Counterweight assembly
AssigneeSSW Holding Company, Inc.
InventorJeffrey Alan Ambrose
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Abstract
A counterweight assembly includes a counterweight and at least one retention member. The counterweight is formed of concrete or other heavy aggregate material. The at least one retention member is coupled to the counterweight and extends outwardly away from the counterweight. The at least one retention member is further adapted to be at least partly disposed through an aperture in a counterweight receiving component such as an appliance component to retain the counterweight in operable connection with the counterweight receiving component.
Claims18
A counterweight assembly, comprising:
- a counterweight formed of concrete or other heavy aggregate material;
- at least one retention member coupled to the counterweight and extending outwardly away from the counterweight, the at least one retention member adapted to be at least partly disposed through an aperture in a counterweight receiving component to retain the counterweight in operable connection with the counterweight receiving component.
A counterweight assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a counterweight assembly at least partly formed of concrete or other heavy aggregate material;
- a counterweight receiving component defining at least one aperture;
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- at least one retention member coupled to the counterweight and extending outwardly away from the counterweight, the at least one retention member disposed at least partly through the at least one aperture and in frictional engagement with the counterweight receiving component, thereby attaching the counterweight to the counterweight receiving component without additional hardware.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.