Patent ID: 7150073
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: E05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automobile lift comprising: (a) a carriage having an arm mount, wherein the arm mount comprises a first arm mount flange extending from the carriage and a second arm mount flange extending from the carriage, wherein each of the first and second arm mount flanges has an aperture formed therethrough; (b) a rotatable arm having first and second spaced apart flanges for mounting the arm to the arm mount, wherein each of the first and second rotatable arm flanges has an aperture formed therethrough; (c) a hinge pin having a side surface, the hinge pin being configured to provide an axis of rotation for the rotatable arm, the rotatable arm being held to the arm mount by the hinge pin, the hinge pin having a groove formed in the side surface, wherein the hinge pin extends through the apertures of the first and second arm mount flanges and through the apertures of the first and second rotatable arm flanges; (d) a restraining member attached to said first rotatable arm flange, the restraining member being configured to engage the hinge pin adjacent the groove, wherein engagement of the hinge pin and the restraining member limits longitudinal movement of the hinge pin; and (e) a locking member, the locking member being configured to be selectively engaged with the restraining member, wherein rotation of the rotatable arm is prohibited when the locking member is engaged with the restraining member.