Patent ID: 8869943

Claim:
An adjustable lift for a vehicle comprising: a lift configured to move vertically up and down; an elongate horizontal platform attached to the lift and having a first end and a second end; at least one slider member movably attached to a respective one of said first and second ends of the horizontal platform, each said at least one slider member having a respective weight; each said at least one slider member being movable towards or away from the lift along a horizontal linear path, wherein the movable slider member is further configured to be moved to any point along the linear path that aligns the slider member with a respective pick up point on an underside of the vehicle; each said at least one slider member having at least one associated slide bearing associated therewith, the respective weight of each said at least one slider member being supported by the horizontal platform through said associated slide bearing when said at least one slider member is being moved; and a constraint for each said at least one slider member configured to arrest linear movement of the at least one slider member at any point along the linear path, wherein when the at least one slider member is oriented to be moved along the linear path, the slider member is disengaged from the constraint and engaged with and supported by the slide bearing, and when the slider member is oriented to be stopped at any point along the linear path, the slider member is disengaged from the slide bearing and fully engaged with the constraint to prevent further linear movement of the slider member.