Cantilever lift assembly for stationary small aircraft
First Claim
1. A lift assembly for raising and continuously maintaining spacedly over ground a small aircraft in cantilevered fashion so that another small aircraft can be parked underneath the raised aircraft, the aircraft to be raised being of the type having three landing gear wheels;
- said lift assembly including;
(a) an elongated column member, having a lengthwise channel, with a lengthwise mouth;
(b) a pair of ground support legs, integrally mounted to one end of said column member in diverging fashion wherein said column member can be maintained in upright condition;
(c) a platform assembly including first, second and third wheel support beds, each of said wheel support beds having a top surface for supporting the aircraft wheels;
(d) an elongated cantilever member having an outer end portion, pivotally mounted to and retaining said platform assembly at a location intermediate said support beds, and an inner end portion, rollingly mounted through said column mouth and into said column member channel, wherein said cantilever member extends in a downwardly outwardly inclined angular fashion from said column member;
(e) power means, for power displacing said cantilever member inner end portion vertically along said column member channel; and
(f) automatic brake means, for releasably locking said cantilever member inner end portion to said column at any position along said column member whenever said power means is deactivated.
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Abstract
A jack-like elevator for use inside a storage hangar, that lifts a small aircraft in cantilevered fashion above the ground so that another small aircraft can be parked underneath it. The elevator includes an upright column, freely standing on an enlarged base plate, and maintained in upright condition by a pair of horizontal diverging support legs integral to the base plate. A guide mechanism using rails and guide wheels running on the rails, is used to move the plane vertically along a telescopic ram mounted inside the upright column.
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5 Claims
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1. A lift assembly for raising and continuously maintaining spacedly over ground a small aircraft in cantilevered fashion so that another small aircraft can be parked underneath the raised aircraft, the aircraft to be raised being of the type having three landing gear wheels;
- said lift assembly including;
(a) an elongated column member, having a lengthwise channel, with a lengthwise mouth; (b) a pair of ground support legs, integrally mounted to one end of said column member in diverging fashion wherein said column member can be maintained in upright condition; (c) a platform assembly including first, second and third wheel support beds, each of said wheel support beds having a top surface for supporting the aircraft wheels; (d) an elongated cantilever member having an outer end portion, pivotally mounted to and retaining said platform assembly at a location intermediate said support beds, and an inner end portion, rollingly mounted through said column mouth and into said column member channel, wherein said cantilever member extends in a downwardly outwardly inclined angular fashion from said column member; (e) power means, for power displacing said cantilever member inner end portion vertically along said column member channel; and (f) automatic brake means, for releasably locking said cantilever member inner end portion to said column at any position along said column member whenever said power means is deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- said lift assembly including;
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