Claims
- 1. A method of multiplying force comprising the following steps:
- (a) providing a pair of members, each having a plurality of separated passageways therealong, the passageways of one of said members having different spacings than those of the other of said members so that when said members are positioned adjacent each other with their respective passageways also adjacent each other, at least one pair of passageways of said respective members will be at least partially aligned so as to form a common passageway through said members,
- (b) providing a lever having a tapered tip at one end thereof,
- (c) inserting said one end of said lever into said common passageway so that said lever extends through both members of said pair, and
- (d) moving the other end of said lever in a general arc about a fulcrum at the point where said lever passes through said members such that:
- (1) said lever will first contact respectively opposite sides of said two passageways which form said common passageway, and then,
- (2) said lever will press said respectively opposite sides of said two passageways in respectively opposite directions, such that
- (i) said lever will pry each member against the other member and,
- (ii) said members will thereupon be pried and forced to move with respect to each other into a different degree of alignment with multiplied force.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further including the step of inserting a locking pin into another pair of passageways which are at least partially-aligned after said lever has been used to force said members to move with respect to each other.
- 3. A method of multiplying force comprising the following steps:
- (a) providing a pair of elongated members, each having a plurality of separated passageways therealong, the passageways of both of said members having uniform spacings, the spacings of the passageways of one of said members being different than those of the other of said members so that when said members are positioned adjacent each other with their respective passageways also adjacent each other, at least one pair of passageways of said respective members will be at least partially aligned so as to form a common passageway through said members,
- (b) providing a lever having a tapered tip at one end thereof,
- (c) inserting said one end of said lever into said common passageway so that said lever extends through both members of said pair, and
- (d) moving the other end of said lever in a general arc about a fulcrum at the point where said lever passes through said members such that:
- (1) said lever will contact respectively opposite sides of said two passageways which form said common passageway, and then,
- (2) said lever will press said respectively opposite sides of said two passageways in respectively opposite directions, such that
- (i) said lever will pry each member against the other member and,
- (ii) said members will thereupon be pried and forced to move with respect to each other into a different degree of alignment with multiplied force.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein said step of locking said members comprises inserting a locking pin into another pair of said passageways which are at least partially-aligned.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of Ser. No. 266,500 filed 5-22-81, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,449,704, granted May 22, 1984.
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