Patent ID: 8683900

Claim:
A torch guide device comprising: a cradle assembly coupled to a rail assembly, wherein the cradle assembly is configured for holding a torch to align a torch tip of the torch to a target material, and wherein the cradle assembly is movable along a rail of the rail assembly for cutting the target material with the torch along a cutting path; a connector member coupling the cradle assembly to the rail assembly, wherein the connector member comprises a pivot for pivoting the cradle assembly relative to the rail assembly; and wherein the cradle assembly comprises a first adjustable stop, and wherein the first adjustable stop is configured to pivot to contact the rail of the rail assembly when the cradle assembly is in at least a first position; wherein the first adjustable stop comprises a first length extending from a first opening in the cradle assembly, wherein the first length comprises an adjustable first distance between a first location on the first adjustable stop where the first adjustable stop exits the first opening and a second location on the first adjustable stop where the first adjustable stop is configured to make contact with the rail of the rail assembly, when the cradle assembly is in the first position; wherein the first distance is adjustable by movement of the first adjustable stop through the first opening to adjust the first length and to change the first location on the first adjustable stop where the first adjustable stop exits the first opening; and wherein the adjustable first distance establishes a first orientation of the torch tip relative to the target material.