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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
May. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Norton, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mikhail Minevich, Livonia, MI (US);
Vladimir Bogachuk, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B05C 13/02 (2006.01); C25D 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/00 (2013.01); B05C 13/02 (2013.01); C25D 17/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A temporary restraining device is provided that includes a head portion, a central body positioned below the head portion, an upper gap defined between the head portion and the central body, and a base portion positioned below the central body, a lower gap defined between the base portion and the central body. The temporary restraining device maintains a predetermined offset between workpieces disposed within the upper and lower gaps for subsequent manufacturing operations.