Attachments for frame straightening machine

Abstract

Abstract A VEHICLE FRAME STRAIGHTENING MACHINE HAS A FLAT, RIGID BASE FORMED OF LONGITUDINAL SIDE RAILS AND TRANSVERSE FRONT AND REAR ENDS, THE LATTER FORMED WITH PARALLEL VERTICAL SLOTS. THE SIDE RAILS ARE FORMED WITH INWARD FACING HORIZONTAL SLOTS WHICH RECEIVE THE ENDS OF TRANSVERSE VERTICALLY SLOTTED HORIZONTAL RAILS FITTING BETWEEN THE SIDE RAILS AND LONGITUDINALLY MOVABLE WITH RESPECT THERETO. THE ATTACHMENT IS FORMED WITH A VERTICAL LONGITUDINAL SLOT. IT MAY BE ATTACHED TO EITHER THE FRONT OR REAR END BY RESTING SAME UPON THE END AND INSERTING BOLTS THROUGH THE SLOT IN THE ATTACHMENT AND THROUGH DIFFERENT SLOTS IN THE END. BY SLIDING THE BOLTS LATERALLY OF THE BASE THE LATERAL POSITION OF THE ATTACHMENT IS ADJUSTED AND BY SWINGING THE ATTACHMENT IN AN ARC, PERMITTING THE BOLTS TO SLIDE IN THE SLOTS AND THEN TIGHTENING NUTS ON THE ENDS THEREOF THE ATTACHMENT IS FIXED IN DIAGONAL POSITION. SIMILARLY, A BOLT MAY BE INSERTED THROUGH THE ATTACHMENT SLOT IN THE TRANSVERSE RAIL SLOT AND ALSO A HOOK THROUGH THE ATTACHMENT SLOT TO ENGAGE THE SIDE RAIL TO LOCATE THE ATTACHMENT AT A DIAGONAL. MEANS IS PROVIDED TO APPLY DIAGONAL PULLS TO A VEHICLE FRAME ON THE BASE. ALSO AN UNDERSLUNG ATTACHMENT MAY BE SUPPORTED BELOW THE BASE.

Inventors

• 👤 Robert J Rouis

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