US 11,904,818 B2
Safety link
Timothy Hillier, Sherman Oaks, CA (US); and Kelly Austin, Hidden Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to Timothy Hillier, Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by Timothy Hillier, Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 27, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/004,121.
Prior Publication US 2022/0063571 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B60S 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 9/04 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A safety link for a high-lift jack, the link comprising:
an upper bracket comprising one or more slots for connecting the link to a vehicle shackle tab via insertion of a first pin into at least one of the one or more upper bracket slots and a slot through the shackle tab; and
a lower bracket comprising one or more slots for connecting the link to a runner of the jack via insertion of a second pin into at least one of the one or more lower bracket slots and a slot through a runner nose of the runner,
wherein the lower bracket comprises a first vertical plate and a second vertical plate, the second vertical plate spaced apart from the first vertical plate, wherein the one or more lower bracket slots include a first slot that is defined by and extends between a first opening through the first vertical plate and a second opening through the second vertical plate, and
wherein the upper bracket comprises a third vertical plate and a fourth vertical plate, the fourth vertical plate spaced apart from the third vertical plate, wherein the one or more upper bracket slots include a third slot that is defined by and extends between a third opening through the third vertical plate and a fourth opening through the fourth vertical plate.