Patent ID: 8141850
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle jack comprising: a base; an upright support having a first end and a second end, the first end mounted adjacent and extending upwardly from the base; a toothed rack having a first end and a second end and defining a plurality of ratchet troughs between the first end and the second end of the toothed rack, the toothed rack mounted adjacent the upright support; a winch mounted adjacent the second end of the upright support; a lifting frame comprising: a ratchet assembly adapted to move along a path defined by the upright support; a toothed bar pin mounted adjacent the ratchet assembly, the toothed bar pin further adapted to selectively engage a portion of the toothed rack adjacent one of the plurality of ratchet troughs as the ratchet assembly moves along the path defined by the upright support; a release handle mounted adjacent the second end of the toothed rack, the release handle further adapted to selectively disengage the toothed bar pin from one of the plurality of ratchet troughs; and wherein the toothed rack is movable upwardly and away from the toothed bar pin such that the toothed bar pin disengages from the one of the plurality of ratchet troughs by urging the release handle in a substantially upward direction.