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Indexing apparatus for aligning cutouts

US5131164A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 22, 1991
Grant dateJul 21, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 22, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F21/0076
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An indexing apparatus aligns cutouts to be formed in a panel with objects which are located on a structure. The indexing apparatus includes a holder having first and second guides. The first and second guides each have a front and rear face and include an elongate slot which slidably engages a spacer having a length. The slot on the first guide holds the length of the spacer normal to the length of the spacer in the slot on the second guide. A tapered portion located on the first and second guides adjacent the slot frictionally engage the spacer as the spacer slides through the slot to hold the spacer in a plurality of selected positions relative to the holder.

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