Apparatus for removing an engine from a van
OwnerCorbett Napier, Sandy Napierinventors
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Abstract
A mounting apparatus is used in combination with an engine crane to transport an internal combustion engine for servicing from the engine compartment of a van or similar vehicle. The mounting apparatus is rigidly secured to a free end of the boom of a mobile crane. A face plate is provided with openings for bolting to the engine using spacers to maintain a space relation between the face plate and the engine extending from the face plate towards the engine is a stabilizer arm to maintain a stable attitude of the engine during its movement to and from the engine compartment.
Claims10
Apparatus for use in combination with an engine crane to transport an internal combustion engine for servicing externally of operative mounting thereof in a van and similar vehicle of the type characterized by having mounting structure for the engine arranged to support the engine so that the rotational axis of the crank shaft is generally parallel with the direction of movement by the vehicle along a highway, the engine being accessible from both a hood structure externally of the vehicle and a cover situated in the passenger compartment the internal engine further including a drive pulley on the crank shaft thereof , said apparatus including:
- a face plate rigidly and securely fastened to such a crane for movement horizontally in a plane generally parallel with the rotational axis of such a crank shaft;
- fastening means for rigidly interconnecting such an engine with said face plate;
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- a center support carried by said face plate for engaging the drive pulley of such an engine to control positioning of such an engine relative to the face plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.