Power assembly crab plate for engine

A crab plate for securing a power assembly of an engine, comprising:

• a body including a length direction oriented with respect to a central longitudinal plane, a width direction normal to the central longitudinal plane, and a thickness direction extending between a top surface and a bottom surface of the body;
• the body further including a generally double-arrow shape including an arrowhead portion located at each of a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end of the body, wherein the body further includes:
• a pair of retaining holes extending through the thickness of the body, the pair of retaining holes located along the central longitudinal plane;
• a pair of wing portions forming laterally outward opposite sides of the body, the wing portions each include a pair of longitudinally spaced cutout portions;
• and
• a protruding contact pad on the bottom surface of each of the wing portions, the contact pads each terminate longitudinally at the cutout portions.

A crab plate for securing a power assembly of an engine, comprising:

• a body including a length direction oriented with respect to a central longitudinal plane, a width direction normal to the central longitudinal plane, and a thickness direction extending between a top surface and a bottom surface of the body;
• the body further including a generally double-arrow shape including an arrowhead portion located at each of a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end of the body, wherein the body further includes:
• a pair of retaining holes extending through the thickness of the body, the pair of retaining holes located along the central longitudinal plane;
• a pair of wing portions forming laterally outward opposite sides of the body, the wing portions each include a pair of longitudinally spaced cutout portions;
• and
• a protruding contact pad on the bottom surface of each of the wing portions, the contact pads each having a surface area within a range of approximately 5 to 5.5 inches squared.