Patent ID: 7581713

Claim:
A safety stand for supporting heavy vehicles suspended above a surface comprising: a. a platform carriage 13 ; b. a hollow vertically orientated stem base 10 , wherein said stem base 10 has a first and second end, wherein said second end of said stem base 10 is at a higher elevation than said first end of said stem base 10 , wherein said first end of said stem base 10 is attached to said carriage platform 13 , and wherein said second end of said stem base forms an opening; c. a stem 3 , said stem 3 comprising: i. an engagement member 24 , wherein said engagement member 24 fits into and is slideable with respect to said stem base 10 through said second end of said stem base, and wherein said engagement member 24 is formed with a plurality of apertures 25 therethrough; ii. a support saddle 1 affixed to one end of said engagement member opposite said platform carriage 13 ; d. a pin 15 , wherein said pin 15 is insertible in one of aperture of said plurality of apertures 25 in said engagement member 24 , and wherein said pin 15 is engageable with said second end of stem base 10 when inserted in one of said apertures; and, e. a plurality of wheels, wherein said plurality of wheels are mounted to at least one plate, and wherein said plate is mounted to said platform carriage with a spring and a bolt so that said platform carriage engages said surface when a load is placed on said safety stand.