Vertical spring wedge

A vertical spring wedge for restoring a tight fitup against an adjacent structure, the vertical spring wedge comprising:

• a U-shaped bracket including bracket legs and a cross member that define a width dimension and a length dimension of the bracket in a width/length plane, the bracket comprising a pair of tapered guiding portions on the bracket legs and a pair of bracket holes in the cross member;
• and
• a pair of wedge assemblies coupled with the bracket, each of the wedge assemblies including a wedge segment attached to a spring-loaded guide rod, the guide rods being disposed in the bracket holes and displaceable in the bracket holes between a retracted position and an extended position,
• wherein the wedge segments engage the guiding portions, and wherein the bracket and wedge assemblies are structurally configured to have a first width in a thickness plane perpendicular to the width/length plane when the guide rods are in the retracted position and have a second width in the thickness plane wider than the first width when the guide rods are in the extended position.