Patent ID: 8827246

Claim:
A scissor lift comprising: a) a load support, a lift support and a plurality of scissor assemblies attached between the load support and the lift support that enable movement of the load support relative to the lift support with the opening and closing of the scissor assemblies; b) the plurality of scissor assemblies including a first scissor assembly attached between one end of the load and lift supports, and a second scissor assembly attached between the other end of the load and lift supports; c) each scissor assembly further defined by a pair of arms attached at a pivot, each arm further defined by an inside section and a curved, outside section, the curved, outside sections of the first and second scissor assemblies facing away from each other; d) wherein the curved, outside sections of the first scissor assembly are rotatably fixed relative to the load and lift supports, and wherein the curved, outside sections of the second scissor assembly are movable relative to the load and lift supports.