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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1978
Oatway Margueratt, Orillia, CA;
Seeburn Metal Products Limited, Beaverton, CA;
Abstract
A bumper jack for vehicles is provided having improved stability. This bumper jack includes the usual ratchet bar and load lifting housing mounted on the bar for movement therealong. According to the novel feature, the load lifting housing comprises steel side walls surrounding the ratchet bar, with these side walls at one side of the ratchet bar forming a lower inclined bumper engageable ledge and an upper inclined bumper engageable ledge. At the lower edge of each ledge is an upwardly projecting finger member, with each finger having an upwardly and outwardly sloping edge adjacent a ledge, forming a trough between the finger and the ledge. These fingers are adapted to extend through a pair of vertically aligned slots in a bumper, thereby providing both lateral stability and fore and aft stability when lifting a vehicle.