Patent ID: 6024348
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B05B,B25H,Y10S

Abstract:
A stand for supporting an automobile body panel having a peripheral edge for inspection and repair, said stand comprising:(a) a base;(b) a vertically oriented telescoping support assembly;(c) a horizontally aligned sleeve connected to said vertically oriented support assembly at an upper end thereof;(d) a pivot shaft rotatably mounted within said sleeve;(e) a first clamping assembly having a first fixed bar mounted to a first end of said pivot shaft and further including first and second sliding arms slidably secured to said first fixed bar on opposite sides of said pivot shaft, and first and second opposed clamping members mounted on distal ends of said first and second sliding arms respectively; said first and second opposed clamping members adapted to engage opposed peripheral edges of an automobile body panel; and(f) a second clamping assembly having a second fixed bar mounted to a second end of said pivot shaft and further including third and fourth sliding arms slidably secured to said second fixed bar on opposite sides of said pivot shaft, and third and fourth opposed clamping members mounted on distal ends of said third and fourth sliding arms respectively; said third and fourth opposed clamping members adapted to engage opposed peripheral edges of an automobile body panel.