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US 5,707,450 AGranted
Apparatus for holding a vehicle body part
OwnerBrad R. Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for holding a vehicle body part for painting has a support attached to a pivotable arm on a stand. The height of the stand and the position of the pivotable arm is adjustable. The support includes three support arms which can be set in different positions to hold body parts of various shapes and sizes in a convenient position. Cords attached to the pivot arm are used to hold the body parts in position on the support arms.
Claims9
An apparatus for holding a vehicle body part comprising:
- a) a stand comprising a base and an upright member;
- b) an arm pivotally attached to said stand for pivoting about a horizontal axis, said arm having a first part on one side of said axis and a second part on the other side thereof;
- c) stop means attached to said upright member for supporting said pivotal arm in a selected position;
- d) support means connected to said first part of said pivotable arm for supporting said body part, said support means comprising a horizontally-extending tubular member having two ends, a horizontally-extendible extension member in each end thereof, means for fixing said extension members in a selected position within said tubular member, and a support arm extending from each of said extension members;
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- e) holding means for attaching to said body part to hold said body part against said support means.
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An apparatus for holding a vehicle body part comprising:
- a) a stand comprising a base and an upright member;
- b) an arm pivotally attached to said stand for pivoting about a horizontal axis, said arm having a first part on one side of said axis and a second part on the other side thereof;
- c) stop means attached to said upright member for supporting said pivotal arm in a selected position;
- d) support means connected to said first part of said pivotable arm for supporting said body part, said support means comprising a horizontally-extending tubular member having two ends, a support arm in each end thereof and means for fixing said support arms in a selected position within said tubular member;
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- e) holding means for attaching to said body part to hold said body part against said support means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.