Radiator repair jig
OwnerSarah Piepenburginventor
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Abstract
A handheld jig for placement on a radiator and associated method to repair broken welds of tabs of a radiator mounting cradle used to hold a radiator of a vehicle such as a HMMVE where the tabs may be pressed against angled surfaces of the radiator, the jig having a base, a first arm extending from the base, a second arm extending from the base, and a third arm extending from the base, the first arm, second arm and third arm each capable of holding an adjustable pin to selectively contact a tab of the cradle to press the respective contacted tabs against respective angled surfaces of the radiator.
Claims11
A jig for placement on a radiator, said jig comprising:
- a base configured to fit at a corner region of the radiator and at least partially cover an edge portion and side portions of the radiator, said base including a first port configured to receive a stud of the radiator when said jig is positioned at the corner region of the radiator and a second port configured to align with an aperture of the radiator;
- a first arm extending upward and outward from said base and having force exerting means for selectively exerting a downward force against at least one tab of a radiator mounting cradle associated with the radiator;
- a second arm extending upward and outward from said base and having second force exerting means for exerting a downward force against at least a second tab of the radiator mounting cradle;
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- a third arm extending upward from said base and having third force exerting means for exerting a downward force against at least a third tab of the radiator mounting cradle.
A handheld jig for placement on a radiator in order to apply force to tabs of a radiator mounting cradle so that the tabs may be pressed against angled surfaces of the radiator, said jig comprising:
- a base having an edge piece configured to be placed over an edge portion of the radiator, said edge piece having a first port configured to receive a stud extending from the radiator, said base having a side piece having a second port;
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- a first arm extending from said edge piece and including a first force exerting means for exerting a force against a tab of the cradle so that the tab may be pressed against an angled surface of the radiator, and a second arm extending from said base and including a second force exerting means for exerting a force against a tab of the cradle, and a third arm extending from said base and including a third force exerting means for exerting a force against a tab of the cradle, said first force exerting means connected to said first arm at a position above said first port, said second force exerting means connected to said second arm at a position above said first port, said third force exerting means connected to said third arm at a position above said first port, said first port positioned above said second port.
A jig for exerting force against separate components of an object, said jig comprising:
- a base having a first side piece generally perpendicularly connected to an edge piece and a second side piece generally perpendicularly connected to said edge piece, said first side piece said second side piece and said edge piece defining a cavity configured to receive the object, said edge piece including a first port;
- a first arm extending upward from said first side piece in a first direction and having a pin configured to exert a downward force against a component of the object;
- a second arm extending upward from said second side piece in the first direction and having a second pin configured to exert a downward force against a second component of the object;
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- a third arm extending upward from said edge piece in the first direction and having a third pin configured to exert a downward force against a third component of the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.