Folding jack stand

Abstract

The present invention is a folding jack stand that can be rotated and lifted and is capable of raising heaving machinery from a single point and then locked into a place at the point where it is lifted thus able to raise and hold pressure at the same point.

Claims

1. A jack stand comprising of two legs attached to a horizontal tube where both legs can rotate (pivot?).

2. The jack stand of claim 1 wherein the base of the legs further comprises a flat metal sheet.

3. The jack stand of claim 1 wherein the top of the horizontal tube further comprises a u-shaped receptacle.

4. The jack stand of claim 1 wherein the horizontal tube has two holes for locking the rotation of the legs using locking pins.

5. The jack stand of claim 1 wherein the horizontal tube can be raised upwards.

6. The jack stand of claim 5 wherein the height can be locked in using locking pins.

Description

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The invention is a jack stand that folds in order to provide greater convenience than other jack stands by being able to be lifted from a point where a car can safely be lifted and held up at. This is done through a mechanism where both legs of the invention fold from a horizontal position into an increasingly vertical position as the car is lifted.