Patent ID: 7073777

Claim:
A modular wheel lift for elevating at least one wheel of a vehicle having body portions extended to a height proximal to the ground, comprising: a base lift unit including forward and rearward portions of a base support surface having a base length greater than a base width and having a base surface height less than the height above the ground of the vehicle body portions; a primary ramp unit hingedly attached at a non-sloped end to said base lift unit forward portion, said primary ramp unit includes a first ramp surface angled for gradual traversal by a vehicle wheel, said primary ramp unit further includes a first support surface extended rearwardly from said first ramp surface at about said base surface height; a second lift unit having a second length less than said base length and a second width comparable to said base width, said second lift unit is stackable by laterally positioning on said rearward portion of said base support surface, said second lift unit having a second ramp surface angled to a second support surface for traversal by the vehicle wheel to said second support surface disposed at a second height greater than said base surface height; a plurality of side brackets having elongated configurations of sufficient length to releasably attach opposed ends between respective right and left side surfaces of said second lift unit stacked on said base lift unit; and a third lift unit having a third length less than said second length of said second lift unit and having a third width comparable to said base width, said third unit is stackable by laterally positioning onto said rearward portion of said second support surface, said third lift unit having a third ramp surface angled for traversal by the vehicle wheel from said second support surface onto a third support surface horizontally disposed at a third height greater than said second support surface height; whereby the vehicle wheel is moved to traverse said first ramp surface and said first support surface of said primary ramp unit to be positioned on said base support surface without disruption of the vehicle body portions; whereby the vehicle wheel is further moved to traverse said second ramp surface to be positioned on said second support surface for elevation to said second height above the ground without disruption of the vehicle body portions.