US 12,459,063 B2
Detachable support structure for use with mobile lift table
Gerry Lauderbaugh, Dupont, IN (US)
Assigned to Vehicle Service Group, LLC, Madison, IN (US)
Filed by Vehicle Service Group, LLC, Madison, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 19/005,755.
Application 19/005,755 is a division of application No. 18/502,299, filed on Nov. 6, 2023, granted, now 12,186,842.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/422,648, filed on Nov. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0135589 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. B23P 19/00 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01)
CPC B23P 19/008 (2013.01) [B23P 6/00 (2013.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); Y10T 29/49819 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for supporting a fuel unit, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a frame including an attachment portion and a coupling portion, wherein the attachment portion comprises at least one retainment tab extending upwardly from a respective portion of the frame, wherein the coupling portion comprises at least one tab extending downwardly from a respective portion of the frame, the at least one retainment tab being configured to engage a perimeter of the fuel unit to thereby prevent lateral movement of the fuel unit relative to the frame, the coupling portion being configured to engage and detachably couple, by the at least one tab and a coupling pin, to a bracket of a lift table to prevent lateral movement of the frame relative to the lift table; and
(b) a plurality of legs movably attached to the frame, each leg of the plurality of legs being configured to transition between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, wherein the extended configuration is configured to allow a foot of a respective leg to contact a floor, wherein the retracted configuration is configured to prevent the foot of the respective leg from contacting the floor.