Cradle support holder

• US 5,513,829 A
• Filed: 02/22/1995
• Issued: 05/07/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Douglas Hodges
• Original Assignee: Douglas Hodges
• Inventors: Hodges, Douglas
• Primary Examiner(s): Foss, J. Franklin
• Application Number:
  US08/392,206
• Time in Patent Office: 440 Days
• Field of Search: 248/670, 248/671, 248/676, 248/678, 248/172, 248/173, 248/176.1, 248/177.1, 248/178.1, 248/179.1
• US Class Current: 248/670
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 1/0007 for engines, motor-vehicles or bicycles
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 7/26 for selective lifting of parts of vehicles mobile garage jacks B66F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 7/28 Constructional details, e.g. end stops, pivoting supporting members, sliding runners adjustable to load dimensions

Abstract

A cradle support handler is disclosed herein interfacing between a conventional telescoping lifting device and an automotive component which includes a box-like construction or support having a central opening and outwardly extending arms terminating with support pads and location point registration or indexing pins. The arms are pivotal carried on the box-like support and the pads provide at least three or four point support of the automotive component. The extendable arms provide a wide area of applied load distribution and adaptors may be disposed on the box-like support for accommodating straps, hold-down devices and transmission plates.

Claims

1. An automotive component support and handling apparatus comprising:

a box-like support having a central opening defined by a surrounding plate edge marginal region;

a continuous sidewall carried on said plate edge marginal region in spaced-apart relationship with respect to said central opening;

said box-like member having at least three corners;

at least three extendable arms, each arm having opposite ends;

a pivot device connecting one end of said extendable arm to a selected corner of said box-like support;

a support pad detachably carried on the other end of said arm; and

said extendable arm being articulated with respect to said box-like support for selective positioning and location of said pads.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein:

each of said extendable arms includes a main section and an outer section having their adjacent ends arranged in telescoping sliding relationship.

3. The invention as defined in claim 2 including:

means carried on each of said extendable arms and operably connected to its associated pad for tilting and angling said pad.

4. The invention as defined in claim 3 including:

an adaptor for hold-down purposes having a base detachably carried on said box-like support having a pair of hooks; and

a flexible strap detachably coupled between said hooks.