Auto powered jack apparatus

The auto powered jack apparatus provides for selective telescopic extension of the jack shaft. The telescopic jack is especially useful for lifting an auto. The jack is in removable communication with either the air compressor or the electrical inverter, both powered by a cigar lighter plug removably fitted into a cigar lighter. The apparatus also provides for wrenching any given object with the powered handgun shaped wrench. The jack is omni directionally operated so that objects may be separated as chosen and other functions performed with the jack. The inverter converts 12 volt auto power to 120 volt electrical power so that the wrench and jack are able to operate with sufficient power to lift a car and to remove and replace highly torqued auto items such as wheel lug nuts, as compared to 12 volt wrench and jack operations that are typically woefully inadequate when faced with laborious tasks.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

No automobile should be without a jack. However, mechanical jacks typically provided with most automobiles can be cumbersome in both storage and operation. The present apparatus is powered by an auto and is self-contained. The apparatus provides for both electrically inverted power and air power of the attached wrench. The apparatus importantly negates the space, difficulties, and frictional problems associated with mechanical jacks such as scissor jacks.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The auto powered jack apparatus relates to auto jacks and more especially to an auto powered jack apparatus with wrench, that may be employed in elevating a portion of an automobile and for any other use that selectively extends the attachable jack.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The general purpose of the auto powered jack apparatus, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide an auto powered jack apparatus which has many novel features that result in an improved auto powered jack apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof.

To attain this, the auto powered jack apparatus provides for selective telescopic extension of the jack shaft. The telescopic jack is especially useful for lifting an auto. The jack may be in removable communication with either the air compressor or the electrical inverter. Both are powered by a cigar lighter plug typically fitted into a cigar lighter of an automobile or other cigar lighter equipped vehicle or device. The apparatus also provides for wrenching any given object with the powered handgun shaped wrench with trigger. Also, the jack is omni directionally operated so that objects may be separated and supported as chosen and have other functions performed with the jack. Importantly, the inverter converts 12 volt auto power to 120 volt electrical power so that the wrench and the jack are able to operate with sufficient power to lift a car and to remove and replace highly torqued auto items such as wheel lug nuts, as compared to 12 volt wrench and jack operations that are typically woefully inadequate when faced with laborious tasks. The spring loaded up/down rocker switch is disposed within the circular base. The switch is returned to a neutral position when released so that the switch must be selectively positioned and held for jack operation to a given position.

It is important that the cylinder with telescopic shaft is offset from center atop the jack base. Many jacking and expansion situations require specifically focused and improved support that is directionally stable. The offset of the cylinder allows the jack to be biased toward a chosen direction. The circular base stabilizes the jack on a given surface, including a ground surface or a road surface, and is also superior to a rectangular base for such bias and in negating corners and edges that are prone to puncturing or compressing a the given surface. The rubberized jack pad is importantly circular in order to adapt best to a variety of contact surfaces. The jack and the wrench may be removable from the connections.

Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the improved auto powered jack apparatus so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.

An object of the auto powered jack apparatus is to provide for power from an automobile.

Another object of the auto powered jack apparatus is to selectively provide for use of electrical auto power.

A further object of the auto powered jack apparatus is to be self-contained excepting the auto power provided.

An added object of the auto powered jack apparatus is to provide for conversion of electrical power to air power.

And, an object of the auto powered jack apparatus is to invert 12 volt power to 120 volt power.

Yet another object of the auto power jack apparatus is to negate the difficulties associated with a scissor jack and other purely mechanical jacks that require excessive storage space, offer difficulties in use, and are fraught with frictional issues.

These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the improved auto powered jack apparatus will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the improved auto powered jack apparatus when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

With reference now to the drawings, and in particularFIGS. 1 through 4thereof, the principles and concepts of the auto powered jack apparatus generally designated by the reference number10will be described.

Referring toFIG. 1, the apparatus10partially comprises a jack20with a circular base21. The circular base21has a cylinder22disposed atop the circular base21in an off-center position.

Referring toFIG. 2, the jack20further comprises a cylindrical telescopic shaft23selectively extended from the cylinder22. The circular rubberized jack pad24is disposed atop the cylindrical telescopic shaft23. The spring loaded up/down rocker switch25is disposed within the circular base21. The switch25is returned to a neutral position when released so that the switch25must be selectively positioned and held for the jack20cylindrical telescopic shaft23operation to a given extended or compressed position.

Referring again toFIG. 1, the inverter38is in communication with the circular jack20. The inverter38converts 12 volt auto power to 120 volt power for the jack20and the wrench40. The cigar lighter plug34is in communication with the inverter38.

Referring toFIG. 3and again toFIG. 1, the cigar lighter plug34is selectively inserted into an automobile12cigar lighter. The handgun shaped electric wrench40with trigger42is in communication with the inverter38via the connection36. The socket50is removably fitted to the wrench40.

Referring toFIG. 4, the apparatus10departs from the exact components ofFIG. 1by substitution of the air compressor30for the inverter38. The air compressor30is in removable communication with the jack20. The air compressor30comprises a pressure gauge32and controls33visually disposed within the compressor30.

The cigar lighter plug34is in communication with the air compressor30. The handgun shaped pneumatic wrench40with trigger42is in removable communication with the air compressor30via the connection36. The socket50is removably fitted to the pneumatic wrench40. A plurality of existing sockets50may be used.