Portable vehicle lift and method
AssigneeKwiklift, Inc.
InventorsDanny L. Johnson, Dave Lewis
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Abstract
A portable vehicle lifting apparatus and method comprising a plurality of ramps having a lifting bar means pivotally connected between each ramp. The apparatus, via the lifting bar meas, raises and lowers a vehicle which has been loaded onto the ramps.
Claims3
A method to lift a vehicle with a portable vehicle lift having a lift bar having a first end, a second end with said first end and second end aligned generally along a center axis, a pair of base units, and a pair of parallel ramps, each having a front end, a rear end and means to pivotally receive said lift bar, wherein each said front end is pivotally connected to a base unit allowing each said ramp to movable between a generally horizontal and angled position, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning each rear end of each ramp in an angled position so that each rear end is in contact with the ground,
- (b) moving vehicle on to said ramps via the rear end of each said ramp,
- (c) positioning a lifting means between ground and said lift bar, and
- (d) raising lift bar, by activating said lifting means, which in turn raises said ramps.
A method to lift a vehicle with a portable vehicle lift having a plurality of lift bars, and a plurality of parallel ramps, each having a front end, a rear end and means to pivotally receive said lift bars, wherein each said ramp to movable between a generally raised position and generally lowered position, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning each ramp in a lowered position so that each ramp is in contact with the ground;
- (b) moving vehicle on to said ramps;
- (c) positioning a lifting means between ground and said lift bars, and
- (d) raising said lift bars, by activating said lifting means, which in turn raises said ramps into a raised position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.