Patent ID: 11913572
Assignee: TEAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. The method of claim 12, further including a flange gap wedge apparatus having a flange gap wedge and a wedge deployment member extending through the clamp body, and wherein the wedge deployment member is radially adjustable to position the flange gap wedge radially inward from a retracted position to an extended position to position the flange gap wedge in the central opening, and wherein the multi-bolt flange has a flange gap extending around the multi-bolt flange; and the method further comprising:
positioning the flange gap wedge from the retracted position to an extended position to wedge the flange gap wedge in the flange gap to limit compression of the multi-bolt clamp by the plurality of restraint bolts.