Patent ID: 9527708
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B66F,E02D

Claim Text:
1. A segmented inverting cover apparatus for an underfloor vehicle lifting jack, comprising: a cover, wherein the cover comprises a first movable cover plate and a second movable cover plate, the first movable cover plate and the second movable cover plate are pivotly connected to each other via a first pin shaft; an anti-inversion block being directly below the first pin shaft when the cover is in a horizontal closed position, the anti-inversion block being mounted to a lower surface of the second movable cover plate; and an inverting arm positioned below the first movable cover plate when the cover is in the horizontal closed position, wherein one end of the inverting arm is slidably connected with the anti-inversion block, another end of the inverting arm is connected to a powered push rod, and the inverting arm is also slidably connected to the first movable cover plate; wherein the anti-inversion block has two side blocks extending parallel to one another and defining a first elongated hollow groove therebetween which extends in a direction perpendicular to the first pin shaft and slidably receives said one end of the inverting arm.