Vehicle jack stand

Abstract

A jack stand for supporting a vehicle in a lifted position to allow work on the vehicle. The jack stand has a supporting base, an upstanding hollow socket and a post reciprocal within the socket. A pair of holes are provided in a horizontal plane on the post spaced from a pair of holes in one or more horizontal rows spaced vertically in the post. A pair of holes in a horizontal row are provided on the socket aligned with the holes in one horizontal row on the post so a locking member can be inserted therethrough.

1 . A jack stand comprising:
 a base;   an upstanding hollow socket mounted on said base;   a tube reciprocal within said socket terminating at top in a saddle, said socket having a plurality of spaced holes on a horizontal plane therein, said tube having a plurality of spaced holes therethrough, at least two of said holes in said tube being in a first horizontal plane spaced from two of said holes in a second horizontal plane, and two of said holes in said first horizontal plane being aligned with said holes in said socket when said tube is inserted therein; and   a locking member extending through said spaced holes in said socket and through said holes in said tube aligned with the holes in said socket.   
   
   
       2 . The jack stand of  claim 1  wherein a resilient clip extends through a hole in said locking member retaining the same in fixed position to said socket. 
   
   
       3 . The jack stand of  claim 1  wherein said locking member is U-shaped having a bail portion with integral spaced legs, said legs extending through said aligned holes. 
   
   
       4 . The jack stand of  claim 3  wherein one of said legs has a terminal end with a hole therethrough, and a resilient clip having a first leg extending through said hole retaining said member in fixed position to said socket, and said clip having a second leg resiliently biased against said one of said legs of said member. 
   
   
       5 . The jack stand of  claim 4  wherein said bail portion has a hole therethrough receiving a wire member therein