David B Farris

US Patent:

20110236173, Sep 29, 2011

Filed:

Jun 10, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/801478

Inventors:

David E. Jarvis - Summerville SC, US
Stephen Robert Nadolski - Charleston SC, US
David G. Farris - Summerville SC, US

International Classification:

B66F 3/00
F16M 9/00

US Classification:

414800, 248675

Abstract:

A system for supporting vehicles above a ground surface to provide access to an underbody, includes four vertical supports each having a vertical support member. A first elongated beam member has a central portion configured for connecting to a vehicle frame front part, the first beam member having opposed ends. A second elongated beam member has a central portion configured for connecting to a vehicle frame rear part, the second beam member having opposed end portions. The first beam central portion includes means for releasably attaching the first beam member to the towing/tie-down structure on the vehicle frame front part, and the second beam member central portion includes means for releasably attaching the second beam member to the towing/tie down structure on the vehicle frame rear part. Each of the first beam member opposed ends and the second beam member opposed ends is configured with a recess to releasably receive a respective support member to restrain relative movement among all the support members in a horizontal plane.