Patent ID: 6182796
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A lift apparatus for use in lifting a vehicle from a substantially flat surface, comprising:a pair of levers including a first lever and a second lever pivotally joined together cris-crossing one another and operable in a scissor-like motion between a collapsed position and a lifted position, each lever having an upper portion terminating in a top end and a lower portion terminating in a bottom end so that the top end of each lever lies opposite the bottom end of the other when the levers are in the collapsed position;a lifting platform operatively coupled to the top ends of the levers for supporting a vehicle thereon;a lifting mechanism operably coupled to the pair of levers for operating the pair of levers between the collapsed position and the lifted position and thereby raising and lowering the lifting platform; andan extendable safety strut incrementally lockable against motion in one direction and sharing no structure with aid lifting mechanism, said safety strut having two ends, one of which is pivotally connected to the first lever at a point along its upper portion and the other end of which is pivotally connected to the second lever at a point along its lower portion.