Patent ID: 7308971

Claim:
An improved vehicle support system having a pair of adjacent horizontal runways, each having a longitudinal centerline, a first movable support surface associated with the steered wheels of a vehicle, and a second movable support surface associated with the fixed wheels of the vehicle, the improvement comprising: a first centering and locking assembly associated with the first movable support surface; a second centering and locking assembly associated with the second movable support surface; a bridge structure configured for vertical articulation adjacent said first movable support surface between a raised configuration coplanar with said first movable support surface and a lowered configuration parallel to said first movable support surface, said bridge structure including an automatic raising and lowering system which is configured responsive said one or more remote commands; wherein said first centering and locking assembly is configured to secure said first movable support surface against translational and transverse movement in a centered configuration on the longitudinal centerline; wherein said second centering and locking assembly is configured to secure said second movable support surface against translational movement in a centered configuration on the longitudinal centerline; and wherein said first centering and locking assembly and said second centering and locking assembly are configured responsive to one or more remote commands.