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US 6,471,009 B1Granted
Universal saddle for lift
AssigneeDelaware Capital Formation, Inc.
InventorsDale Mabry, Chris Watson
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Abstract
A saddle for a vehicle lift provides a flip-up bracket and a body portion that mates with an insert, with the flip-up bracket overlying the body portion when the flip-up bracket is in its extended position.
Claims10
A universal saddle for a vehicle lift, comprising:
- a saddle base;
- at least one connector body portion mounted on said saddle base;
- and
- a flip-up bracket pivotably mounted on said saddle base adjacent to said connector body portion, said flip-up bracket pivotable from a retracted storage position to an extended operating position, wherein, in said operating position, said flip-up bracket overlies said connector body portion.
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A vehicle lift, comprising:
- a saddle base;
- first and second sliding plates mounted on said saddle base;
- a connector body portion and a flip-up bracket mounted on each of said sliding plates, said connector body portion being substantially cylindrical and including one of an upwardly-directed recess and an upwardly-directed projection;
- wherein said flip-up bracket includes a pair of pivot arm portions and a bridging portion extending between and connected to said pivot arm portions, said bridging portion having an upper cradling surface and a lower surface wherein, when said flip-up bracket is pivoted into its operating position, the lower contact surface of the bridging portion overlies the connector body portion, and further comprising
- a plurality of mating extensions, each including a first connecting end which mates with the respective connector body portion;
- and
- a plurality of support brackets, each of which mates with a respective connector body portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.