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

Claim 15:
16. 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 platform assembly 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 comprises:
(a) a first retractable assembly comprising a first retaining body at least partially housed within a first recess of the pair of recesses, and
(b) a second retractable assembly comprising a second retaining body at least partially housed within a second recess of the pair of recesses,

wherein the first retractable assembly and the second retractable assembly are configured to actuate between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration,
wherein the first retractable assembly and the second retractable assembly, while in the extended configuration and in conjunction with the vehicle engagement surface, are configured to cooperatively contain a first subset of vehicle frames by defining a boundary that the first subset of vehicle frames may rest between while the vehicle engagement surface of the platform assembly suitably engages the first subset of vehicle frames,
wherein the first retractable assembly and the second retractable assembly, while in the retracted configuration, are prevented from contacting a second subset of vehicle frames, thereby allowing the vehicle engagement surface of the platform assembly to suitably engage the second subset of vehicle frames.