Patent ID: 8109429
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of mounting a tooling member on a frame in a component positioning apparatus, the method comprising: providing a mounting bracket having a base including a threaded aperture and at least one downward extending leg for mounting a respective tooling member including a through aperture; positioning the mounting bracket leg adjacent to a frame; fixedly mounting the base on the frame; positioning the tooling member on the base concentrically aligning the tooling member through aperture and the base threaded aperture; installing a single central fastener bolt through the aligned apertures, the fastener bolt having a head, an elongate shaft having a threaded portion opposite the head and a reduced diameter portion positioned between the head and the threaded portion; and threadibly engaging the fastener threaded portion with the base threaded aperture to mount the tooling member to the base, the reduced diameter portion sized to breakaway in response to a predetermined impact force against the tooling member.