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US 11,077,000 B2Granted
Track assembly
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsCaitlin Marie Braun, Brandon David Naber, Levi Joseph Scheenstra, Michael Joseph Hernandez
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Abstract
A track assembly for mounting a movable object includes a track having a web and at least one flange joined with the web. A stop assembly is mounted to the track at the web by a releasable connection and configured to engage the flange to form a moment restraint for the connection of the stop assembly to the web.
Claims20
A track assembly for mounting a movable object, the track assembly comprising:
- a track, the track having a web and at least one flange joined with the web;
- and
- a stop assembly mounted to the track at the web by a connection, and the stop assembly configured to engage the flange to provide a moment restraint for the stop assembly via the flange of the track.
A track assembly comprising:
- a track;
- and
- a stop assembly mounted to the track, the stop assembly having a bumper and a dead stop member, the bumper including a base and a bearing member cantilevered from the base by a bumper arm, and the dead stop member straddling the bumper arm when mounted to the track.
A track assembly for mounting a movable object, the track assembly comprising:
- a track, the track having a web and at least one flange joined with the web;
- and
- a stop assembly mounted to the track at the web by a fastener, the fastener having a property, the stop assembly having a bumper and a dead stop member, the dead stop member engaging the web through the bumper and having a bearing surface, the fastener extending through the dead stop member and through the bearing surface to engage the web, and the bearing surface having a ratio to the property in a range of 18 to 27, optionally 39 to 40, or optionally greater than 40.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.