Patent ID: 8469344

Claim:
A tooling system comprising a number of elements arranged in an array wherein one of the surfaces of the elements defines one of a contoured surface and a section of a contoured surface, the tooling system further comprising a mounting structure configured to mount an element to at least one support rail extending across the array, wherein the mounting structure comprises a screw-threaded member configured to engage with a screw-threaded bore provided in the at least one support rail, said mounting structure being further configured to enable adjustment of the height of an element of the array with respect to other elements of the array, the mounting structure extending through the at least one support rail into a space defined below the at least one support rail, wherein a supporting element, formed from a resistant material and including accommodation structure for the mounting structure, is located in the space below the at least one support rail and is sized to substantially vertically fill the space between the at least one support rail and a base on which the tooling system is located.