Collapsible jack stand and method therefor
OwnerLeslie A. Dickeyinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a highly portable collapsible jack stand. The jack stand is comprised of a plurality of leg members. Each leg member is detachably coupled to a top guide plate which is used to support and align a telescoping rod. A ram head is coupled to the telescoping rod and is used for supporting a load. A base plate is detachably coupled to the plurality of leg members. The base plate prevents the jack stand from sinking into the ground when the jack stand is in use and under a heavy load. A low profile jack may be positioned underneath the telescoping rod for raising and lowering the telescoping rod thus raising and lowering the load on the jack stand apparatus.
Claims18
A portable collapsible jack stand apparatus comprising, in combination:
- ram head means located on a portion of said collapsible jack stand apparatus for supporting a load;
- telescoping rod means having said ram head means rotatably coupled to said telescoping rod means for supporting said ram head means and for raising and lowering said rams head means;
- top guide plate means having a centrally located aperture therethrough for supporting and aligning said telescoping rod means;
- base plate means for preventing said jack stand apparatus from sinking into ground when said jack stand apparatus is in use;
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- a plurality of leg means detachably coupled to said top guide plate means and to said base plate means for supporting said jack stand apparatus.
A collapsible portable jack stand apparatus comprising, in combination:
- ram head means located on a portion of said collapsible jack stand apparatus for supporting a load;
- telescoping rod means having said ram head means rotatably coupled to said telescoping rod means and having a plurality of vertically aligned apertures therethrough said telescoping rod means for supporting said ram head means and for raising and lowering said rams head means;
- top guide plate means having a centrally located aperture therethrough for supporting and aligning said telescoping rod means;
- base plate means detachably coupled to said plurality of leg means for preventing said jack stand apparatus from sinking into ground when said jack stand apparatus is in use;
- a plurality of leg means detachably coupled to said top guide plate means and to said base plate means for supporting said jack stand apparatus;
- locking pin means extending through at least one of said plurality of vertically aligned apertures in said telescoping rod means for locking said telescoping rod means in a desired position;
- removable pin means for coupling each of said plurality of leg means to said top guide plate means and said base plate means;
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- locking means coupled to each of said removable pin means for preventing removal of each of said removable pin means when said locking means is coupled to each of said removable pin means.
A method for providing a portable collapsible jack stand apparatus comprising the steps of:
- providing ram head means located on a portion of said collapsible jack stand apparatus for supporting a load;
- providing telescoping rod means having said ram head means rotatably coupled to said telescoping rod means for supporting said ram head means and for raising and lowering said rams head means;
- providing top guide plate means having a centrally located aperture therethrough for supporting and aligning said telescoping rod means;
- providing base plate means for preventing said jack stand apparatus from sinking into ground when said jack stand apparatus is in use;
- providing a plurality of leg means detachably coupled to said top guide plate means and to said base plate means for supporting said jack stand apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.