Foundation adapter module and deck tile system
OwnerAndrew Paddock, Jerome P. Fanucciinventors
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Abstract
A foundation adapter module includes a plate assembly having a fitting attachable to a piece of equipment to attach the equipment to a track system. An upper plate is adjustably fastenable to a lower plate for locating the fitting in any location between tracks of the track system and between tie-down points along the tracks. A deck tile system includes arch deck tiles fastenable to the track system. A further deck tile system includes flat deck tiles fastenable to a raised frame attached to the track system.
Claims19
A foundation adapter module for use with a track system having regularly spaced attachment points along regularly spaced parallel tracks, to mount a piece of equipment to the track system, comprising:
- a plate assembly comprising a lower plate and an upper plate fastened together;
- a fitting adjustably disposed to extend from an upper surface of the plate assembly for attachment to a piece of equipment;
- an adjusting mechanism adjustably fastening the upper plate to the lower plate for translation in a direction parallel to the tracks and in a direction transverse to the tracks;
- one or more slidable restraining members disposed on the plate assembly and configured to fit to the attachment points of the track system to restrain the plate assembly from vertical pullout from the track system and motion transverse to the track system, the slidable restraining members permitting sliding motion of the plate assembly along a respective track;
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- one or more locking members disposed on the plate assembly and configured to attach to the track to restrain the plate assembly from sliding motion along the track.
A deck tile system for use with a track system having regularly spaced attachment points along regularly spaced parallel tracks, comprising:
- a deck tile comprising a generally rectangular planar upper surface and parallel longitudinal edges and parallel transverse edges;
- a pair of leg elements depending from a lower portion of the deck tile and extending in longitudinal alignment with the parallel longitudinal edges of the upper surface, providing a generally arch-shaped configuration in cross section;
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- a track cover lock fastenable to the track system and extendible over the track system parallel to the longitudinal edges of the deck tile, a longitudinal edge of the track cover lock supportable by an adjacent longitudinal edge of the deck tile.
A deck tile system for use with a raised frame attachable to a track system having regularly spaced attachment points along regularly spaced parallel tracks, the raised frame comprising vertical legs and horizontal members forming a grid pattern, the horizontal members including inwardly facing lips, comprising:
- a generally flat deck tile comprising a generally rectangular planar upper surface and parallel longitudinal edges and parallel transverse edges;
- an attachment system for attaching the deck tile to the raised frame, comprising clip members attachable along the longitudinal edges of the deck tile and along the inwardly facing lips of the horizontal members of the raised frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.