Patents Assigned to Grabber Manufacturing Company
  • Patent number: 4712417
    Abstract: An elongated horizontal base is provided including inner and outer ends and a depending foot assembly is carried by the outer end and supported therefrom for angular displacement relative to the base about an upstanding axis. The foot assembly is adapted for anchoring in a stationary position relative to a floor area above which a vehicle having a body, subframe or frame portion to be straightened may be stationarily positioned and an upright projects upwardly from the base outer end and has a horizontally elongated pull arm pivotally supported therefrom for angular displacement about a horizontal axis extending transversely of the upright, base and pull arm. The axis is centrally spaced between the opposite ends of the pull arm and the latter is mounted for guided longitudinal shifting relative to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: Grabber Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Davis R. Jarman, Virgil H. Hinson
  • Patent number: 4610093
    Abstract: An elongated vertically disposed shank construction is provided defining a longitudinal center axis and the upper end of the shank construction includes structural features enabling the shank construction upper end to be anchored relative to a vehicle frame portion having a vertical bore formed therethrough with the longitudinal center axis of the shank construction coinciding with a selected edge portion of the bore. Further, the lower end of the shank construction includes location determining structure disposed on the longitudinal center axis of the shank construction, whereby frame measurement locations determined by specified margin edges of vertical bores formed in the vehicle frame may be established at an elevation spaced below the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Grabber Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Davis R. Jarman, Virgil H. Hinson