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US 12,123,451 B2Granted
Offset attachment device
OwnerLance Nillinventor
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Abstract
An attachment device includes a flange, an upper shaft, and a lower shaft. The flange defines an upper surface and lower surface. The upper shaft projects from the upper surface and is centered about an upper longitudinal axis. The lower shaft projects from the lower surface and is centered about a lower longitudinal axis. The upper longitudinal axis is not collinear with the lower longitudinal axis. So configured, the attachment device allows two objects to be attached to each other with a lateral offset equal to the lateral offset between the upper shaft and the lower shaft.
Claims21
An apparatus comprising:
- a flange defining an upper surface and a lower surface;
- an upper shaft projecting from the upper surface, centered about an upper longitudinal axis, and being cylindrical for its entire length with an exposed end face;
- and
- a lower shaft projecting from the lower surface, centered about a lower longitudinal axis, and being cylindrical for its entire length with an exposed end face;
- wherein the upper longitudinal axis is not collinear with the lower longitudinal axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a flange defining an upper surface and a lower surface;
- an upper shaft projecting from the upper surface and centered about an upper longitudinal axis;
- a lower shaft projecting from the lower surface and centered about a lower longitudinal axis, the lower longitudinal axis not collinear with the upper longitudinal axis;
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- a through-hole passing through the upper shaft, the flange, and the lower shaft.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a flange defining an upper surface and a lower surface;
- an upper shaft projecting from the upper surface and centered about an upper longitudinal axis;
- a lower shaft projecting from the lower surface and centered about a lower longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of auxiliary holes passing through the flange;
- a plurality of screws;
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- a washer encircling the lower shaft;
- wherein:
- the upper longitudinal axis is not collinear with the lower longitudinal axis;
- each of the plurality of auxiliary holes is at least partially internally threaded;
- each of the plurality of screws threadably engages a respective one of the plurality of auxiliary holes;
- the washer abuts the plurality of screws;
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- a distance between the flange and the washer is determined by an extent by which the plurality of screws protrude from the flange towards the washer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.