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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Mark O'Brien, Tuckahoe, NY (US);
Assignee:
CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/053 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/12 (2006.01); B21D 53/06 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23P 19/10 (2006.01); B23K 101/04 (2006.01); B21D 53/08 (2006.01); B21D 39/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/053 (2013.01); B23K 31/027 (2013.01); B23P 6/00 (2013.01); B23P 19/10 (2013.01); B21D 39/046 (2013.01); B21D 53/06 (2013.01); B21D 53/08 (2013.01); B23K 2101/04 (2018.08); B23P 19/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An alignment device for aligning a tube panel with a plurality of pipes system and a method of performing the alignment is provided. The alignment device is used in a panel comprising a plurality of tubes having an inner diameter and an outer diameter. The alignment device includes a cylindrical first portion sized to fit within the tube inner diameter. A tapered second portion is provided opposite the cylindrical first portion, the tapered second end having a first end diameter that is substantially the same size as the outer diameter.