Patent ID: 6983525

Claim:
An alignment clamp assembly for aligning first and second plates comprising: a clamp body member including a mounting element and a force applicator element, said mounting element being generally laterally spaced from said force applicator element and including a generally arcuately extended semi-cylindrical socket portion; an anchor member, said anchor member being generally cylindrical and including a generally cylindrical external surface and generally axially opposed end rim portions, each of said end rim portions including a plurality of generally circumferentially disposed spot mounting locations, said anchor member being adapted to being breakably spot affixed to said first plate at one of said spot mounting locations, said generally arcuately extended semi-cylindrical socket portion being adapted to engaging and disengaging said anchor member, said mounting element being adapted to applying a first force in a first direction through said anchor member to said first plate, said force applicator element being adapted to applying a second force in a second direction to said second plate, said first and second directions being generally opposed to one another, at least one of said mounting and force applicator elements being incrementally adjustable generally along one of said first and second directions.