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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
Applicant:
Altec Industries, Inc., Saint Joseph, MO (US);
Inventors:
Ryan J. McKinney, Mooresville, NC (US);
Kyle E. Hoffmann, Saint Joseph, MO (US);
Jace Hegg, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Assignee:
Altec Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 66/87 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 65/7826 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spacer-locator with integrated locator pins and spacer tabs for use in joining applications. The spacer-locator provides consistent and accurate spacing between mating surfaces and the locator pins provide enhanced location control of the joining components while providing a mechanical advantage to the shear strength at the joint. Also, a spacer-locator for joining at least two objects along mating surfaces, the spacer-locator constraining at least two degrees of freedom for the objects to be joined.