My present invention relates in gen

My present invention relates in general to improvements in equipment for repairing automobile parts, and relates more specifically to improved apparatus for straightening bumpers or the like.An object of the present invention is to provide simple and readily manipulable apparatus for straightening and repairing damaged elongated bodies such as automobile bumpers, in an expeditious manner.While the art of repairing damaged automobile parts has become quite highly developed in recent years, considerable difficulty has up to the present time been encountered in attempting to straighten and restore badly twisted and bent elongated relatively heavy sheet metal bars, such as bumpers. The ordinary present-day bumper comprises a rather long and comparatively wide heavy bar formed of sheet steel or the like, and curved both longitudinally and transversely; and so far as known, the prior repair equipment is not adapted to quickly and effectively restore the normal shape of distorted bumpers of this type, except by numerous tedious operations. While power applying jacks of various kinds have heretofore been utilized in an effort to repair such damaged bumpers, the absence of proper tools adapted for use in conjunction with these jacks, has made it impossible to apply the forces in a most effective manner, and has made the cost of effecting such repairs excessively high.

My present invention relates in general to improvements in equipment for repairing automobile parts, and relates more specifically to improved apparatus for straightening bumpers or the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide simple and readily manipulable apparatus for straightening and repairing damaged elongated bodies such as automobile bumpers, in an expeditious manner.

While the art of repairing damaged automobile parts has become quite highly developed in recent years, considerable difficulty has up to the present time been encountered in attempting to straighten and restore badly twisted and bent elongated relatively heavy sheet metal bars, such as bumpers. The ordinary present-day bumper comprises a rather long and comparatively wide heavy bar formed of sheet steel or the like, and curved both longitudinally and transversely; and so far as known, the prior repair equipment is not adapted to quickly and effectively restore the normal shape of distorted bumpers of this type, except by numerous tedious operations. While power applying jacks of various kinds have heretofore been utilized in an effort to repair such damaged bumpers, the absence of proper tools adapted for use in conjunction with these jacks, has made it impossible to apply the forces in a most effective manner, and has made the cost of effecting such repairs excessively high.

My present invention relates in general to improvements in equipment for repairing automobile parts and relates, more specifically. To improved apparatus for straightening bumpers or the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide simple and. Readily manipulable apparatus for straightening and repairing damaged elongated bodies such as automobile bumpers in an,, Expeditious manner.

.While the art of repairing damaged automobile parts has become quite highly developed in recent years considerable difficulty,, Has up to the present time been encountered in attempting to straighten and restore badly twisted and bent elongated relatively. Heavy sheet metal bars such as, bumpers.The ordinary present-day bumper comprises a rather long and comparatively wide heavy bar formed of sheet steel or the. Like and curved, both longitudinally and transversely; and so far as known the prior, repair equipment is not adapted to. Quickly and effectively restore the normal shape of distorted bumpers of this type except by, numerous tedious operations.While power applying jacks of various kinds have heretofore been utilized in an effort to repair such, damaged bumpers. The absence of proper tools adapted for use in conjunction with these jacks has made, it impossible to apply the forces. In a most, effective manner and has made the cost of effecting such repairs excessively high.