| CPC B66F 7/26 (2013.01) [B60L 53/80 (2019.02)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A two-post lift apparatus for lifting and lowering a vehicle and a vehicle component, the two-post lift apparatus comprising:
first and second lift post assemblies upstanding from a support surface and positioned in laterally spaced relation, each of the first and second lift post assemblies having a primary lift track and a secondary lift track extending therealong in spaced apart, parallel relation;
each primary lift track having a respective primary lift carriage positioned therein to enable travel therealong, and each secondary lift track having a respective secondary lift carriage positioned therein to enable travel therealong;
a primary lift actuator assembly engaged between the primary lift carriages and the first and second lift post assemblies and operable to enable movement of the primary lift carriages along the primary lift track associated therewith;
a respective secondary lift actuator assembly engaged between the secondary lift carriages and the first and second lift post assemblies and operable to enable movement of the secondary lift carriages along the associated secondary lift track;
each primary lift carriage having a respective pair of primary lift arms connected thereto and selectively positionable to support a portion of a load of the vehicle thereon;
each secondary lift carriage having a respective pair of secondary lift arms connected thereto and selectively positionable to support a portion of a load of the vehicle component thereon; and
the primary lift actuator assemblies and the secondary lift actuator assemblies operable to selectively lift and lower the vehicle and the vehicle component;
the primary lift tracks are positioned on inward sides of the respective first and
second post assemblies in mutually inwardly facing relation; and
the secondary lift tracks are positioned on outward sides of their respective first
and second post assemblies in mutually outwardly facing relation.
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