US 2004/0159768 A1 · Method and apparatus for buttress stabilization

Abstract

A method for stabilizing a roof-resting vehicle includes the steps of leaning one or more buttress stands against a rear fender area of the vehicle, passing a chain under a rear end of the vehicle from one of the buttress stands to another, tightening the slack from the chain by pulling chain-grab end fittings towards the fenders at the vehicle undercarriage, using a ratchet strap, restraining the chain from sliding off the rear end of the vehicle by attaching a ratchet strap to the chain near a trunk lid of the vehicle, and passing the chain up to the vehicle undercarriage in front of a wheel assembly of the vehicle, attaching a ratchet strap at a base of the one or more buttress stands and tightening, and placing wedges in front of the opposite end of the vehicle, such that the vehicle is stabilized.

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Dependent claims

A method for stabilizing a vehicle in an unstable position, comprising the steps of:

a) leaning a first buttress stand and a second buttress stand against a right fender area and a left fender area at an end of said vehicle, each buttress stand having a base, an end fitting, and a length therebetween, the buttress stands being arranged with the end fitting nearest the vehicle and the base on the ground, spaced outwardly from the vehicle;
b) restraining the buttress stand bases from sliding;
c) securing the vehicle using a technique selected from the group consisting of
i) wrapping a flexible tie member around at least one rear post of the vehicle;
ii) entering through a rear window opening of an inverted vehicle and attaching a J-hook to at least one rear post of the vehicle, the J-hook having a flexible tie member attached thereto;
iii) entering through a side window opening of an inverted vehicle and attaching a J-hook to at least one sidewall of the vehicle, the J-hook having a flexible tie member attached thereto;
and
iv) entering through a rear window opening of an inverted vehicle and attaching a J-hook to a rear deck or speaker deck of the vehicle, the J-hook having a flexible tie member attached thereto;
and
d) passing an opposite end of the flexible tie member up or across the side of the vehicle, where it is engaged with the fitting affixed to the buttress stand.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for buttress stabilization

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Method and apparatus for buttress stabilization

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