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US 7,243,904 B1Granted
Door lifting apparatus and method
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMark Grimes
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Abstract
A door lifting apparatus includes a frame and a lift mechanism. The lift mechanism includes a slide and a lever. The slide includes a plurality of holders and a plurality of glides, wherein the holders are operable to engage and support a door while the glides cooperate with rails provided upon the frame to guide the slide along the rails. Pivotal movement of the lever moves the slide vertically relative to the upright supports, thereby raising or lowering the door.
Claims5
A method for lifting and supporting a vehicle door, comprising the steps of:
- providing an apparatus including a frame, including a pair of upright supports, and a lift mechanism, said lift mechanism including a slide and a lever, said slide including a plurality of holders that are adapted to engage and support the door, said lever including a U-shaped handle having a pair of legs and a grip, wherein each leg has a distal end pivotally secured to a first bracket that extends from one of the upright supports, said lever being operably associated with said slide such that pivotal movement of said lever moves said slide vertically relative to said frame,
- pivoting said lever so as to move said holders into alignment with openings in the door;
- inserting the holders into the door openings;
- removing hinge pins from the door;
- and,
- removing the door from the vehicle while the door is supported on the holders.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.