Patent ID: 6189865
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: B66F,Y10S

Abstract:
A jack for lifting a vehicle, the jack comprising a base for placing on the ground and an elevator mechanism which bears against the base via a leg (1) linked to the base by a device so that said leg can pivot on the base about a horizontal axis X'X and can slide on the base along said axis, the jack being characterized in that:the base (5) has a longitudinal rig (5b) with a rounded top projecting above the base, said rib defining said axis;said leg (1) is provided at its bottom end with a slide (8) made of a block of synthetic organic material engaged in said end and held to the leg by said device, the slide being shaped so as to be capable of fitting astride the rib of the base with the ability to pivot on the rib about said axis and to slide along the rib; anda link device (9, 10, 12) is established between the leg and the base to hold the slide on the rib.