Patent ID: 8313086
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
1. A multiple axle lift system for lifting vehicle tires on separate axles comprising: a column mechanism having a base member with a central support member extending therefrom; and a carriage assembly having a carriage section configured to engage the vehicle tires and slidably coupled to the column mechanism, the carriage section having a centerline and including first and second lift pad assemblies extending from the carriage section, the first lift pad assembly having a first lift pad for contacting a side of a first vehicle tire and the second lift pad assembly having a second lift pad for contacting a side of a second vehicle tire in tandem with the first vehicle tire, wherein said carriage section has a recessed opening that extends above a parallel plane of said first and second lift pads with said plane being located at a bottom portion of said first and second lift pads.