Patent ID: 6490906
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B21D,B25H,B66C,B66F,Y10S

Abstract:
A vehicle body repair tool comprising:a carriage having a main frame, a plurality of wheels attached to and supporting the main frame and a mast mounting structure on the main frame; a mast connected to the mast mounting structure and extending generally vertically upward from said carriage; a first tubular sleeve slideably mounted on the mast and vertically movable relative to the mast; a winch assembly fixed to the first tubular sleeve; an accessory mount on the first tubular sleeve; a mast roller mounted on top of the mast; a winch cable extending upward, over the mast roller and having an end hook that is connectable to the first tubular sleeve and wherein the winch assembly is operable to move the first tubular sleeve vertically along the mast; a first sleeve retainer for holding the first tubular sleeve in a selected vertical position on the mast and freeing the winch cable and the end hook; and an accessory attached to the accessory mount on the first tubular sleeve.