Patent ID: 11969847
Assignee: METROLOGYWORKS, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A method of performing a process on a part using a modular fixture plate system comprising: a first fixture plate having a top surface and a plurality of side edges, each of the side edges extending perpendicular to the top surface and at least two adjoining side edges of the plurality of side edges perpendicular to each other and at least one recessed corner between the two adjoining side edges having a corner contour; and a keystone comprising a shape with 90-degree rotational symmetry and a keystone contour corresponding to the corner contour, wherein the first fixture plate is matable to a second fixture plate using the keystone, wherein each of the side edges and the one or more recessed corners comprises at least one magnet embedded therein and the keystone comprises a ferromagnetic material which is magnetically attached to the one or more recessed corner of the fixture plate, the method comprising:
installing the first fixture plate on a worksurface;
installing a part to be processed on the second fixture plate using fixturing components;
mating the second fixture plate to the first fixture plate using the keystone.