Abstract: An arrangement for handling a load, such as an automotive component or the like, includes a jack assembly 12, a stand 16, and a platform assembly 14 that can be secured to the load and transferred between the jack assembly and stand. The jack assembly 12 includes a wheeled base supporting a piston-and-cylinder assembly. The stand 16 includes a beam 114 supported on a column 116 for relative height adjustment, and a docking tube 110 or the like supported at a free end of the beam. The platform assembly 14 presents a receiver block 48 sized for receipt on a receiver pin 46 of the jack assembly, and a docking pin 108 or the like sized for receipt in the docking tube 110 of the stand. As such, the load can be secured to the platform assembly and transferred between the jack assembly and the stand so that the load can be serviced and replaced.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 14, 1999
Date of Patent:
July 10, 2001
Assignees:
Gray Automotive Products, Inc., Nike Hydraulics AB
Inventors:
Perry A. Crow, Gregory C. Brucker, Leif Andersson