Patent ID: 6186279
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A vehicle lift for use above a pit having a pit width and having side rails rising above a working surface by a selected height, the lift comprising:a pair of spaced apart base units that make contact with the working surface, each base unit having a corresponding vehicle support unit;a lifting means for moving the vehicle support unit between a lowered position and a raised position relative to said corresponding base units;the base units placed parallel to one another and separated by a distance from one another sufficient to clear said pit width, the corresponding vehicle support units being coupled to one another by an adjustment bar;wherein the adjustment bar clears said selected height of said pit side rails when the vehicle support unit is in the lowered position;wherein the adjustment bar has a first adjustment arm and a second adjustment arm, each adjustment arm having a proximal end and a distal end;wherein the proximal end of the first adjustment arm is attached to one vehicle support unit and the proximal end of the second adjustment arm is attached to the other vehicle support unit, the adjustment arms attached to allow the arms to swivel at the point of attachment; andwherein the distal end of the first adjustment bar and the distal end of the second adjustment bar can be adjustably coupled to one another using a suitable fastening means.