Patent ID: 8894368

Claim:
A device for aligning tip shrouds, comprising: a. a platform connected to a radial tip of an airfoil; b. a first projection that extends circumferentially across at least a portion of said platform, said first projection extending radially outwardly from a top surface of said platform, said first projection having an end portion which is perpendicular to said top surface; c. a first complementary alignment feature defined on said end portion of said first projection; d. a second projection that extends circumferentially across at least a portion of said platform parallel to said first projection, said second projection extending radially outwardly from said top surface of said platform, said second projection having an end portion which is perpendicular to said top surface; and e. a second complementary alignment feature defined on said end portion of said second projection; f. wherein one of said first and second complementary alignment features is defined by a protrusion and the other of said first and second complementary alignment features is defined by a recess.