Patent ID: 7770695
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A vehicle lift device comprising: a carriage support assembly including a pair of rails spaced apart from one another and extending substantially parallel to one another; a lift assembly including a plurality of diagonally extending braces, said braces having upper first ends, and lower second ends connected to said carriage support assembly; at least one hydraulic cylinder coupled with a hydraulic power pack for operating said lift assembly; a lower platform connected to the upper ends of said diagonal braces; an upper platform located above the lower platform; and a plurality of telescoping posts interconnecting said lower platform to said upper platform, each telescoping post including a sleeve that remains fixed to said lower platform, and a rod having a lower end received in said sleeve, and said rod having an upper end connected to said upper platform; and wherein said telescoping posts are unpowered, said telescoping posts being lowered by gravity and being extended by contact with an upper floor surface.