Patent ID: 7021597

Claim:
A tool for use in the installation of a pair of sensors in a system utilizing an output from the sensors and requiring that the sensors be aligned in a predetermined manner for their proper operation, comprising: a pair of brackets whose position is adjustable relative to each other, one of the brackets used with a first mounting base for a first of the sensors, and the other bracket used with a second mounting base for a second of the sensors; means for adjusting the position of the brackets relative to each other and including a bar fixedly attached to one of the brackets and adjustably attached to the other of the brackets, the bar allowing the brackets to have a predetermined gap between them and the brackets to be aligned to each other; and, means for aligning the second mounting base with respect to the first mounting base, after the first mounting base has been installed so the second mounting base is aligned with the first mounting base and the first sensor with the second sensor, and including a pair of adjustment rods which are temporarily attached to one of the bases while the bases are aligned and then removed for installation of a sensor to the base.