1. A method of replacement repairing a damaged vehicle door skin with a replacement vehicle door skin, said method comprising:
providing a vehicle door to be repaired, said vehicle door having a reusable door frame and a damaged vehicle door skin attached to said door frame with a hem flange, providing a first repair tool, said first repair tool comprised of a hem flange separation tool for reorienting said vehicle door hem flange from a first angle of orientation to a second angle of orientation, said hem flange separation tool including a separation tool guide member, and a separation tool shoe adjacent said separation tool guide member, said separation tool shoe comprising a separation tool leading portion with a separation tool leading edge adapted to be located beneath said flange and a separation tool reorienting surface for directing and displacing said flange to an orientation between said first angle of orientation and said second angle of orientation, said separation tool shoe and said separation tool guide member defining a separation tool orienting gap for orienting said moved flange to said second angle of orientation, moving said hem flange separation tool along said vehicle door hem flange of said vehicle door to reorient said vehicle door hem flange from said first angle of orientation to said second angle of orientation to separate said vehicle door skin from said door frame,
providing a replacement vehicle door skin vehicle door hem flange repair member with an open first angle of orientation, said vehicle door frame between said replacement vehicle door skin and said vehicle door hem flange repair member with said vehicle door frame having a bead of adhesive, providing a second repair tool, said second tool comprised of a second tool guide support with an upwardly extending second tool support member and a second tool guide member, said second tool support member and said second tool guide member defining a second tool vehicle door hem flange reorienting tool interior and a second tool shoe member supported by said upwardly extending second tool support member, said second tool shoe member extending outwardly from said second tool support member into said vehicle door hem flange reorienting tool interior, said second tool shoe member spaced away from said second tool guide member, said second tool shoe member having a second tool unitary reorienting surface that has a second tool leading reorienting surface and a second tool trailing portion which includes a second tool substantially planar trailing reorienting surface, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface substantially parallel to said second tool guide member, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface and said parallel second tool guide member defining a second tool trailing reorienting gap therebetween, said second tool shoe member leading reorienting surface progressively tapered down to said second tool trailing reorienting surface, progressively displacing said second tool along said open first angle of orientation replacement vehicle door skin hem flange repair member wherein said second tool reorienting surface progressively reorients said replacement vehicle door hem flange repair member from said open first angle of orientation and squeezes said adhesive between said vehicle door hem flange repair member and said vehicle door frame with said vehicle door frame interleaved between said vehicle door hem flange repair member and said replacement vehicle door skin into a closed second angle of orientation with said adhesive sandwiched between the vehicle door hem flange repair member and the vehicle door frame, said interleaved closed second angle of orientation vehicle door skin, vehicle door frame, vehicle door hem flange repair member and squeezed adhesive bead progressively exiting from said second tool through said second tool trailing reorienting gap with said second tool trailing reorienting gap sized and adapted to permit said progressively exiting of said interleaved closed second angle of orientation vehicle door skin, vehicle door frame, vehicle door hem flange repair member and squeezed adhesive from said second tool.
2. A method of making a vehicle body hem flange skin repair with a replacement vehicle skin, said method comprising:
providing a vehicle body member to be repaired, said vehicle body member having a reusable frame and a damaged vehicle body skin attached to said frame with a hem flange, providing vehicle body skin hem flange repair kit, said vehicle body skin hem flange repair kit comprised of a first repair tool and a second repair tool, said first repair tool comprised of a hem flange separation tool for reorienting said damaged vehicle body skin hem flange from a first angle of orientation to a second angle of orientation, said hem flange separation tool including a separation tool guide member, and a separation tool shoe adjacent said separation tool guide member, said separation tool shoe comprising a separation tool leading portion with a separation tool leading edge adapted to be located beneath said hem flange and a separation tool reorienting surface for directing and displacing said hem flange to an orientation between said first angle of orientation and said second angle of orientation, said separation tool shoe and said separation tool guide member defining a separation tool orienting gap for orienting said moved hem flange to said second angle of orientation, said second repair tool comprised of a second tool guide support with an upwardly extending second tool support member and a second tool guide member, said second tool support member and said second tool guide member defining a second tool vehicle body skin hem flange reorienting tool interior and a second tool shoe member supported by said upwardly extending second tool support member, said second tool shoe member extending outwardly from said second tool support member into said vehicle body skin hem flange reorienting tool interior, said second tool shoe member spaced away from said second tool guide member, said second tool shoe member having a second tool unitary reorienting surface that has a second tool leading reorienting surface and a second tool trailing portion which includes a second tool substantially planar trailing reorienting surface, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface substantially parallel to said second tool guide member, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface and said parallel second tool guide member defining a second tool trailing reorienting gap therebetween, said second tool shoe member leading reorienting surface progressively tapered down to said second tool trailing reorienting surface, moving said first hem flange separation tool along said damaged vehicle body skin hem flange of said vehicle body member to reorient said damaged vehicle body skin hem flange from said first angle of orientation to said second angle of orientation to separate said damaged vehicle body skin from said vehicle body frame, providing a replacement vehicle body skin vehicle hem flange repair member with an open first angle of orientation with said vehicle body frame between said replacement vehicle skin and said replacement vehicle body skin vehicle hem flange repair member, providing a hem flange adhesive proximate said vehicle body frame and progressively displacing said second tool along said open first angle of orientation replacement vehicle hem flange repair member wherein said second tool reorienting surface progressively reorients said replacement vehicle hem flange repair member from said open first angle of orientation and squeezes said adhesive between said vehicle hem flange repair member and said vehicle frame with said vehicle frame interleaved between said vehicle hem flange repair member and said replacement vehicle skin into a closed second angle of orientation with said adhesive sandwiched between the vehicle hem flange repair member and the vehicle frame, said interleaved closed second angle of orientation vehicle skin, vehicle frame, vehicle hem flange repair member and squeezed adhesive progressively exiting from said second tool through said second tool trailing reorienting gap with said second tool trailing reorienting gap sized and adapted to permit said progressively exiting of said interleaved closed second angle of orientation vehicle skin, vehicle frame, vehicle hem flange repair member and squeezed adhesive from said second tool.
3. A vehicle body skin hem flange repair kit, said vehicle body skin hem flange repair kit comprised of a first repair tool and a second repair tool, said first repair tool comprised of a hem flange separation tool for reorienting a damaged vehicle body skin hem flange from a first angle of orientation to a separated second angle of orientation, said hem flange separation tool including a separation tool guide member, and a separation tool shoe adjacent said separation tool guide member, said separation tool shoe comprising a separation tool leading portion with a separation tool leading edge adapted to be located beneath said hem flange and a separation tool reorienting surface for directing and displacing said hem flange to an orientation between said first angle of orientation and said second angle of orientation, said separation tool shoe and said separation tool guide member defining a separation tool orienting gap for orienting said moved hem flange to said second angle of orientation, said second repair tool comprised of a second tool guide support with an upwardly extending second tool support member and a second tool guide member, said second tool support member and said second tool guide member defining a second tool vehicle body skin hem flange reorienting tool interior and a second tool shoe member supported by said upwardly extending second tool support member, said second tool shoe member extending outwardly from said second tool support member into said vehicle body skin hem flange reorienting tool interior, said second tool shoe member spaced away from said second tool guide member, said second tool shoe member having a second tool unitary reorienting surface that has a second tool leading reorienting surface and a second tool trailing portion which includes a second tool substantially planar trailing reorienting surface, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface substantially parallel to said second tool guide member, said substantially planar trailing reorienting surface and said parallel second tool guide member defining a second tool trailing reorienting gap therebetween, said second tool shoe member leading reorienting surface progressively tapered down to said second tool trailing reorienting surface.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. An adjustable seat assembly comprising:
at least one guide with a slope supported for movement along a path; and
a seat operatively connected to said slope and supported to permit movement of said seat along said slope without movement along said path of said guide.
2. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 1 further including a support operatively connecting said seat to said slope and constrained from moving along said path so as to permit movement of said seat along said slope without movement along said path of said guide.
3. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 1 further including a backrest with at least a first pivot operatively connecting said backrest to said seat, a first threaded member axially supported for rotation and operatively connected to said backrest so as to permit movement of said backrest by rotation of said first threaded member, and a second pivot operatively connecting said first threaded member to said backrest.
4. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 3 further including a headrest operatively connected to said backrest and a second threaded member axially supported for rotation and operatively connected to said headrest so as to permit movement of said headrest by rotation of said second threaded member.
5. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 1 wherein said guide is an incline.
6. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 1 further including a threaded member axially supported for rotation and operatively connected to said guide so as to permit movement of said guide along said path by rotation of said threaded member.
7. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 6 wherein said threaded member is operatively connected to a motor.
8. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 1 further including a control operatively connected to said guide to control the movement of said seat.
9. An adjustable seat assembly comprising:
a seat with a front end and a rear end;
at least a first guide with a first slope sloping upward toward said front end and at least a second guide with a second slope sloping upward toward said rear end; and
a seat operatively connected to said first slope and said second slope so as to permit movement of said seat along said first slope and said second slope
10. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 9 wherein said first guide is supported to permit movement along a path such that its movement toward said second guide causes said front end to rise and movement away from said second guide causes said front end to fall.
11. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 9 wherein said second guide is supported to permit movement along a path such that its movement toward said first guide causes said rear end to rise and movement away from said first guide causes said front end to fall.
12. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 9 wherein said first guide and said second guide are supported to permit movement along a path such that their movement toward each other causes said seat to rise and movement away from each other causes said seat to fall.
13. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 9 wherein said seat is operatively connected to said first slope and said second slope so as to permit movement of said seat along said first slope and said second slope without movement along said path.
14. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 10 further including a first threaded member axially supported for rotation and operatively connected to said first guide so as to permit movement of said first guide along said path by rotation of said first threaded member.
15. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 14 wherein said first threaded member is operatively connected to a first motor.
16. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 11 further including a second threaded member axially supported for rotation and operatively connected to said second guide so as to permit movement of said second guide along said path by rotation of said second threaded member.
17. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 16 wherein said second threaded member is operatively connected to a second motor.
18. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 9 further including a control operatively connected to said first guide and said second guide to control the movement of said seat.
19. An adjustable seat assembly comprising;
a seat;
a backrest with at least a first pivot operatively connecting said backrest to said seat;
a threaded member axially supported for rotation and operatively connected to said backrest so as to permit movement of said backrest by rotation of said threaded member; and
a second pivot operatively connecting said threaded member to said backrest.
20. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 19 wherein said threaded member is operatively connected to a motor.
21. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 19 wherein said second pivot is a ball joint.
22. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 19 further including a control operatively connected to said backrest so as to control its movement.
23. An adjustable seat assembly comprising:
a seat;
a backrest operatively connected to said seat;
a headrest supported for movement and operatively connected to said backrest; and
a motor operatively connected to said headrest.
24. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 23 further including a threaded member operatively connecting said head rest to said motor so as to permit movement of said headrest by rotation of said threaded member.
25. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 23 further including a control operatively connected to said headrest so as to control the movement of said headrest.
26. An adjustable seat assembly comprising:
at least one guide with a slope supported for movement along a path;
a seat operatively connected to said slope and supported to permit movement of said seat along said slope without movement along said path of said guide;
a backrest with at least a first pivot operatively connecting said backrest to said seat;
a first threaded member axially supported for rotation and operatively connected to said backrest so as to permit movement of said backrest by rotation of said threaded member;
a second pivot operatively connecting said threaded member to said backrest;
a headrest operatively connected to said backrest with motor operatively connected to said headrest; and
a second threaded member axially supported for rotation and operatively connected to said headrest so as to permit movement of said headrest by rotation of said second threaded member.
27. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 26 further including a frame operatively connected to said seat
28. The adjustable seat assembly of claim 27 wherein said seat is slidably connected to said frame.