Patent ID: 8177047

Claim:
An apparatus for transporting a first workpiece assembly, the apparatus comprising: a pallet having a rectangular base, a first support member and a second support member, the base having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the first support member having first end fixed to the first edge of the base and the second support member having a first end fixed to the second edge of the base; a universal fixture having a frame, a first and a second support arms, and a first, a second and a third workpiece mounts, the frame having a first member and a second member opposite the first member, a first end of the first support arm fixed to the first member of the frame and a first end of the second support arm fixed to the second member of the frame, the first, second and third workpiece mounts fixed to at least the first and second members of the frame, the universal fixture rotatably supported by the first and second support members of the fixture pallet through the first and second support arms; and an adaptable fixture having a frame, a first, a second and a third fixture mounts and a first, a second and a third workpiece mounts, the frame having a top and a bottom surface, the fixture mounts disposed on the bottom surface of the frame and aligned with the workpiece mounts of the universal fixture, the first, second and third workpiece mounts of the adaptable fixture disposed on the top surface of the frame and aligned with a first, second and third locator of the workpiece assembly.