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US 10,897,071 B2Granted
Universal adapter plate assembly
AssigneeHAECO Americas, LLC
InventorVipula Dasanayaka
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Abstract
The assembly comprises an adjustable zero-moment support having an upper fitting and a lower fitting configured together with an off-axis adjustment. The assembly may have an adapter and support assembly that includes an external fitting, an adapter plate and an adjustable zero-moment support.
Claims19
An adjustable zero-moment support assembly for connecting two mounting points to transfer load in a spatially confined area, the assembly comprising:
- (a) an upper fitting comprising at least one threaded aperture with a compression fastener having threads at a proximate portion, and wherein said compression fastener's threads retained in corresponding threads of said threaded aperture,
- and at least one non-threaded aperture adjacent said at least one threaded aperture with a tension fastener having threads at a distal portion and a threadless proximate portion, wherein said tension fastener's threadless proximate portion protrudes through said non-threaded aperture;
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- (b) a lower fitting comprising at least one threaded aperture,
- wherein said upper fitting and said lower fitting are positioned together about a compression bearing plate with an off-axis adjustment, and
- wherein said tension fastener's distal portion threads retained in corresponding threads of said lower fitting's threaded aperture,
- and wherein a distal portion of said compression fastener aligned outside of said lower fitting.
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