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Frame-straightening device

US4495789A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 18, 1982
Grant dateJan 29, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 18, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S72/705
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for use with a hydraulic cylinder or like for straightening frame members, which converts the extension stroke of the cylinder to a pulling action. The device has a pair of interengaging outer members which are formed to define an elongate cage. The interengaging members are slidably connected to one another for relative movement in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cage. Retaining means are mounted on the interengaging outer members, which are adapted to removably retain a hydraulic cylinder within the cage aligned along the central longitudinal axis, so that extension of the cylinder causes a contraction of the interengaging member along the direction of the longitudinal axis. The interengaging members are adapted at opposite ends for connection to a frame member to be straightened.

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