Valtra Inc.

Peter Moreno

To align the edges of plates prior to joining them, a generally cylindrical anchor member is spot welded at one location on one of its rims to a plate. A mounting element of a clamp body member slidably engages the anchor member. A force applicator element of the clamp body member is generally laterally spaced from the mounting element. The mounting element includes a generally arcuately extended semi-cylindrical socket portion of such a diameter that it slidably and snugly mounts the socket portion thereon. The rim portions of the anchor member provide a plurality of spot mounting locations for breakably spot welding, brazing or otherwise temporarily attaching the anchor member to a plate or other substrate. At least one of the force applicator or mounting elements is adapted to the incremental application of aligning force on adjacent plates. The body of the clamp bridges between the respective plates that are to be brought into line with one another. Typically, the anchor member holds the mounting element to one plate, and the force applicator element is spaced laterally from the anchor member, and bears on the other plate. This lateral axis is generally approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the anchor member.

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Santa Paula, CA, United States of America

Peter Moreno