Airplane jack
US11535401B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F5/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An airplane jack to lift a light airplane nose wheel off the ground by the nose wheel fork to allow maintenance. The jack uses a lever to manually pivot on rollers to lift the nose wheel fork by non-marring cradling supports. A sliding lever provides unencumbered wheel access and extra safety against any possible pivoting of the jack by repositioning the lever. The jack's width can be adjusted to work with a plurality of nose wheel forks and varied in size and material to operate with a plurality of airplanes.
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