Lift device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6457700
  • Patent Number
    6,457,700
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, March 15, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 1, 2002
    22 years ago
Abstract
A lift device has a generally A-shaped base frame, a leg frame connected to the generally A-shaped base frame, a support post disposed on the leg frame, and a cantilever frame disposed on the support post. The cantilever frame has a pair of parallel upper links and a pair of parallel lower links. A jack is disposed on the generally A-shaped base frame and disposed between the parallel lower links. An L-shaped outer frame is disposed between the parallel upper links and disposed between the parallel lower links. An inner frame is inserted in the L-shaped outer frame. A collar encloses the L-shaped outer frame. An end hook is disposed on an end of the inner frame.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a lift device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a lift device which can be adjusted.




A conventional lift device cannot be adjusted to lift various types of engines of vehicles.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




An object of the present invention is to provide a lift device which can be adjusted.




Accordingly, a lift device comprises a generally A-shaped base frame, a leg frame connected to the generally A-shaped base frame, a support post disposed on the leg frame, and a cantilever frame disposed on the support post. The generally A-shaped base frame has two front casters. The leg frame has two rear casters. The cantilever frame has a pair of parallel upper links and a pair of parallel lower links. A jack is disposed on the generally A-shaped base frame and disposed between the parallel lower links. An L-shaped outer frame is disposed between the parallel upper links and disposed between the parallel lower links. An inner frame is inserted in the L-shaped outer frame. A pin fastens the L-shaped outer frame and the inner frame together. A collar encloses the L-shaped outer frame. A column is disposed on the collar. An adjusting bolt fastens the collar and the L-shaped outer frame together. An end hook is disposed on an end of the inner frame.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a lift device of a preferred embodiment with a disk;





FIG. 2

is an elevational view of

FIG. 1

;





FIG. 3

is a partially sectional view of

FIG. 2

;





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of a lift device of a preferred embodiment without a disk;





FIG. 5

is an elevational view of

FIG. 4

;





FIG. 6

is a partially sectional view of

FIG. 5

;





FIG. 7

is a schematic view illustrating an operation of a lift device of a preferred embodiment with a disk; and





FIG. 8

is a schematic view illustrating an operation of a lift device of a preferred embodiment without a disk.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to

FIGS. 1

to


6


, a lift device comprises a generally A-shaped base frame


1


, a leg frame


2


connected to the generally A-shaped base frame


1


, a support post


3


disposed on the leg frame


2


, and a cantilever frame


4


disposed on the support post


3


.




The generally A-shaped base frame


1


has two front casters


11


.




The leg frame


2


has two rear casters


21


.




The cantilever frame


4


has a pair of parallel upper links


41


and a pair of parallel lower links


42


.




A jack


5


is disposed on the generally A-shaped base frame


1


and disposed between the parallel lower links


42


.




An L-shaped outer frame


6


is disposed between the parallel upper links


41


and disposed between the parallel lower links


42


.




An inner frame


9


is inserted in the L-shaped outer frame


6


.




A pin


62


fastens the L-shaped outer frame


6


and the inner frame


9


together.




A collar


71


encloses the L-shaped outer frame


6


.




A column


72


is disposed on the collar


71


.




An adjusting bolt


73


fastens the collar


71


and the L-shaped outer frame


6


together.




An end hook


91


is disposed on an end of the inner frame


9


.




A disk


8


is disposed on the column


72


.




Referring to

FIG. 1

again, the adjusting bolt


73


is loosened so that the collar


71


can be moved.




Referring to

FIG. 7

, the disk


8


supports an engine A.




Referring to

FIG. 8

, the end hook


91


lifts the engine A.




The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment but various modification thereof may be made. Furthermore, various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A lift device comprises:a generally A-shaped base frame, a leg frame connected to the generally A-shaped base frame, a support post disposed on the leg frame, a cantilever frame disposed on the support post, the generally A-shaped base frame having two front casters, the leg frame having two rear casters, the cantilever frame having a pair of parallel upper links and a pair of parallel lower links, a jack disposed on the generally A-shaped base frame and disposed between the parallel lower links, an L-shaped outer frame disposed between the parallel upper links and disposed between the parallel lower links, an inner frame inserted in the L-shaped outer frame, a pin fastening the L-shaped outer frame and the inner frame together, a collar enclosing the L-shaped outer frame, a column disposed on the collar, an adjusting bolt fastening the collar and the L-shaped outer frame together, and an end hook disposed on an end of the inner frame.
  • 2. The lift device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a disk is disposed on the column.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Number Name Date Kind
4497469 Barnhouse Feb 1985 A
6089545 Norman et al. Jul 2000 A
6276665 Hawkins et al. Aug 2001 B1