Patent ID: 7627074

Claim:
A vertical spring wedge for restoring a tight fitup against an adjacent structure, the vertical spring wedge comprising: a U-shaped bracket including a pair of guiding portions and a pair of bracket holes, the guiding portions defining a width dimension and a length dimension of the bracket in a width/length plane; and a pair of wedge assemblies coupled with the bracket, each of the wedge assemblies including a wedge segment attached to a spring-loaded guide rod, the guide rods being disposed in the bracket holes and displaceable in the bracket holes between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the wedge segments engage the guiding portions, and wherein the bracket and wedge assemblies are structurally configured to have a first width in a thickness plane perpendicular to the width/length plane when the guide rods are in the retracted position and to have a second width in the thickness plane wider than the first width when the guide rods are in the extended position.