Claims
- 1. A floor mount for supporting a tower assembly in a position to apply a force to a damaged part of a vehicle, the tower assembly including a tower, a support plate mounted on the bottom of the tower and a cylindrical member mounted on the bottom of the plate, said floor mount including:
- a center plate having a centrally positioned tubular member adapted to concentrically engage the cylindrical member and a number of ball caster assemblies mounted on said center plate for supporting said support plate on the tower for rotary motion on said caster assemblies, and
- means for securing said floor mount to the floor.
- 2. The mount according to claim 1 wherein said securing means comprises a number of anchor pots mounted in the floor and a set of chains for anchoring said floor mount to the anchor pots in the floor.
- 3. The mount according to claim 1 wherein said securing means comprises a pair of rails mounted in the floor and a flange mounted on opposite sides of said floor mount for engaging said rails.
- 4. The assembly according to claim 1 wherein said securing means comprises a power pulling arm assembly having a cylindrical bore and a number of caster assemblies for supporting said tower for rotary motion on said assembly.
- 5. An apparatus for applying a tensile force to the damaged area of a vehicle body comprising a tower assembly having a chain mounted thereon for attachment to the damaged area of the vehicle body, a base assembly comprising a plate and a cylindrical member mounted on the bottom of the plate with said base assembly for supporting the tower for pivotal motion to the direction of the pull on the chain and a floor assembly comprising a plate having a cylindrical tube matingly engaging said cylinder member and a plurality of caster assemblies mounted on said floor assembly plate for supporting said base assembly for rotary motion on the floor assembly, said floor assembly including means for securing the apparatus to the floor.
- 6. The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said securing means comprises a number of chains secured to said floor assembly and an anchor on the end of each of said chains for securing said chains to the floor.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/806,722, filed on Dec. 12, 1991, entitled "Chain Liner" (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,146,775 issued Sep. 15, 1992) which is a division Ser. No. 07/619,257 filed Nov. 28, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,680, issued on May 12, 1992, entitled "Free Floating Tower Assembly For A Damaged Vehicle," and is assigned to the same assignee.
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Divisions (1)
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