Patent ID: 7426847

Claim:
A universal vehicle anchoring system, for use with a standard universal vehicle frame rack accommodating both body-on-frame and unibody vehicles, said frame rack comprising a pair of horizontal vehicle tie-down tracks secured in spaced-apart relationship such that a vehicle can be positioned between them and secured in a stationary position, each said track being equipped with a plurality of vehicle support assemblies with clamps, said assemblies being securable at any selected point on said tie-down tracks, the anchoring system comprising: At least two parallel spaced-apart crossbeams horizontally perpendicular to said tie-down tracks, each cross beam releasably connected to two said vehicle support assemblies, one on each tie-down track, and each releasably connected to a vehicle to be repaired, said vehicle having a base, one said cross-beam near the forward end of the base, and one said cross-beam near the rear of the base, whereby any two cross-beams together with said tie-down tracks define a rectangle; and At least four first releasably securable slidable sleeve means for insertion and support of a pair of said crossbeams near each end thereof, and said sleeve means being supported by first brackets clampable by said vehicle support assemblies, whereby said crossbeams are releasably secured to said vehicle support assemblies.