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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Universal Hinge Corporation, Manchester, NH (US);
Edward A. DePietro, Manchester, NH (US);
Universal Hinge Corporation, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
An alignment tool for use in aligning a manway cover with a manway body/flange includes an alignment tool plate having a plate body, a first planar surface and a plurality of plate openings each spaced from a first edge where each of the plurality of plate openings are positioned to align with a corresponding opening in the manway body/flange, a tool beam support having a distal end portion and extending a predefined distance transversely from the tool alignment plate, a cover attachment plate having at least one through-opening sized and positioned for attachment of the cover attachment plate to the manway cover, and a height adjuster extending between and connecting the tool beam support to the cover attachment plate.