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US 10,960,518 B1Granted
Inserts for shielding aluminum vehicles from clamps
OwnerAnthony M. Barraco, Scott Saalinventors
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Abstract
An upper, aluminum insert is positioned between an upper, non-aluminum jaw of a clamp and an aluminum part of a vehicle, and a lower, aluminum insert is positioned between a lower, non-aluminum jaw of the clamp and the aluminum part of the vehicle to shield the aluminum part of the vehicle from the jaws to prevent galvanic corrosion.
Claims4
A method of repairing an aluminum part of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- positioning an upper insert between a non-aluminum upper jaw of a clamp and a first side of the aluminum part of the vehicle, wherein positioning the first insert includes matingly engaging a plurality of teeth defined by an upper surface of the upper insert with a corresponding plurality of teeth of the upper jaw;
- positioning a lower insert between a non-aluminum lower jaw of the clamp and a second side of the aluminum part, wherein positioning the second insert includes matingly engaging a plurality of teeth defined by a lower surface of the lower insert with a corresponding plurality of teeth of the lower jaw;
- approximating the upper and lower jaws, thereby frictionally engaging an aluminum lower surface of the upper insert with the first side of the aluminum part and frictionally engaging an aluminum upper surface of the lower insert with the second side of the aluminum part, wherein frictionally engaging the aluminum lower surface of the upper insert with the first side of the aluminum part includes frictionally engaging a plurality of teeth defined by the lower surface of the upper insert with the first side of the aluminum part, and wherein frictionally engaging the aluminum upper surface of the lower insert with the second side of the aluminum part includes frictionally engaging a plurality of teeth defined by the upper surface of the lower insert with the second side of the aluminum part, wherein the plurality of teeth of the upper surface of the upper insert and the plurality of teeth of the lower surface of the lower insert are angled in a generally forward direction when the upper insert is engaged with the upper jaw and the lower insert is engaged with the lower jaw, and the plurality of teeth of the lower surface of the upper insert and the plurality of teeth of the upper surface of the lower insert are angled in a generally rearward direction when the upper insert is engaged with the upper jaw and the lower insert is engaged with the lower jaw;
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- moving the clamp with respect to the vehicle, thereby fixing a deformity of the aluminum part of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.