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Device for mounting chassis details onto an automobile body

Assignee: Volvo Penta AB
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Filing: 1975-03-20
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Granted: 1977-06-28
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Expires: 1995-03-20
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a device for mounting chassis details onto an automobile body. The device comprises a platform upon the forward and rear ends of which a frame is arranged, said frame bearing automobile body supports and a fixture for the chassis detail and said fixture being raisably and lowerably arranged on the frame for movement towards and from the automobile body supports.

Inventors

  • 👤 Olov Halvar Lindfors

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 14:42
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D65/00; B62D65/02; B62D65/18; B25; B25H; B25H1/00; B25H1/14; B25H1/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53978

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
Device for mounting chassis details onto an automobile body, said device comprising an elongated rectangular platform, wheels supporting said platform, upright members mounted upon opposite ends of said platform at the corners of said platform, support means for an automobile body mounted on the upper part of each of said upright members, for movement between a first position under the body and a second position at the side of the body, said support means comprising support arms, said mounting means for said support means comprising vertical axles on which said arms are mounted for horizontal swinging movement between said first and second positions, a fixture for chassis details supported by the platform, each of said upright members having a jack connected to said fixture for raising the fixture relative to the platform to a level at which it relieves the weight of the body from said support means when said support means are in said first position and for lowering the fixture relative to the platform to lower the body when the support means are in said second position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
Device for mounting chassis details onto an automobile body, said device comprising an elongated rectangular platform, wheels supporting said platform, upright members mounted upon opposite ends of said platform at the corners of said platform, support means for an automobile body mounted on the upper part of each of said upright members, for movement between a first position under the body and a second position at the side of the body, said support means comprising support arms, said mounting means for said support means comprising vertical axles on which said arms are mounted for horizontal swinging movement between said first and second positions, a fixture for chassis details supported by the platform, each of said upright members having a jack connected to said fixture for raising the fixture relative to the platform to a level at which it relieves the weight of the body from said support means when said support means are in said first position and for lowering the fixture relative to the platform to lower the body when the support means are in said second position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
Device according to claim 1, and means for releasably locking said support arms in each of said first and second positions.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-06-27 1980-12-27 1981-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-06-27 1984-12-27 1985-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-06-27 1988-12-27 1989-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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