The History of Car Jacks Inspired by Barber Stools

The History of Car Jacks Inspired by Barber Stools – Jakarta, — One of the important tools that must be carried in a car , a jack, is a mechanical tool that may without realizing it contain science. A jack is a tool that adopts Pascal’s basic principle of fluid pressure in a closed space being the same in all directions.

goodfair.xyz explains that Pascal’s principle, which was first introduced by mathematician Blaise Pascal in the 17th century, was the forerunner to the jack. Then in 1975, an engineer from England, Joseph Bramah, patented the first hydraulic press which later became the basis for various industrial activities.

Apart from these two inventions, the jack was also motivated by Richard Dudgeon who invented a lifting device called a ‘portable hydraulic press’ in 1851.

As cars become more modern, service activities also keep up with the times. It used to be that mechanics needed to dig huge holes in the floor just to reach the bottom of the car that needed repair.

This was considered expensive and inefficient until finally the first hydraulic jack for for cars patented in 1925 by Peter Lunati. It turns out that Lunati’s idea came from a barber’s bench, which he thought was easy to get up and down.

Currently there are many types of jacks available on the market, including floor jacks and piston jacks . Each type of jack has different lifting capabilities that can lift city cars to container trucks.

It is important to always carry a jack when driving because its function is to be used as the main tool to lift the car when you want to replace a punctured tire or check for damage under the car. (fea)