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US 10,981,234 B2Granted
Application-adaptable engine repair template
OwnerJeffrey Del Rossainventor
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Abstract
An improved apparatus for repairing broken mounting holes in engines, such as broken exhaust manifold mounting holes, is disclosed. The adjustable template can be readily mounted to different components on different types of engines and provides adjustable carriages that allow for the precise alignment of bushing and various repair tools to facilitate repair of broken mounting holes.
Claims10
An apparatus for repairing engine mounting holes, comprising:
- a plate with a top side and a bottom side;
- an extended channel in the plate that extends through the plate from the top side to the bottom side and is substantially the length of the plate;
- and
- at least three carriages, said first, second, and third carriages being each comprised of a carriage flange and a carriage nut;
- wherein
- each carriage flange has a bottom base and a threaded portion extending from the bottom base;
- each carriage flange has a hollow portion that extends through the center of both the bottom base and the threaded portion and that forms an inside and an outside region of the threaded portion;
- the threaded portion is threaded on both the inside and outside regions of the threaded portion;
- each carriage nut has an interior threaded nut portion, wherein the interior threaded nut portion is configured to thread onto the outside region of the threaded portion;
- and
- each carriage is configured to fit inside the channel;
- and
- three alignment pieces, said first, second, and third alignment pieces being each configured to thread into the inside threaded region of the threaded portion of each carriage flange.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.