Patent ID: 11912549
Assignee: VEHICLE SERVICE GROUP, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A vehicle arm adapter, comprising:
(i) a base member configured to selectively couple to a lifting arm of a vehicle lift;
(ii) a platform assembly coupled to the base member, wherein the platform assembly comprises a vehicle engagement surface defining a pair of recesses, wherein the vehicle engagement surface is configured, while the base member is coupled to the lifting arm, to engage and lift a vehicle in coordination with the vehicle lift; and
(iii) an adjustable frame retaining assembly coupled with the platform assembly, wherein the adjustable frame retaining assembly is configured to actuate between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration,
wherein the adjustable frame retaining assembly, while in the extended configuration, is configured to contain a first subset of vehicle frames while the vehicle engagement surface engages a first vehicle frame of the first subset of vehicle frames,
wherein the adjustable frame retaining assembly, while in the retracted configuration, is housed within the pair of recesses and prevented from contacting a second subset of vehicle frames while the vehicle engagement surface engages a second vehicle frame the second subset of vehicle frames,
wherein a first recess of the pair of recesses is positioned on an opposing side of the vehicle engagement surface to a second recess of the pair of recesses.