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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7856862 | Device for correcting damaged vehicle body sheets The invention relates to a tool, suitable for body shops for correcting damaged vehicle body sheets, but also suitable for saving people trapped in a damaged vehicle and also for other applications that require opposite codirectional forces of high intensity with a ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7730758 | Vehicular frame straightening apparatus An apparatus straightens vehicular structure, and comprises a U-shaped main frame, a pair of lift tower assemblies, and a pull tower assembly. The length of the main frame comprises spaced attachment structure for attaching the pull tower assembly. The lift tower as... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7661287 | Auto body decrimping tool assembly An auto body decrimping tool assembly for decrimping a panel from a vehicle frame. The decrimping tool assembly includes a hollow housing body member with a first aperture at one end and a second aperture. A decrimping head member is pivotally mounted near an end th... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7640781 | Method for opening a jammed or stuck door of a vehicle A rescue device and a method of using same, for opening a jammed or stuck door of a vehicle, including a door having battle latches. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7600408 | Dockable trolley for vehicle frame-straightening bench A trolley (30) for use with a frame-straightening bench (10) and allowing for moving a vehicle into the bench (10) for initial repair; moving the vehicle out of the bench (10) and into holding area to allow for curing or other time-consum... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7549313 | Vehicle frame straightening jig with multiple end sockets A vehicle frame and unibody straightening jig has multiple receivers at each end for connection with pulling tower assemblies on all sides of the vehicle. Multiple pulling towers can be installed side-by-side on the same side or end of a vehicle. Receivers at the en... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7493792 | Crimping tool and device provided therewith The inventive crimping tool (1) comprises a pushing head (2) which contact the fold (3) of a sheet (4) and has a front convex contour (5) in a plane view and a guiding seat (6) applicable to the sheet (4), wherein the... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7434444 | Frame rail pulling apparatus A frame rail pulling apparatus for realigning a frame rail of a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base, backing plate, side sway adapter, eye hook and fasteners. The base includes a platform with openings therein, cylinder, and side supports which distr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430891 | Pneumatic dent removing tool for sheet metal A pneumatic dent removing tool, wherein a sleeve is sheathed onto a vacuum ejector, and the inner screw thread of the sleeve is screwed to the outer screw thread of the vacuum ejector such that the combination of the free space of the vacuum ejector and the sleeve a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426847 | Universal vehicle anchoring system and method of use thereof An improved apparatus and method of securing a vehicle to a conventional vehicle repair frame rack utilizes conventional and readily available T-brackets or angle irons welded to four corners of the base of the vehicle to be repaired. A pair of square crossbeams ext... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7347079 | Wheel reconditioning device WHEEL RECONDITIONING DEVICE, composed of a base (1), from whose upper facing extends a vertical, rear column (2), from which extend forward one upper cross brace (3) and one intermediate cross brace (4), the latter equipped with axles ( | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343772 | Device for applying outer skin to an automotive door frame A device for applying an outer skin to an automotive frame. The device comprises at least one member formed from a preselected material and having a predetermined shape and a substantially U-shaped notch formed closely adjacent a first end of the at least one member... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343771 | Deck leverage anchor with swivel mechanism A deck leverage anchor for securing an external device has an anchor body that is positioned at least partially within an opening of the deck so that a notch receives the edge of the surface. The anchor body comprises a swivel coupler that extends outward from the o... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334449 | Method and device for straightening wheel A method and apparatus for straightening dents and irregularities in wheels including a spindle, a platen mounted on the spindle configured such that the wheel can be mounted on the spindle with the spindle projecting through the central hub hole and at least one ac... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325344 | Ground-mounted impact insertion and extraction apparatus An apparatus for impact insertion in and extraction from the ground includes a core with an upper section adapted for mounting a device, such as a sign, and a lower section with a pointed lower end. A reduced-diameter guide shaft extends between the upper and lower ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313942 | Forging machine for the upsetting of deformed reinforcement bars Forging machine for the cold forging of deformed steel bars includes upsetting and clamping dies housed in the same casing. The dies bear a continuous cavity so as to enable forging of long products. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302824 | Portable press system for repairing automotive components A system for pushing or punching out deformations in automotive components. The system consists of a support frame, a top rail on a support frame, a hydraulic press that may be suspended at any point along the top rail of a support frame, a mounting surface and a to... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300063 | Vehicle dolly to enable the rolling transportation of a damaged vehicle A vehicle dolly on which the vehicle can rest and which can be attached to either the rocker panel of the vehicle or positioned so that the vehicle can rest on it if there are no rocker panels, so that the vehicle which is non-drivable either because it has no engin... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287410 | Automobile damage repairing machine An automobile body repair machine incorporating a quill and shaft load shouldering assembly whose quill includes lateral, medial, and oppositely lateral sections; slide stopping set screws extending through the quill sections for impingement upon the quill and shaft... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275335 | Wireless tram gauge assembly The present invention relates to a digital tram gauge assembly having an extendible elongate tram bar having a first height rod at a first end and a second height rod at a second end. A digital measuring device is positionable about the tram bar and is capable of di... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269990 | Portable frame puller A portable frame puller is jointed to increase the number of attachment points for fixing the frame puller relative to a vehicle being repaired and/or to reach difficult to reach pulling points. In one embodiment, the frame puller includes a pivot head pivotally con... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263867 | Preloaded shock absorbing bushing and cam follower A flexible bushing for a cam follower, comprising a substantially rigid inner sleeve including an inner cam follower engaging surface, a length of the inner sleeve being greater than a thickness of a ram into which the flexible bushing is inserted, a substantially r... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254975 | Vehicle repair clamps Devices for straightening portions of a vehicle, particularly the unibody and/or frame of a vehicle following a collision. A device comprising a clamp which is attachable to a pulling device which exerts a pulling force in a direction P. The clamp comprises jaws whi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222901 | Vacuum handling device having a suction nozzle and a gripper part contained within a single housing A vacuum handling device comprises includes a vacuum source having a suction nozzle means (6) operating on the ejector principle and furthermore a suction gripper (3) which possesses a gripper part (26) connected with the suction side of the suc... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216524 | Vehicle repair apparatus A vehicle body repair apparatus comprises a platform with cross member retainers, unibody clamps, at least one pulling assembly, at least one movable cross member, a scissors lift, and a lifting assembly. The lifting assembly comprises an actuator at an angle... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7197846 | Fishing lure A fishing lure resists flipping over while in fast rough water being fished at different speeds so the person fishing the lure can control the action of the lure to simulate natural bait when fishing at different depths, including close to the bottom. One embodiment... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191634 | Method and apparatus for dent repair A unique tool for removing dents from sheet metal that is best accessed or can only be accessed from the same side of the metal surface from which the dent was originally created. The tool has a lower plate and an upper plate. The lower plate has a lower side proxim... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188509 | Tool and method for adjusting a door hinge A tool for aligning a door hinge with the edge of the door to which it is mounted comprising a bar having a wrench on each end of the bar. The faces of each jaw of the respective wench are contoured to fit around a single knuckle of the hinge. The bar has a slit arr... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160066 | Mounting arrangement and method A mounting arrangement 1 is provided in which clamping pairs comprising a clamping pad 2 and seating pads 3 are arranged about a mounting end of a component 4. Thus, the component 4 is appropriately presented to a machining device ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150176 | Vehicle frame attachment apparatus method and system A vehicle frame attachment apparatus encompasses a vehicle frame and efficiently distributes the holding or pulling forces involved in aligning a vehicle frame. The frame attachment apparatus includes a vise and a containment mechanism that secures the vehicle frame... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131975 | Apparatus and methods for straightening angled tissue cutting instruments A straightening tool is disclosed for straightening angled tissue cutting instruments including an outer member having a proximal length portion and a pre-formed bend connecting the proximal length portion with a distal length portion extending from the bend at an a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124620 | Apparatus in the straightening bench of the car body The object of the invention is an apparatus in the straightening bench of the car body, which straightening bench includes a straightening table and a set of frame beams, attaching elements for attaching the car to the set of frame beams, at least a part of which at... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124615 | Tool for straightening the frame surrounding a vehicle windshield, window or door opening A tool for straightening the frame surrounding a vehicle windshield, window or door opening includes a tool head defining a recess for receiving the pinchweld of the frame and having an outer bearing surface for engaging adjacent frame structure when the recess rece... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104107 | Portable press system for repairing automotive bumpers A system for pushing or punching out deformations in automotive bumpers while removed from the vehicle body. The system consists of a support frame, a top rail on a support frame, a hydraulic press that may be suspended at any point along the top rail of a support f... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076988 | Straightening bench of the car body The present invention relates to a straightening bench of the car body, which includes a straightening table of a car, to which the car is attached, a straightening beam attached to the straightening table, a pulling element for a straightening pull, which pulling e... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073367 | Earring wire forming apparatus An earring wire forming apparatus including a base, a lever rotatably mounted on the base and a wire retaining member rotatably mounted on the base for holding a piece of wire of predetermined length therein and limiting the rotational movement of the lever between ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055358 | Radius pull clamp A radius pull clamp for use in pulling vehicle door frames to straighten the same comprising first and second clamp plates which are clamped onto the door frame to assist in the straightening of the same. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055357 | Vehicle repair clamps Vehicle repair clamps for grasping curved or non-linear surfaces. One embodiment comprises a hinged clamp comprising at least one jaw formed of a plurality of jaw sections that are hingedly connected and that may be adjusted to grasp surfaces of different angles. Th... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017384 | Vehicle frame straightening jig A vehicle frame and unibody straightening jig has eight joints, each including a socket for connecting a pulling tower assembly. A spider joint at one end of the jig includes five spaced sockets radiating within a 180° arc. Multiple pulling towers can be installed ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997269 | Attachment for impact hammer An attachment for an impact hammer for translating the hammer's typical forwardly directed impact force into a rearwardly directed pulling force while still allowing the user to maintain a conventional orientation of the hammer relative to the work piece intended to... | 02/14/2006 |
