Patent ID: 6848673

Claim:
A jack assembly comprising: an elevating subassembly movable between an extended position and a retracted position; a frame supporting the elevating subassembly and including a pair of elongated, generally planar side members, the pair of side members being in spaced-apart relation, each of the side members having a first end, a second end, and a body portion extending between the first end and the second end, each side member having an inner surface facing the elevating subassembly and extending along the length of the side member and an outer surface in opposite facing relation to the inner surface and extending along the length of the side member; a rolling member at or near the first ends of the side members; at least one positioning handle fixed to the outer surface of one of the side members at a location intermediate the first and second ends, the positioning handle having a grasping portion spaced from the outer surface of the side member and extending along a portion of the length of the side member; and a lifting handle fixed to the frame and connected between either the respective first ends of the side members or the respective second ends of the side members; wherein the jack assembly defines a center of gravity aligned with a longitudinal axis of the jack assembly, and wherein the lifting handle includes a grasping portion having a midpoint, the midpoint also being aligned with the longitudinal axis.