Support structure with a connecting plug
AssigneePermavoid Limited
InventorsCarolus Hermanus van Raam, Andrew Bryan Shuttleworth, Paul David Culleton
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Abstract
Support structure for a surface area, comprising an array of base elements, interconnected for forming the base structure defining a deck, the base elements comprising at least one void for receiving a fluid and wherein the deck is provided with openings for passing fluids into and/or from said void and/or openings for interconnecting the base elements, wherein in at least one of said openings a plug has been provided, said plug provided with a connector for connecting an artefact to said plug.
Claims16
A support structure for a surface area, comprising an array of base elements, interconnected for forming the support structure defining a deck, the base elements comprising at least one void for receiving a fluid and wherein the deck is provided with at least one first opening for passing fluids into and/or from said void and at least one slot opening for interconnecting the base elements, wherein the support structure further comprises a plug, wherein in the at least one first opening or in the at least one slot opening said plug has been provided, said plug being provided with a connector for connecting an artefact to said plug,
- wherein the plug is provided with at least one wing element which extends outward from a body of the plug, such that in a first rotational position of the plug said wing element locks the plug in said at least one first opening or in said at least one slot opening, and in a second rotational position of said plug said wing element is configured to pass through said at least one first opening or through said at least one slot opening for placing and/or removing said plug from said at least one first opening or from said at least one slot opening,
- and wherein the support structure is arranged such that said plug is configured to be rotated within said at least one first opening or within said at least one slot opening around a longitudinal axis of said plug body for bringing the plug from the first position into the second position or vice versa.
A support structure for a surface area, comprising an array of base elements, interconnected for forming the support structure defining a deck, the base elements comprising at least one void for receiving a fluid and wherein the deck is provided with at least one first opening for passing fluids into and/or from said void and at least one slot opening for interconnecting the base elements, wherein the support structure further comprises a plug, wherein in the at least one first opening said plug has been provided, said plug being provided with a connector for connecting an artefact to said plug,
- wherein the plug is provided with at least one wing element which extends outward from a body of the plug, such that in a first rotational position of the plug said wing element locks the plug in said at least one first opening, and in a second rotational position of said plug said wing element is configured to pass through said at least one first opening for placing and/or removing said plug from said at least one first opening,
- and wherein the support structure is arranged such that said plug is configured to be rotated within said at least one first opening around a longitudinal axis of said plug body for bringing the plug from the first position into the second position or vice versa.
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