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AssigneePyrotek, Inc.
InventorsJohn Daniel Bridgewater, Ronald Anthony Napier
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A method and tool for adjusting components of a machine that produces glass bottles. A shim is positioned between two components. The shim includes a base element and an adjustable element. The base element has a component engaging surface and a stepped surface. At least several of the steps project a greater distance than other steps. The adjustable element has a component engaging surface and a stepped surface. At least several of the steps of the adjustable element project a greater distance than other steps. The stepped surface of the adjustable element rests on the stepped surface of the base element such that rotation or sliding of the adjustable element allows the steps of the adjustable element and the steps of the base element to mate in a manner wherein the component engaging surfaces are moved closer to or further from one another.
A method for adjusting components of a machine that produces glass bottles comprising positioning a shim between two components, said shim including a base element and an adjustable element, said base element having a component engaging surface and a stepped surface having a plurality of steps, at least several of said steps projecting a greater distance, the adjustable element having a component engaging surface and a stepped surface having a plurality of steps, at least several of said steps projecting a greater distance, the stepped surface of said adjustable element resting on the stepped surface of said base element, wherein rotation or sliding of said adjustable element allows the steps of the adjustable element and the steps of the base element to mate in a manner wherein the component engaging surfaces are moved closer to or further from one another.
A tool for adjusting the relative height of at least two components of a machine, said tool comprising a shim including a base element and an adjustable element, each element including a passage, said passages configured to overlap a passage in the corresponding machine and receive a post or bolt, said base element having a component engaging surface and a stepped surface having a plurality of steps, the adjustable element having a component engaging surface and a stepped surface having a plurality of steps, at least several of said steps of one or both of the base element and the adjustable element projecting a greater distance, the stepped surface of said adjustable element resting on the stepped surface of said base element in an assembled condition, wherein rotation or sliding of said adjustable element allows the steps of the adjustable element and the steps of the base element to mate in a manner wherein the component engaging surfaces are moved closer to or further from one another.
A tool for adjusting the relative height of at least two components of a machine, said tool comprising a shim including a base element and an adjustable element, each element including a passage, said passages configured to overlap the passage in the corresponding element and receive a post or bolt, said base element having a component engaging surface and a working surface including steps or ridges, the adjustable element having a component engaging surface and a working surface having a plurality of steps or ridges, at least one of the base element and the adjustable element having steps, at least several of said steps of one or both of the base element and the adjustable element projecting a greater distance, the working surface of said adjustable element resting on the working surface of said base element in an assembled condition, wherein rotation or sliding of said adjustable element allows the steps and the opposed steps or ridges to mate in a manner wherein the component engaging surfaces are moved closer to or further from one another.
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