Support For Supporting A Structure On A Surface
AssigneeFlat Pty Ltd
InventorsAntony Lawrence Pike, Duncan B. Gilmore, Raymond L. Hope
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Abstract
A support for supporting a structure on a surface, comprising at least one support element, each support element comprising a piston, a cylinder in which the piston is moveable, and a brake for maintaining the piston in a position that is stable relative to the cylinder, wherein the piston and the cylinder are arranged so that a loading associated with the structure effects an adjustment of the support element, and wherein an increase in hydraulic pressure within the cylinder, effected by the loading associated with the structure, activates the brake.
Claims18
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An adjustable support for supporting a structure on an underlying surface, the support comprising a piston cylinder assembly, the piston being moveable relative to the cylinder with one of the piston or cylinder being connected with, or forming part of, the structure and the other being associated with a contact portion operative to engage the underlying surface, and a brake for inhibiting movement of the piston relative to the cylinder, the brake being operative in response to the application of predetermined loading conditions to a portion of the support.
A braking system for a piston and cylinder assembly, the braking system comprising a brake adapted to be actuated by an increase in fluid pressure within the cylinder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.