Patent ID: 6820456
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B21D,Y10S

Abstract:
A vehicle straightening bench for applying force to vehicle chassis and restore vehicle chassis to desired configurations, the bench comprising:a vehicle platform including a front, a rear, opposed sides corresponding to a length, a top and a bottom, the vehicle platform being operable to support a vehicle chassis to be straightened, and the vehicle platform defining a plurality of anchoring apertures; at least one anchor attachable to the platform and operable to secure the vehicle chassis to the platform; a carriage track mounted on the platform and extending along the length of the platform; a carriage assembly movably received by the carriage track; an elongated tower arm having a mounting end attached to the carriage assembly and a distal end opposite the mounting end; a pulling tower attached to the distal end of the tower arm; and a force arm including a substantially fixed end attached to the pulling tower and a free end operable to attach to the vehicle platform at a selected one of a plurality of attachment locations and operable to pivot three dimensionally relative to the pulling tower.