Patent ID: 6152698
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: F01D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
In a method for assembling a selected plurality of articles along a holder distance in an article holder, each article including a spacer portion designed to be assembled in the article holder along the holder distance, the selected plurality of articles comprising a first group of articles each including a first spacer portion defined in part by a first dimension, and a second group of articles each including a second spacer portion defined in part by a second dimension greater than the first dimension, the first and second dimensions being designed to be disposed, when the articles are assembled in the article holder, along the holder distance, the total of the first and second dimensions of the plurality of articles being selected to be substantially the same as the holder distance within a tolerance range, the steps prior to assembly of the articles in the holder for providing a final kit of:providing a first group of the articles each including a first spacer portion having a first dimension, and a second group of articles each including a second spacer portion having a second dimension;providing a preliminary kit of the selected plurality of the articles by selecting articles from the first group and from the second group;measuring the first and second dimensions of the articles in the preliminary kit to provide measured dimensions;adding the measured first and second dimensions to provide a total measured distance for the preliminary kit; and,comparing the total measured distance with the holder distance.