Patent ID: 7237758

Claim:
A stand for holding an engine or gearbox comprising a base structure ( 1 ) placed on wheels ( 6 ), a immovable column ( 7 ) firmly attached by lower end to said base structure ( 1 ) by strengthening means ( 8 ), a horizontal immovable tube ( 9 ) firmly attached to the upper end of said immovable column ( 7 ) and provided with generally a hole ( 10 ) to receive lockdown means ( 11 ); a movable support assembly ( 12 ) including a foot ( 13 ), a vertical movable support member ( 17 ) and a horizontal movable support member ( 18 ); said movable support assembly ( 12 ) adjusted to move by foot ( 13 ) being located generally around the leg ( 3 ) of said base structure ( 1 ) and capable of sliding freely along the length of leg ( 3 ) without varying the width of the base structure ( 1 ) and independently of said wheels ( 6 ); a pair of adjustable and rotatable carrier assemblies ( 20 ) placed towards interior of stand in relation to and between column ( 7 ) and vertical support member ( 17 ), each of said pair carrier assemblies ( 20 ) including a rotatable and adjustable arm ( 21 ) being rotatably and adjustably threaded through said horizontal immovable tube ( 9 ) and said horizontal movable support member ( 18 ) respectively to make by horizontally pulling of said arm(s) the necessary distance between said column ( 7 ) and/or vertical support member ( 17 ) and involve side(s) of engine or gearbox so that said carrier assemblies and engine or gearbox may be rotated in 360 degrees in desired position; said arms ( 21 ) having a plurality of holes ( 22 ) to receive said lockdown means ( 11 ) previously threaded through existing respective hole ( 10 and/or 19 ) to lock carrier assemblies ( 20 ) and mounted engine or gearbox in desired position; each of said carrier assemblies ( 20 ) further including a connecting member ( 23 ) having a first end and a second end, each of said first ends firmly attached to first end of said respective arms ( 21 ); each of carrier assemblies ( 20 ) including a carrying plate ( 24 ) having a first largest side and a second largest side, the first largest side firmly attached to each second end of said respective connecting members ( 23 ), said second largest side to be coupled with first end of said adjustable handles ( 26 ); each of carrier assemblies ( 20 ) further including a pair of adjustable handles ( 26 ) having a first end and second end, each of said handles ( 26 ) being adjustably coupled by said first end to respective carrying plate ( 24 ) such that said second end of said handles ( 26 ) corresponds with and to be coupled to engine or gearbox rear side such to be allowed clear access to all sides of engine or gearbox; each of said pair of carrier assemblies ( 20 ) includes sets of adapters ( 34 ) for facilitating manual rotation of engine and gearbox respectively.