Claims
- 1. A process for anchoring support structure with respect to a floor of a manufacturing facility comprising the steps of:
roughly positioning at least one floor anchor plate with respect to a path of travel of workpieces; fixedly anchoring the at least one floor anchor plate to the floor of the manufacturing facility; accurately positioning at least one stud with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate with a position locating device; and fixedly attaching the at least one stud with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate after the positioning step.
- 2. The process of claim 1 further comprising the step of:
positioning a template with respect to the at least one floor anchor plates, the template defining at least one aperture positionable with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate.
- 3. The process of claim 2 further comprising the step of:
individually attaching a plurality of studs with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate, while the at least one stud is held in a located position by the at least one aperture with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate.
- 4. The process of claim 1 further comprising the step of:
slidably engaging the support structure with respect to the first stud after the engaging step.
- 5. The process of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
threadingly engaging a lower nut with respect to the at least one stud; and supporting the support structure with the lower nut.
- 6. The process of claim 1 further comprising the step of:
turning the nut with respect to the at least one stud to adjust an elevation of the support structure with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate.
- 7. A process for anchoring support structure with respect to a floor of a manufacturing facility comprising the steps of:
fixedly anchoring at least one first floor anchor plate and at least one second floor anchor plates with respect to a path of travel of workpieces along the floor of the manufacturing facility, wherein each of the at least one first floor anchor plate and at least one second floor anchor plate are individually roughly positioned along a transversely extending line to the path of travel and are roughly located equidistantly on opposite sides of the path of travel with respect to one another; positioning a template with respect to the at least one first floor anchor plate and at least one second floor anchor plate, the template defining at least one first aperture positionable adjacent the first floor anchor plate and at least one second aperture positionable adjacent the second floor anchor plate; locating at least one first stud and at least one second stud within the at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture within the template with respect to the first floor anchor plate and the second floor anchor plate respectively; and fixedly connecting the at least one first stud and the at least one second stud to the corresponding first and second floor anchor plates respectively while being accurately located with the template.
- 8. The process of claim 7 further comprising the steps of:
threadingly engaging a lower nut with respect to the first stud; operably engaging the first stud within a footplate of the support structure; and supporting the support structure in a desired elevation with the lower nut engaged on the threaded stud of the first floor anchor plate.
- 9. The process of claim 8 further comprising the step of:
turning the lower nut with respect to the first stud to selectively change a desired elevation of the support structure with respect to the first floor anchor plate.
- 10. An anchoring system for a support structure with respect to a floor of a manufacturing facility comprising:
means roughly positioning at least one floor anchor plate with respect to a path of travel of workpieces; means for fixedly anchoring the at least one floor anchor plate to the floor of the manufacturing facility; means for accurately positioning at least one stud with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate with a position locating device; and means for fixedly attaching the at least one stud with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate after the positioning step.
- 11. The anchoring system of claim 10 further comprising:
means for positioning a template with respect to the at least one floor anchor plates, the template defining at least one aperture positionable with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate.
- 12. The anchoring system of claim 11 further comprising:
means for individually attaching a plurality of studs with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate, while the at least one stud is held in a located position by the at least one aperture with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate.
- 13. The anchoring system of claim 10 further comprising:
means for slidably engaging the support structure with respect to the first stud after the engaging step.
- 14. The anchoring system of claim 10 further comprising:
means for threadingly engaging a lower nut with respect to the at least one stud; and means for supporting the support structure with the lower nut.
- 15. The anchoring system of claim 10 further comprising:
means for turning the nut with respect to the at least one stud to adjust an elevation of the support structure with respect to the at least one floor anchor plate.
- 16. An anchoring system for a support structure with respect to a floor of a manufacturing facility comprising:
means for fixedly anchoring at least one first floor anchor plate and at least one second floor anchor plates with respect to a path of travel of workpieces along the floor of the manufacturing facility, wherein each of the at least one first floor anchor plate and at least one second floor anchor plate are individually roughly positioned along a transversely extending line to the path of travel and are roughly located equidistantly on opposite sides of the path of travel with respect to one another; means for positioning a template with respect to the at least one first floor anchor plate and at least one second floor anchor plate, the template defining at least one first aperture positionable adjacent the first floor anchor plate and at least one second aperture positionable adjacent the second floor anchor plate; means for locating at least one first stud and at least one second stud within the at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture within the template with respect to the first floor anchor plate and the second floor anchor plate respectively; and means for fixedly connecting the at least one first stud and the at least one second stud to the corresponding first and second floor anchor plates respectively while being accurately located with the template.
- 17. The anchoring system of claim 16 further comprising:
means for threadingly engaging a lower nut with respect to the first stud; means for operably engaging the first stud within a footplate of the support structure; and means for supporting the support structure in a desired elevation with the lower nut engaged on the threaded stud of the first floor anchor plate.
- 18. The anchoring system of claim 17 further comprising:
means for turning the lower nut with respect to the first stud to selectively change a desired elevation of the support structure with respect to the first floor anchor plate.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the priority date of co-pending Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/483,498, filed Jun. 27, 2003, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60483498 |
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