Patent ID: 11897101
Assignee: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A flexible implement positioner securably positionable about a juncture of two abutting tubes having abutting flanges, the implement positioner comprising:
a plurality of body segments each having an inner concave surface hingedly connected to one another, a proximal one of the body segments having a lock surface and a distal one of the body segments having a lock lever hingedly mounted thereon, the lock lever being positionable in engagement with the lock surface and pivotal to lockably engage the lock lever with the lock surface,
wherein the body segments include a first finger located adjacent a first side of the inner concave surface and extending perpendicular to and away from the inner concave surface, and a second finger located adjacent an opposite second side of the inner concave surface and extending perpendicular to and away from the inner concave surface parallel to and spaced apart from the first finger, the body segments being hingedly connected to one another with the first fingers aligned with one another and the second fingers aligned with one another, the first fingers configured for engaging one of the abutting flanges and the second fingers are configured for engaging the other one of the abutting flanges; and
an implement mount extending outwardly from one or more of the body segments,
wherein the implement positioner is installable around a cylindrical body by encircling the body segments around the abutting flanges of the abutting tubes with the inner concave surface of each body segment engageable with both of the flanges of the abutting tubes and the implement positioner is lockably secured around the abutting flanges by engaging the lock lever with the lock surface to secure the body segments about the abutting flanges with the implement mount extending outwardly from the abutting flanges.