GB2391209A

GB2391209A - Light vehicle safety stand

Info

Publication number: GB2391209A
Application number: GB0217557A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Jill Eleanor Blakemore
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-07-30
Filing date: 2002-07-30
Publication date: 2004-02-04
Also published as: GB0217557D0

Abstract

A light vehicle (car, van, minibus, mpv) safety stand to allow safe access to the underside of the vehicle, and safe wheel removal. An interface head 1 having trunnion mounts 2, locates between the vehicle designated jacking point and vehicle jack supplied with the vehicle. Suitable other vehicle or proprietary jacking devices could be used. With the vehicle raised, the two legs 3 are secured in place by known mechanical means 4. The jacking device is then removed and available for other uses. Four such safety stands would allow the vehicle to be safely suspended off the ground. Compound angular differences between vehicle floor and ground can also be accommodated by additional pivoting within the interface head 1, or by means of adjustable leg lengths in legs 3.

Description

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LIGHT VEHICLE SAFETY STAND

The invention relates to a light vehicle (car, van, minibus, mpv) safety stand which allows safe access to the underside of light vehicles for repair and maintenance, and/or the removal of the vehicle wheels by the vehicle operator or owner engaged in maintenance.

Such stands are known, but suffer the disadvantage that they are independent of the vehicle jack and both require separate safe location to the understructure of the vehicle.

Safe access to the underside of the vehicle is not recommended using the vehicle jack alone. Additionally, for seH-maintenance, such structurally acceptable locations are not identified in the basic vehicle support literature and vary for differing vehicles types and designs. The vehicle manufacturer however does generally provide and identify dedicated vehicle jacking points in the basic technical support literature for the vehicle.

The object of this invention therefore is to provide a light vehicle safety stand that co-

locates and interfaces with these dedicated vehicle jacking points and pnncipally, the jack supplied in the basic vehicle tool kit, or jacking devices from other vehicles, or known proprietary jacking devices, which when correctly installed will allow the vehicle to be raised and secured and allow the lifting jack to be removed leaving the vehicle fully supported by the safety stand alone at the designated jacking point.

Accordingly this invention provides a light vehicle safety stand, incorporating an interface head between the dedicated vehicle jack, or other lifting, jack, and dedicated vehicle jacking point. Dernountable legs are attached and mechanically secured to the interface head.

Also by creating a trunnion type mounting of the legs, some independent rotation of the interface head is allowed to cater for ground surface variations. The above could also be achieved by folding legs attached to the interface head.

Compound angular differences between the vehicle floor and ground, can also be accommodated by additional pivoting within the interface head or by means of adjustable leg lengths.

The above may then be repeated with additional light vehicle safety stands at other / all designated and approved jacking points, allowing the vehicle to be suspended safely off the ground. Preferably, the light vehicle safety stand is made of metal or suitable composite materials or plastic or combinations of such materials.

A preferred embodiment of the ir ventior will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: FIGURE 1 shows a side view of the whole light vehicle safety stand.

FIGURE 2 shows an end elevation of the whole light vehicle safety stand.

FIGURE 3 shows a section through the interface head.

As shown in Fig 1 the stand comprises the interface head 1 having affixed to each side trunnion mounts 2.

( As shown in Fig 1 the stand comprises the interface head 1 having affixed to each side trunnion mounts 2.

Two legs 3 can be mounted or demounted from the trunnions 2 and are mechanically secured by cotter pin 4. Cotter pin 4 is secured to each leg by chain 5.

FIGURE 3 shows a sectional detail of the interface head. The upper surface 6 of the interface head engages with the dedicated vehicle jacking point, whilst the vehicle jack or other lifting jack locates on or into the pocket created by 7, and allows the vehicle to be elevated by the lining jack. When at the correct height, legs 3 are mountedidemounted to the trunnions 2.

In further embodiment, additional pivoting in a plane perpendicular of the trunnion 2 and leg 3 rotation, can be achieved by means of mechanical pivoting within interface head 1 or by adjustable leg length in legs 3.

Claims

( CLAIMS LIGHT VEI IICLE SAFETY STAND

1. A fight vehicle safety stand that co-locates and interfaces with the vehicle manufacturers designated jacking points and the jack supplied with the vehicle by the manufacturer or another vehicle jack or known proprietary jacking devices which when correctly in place, allows the jack to be removed for similar or other purposes while the vehicle remains safely raised on the safety stand.

2. A light vehicle safety stand as claimed in claim 1 where the stand legs are Remountable or folding.

3. A light vehicle safety stand as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 where demountable or folding legs are secured by known mechanical means and allow a degree of rotation to accommodate uneven standing surface 4. A light vehicle safety stand as claimed in claim 3 whereby by means of additional pivoting or adjustable legs lengths, compound angular differences between the designated vehicle jacking points and uneven standing surface are accommodated. 5. A light vehicle safety stand as claimed in any preceding claim which is made of metal, composite materials, plastic or from a combination of these materials.

6. A light vehicle safety stand, substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

( Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows 1. A light vehicle safety stand that co-locates and interfaces with the vehicle manufacturers designated safe jacking points and the jack supplied with the vehicle by the manufacturer, or another vehicle jack or known proprietary jacking devices, which when correctly in place & the jack is removed allows the vehicle to remain safely raised on the safety stand, at the manufacturers structurally approved location, without the need for prior access to the underside of the vehicle. 2. A light vehicle safety stand as claimed in claim 1 where trunnion mounted, detachable legs, orfolding legs allow a degree of rotation to accommodate an uneven standing surface & are secured by known mechanical means.

3. A light vehicle safety stand as claimed in claim 2 whereby by means of additional pivoting or adjustable legs lengths, compound angular differences between the designated vehicle jacking points and uneven standing surface are accommodated.

4. A light vehicle safety stand as clainned in any preceding claim which is made of metal, composite materials, plastic or from a combination of these materials.

5. A light vehicle safety stand substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.