Frame and body straightening equipment

Claim 1

A frame and body straightening apparatus comprising a vehicle supporting framework, said framework thereagainst a pair of spaced apart horizontally extending beams secured to a pair of transversely extending beams forming a base for the said framework, a rotatable drum positioned between said base and said horizontally spaced apart beams, a pair of parallely spaced apart channel irons secured to said drum for rotation therewith, transfer beams extending between said spaced apart channel irons and being adjustably secured thereto, brace arms adjustably secured to said transfer beams adapted to engage with a portion of a vehicle body positioned on said framework and to retain the same thereon when a pulling force is applied there against to effect a straightening of a bent portion of a vehicle frame, a tower fixedly mounted at one end of said horizontally extending beams, said tower comprising upper and lower horizontally extending beams and vertically disposed beams said horizontally extending beams of the tower and said vertically disposed beams of the tower are fixed to one another and to said horizontally extending beams secured to said base to form a rigid unit, a laterally adjustable vertical standard mounted on said tower, a plurality of spaced apart tabs provided on said upper and lower horizontally extending beams of said tower, said vertical standard including a first pair of spaced apart roller carrying plates and a power cylinder, a power source secured to said cylinder, a first roller means mounted at the upper portion of said vertical standard between said spaced apart roller carrying plates, a second roller means adjustably mounted between a second set of spaced apart roller carrying plates fixed to the said standard, a tie means, one end of said tie means secured to said cylinder and trained to travel over the said first roller means and under the second roller means, the other end of said tie means engaging a portion of said vehicle body to be straightened, said vertical standard nesting between said spaced apart tabs on said upper and lower horizontally extending beams of the said tower to prevent lateral movement of the said standard when said cylinder is actuated to exert a pulling force on a portion of said vehicle body to effect a straightening of a bent portion of said vehicle body mounted on said framework.