Patent ID: 8505265

Claim:
A method of aligning tower legs, comprising: (a) providing a survey marker at a surveyed reference location; (b) leveling a circular region about the survey marker; (c) placing a circular plate about the surveyed marker, the circular plate comprising an opening whereby the surveyed marker may be viewed; (d) placing a chair atop the circular plate, the chair comprising three legs joining at a chair seat, a threaded section threadedly disposed on the chair seat, and a conical taper disposed atop the threaded section above the chair seat; and (e) providing an alignment jig comprising a central conical alignment receptacle disposed on a hub, whereby the central conical taper mates with the central taper, whereby the alignment jig may be vertically spaced above the surveyed reference location at a specified elevation, and whereby the alignment jig is centered vertically above the survey marker.