Title:
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FLANGE SUPPORT AND ALIGNMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/154375
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for supporting and aligning a flange is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a flange is provided. The apparatus includes a first member having a first surface and a second surface, a first side member extending orthogonally from the first surface of the first member, a second side member extending orthogonally from the first surface of the first member in a spaced apart relation to the first side member to define a U-shaped structure, wherein each of the first side member and the second side member include an aperture formed therein along a longitudinal axis of the U-shaped structure, a lifting lug coupled to the second surface of the first member in a transverse axis of the U-shaped structure, and a plurality of set screws disposed through the first member on opposing sides of the lifting lug.
Inventors:
SCOTT KELLY W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/033945
Publication Date:
January 10, 2013
Filing Date:
April 17, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SCOTT KELLY W (US)
International Classes:
B25B11/02; B25B27/00; F16L23/00
Foreign References:
US4052045A | 1977-10-04 | |||
US5228181A | 1993-07-20 | |||
US5094435A | 1992-03-10 | |||
US3920232A | 1975-11-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PATTERSON, B. Todd et al. (L.L.P.3040 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 150, Houston Texas, US)
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