located within the movable member 152 as previously described the main distinction of jack stand 146 in relation to jack stand 30 is that with jack stand 146 there is no need to utilize the fixed point 142 in other words connection of spring 140 to fixed point 142 has been eliminated the jack stand 146 will be mounted as previously described utilizing the mounting sleeve 62 through which is conducted the shaft 66 which is supported by mounting bracket 68 and 70 however even though the fixed point 142 has been eliminated the cable 156 which is conducted through the guide tube 158 still must be able to become taut as the jack stand moves from the extended position shown in fig1 to the retracted position shown in fig1 in order to achieve this result the coil spring 160 which is attached to the cable 156 is connected to the outer free end of a link 162 the inner end of the link 162 is pivotably attached to a bracket 164 which in turn is secured to the exterior of the main member 150 a connecting link 166 is pivotally connected between the link 162 intermediate the ends of the link 166 and to a plate 168 the plate 168 includes a first protuberance 170 and a second protuberance 172 a plate 168 is integrally connected to a ring 174 the actual width of the ring 174 need not be any more than an eighth or a quarter of an inch this ring is to be located in axial alignment with the sleeve 62 with it being understood that there will actually be two separate rings 174 with a separate.