Patent ID: 6168138
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B25H,B66F

Abstract:
A universal lift system for use in combination with a lifting device for lifting a two wheeled vehicle, the lifting device having a base positionable on the ground and an upwardly movable arm connected to the base, the arm having an opening in an end thereof, the vehicle having a frame and supporting wheel spaced in tandem along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the universal lift system comprising: an attachment device mounting to the lifting device for lifting the vehicle off the ground wherein the attachment device includes a base plate having a top surface and a bottom surface with a plurality of openings extending therethrough for attachment of at least two cross members extending transversely across the ends of the base plate, the cross members having a plurality of openings extending therethrough, a kingpin extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the base plate for insertion into the opening in the arm of the lifting device to attach the base plate to the lifting device so that the upward movement of the arm raises the vehicle supported by the attachment device off the ground; a stabilizing device attached to the base of the lifting device, wherein the stabilizing device includes a support plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a first bracket attached to the top surface of the support plate, the first bracket having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion with the vertical portion mating with one side of the base of the lifting device, a second bracket attached to the top surface of the support plate, the second bracket having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion with the vertical portion mating with the other side of the base of the lifting device; and a support device for additionally supporting the attachment device and the raised vehicle, wherein the support device includes at least two frame members interconnected together with a top end and a bottom end, the frame members having wheels connected to the bottom end for allowing movement of the support device and two horizontal members attached to the top end of the frame members with a plurality of holes extending through the horizontal members for attachment of the attachment device to the support device.