Alignment apparatus
AssigneeTee-Am, L.L.C.
InventorsKenneth Merritt, Theresa Monty
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Abstract
An alignment apparatus comprising a laser component having a magnet, a pair of guide shoes adapted for mounting to the web portion of a rail, and a pair of lasers. The apparatus further comprising a target component having a magnet, a pair of guide shoes being adapted for mounting to the web portion of a rail, and a target. The pair of lasers project light towards the target component to indicate whether the rails are in alignment. In some embodiments, the laser component comprise a pair of adjustment knobs for calibrating the laser beams.
Claims20
An alignment apparatus, comprising:
- a laser component adapted for mounting in a rail and having a pair of lasers;
- and
- a target component adapted for mounting in said rail and having at least one target;
- wherein the pair of lasers project light towards the at least one target to indicate alignment of said rail.
An alignment apparatus, comprising:
- a laser component having a pair of lasers and a first pair of guide shoes adapted for alignment and engagement with a web section of a first rail;
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- a target component having at least one target and a second pair of guide shoes adapted for alignment and engagement with a web section of a second rail;
- wherein the pair of lasers project light towards the at least one target to indicate alignment between the first and second rails.
An alignment apparatus, comprising:
- A laser component having a first frame, a pair of lasers, a first magnet, and a first pair of guide shoes adapted for alignment and engagement with a web section of a rail;
- wherein the first frame comprises a long length integrally connected to a pair of opposing sides, wherein each of the pair of opposing sides extend outwards from a pair of opposing ends of said long length and each of the pair of opposing sides define an end;
- wherein the first pair of guide shoes are mounted to the end of said pair of opposing sides;
- wherein a rear portion of the first magnet is mounted to an internal surface of the long length between said first pair of guide shoes and a front portion of the first magnet is adapted to removably engage the web section of said rail;
- wherein the pair of lasers comprise a first laser and a second laser, wherein the first laser is adjustably mounted to a top surface of the first magnet by one or more adjustment knobs and the second laser is adjustably mounted to a bottom surface of the first magnet by one or more adjustment knobs;
- a target component having a second frame, a second magnet, and a second pair of guide shoes adapted for alignment and engagement with a web section of said rail;
- wherein the second frame comprises a length being integrally connected to a pair of opposing sides, wherein each of the pair of opposing sides extend outwards from a pair of opposing ends of said length and each of the pair of opposing sides define an end;
- wherein the second pair of guide shoes are mounted to the end of said pair of opposing sides;
- wherein a target is positioned on an external surface of each of the pair of opposing sides;
- wherein a rear portion of the second magnet is mounted to an internal surface of the length and a front portion of the second magnet is adapted to removably engage the web section of said rail;
- wherein the pair of lasers project light towards the target component and the one or more adjustment knobs are adapted to move each of the pair of lasers horizontally and vertically to align the light from each of said pair of lasers with said target to indicate alignment of said rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.