Vehicle support assembly and method of using same

摘要

A support assembly includes a frame, a first ratchet, a second ratchet, a lift structure, a bridge member, and a saddle. Each of the first and second ratchets includes a linear rack attached to first and second side members of the frame, and a slide structure slideably mounted with one of the side members. Each slide structure includes a pawl that successively engages with teeth in the linear rack as the lift structure of the support assembly is extended upwardly and as the slide structure slides along the linear rack. The support assembly may be a jack stand that is co-located with a vehicle jack. A head of the vehicle jack pushes against a bottom surface of the bridge member of the jack stand to cause the lift structure to extend upwardly and the ratchet systems to engage in a locked position to hold a vehicle in a raised position.

主权项

1. A support assembly comprising:
a frame having a first side member spaced apart from a second side member, said first and second side members being interconnected via a cross member oriented approximately orthogonal to said first and second side members; a ratchet having a linear rack attached to and aligned with said first side member and a slide structure slideably mounted with said first side member, said slide structure including a pawl configured to engage with teeth in said linear rack; a lift structure having a bottom end pivotally coupled with said slide structure and having a top end; a bridge member pivotally coupled with said top end of said lift structure, said bridge member having a lower surface and an upper surface; and a saddle coupled to said upper surface of said bridge member and configured to abut a portion of a vehicle to be lifted.