand, comprising:

• left and right inner legs spaced a selected distance apart from each other, said distance being selected to be greater than a diameter of a standard vehicle tire, each of said left and right inner legs having first top portions, said left and right inner legs having a plurality of segments at angles relative to each other to extend around a portion of the tire;
• left and right outer legs outwardly adjacent to said left and right inner legs respectively, each of said left and right outer legs having second top portions;
• support members interconnecting said left and right outer legs and said left and fight inner legs to define a tire receiving area;
• a top support platform attached to said first and second top portions of the left and right inner legs and said left and right outer legs, said top support platform extending over said tire receiving area and providing a stable and secure platform adapted to support the weight of a person thereon, said top platform having an inside edge portion extending between the left and right inner legs;
• a first step securely extending between said left and right outer legs, said first step being positioned below said top support platform;
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• support legs attached to said first step, said support legs being adapted to support said first step.