Patent ID: 6053477
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B60S,B66F

Abstract:
A vehicle jack for lifting any one wheel from a position under an axle of a four wheel drive vehicle using leverage and in response to movement of said vehicle in relation to a road surface, which is removable from contact with said vehicle for storage and for use on other axles, comprising:a straight inner support tube for support of a vehicle axle from directly below said axle, with height selection holes, hingedly attached to a base plate and adjustably inserted in an outer support tube;a base plate for contacting a road surface, with a pair of hinge connection brackets, for hinged attached to said inner support tube, and a road contact surface for non-slipping contact with said road surface, for supporting an axle of a vehicle from directly below said axle;a straight outer support tube adjustably inserted over said inner support tube, with height selection holes which can be aligned with said height selection holes of said inner support tube, said outer support tube also including a handle for height adjustment and carrying, and which when linked with said inner support tube, forms a straight arm which can be positioned by rotation directly below an axle of said vehicle for lifting said vehicle;a curved axle contact bracket connected to said straight outer support tube, for contacting an axle of said vehicle and rotating to a support position directly under said axle; anda height selection pin, for removable insertion in said height selection holes of said inner support tube and said outer support tube, with a locking device.