Weldment bolting system including a rod bolt dowel

Abstract

A bolting system for securing a first weldment including two spaced apart wall members, and a cross member connected to and extending between the wall members, to a second weldment including a wall member adjacent and in face to face contact with one of the first weldment wall members. The bolting system comprises a first plurality of least two openings in the one of second weldment wall member and the adjacent first weldment wall member, and a second opening in the other of the spaced apart first weldment wall members. The first plurality of openings are larger than the second opening. The bolting system further includes a rod bolt dowel in a tight fit in the first plurality of openings, the rod bolt dowel having an enlarged end which will not pass through the first plurality of openings, and having an opening through its center aligned with the second opening. The bolting system further includes a rod bolt loosely fitted in the rod bolt dowel opening and in the second opening, the rod bolt having a nut on the first end providing an enlargement that will not pass through either the rod bolt dowel opening or the second opening, and a nut releasably secured to the other end of the rod bolt and providing an enlargement that will not pass through either the rod bolt dowel opening or the second opening.

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