Vehicular frame straightening apparatus

An apparatus for straightening vehicular structure, the apparatus comprising:

• a U-shaped main frame, the main frame having a vehicle-receiving open end, a vehicle-stopping closed end, laterally-opposed vehicular guide portions, and main frame support means for elevating the main frame above a support surface substantially parallel thereto, the closed end and guide portions defining a peripheral main frame length, the main frame length defining a frame width and frame depth, the frame width and frame depth for receiving a vehicular body in a fixed vehicle position intermediate the guide portions adjacent the closed end in superior adjacency to the support surface such that the guide portions and closed end corral the vehicular body in spaced relation thereto, the main frame length comprising vertically oriented main frame apertures, the main frame apertures being horizontally spaced along the main frame length;
• a series of L-shaped, repositionable tower assemblies, each tower assembly comprising a horizontal base section, a vertical upright section, and tension applying means for applying tension to the vehicular body as received by the U-shaped main frame, each base section having a base section length, the base section lengths each having vertically oriented, horizontally spaced base apertures, the base sections each being receivable intermediate the main frame and the support surface inferior to the main frame apertures such that the base section lengths extend toward the vehicular body;
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• a series of axial pin members, the pin members each being receivable by a select set of apertures selected from the main frame apertures along the main frame length and the base apertures from the base section lengths, the pin members thus for attaching the tower assemblies to the main frame at select frame locations along the main frame length, the tension applying means for applying tension to a select vehicular structure adjacent the select frame locations, applied tension from the tension applying means for displacing the select vehicular structure relative to the fixed vehicle position, the apparatus thus for straightening vehicular structure.

An apparatus for straightening vehicular structure, the apparatus comprising:

• a U-shaped main frame, the main frame having a vehicle-receiving open end, a vehicle-stopping closed end, laterally-opposed vehicular guide portions, and main frame support means for elevating the main frame above a support surface substantially parallel thereto, the closed end and guide portions defining a peripheral main frame length, the main frame length defining a frame width and frame depth, the frame width and frame depth for receiving a vehicular body in a fixed vehicle position intermediate the guide portions adjacent the closed end in superior adjacency to the support surface such that the guide portions and closed end corral the vehicular body in spaced relation thereto, the main frame length comprising horizontally spaced, main frame structure for removably attaching repositionable tension applying means;
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• a portable pull tower assembly removably attachable to the horizontally spaced main frame structure, the pull tower assembly comprising a horizontal base section, a vertical upright section, tension applying means for applying tension to the vehicular body, and attachment means for attaching the pull tower assembly to the horizontally spaced, main frame structure, the base section having a base section length, the base section length having horizontally spaced, base structure, the base section being receivable intermediate the main frame and the support surface inferior to the horizontally spaced, main frame structure such that the base section length extends toward the vehicular body, the main frame for fixing the position of the vehicular body as received via the open end intermediate the vehicular guide portions, the tension applying means for applying tension to a select vehicular structure, said means thus for displacing the select vehicular structure relative to the fixed vehicle position via applied tension, the apparatus thus for straightening vehicular structure.