ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,447, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to BendPak Inc. (Agoura Hills, Calif.).
"Two post lift with reversible offset telescoping lift arms" was invented by Jeffrey S. Kritzer (Moorpark, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescoping lift arm for a two-post vehicle lift has pivot structure radially offset from a longitudinal axis of the arm. An outer arm section is open at a distal end to enable an inner arm section to be retracted therethrough. A pair of the arms are bilaterally symmetrical and configured to be removable from lift carriages to enable lateral swapping of the arms."
The patent was filed on April 5, 2024, under Appl...