Automotive frame and body correcting equipment

Claim 1

Automotive frame and body correcting equipment comprising: a generally horizontal bed having upper and lower surface portions and a rectilinear perimeter providing four straight sides and four substantially square corners; a correcting accessory having a base of generally U-form including an upper leg extending inwardly over the bed upper surface portion, a lower leg extending inwardly under the bed lower surface portion and a bight joining the legs together outwardly of the bed perimeter; means supporting the base on at least one of its legs for horizontal movement of the base relative to the bed; means at one of the surface portions providing a continuous rectilinear track spaced relatively closely inwardly of the bed perimeter and including four straight paths and four substantially square corners; at least one of the straight track paths having a straight track extension beyond a track corner at which said one straight path meets its neighboring straight track path; track follower means engaging the track for movement along and about the track and selectively into and out of said track extension; means interconnecting the track follower means and one of the accessory legs for causing the accessory to follow the follower means about the track, said interconnecting means including a pair of interengaged members connected respectively to the one leg and to the track follower means for movement relative to each other lengthwise of said one leg to enable variations in the horizontal distance between the track follower means and the accessory bight.