Patent ID: 8424848
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A jack apparatus for lifting sections of a vehicle in combination with a vehicle, the vehicle including a frame, the vehicle including four tires, the apparatus comprising: a base; a bottom segment having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the bottom segment attached to the base; a middle segment having a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the bottom segment telescoping within the bottom end of the middle segment; a top segment having a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the middle segment telescoping within the bottom end of the top segment; a flat platform fixedly attached to the frame of the vehicle, the top end of the top segment only being attached to the platform; a safety clip secured to the top segment only and extending in a general direction toward a tire, the safety clip contacting an underside of the vehicle; a hydraulic motor located within one of the segments; an air compressor attached to the vehicle; a hydraulic line having a first end and a second end, the first end of the hydraulic line attached to the air compressor, the second end of the hydraulic line attached to the hydraulic motor; and a control panel mounted on a dashboard within an interior of the vehicle, the control panel attached to the air compressor, the control panel having a plurality of switches for controlling the hydraulic motor; wherein the base has a diameter greater than any of the segments.