Coordinated lift system

A lift system for raising and/or lowering a vehicle relative to a surface, said lift system including at least two lift mechanisms, each of said lift mechanisms comprising:

• a post;
• a carriage slidably coupled with said post, said carriage being adapted to support the vehicle;
• an actuating device capable of moving said carriage relative to said post;
• and
• a control device coupled with said actuating device, said control device capable of communicating by wireless signals with another control device;
• wherein said carriage supports a portion of the vehicle, and wherein said control device communicate with the other control devices by wireless signals to coordinate the movement of said carriages relative to said posts to raise or lower the vehicle relative to the surface.

A lifting device for moving a vehicle relative to a surface, said lifting device comprising:

• at least two posts;
• support means slidably coupled to each of said posts, said support means being adapted to support a portion of the vehicle;
• lifting means associated with each of said support means for moving said support means relative to said post;
• and
• control means associated with each of said lifting means, said control means capable of communicating by wireless signals with the other control means,
• wherein each of said support means supports a portion of the vehicle, and wherein each of said control means communicate with each other by wireless signals to coordinate the movement of said support means relative to said posts to raise or lower the vehicle relative to the surface.

A method for the coordinated movement of a vehicle relative to a surface, said method comprising:

• providing first and second lift mechanisms;
• placing first and second lift mechanisms in contact with a portion of the vehicle;
• sending a wireless signal from said first lift mechanism;
• receiving the wireless signal at said second lift mechanism, wherein said wireless signal instructs said second lift mechanism to move the vehicle relative to the surface;
• and
• moving the vehicle using said first lift mechanism in coordination with said second lift mechanism.