Frame mounted vehicle lift system and method of use
View Patent ↗A frame mounted vehicle lift system and method of use are described. The system and method of use are designed to provide a simple, reliable, and safe means for persons operating a motor vehicle to elevate one or more of the vehicle's wheels from the ground for a variety of purposes, such as changing a flat tire, for example. The system comprises one or more frame-mounted vehicle jacks and an automatic spare tire dispenser. Components of the invention are driven by actuators powered by the vehicle's battery and activated by a dashboard or other switch on the vehicle, or remotely by a FOB.
1. A slide tire dispenser comprising:
a dispenser frame coupled to a vehicle;
a tire mount coupled to the dispenser frame; and
a first slide actuator operatively coupled to the dispenser frame by a first slide bar at a slidable slot joint, and wherein activation of the first slide actuator causes the first slide bar to move in a linear direction away from the first slide actuator; and
a pivot point coupling the dispenser frame to the vehicle, wherein activation of the first slide actuator causes the dispenser frame to pivot at the pivot point in response to the first slide actuator acting upon the dispenser frame through the first slide bar.
2. The slide tire dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the first slide actuator causes a rearward displacement of a spare tire coupled to the tire mount.
3. The slide tire dispenser of claim 1 , further comprising a second slide actuator operatively coupled to the dispenser frame and the tire mount, wherein the second slide actuator causes the tire mount to move in a direction away from the dispenser frame.
4. The slide tire dispenser of claim 3 , wherein the second slide actuator causes the tire mount to move in a linear direction away from the dispenser frame.