Patent ID: 7437815

Claim:
A system adapted to cooperate with an aperture forming tool, the system comprising: a) a tube including a wall and an end portion; b) at least one fastener; c) a tube insert at least partially disposed within the end portion of the tube, the tube insert including a first registration structure, an outer surface, and at least one cavity in the outer surface for reception of the at least one fastener; and d) an alignment fixture including a second registration structure adapted to cooperate with the first registration structure of the tube insert to inhibit a relative movement between the alignment fixture and the tube insert, wherein the tube is disposed between the tube insert and the alignment fixture, such that the alignment fixture further includes at least one alignment device adapted to receive at least a portion of a tool to assist in forming at least one aperture through the wall of the tube at at least one predetermined location, such that the at least one aperture through the wall of the tube is aligned with the at least one cavity in the outer surface of the tube insert for utilization of the at least one fastener in attachment of the tube to the tube insert.