Implements or apparatus for applying pushing or pulling force – Vehicle attached jack – Hydraulic or pneumatic
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-17
2001-05-01
Watson, Robert C. (Department: 3723)
Implements or apparatus for applying pushing or pulling force
Vehicle attached jack
Hydraulic or pneumatic
Reexamination Certificate
active
06224040
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to lift systems and more particularly pertains to a new vehicle lift system for lifting a corner of a vehicle by remote control.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of lift systems is known in the prior art. More specifically, lift systems heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,224,688; U.S. Pat. No. 4,150,813; U.S. Pat. No. 1,907,208; U.S. Pat. No. 4,993,688; U.S. Des. Pat. No. 348,966; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,26,065 .
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new vehicle lift system. The inventive device includes a rail system, a hydraulic jack mounted to and movable on the rail system, and a processor system for controlling the rail system. The rail system has a first rail, a second rail and third rail. The first rail comprises an elongate bar. The bar has a first end and a second end. Each of the ends of the bar has a mounting member thereon for mounting the rail to the vehicle. A second rail is substantially identical to the first rail, and is mounted to the bottom portion of the vehicle. The second rail is spaced from the first rail and is oriented generally parallel to the first rail. A third rail has a first and a second end, which are coupled to the first and second rails. The first and second rails are adapted to slide the third rail along a length of the first and third rails. The hydraulic jack has a base portion and a top portion. The base portion is adapted to slide along third rail. The third rail is adapted to move the hydraulic jack.
In these respects, the vehicle lift system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of lifting a corner of a vehicle by remote control.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of lift systems now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new vehicle lift system construction wherein the same can be utilized for lifting a corner of a vehicle by remote control.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new vehicle lift system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the lift systems mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new vehicle lift system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art lift systems, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a rail system, a hydraulic jack mounted to and movable on the rail system, and a processor system for controlling the rail system. The rail system has a first rail, a second rail and third rail. The first rail comprises an elongate bar. The bar has a first end and a second end. Each of the ends of the bar has a mounting member thereon for mounting the rail to the vehicle. A second rail is substantially identical to the first rail, and is mounted to the bottom portion of the vehicle. The second rail is spaced from the first rail and is oriented generally parallel to the first rail. A third rail has a first and a second end, which are coupled to the first and second rails. The first and second rails are adapted to slide the third rail along a length of the first and third rails. The hydraulic jack has a base portion and a top portion. The base portion is adapted to slide along third rail. The third rail is adapted to move the hydraulic jack.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new vehicle lift system apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the lift systems mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new vehicle lift system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art lift systems, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new vehicle lift system which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new vehicle lift system which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new vehicle lift system which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such vehicle lift system economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new vehicle lift system which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new vehicle lift system for lifting a corner of a vehicle by remote control.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new vehicle lift system which includes a rail system, a hydraulic jack mounted to and movable on the rail system, and a processor system for controlling the rail system. The rail system has a first rail, a second rail and third rail. The first rail comprises an elongate bar. The bar has a first end and a second end. Each of the ends of the bar has a mounting member thereon for mounting the rail to the vehicle. A second rail is substantially identical to the first rail, and is mounted to the bottom portion of the vehicle. The second rail is spaced from the first rail and is oriented generally parallel to the first rail. A third rail has a first
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Rosado Miguel L.
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