Claims
- 1. An arrangement for handling a load, comprising:a jack including a wheeled base and a piston-and-cylinder assembly supported on the base, the piston-and-cylinder assembly being shiftable between a retracted, lowered position and an extended, raised position and including an upper end presenting a first receiving structure; a platform assembly including a second receiving structure adapted for receipt on the first receiving structure, a first docking component, and mounting structure adapted for connection to the load; and a stand including a second docking component adapted for receipt of the first docking component of the platform assembly so that the platform assembly and load can be transferred between the jack and the stand, wherein the stand includes a base presenting an upstanding column, and a beam supported on the column for relative vertical movement between raised and lowered positions, the beam including an outer end at which the second docking component is supported.
- 2. The arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein the second docking component includes a docking tube secured to the end of the beam, the first docking component including a docking pin that depends from the platform assembly and is sized for receipt in the docking tube.
- 3. The arrangement as recited in claim 2, wherein the first docking component includes at least one attachment pin extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the docking pin, the at least one attachment pin being received in the second receiving structure of the platform assembly.
- 4. The arrangement as recited in claim 3, further comprising a lock for locking the at least one attachment pin in place in the second receiving structure so that the second receiving structure and the first docking component are secured together for movement with the platform assembly.
- 5. The arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein the column includes a plurality of vertically spaced holes, the arrangement further comprising a load support pin sized for receipt in any of the holes for adjusting the height of the beam.
- 6. The arrangement as recited in claim 1, wherein the beam includes a lift point bracket by which the beam can be engaged by the jack lifted relative to the column.
- 7. An arrangement for handling a load, comprising:a jack including a wheeled base and a piston-and-cylinder assembly supported on the base, the piston-and-cylinder assembly being shiftable between a retracted, lowered position and an extended, raised position and including an upper end presenting a first receiving structure; a platform assembly including a second receiving structure adapted for receipt on the first receiving structure, a first docking component, and mounting structure adapted for connection to the load; and a stand including a second docking component adapted for receipt of the first docking component of the platform assembly so that the platform assembly and load can be transferred between the jack and the stand, wherein the platform assembly includes a plate, and the mounting structure includes at least one mounting arm extending from the plate and a removable lift pad assembly supported on the at least one mounting arm at a position spaced from the plate.
- 8. The arrangement as recited in claim 7, wherein the at least one mounting arm presents an outer end including a threaded bore, and the lift pad assembly includes a threaded rod sized for receipt in the threaded bore, and an interchangeable lift pad secured to the threaded rod.
- 9. An arrangement for handling a load, comprising:a jack including a wheeled base and a piston-and-cylinder assembly supported on the base, the piston-and-cylinder assembly being shiftable between a retracted, lowered position and an extended, raised position and including an upper end presenting a first receiving structure; a platform assembly including a second receiving structure adapted for receipt on the first receiving structure, a first docking component, and mounting structure adapted for connection to the load; and a stand including a second docking component adapted for receipt of the first docking component of the platform assembly so that the platform assembly and load can be transferred between the jack and the stand, wherein the first receiving structure includes a receiver pin protruding from the upper end of the jack assembly, and the second receiving structure includes a receiver block presenting a cavity sized for receipt of the receiver pin.
- 10. The arrangement as recited in claim 9, wherein the receiver pin includes an enlarged head and a reduced-diameter throat, and the cavity presents a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the enlarged head.
- 11. The arrangement as recited in claim 10, wherein the receiver pin includes a base region in which the pin is tapered, and that the cavity in the receiver block includes an outer region that corresponds in shape to the base region of the receiver pin.
- 12. The arrangement as recited in claim 9, further comprising a locking assembly supported on the receiver block for locking the receiver pin in the cavity so that the platform assembly is secured to the jack, the locking assembly including a release mechanism for releasing the receiver pin so that the platform assembly can be transferred between the jack and the stand.
Priority Claims (1)
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9803114 |
Sep 1998 |
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