Dual-biasing weld-attaching of end components to an elongate element
OwnerRobert Simmonsinventor
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Abstract
A method utilizing a stabilizing jig structure for positioning and supporting the assembly of an elongate structural beam and a beam-end mounting component during weld attachment of that mounting component to an end of the beam. This method includes the steps of (a) applying, through a positionally shiftable first biasing element, a first yieldable biasing force which urges the beam-end mounting component relatively toward the associated beam end, and (b) applying, through a positionally shiftable second biasing element, a second yieldable biasing force which urges the beam-end mounting component relatively toward the first biasing element.
Claims4
A method utilizing a stabilizing jig structure for positioning and supporting the assembly of an elongate structural beam having a long axis and a beam-end mounting component during weld attachment of that mounting component to an end of the beam, said method comprising
- applying, through a positionally shiftable first biasing element, a first, axially oriented, yieldable biasing force which urges the beam-end mounting component relatively toward the associated beam end, and
- applying, through a positionally shiftable second biasing element, a second, axially oriented, yieldable biasing force which urges the beam-end mounting component relatively toward the first biasing element.
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