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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ferdinand Alten, Mandern, DE;
Assignee:
August Bilstein GmbH & Co. KG, Ennepetal, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
254126 ; 254 / ; 254124 ;
Abstract
An automotive jack in which an upright leg is provided with a U-shaped cross-section and has a foot connected to an end of that leg. A supporting arm is connected to the leg at a pivot with a horizontal axis, whereby the supporting arm is pivotable about the horizontal axis. The jack is actuated through a thread and nut device which is pivotally connected to the leg and the supporting arm. The U-shaped cross-section of the leg has an open end and two sides connected by a convex base portion in the cross-section of the leg and throughout substantially the length of the leg when viewed from outside the leg.