Method and apparatus for connecting castings

Details Method and apparatus for connecting castings Method and apparatus for connecting castings

1990-05-18

1991-09-03

Kundrat, Andrew V.

Joints and connections

Interconnected flanges or shoulders

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285364, 47 23, F16D 100

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050448153

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for connecting castings includes an elongated screw having a threaded shank and head, a washer mounted on the screw, and a rigid bracket removably and operably mounted on the screw shank. Each connecting apparatus is mounted between the abutting edges of a pair of castings, so as to align and retain the castings in their aligned position. The castings each include a vertical edge having a flange therealong with a generally flat exterior surface, such that the exterior surfaces of the flanges of abutting castings will be parallel and adjacent. The connecting apparatus bracket has a pair of diverging legs which will engage the vertical flanges when moved along the screw shank towards the screw head. Each casting also includes upper and lower flanges, the flanges of a pair of castings being positioned in abutting contact so as to stack the castings. The screw of a connector apparatus is interposed between the abutting flanges with a washer abutting the exterior surfaces of the castings. A bracket is then mounted on the shank of the screw and moved toward the screw head into engagement with the abutting flanges.

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