Eureka Reporter | 1905-12-01 | Page 5 | Lifting Jack

lifting jack simple strong and compact leal tools capable of instant use when needed are more in demand than ever inventors realize this which in all probability accounts for the large number of such devices patented we strong and powerful show in the illustration below a power ful lifting jack the invention of a tennessee man which comprises about all that could be desired in such a small appliance it Is designed for use upon wagons and the like and Is readily adapted because of the great power incident to the structural ar ran gement of the parts or extracting posts stumps or doing work of lar character in this jack the usual standard and base are provided upon the top of the standard Is a email ban die to be grasped in supporting the jack when it Is being operated the hoisting means consists of a movable head sliding vertically in the stan dard below the head Is a runner also movable on the standard a lifting bar connecting the head and the runner both being operated by means of a bell shaped lever on the bar con necking the head and the runner Is an extension which engages with a rat chet mechanism in the runner by pressing the lever downward the bai is forced out from the notch of the ratchet to which it Is caught until U Is far enough released to grasp the notch next above the head being firm ly secured by an attachment directly underneath the lever this apparatus appa ratu can also be used tor stretching wires or accomplishing a similar function