Patent ID: 11897740
Assignee: CROSSJACK LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing an expandable car jack, the method comprising:
aligning an aperture centrally disposed in a first base support member with an aperture centrally disposed in a second base support member, wherein the first base support member and the second base support member are configured to nest together at a bottom of a hinge assembly of the expandable car jack in a parallel alignment and in a perpendicular alignment;
inserting a portion of a base support coupler through the apertures in the first base support member and the second base support member, wherein the base support coupler is a bolt having a head and a foot and having a length between the head and the foot, wherein a first threaded portion of the length adjacent the head comprises threads, a second threaded portion of the length adjacent the foot compromises threads, and there is an unthreaded portion of the length between the first and second portions that is not threaded; and
coupling a capture member to the base support coupler, the capture member having a dimension that is larger than the apertures in the first base support member and the second base support member.