Insert for reducing movement and vibration
OwnerSimon Wehrinventor
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Abstract
A tiered, wedge-shaped insert for reducing noise and/or vibration caused by a first surface contacting a second surface, the insert having at least one upper body portion forming a top surface of the insert, one or more middle body portions, each body portion have a pair of ledges that extend along opposed front and rear surfaces of the insert, and a wedge-shaped tip, wherein the middle body portions are disposed between the upper portion and the tip. A generally wedge-shaped insert having a top surface, a wedge-shaped bottom portion, opposed front and back surfaces, and two opposed side surfaces.
Claims8
A tiered, wedge-shaped insert for reducing noise caused by a first surface contacting a second surface, the insert comprising:
- a) a deformable outer layer having an internal cavity with an open end and a closed end;
- b) a rigid core disposed within the cavity of the outer layer;
- and
- c) a tip portion coupled to the core and disposed outside the outer layer;
- wherein the outer layer forms a series of fusto-pyramidal shaped body portions that narrow in width from an upper body portion to the tip portion.
A kit comprising:
- a) a plurality of wedge-shaped inserts for reducing noise caused by a first surface contacting a second surface, each insert comprising:
- i) a deformable outer layer having an internal cavity with an open end and a closed end;
- ii) a rigid core disposed within the cavity of the outer layer;
- and
- iii) a tip portion coupled to the core and disposed outside the outer layer,
- wherein the outer layer forms a series of fusto-pyramidal shaped body portions that narrow in width from an upper body portion to the tip portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.