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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Larry Lageson, Ellendale, MN (US);
Corday Peterson, Owatonna, MN (US);
John T. May, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes load supporting stands and methods of supporting a load. Such systems and methods may include providing a load supporting stand with a column having an outer diameter, and a first end opposite a second end, a saddle attached to the first end of the column, a load bearing pin that extends transversely through the column and may be fixedly attached to the column, and a conduit capable of receiving the column, and a plurality of pin receiving slots disposed in the conduit and capable of receiving the pin, wherein the conduit may be capable of receiving the column and pin through the first end of the conduit, and wherein the column may be configured to be rotated within the conduit to translate upward from a top of the conduit such that the saddle engages the load to be supported.