Patent ID: 7207549

Claim:
An apparatus for assisting in the removal and installation of vehicle components comprising: a central telescoping fixture assembly having a front face and a rear face comprising a plurality of parallel tubes secured together by a mounting plate on the rear face thereof; an upper telescoping tube assembly comprising one or more tubes having a first end slidably engaging and extending outwardly from one or more of said plurality of central fixture assembly tubes and second ends affixed to a cross bar assembly; a lower telescoping tube assembly comprising one or more tubes having a first end slidably engaging and extending outwardly from one or more of said plurality of central fixture assembly tubes and second ends affixed to a cross bar assembly; and an articulating arm assembly comprising a mounting plate affixed to the mounting plate of the central fixture assembly, a mounting arm, and articulating means connecting said mounting arm to said mounting plate, said articulating means providing for rotation of the mounting plate along three separate axes of rotation in relation to the mounting arm.