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US 12,000,759 B2Granted
Shaking device
AssigneeRussell Innovations Pty Ltd
InventorAdrian Russell
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Abstract
The present invention relates to shaking devices and in particular to shaking devices for use in earthquake simulations. The shaking devices may be capable of imposing movement along more than one axis. Those skilled in the art will understand that the devices described herein have a broad range of applications.
Claims16
A shaking device comprising:
- a base;
- a lower support platform slidably mounted to the base;
- an upper support platform slidably mounted to the lower support platform;
- a stage moveably disposed above the upper support platform;
- and
- a pair of scissor arms connecting the stage to the upper support platform and the lower support platform, wherein the pair of scissor arms comprises:
- a first scissor arm rotatably connected to one of the upper support platform or the lower support platform, and rotatably connected to the stage;
- and
- a second scissor arm rotatably connected to the upper support platform if the first scissor arm is rotatably connected to the lower support platform or the lower support platform if the first scissor arm is rotatably connected to the upper support platform, and rotatably connected to the first scissor arm at a position between the upper support platform and the stage.
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A shaking device comprising:
- a base;
- a lower support platform slidably mounted to the base;
- an upper support platform slidably mounted to the base;
- a stage moveably disposed above the upper support platform;
- and
- a pair of scissor arms connecting the stage to the upper support platform and the lower support platform, wherein the pair of scissor arms comprises:
- a first scissor arm rotatably connected to one of the upper support platform and the lower support platform, and rotatably connected to the stage;
- and
- a second scissor arm rotatably connected to the other of the upper support platform and the lower support platform, and rotatably connected to the first scissor arm at a position between the upper support platform and the stage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.