Patent ID: 7143869
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle lift comprising: a) a pair of spaced-apart ramps; b) at least two cross members attached to and supporting the pair of spaced-apart ramps, each of the at least two cross members further having at least two opposed end blocks and at least one pulley attached to each end block; c) four spaced-apart U-shaped columns, each of the U-shaped columns having a base, a top cap, located opposite the base, and a cross member receiver slot wherein the end blocks on the cross members are slidingly received in the slot; d) a hydraulic cylinder; and, e) a plurality of cables, each cable fixed at one end substantially in the center of the top cap of one of the U-shaped columns and the opposite end to the hydraulic cylinder, so that when the hydraulic cylinder is actuated, upward and downward movement of the cross members and the spaced-apart ramps occurs.