Patent ID: 7310865

Claim:
A tool for setting a gap between a pair of panels including a first panel movably attached at a first mounting location and a second panel fixedly attached at a second mounting location, the panels being spaced apart to define a gap between the panels, comprising: a first body portion adapted to be releasably attached to the first panel, said first body portion including an elongated aperture formed therein; a guide rod extending across a length of said elongated aperture; a pair of springs mounted on said guide rod in said elongated aperture; a second body portion adapted to be releasably attached to the second panel; an actuator having an axis of movement and operatively engaging said first body portion and said second body portion for moving said first body portion relative to said second body portion along said axis of movement; and a pin having a predetermined diameter mounted in said elongated slot between said pair of springs, said pair of springs resiliently biasing said pin toward a center portion of said elongated slot, said pin operatively engaging said guide rod such that said pin is slidable in said elongated slot; whereby when said first and second body portions are each attached to the respective first and second panels and said pin extends into the gap between the panels, said second body portion is moved relative to the first body portion until the first and second panels contact the pin thereby setting the gap at said predetermined diameter.