Patent ID: 8245558

Claim:
A device for pushing out a dent in a substantially circular hollow metal structural support column from within said hollow metal structural support column, said device comprising: a self aligning ram assembly, said self-aligning ram assembly including: a central ram cylinder; a first and second adjustable length arm extending outwardly from said central ram, said adjustability being effected by the use of inserts at the end of or within said adjustable length arms; a curved base attached to the outboard end of said first adjustable length arm; a pusher plate attached to the outboard end of said second adjustable length arm; wherein said pusher plate is constructed and arranged for placement against the dent, said curved base is constructed and arranged for placement on the inside wall of the structural support column opposite from the dent and the first and second adjustable length arms are substantially aligned with the diameter of the substantially circular hollow metal support column.