US 11,969,847 B2
Modular fixture plate alignment system
Eric S. Becker, Spirit Lake, IA (US); and Joel R. Gorden, Grain Valley, MO (US)
Assigned to METROLOGYWORKS, INC., Buckner, MO (US)
Filed by MetrologyWorks, Inc., Buckner, MO (US)
Filed on May 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/325,198.
Prior Publication US 2022/0371145 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B23Q 37/00 (2006.01); B23Q 1/03 (2006.01)
CPC B23Q 37/005 (2013.01) [B23Q 1/032 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular fixture plate system comprising:
a first fixture plate comprising:
a top surface;
a plurality of side edges, each of the side edges extending perpendicular to the top surface and at least two adjoining side edges of the plurality of side edges perpendicular to each other; and
at least one recessed corner between the two adjoining side edges having a corner contour;
and
a keystone comprising a shape with 90-degree rotational symmetry and a keystone contour corresponding to the corner contour, wherein the first fixture plate is matable with a second fixture plate using the keystone;
wherein each of the side edges and the at least one recessed corner further comprises at least one magnet embedded in the side edge and the keystone further comprises a ferromagnetic material which is magnetically attached to the at least one recessed corner of the first fixture plate.