Patent ID: 9636786
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B23K,F16B

Claim:
1. A locator bushing mechanism for modular welding tables, comprising, a locator bushing mechanism configured to engage to a welding table, wherein the locator bushing mechanism comprises: a cylindrical bushing further having a larger tapered flange at the upper end and a cylindrical protrusion at the lower end, wherein the cylindrical protrusion at the lower end has a smaller diameter than the cylindrical bushing; a cylindrical recess portion is made at the upper end and a cylindrical through hole is made at the lower end, said recess portion and said through hole is made along the axial direction of said cylindrical bushing; a screw with its nut portion sized to fit inside the cylindrical recess portion and its threaded stem portion sized to fit inside the through hole portion, wherein the screw engages the welding table; and wherein the height of said cylindrical bushing is smaller than the thickness of a plate of a modular welding table, creating a gap between the surface of said cylindrical bushing and top surface of a table frame.