Arrangement for placing and maintaining reinforcing members in predetermined relationship relative to a weldment component

An arrangement for supporting reinforcing members as they are welded to a plate including:

• a. support means including a pair of I beams extending longitudinally and parallel to each other in spaced relation;
• b. a plurality of spaced members to guide and support the reinforcing members as they are welded to the plate;
• c. means connecting said members to said support means;
• d. means for simultaneously moving said spaced members on said connecting means longitudinally of said support means including:
• 1. motor means;
• 2. a pair of lead screws extending longitudinally of said support means and in spaced, parallel relation to each other;
• 3. shaft means connected for rotation by said motor means extending transversely of said lead screws;
• 4. spaced worm gear means mounted on said shaft means and engaged with said lead screws;
• 5. additional shaft means extending transversely of said lead screws and rotatably mounted in each of said spaced members;
• 6. additional spaced worm gear means mounted on said additional shaft means and engaged with said lead screws;
• 7. control means carried by each of said spaced members to control rotation of said additional shaft means whereby rotation of said shaft means rotates said lead screws and simultaneously moves said spaced members therealong;
• and
• e. additional means moving said spaced members independently of each other longitudinally of said support means.