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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul E Ffield, Marysville, WA (US);
John W Schooff, Janesville, WI (US);
Steven C Van Swearingen, Edmonds, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29559 ; 292811 ;
Abstract
A system for loading parts to a workpiece clamp-up position on a floor assembly jig that holds the parts in position for fastening together into a large mechanical structure includes a frame mounted on slides adjacent to the floor assembly jig, and a mounting structure for temporarily mounting the parts on the frame. A powered lifting mechanism such as a crane lifts the parts onto the frame and then the frame can be slid laterally toward the clamp-up position on a floor assembly jig to position the parts for easy transfer onto the jig.