Patent ID: 7413165

Claim:
An automatic-slide-forward-lift bridge, for use with a power unit having a generally rectangular frame base and having a pair of parallel lift arms having rearward ends, and having forward ends for raising and lowering the jack stand, with the forward ends of the lift arms having leveling pads pivotally attached thereon, wherein each leveling pad includes a rectangular plate oriented vertically having a rearward edge and an upper surface with a longitudinal flange extending outward therefrom for use with the lift bridge, and for use with means for biasing the bridge toward the forward ends of the lift arms, the lift bridge comprising: a rectangular plate having an upper rectangular surface, a bottom surface, a forward end, and a pair of sides, with each side having an inner longitudinal channel for engaging the outward flange of the respective leveling pad, and each side further having a finger extending rearward from the rectangular plate with a flange extended downward for abutting the rearward edge of the leveling pad.