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Abstract

A power unit includes a rectangular frame having a forward end for operating the jack stand; a middle portion for retaining the lifting mechanism; a rearward end for controlling the power unit. A pair of lift arms acting in parallel have forward ends, central portions and rearward ends and are interconnected at the rearward ends thereof by a lateral push bar. A pair of horizontally oriented U-shaped leveling pads each having an outer rectangular plate and an inner rectangular plate providing an open rearward end with the opening equal to the thickness of the lift arm, and forming a closed U-shaped forward end, and are pivotally attached at the rearward end thereof around the inner and outer sides of the forward end of the respective lift arm. Each outer rectangular plate of the leveling pad has a downwardly extended lever arm at the forward end thereof for connecting to a leveling link. Each inner rectangular plate has a rear cylindrical roller bearing mounted on the rearward end thereof, and has an adjacent forward cylindrical roller bearing mounted on the forward end thereof, with the roller bearings for engaging side flanges of a lifting plate of the jack stand, and for engaging sides of a slide forward bridge.

First Claim