Patent ID: 6382358
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A safety lock device for an automobile lift having a lifting carriage slidably connected to a post and supported by a flexible lifting member, the safety lock device including a ratchet lock mechanism comprising:a) a ratchet track connected to the post; b) a ratchet pawl connected to the lifting carriage and pivotable between a track engaging position and a release position, in said track engaging position said pawl allowing upward movement of the lifting carriage and preventing downward movement of the lifting carriage; c) a first spring urging said pawl into said track engaging position; and d) a pawl release lever pivotally connected to said ratchet pawl and having a first end which is selectively engageable with the post so as to pivot said ratchet pawl into said release position.