Patent ID: 6101706
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A mechanism for positioning a pair of hinges in aligned positions on an automobile body adjacent to a door opening, to facilitate a hinge-fastening operation, said mechanism comprising:a hinge-support fixture having first means for supporting an upper hinge and second means for supporting a lower hinge; said fixture being manually movable to a predetermined position on an automobile body;means for locating said fixture in said predetermined position on the automobile body;means carried by said fixture for releasably clamping said fixture to an automobile body to facilitate a hinge-fastener operation; andsaid fixture locating means comprising a front peg insertable into a first pre-formed locator hole in the auto body, and a rear peg insertable into a second pre-formed hole in the auto body; andmeans for stabilizing said fixture on the auto body while the fixture is being manipulated to a position wherein said pegs are aligned with the locator holes in the auto body;said stabilizing means comprising a slide element projecting from the fixture in the space above the front peg;said slide element and said pegs forming a three point support for the fixture on the auto body surface, whereby the fixture can be manipulated along the auto body surface until at least the front peg moves into the first locator hole in the auto body.