Claims
- 1. A method for coordinating movement of a vehicle relative to a surface, said method comprising:
providing first and second lift mechanisms; placing first and second lift mechanisms in contact with a portion of the vehicle; and utilizing wireless signals to coordinate the movement of the first and second lift mechanisms.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing at least one other lift mechanism.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said first lift mechanism includes a master control box, and said second and at least one other lift mechanisms include a slave control box, wherein said master control box controls movement of said slave control boxes through communication by wireless signals.
- 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:
providing height sensors on first, second, and at least one other lift mechanisms; and determining the height of the vehicle relative to the surface at said first, second and at least one other mechanism.
- 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
sending the height of the vehicle at said second and at least one other lift mechanisms to said first lift mechanism by a wireless communication; comparing the height of the vehicle at the second and at least one other lift mechanisms with the height at the first lift mechanism; and adjusting the movement of the vehicle so that said first lift mechanism moves the vehicle in coordination with said second and at least on other lift mechanisms.
- 6. A lift system for moving a vehicle relative to a surface, said lifting system comprising:
a first lift member; a second lift member; and a wireless signal control system which coordinates movement of first and second lift members, wherein said first lift member control movement of said second lift member through wireless communication.
- 7. The device of claim 6, wherein said wireless signal control system includes a transceiver that transmits and receives wireless signals.
- 8. The device of claim 6, further comprising a sensor coupled with said wireless signal control system for determining the position of said first and second lift members.
- 9. The device of claim 6, wherein said wireless signal control system includes a stop mechanism that prevents the movement of said first and second lift members.
- 10. The device of claim 9, wherein said wireless signal control system is adapted to prevent the movement of one or more of the other lift mechanisms by wireless signals.
- 11. The device of claim 6, further comprising a remote control capable of communicating with said wireless signal control system by wireless signals to raise or lower the vehicles relative to the surface.
- 12. The device of claim 6 wherein said wireless signal control system has a unique identifier associated therewith which may be transmitted with the wireless signal.
- 13. A lift system for moving a vehicle relative to a surface, said lifting system comprising:
a first lift member; at least two other lift members; and a wireless signal control system which coordinates movement of first and at least two other lift members, wherein first lift member controls movement of at least two other lift members.
- 14. The device of claim 13, wherein said wireless signal control system includes a transceiver that transmits and receives wireless signals from another control device.
- 15. The device of claim 13, further comprising a sensor coupled with said wireless signal control system for determining the position of said first and second lift members.
- 16. The device of claim 13, wherein said wireless signal control system includes a stop mechanism that prevents the movement of said first and second lift members.
- 17. The device of claim 16, wherein said wireless signal control system is adapted to prevent the movement of one or more of the other lift mechanisms by wireless signals.
- 18. The device of claim 13, further comprising a remote control capable of communicating with said wireless signal control system by wireless signals to raise or lower the vehicles relative to the surface.
- 19. The device of claim 13 wherein said wireless signal control system has a unique identifier associated therewith which may be transmitted with the wireless signal.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application and claims priority from non-provisional application Ser. No. 10/166,134 filed Jun. 10, 2002, the contents of which are incorporated by reference.
Continuations (1)
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10166134 |
Jun 2002 |
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10634457 |
Aug 2003 |
US |