Apparatus & method for shimming surfaces
OwnerBruce Holderinventor
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Abstract
A shim is disclosed. The shim includes a body member having (i) a top wall segment having a first end and a second end, (ii) a first end wall segment attached to and extending from the first end of the top wall segment, (iii) a second end wall segment attached to and extending from the second end of the top wall segment, and (iv) a bottom wall segment having a third end and a fourth end, the third end of the bottom wall segment being attached to the first end wall segment, and the fourth end of the bottom wall segment being attached to the second end wall segment. The top wall segment, the first end wall segment, the second end wall segment and the bottom wall segment are all made from a plastic material. Additionally, the shim may include a plurality of latitudinal apertures.
Claims20
A shim, comprising:
- a body member which includes (i) a top wall segment having a first end and a second end, (ii) a first end wall segment attached to and extending from said first end of said top wall segment, (iii) a second end wall segment attached to and extending from said second end of said top wall segment, and (iv) a bottom wall segment having a third end and a fourth end, said third end of said bottom wall segment being attached to said first end wall segment, and said fourth end of said bottom wall segment being attached to said second end wall segment,
- wherein at least one of said top wall segment and said bottom wall segment includes a plurality of latitudinal apertures.
A method of adjusting the spatial relationship between a first surface and a second surface, comprising:
- (a) inserting a shim having a body member made of plastic, the body member having a plurality latitudinal apertures, into a space defined between said first surface and said second surface such that said body member is in contact with said first surface and said second surface;
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- (b) advancing said body member into said space so that said first surface is moved relative to said second surface.
A method of adjusting the spatial relationship between a first surface and a second surface, comprising:
- (a) inserting a first shim having a body member made of plastic, the body member having a plurality of latitudinal apertures, into a space defined between said first surface and said second surface such that said body member is in contact with said first surface;
- (b) inserting a second shim having a body member made of plastic, the body member having a plurality of latitudinal apertures, into said space such that said body member is in contact with the said second surface;
- (c) advancing said body member of said first shim and said body member of said second shim into said space so that at least one of said first surface and said second surface is moved.
A shim, comprising:
- a body member made out of a plastic material, said body member having a plurality of latitudinal apertures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.