Method and arrangement for orienting objects on support structures

Arrangement for anchoring objects to a support formed with an anchoring hole, comprising an elongated element having a leading anchoring portion insertable into the hole for anchoring therein, and a trailing carrying portion outside the hole for supporting an object at a distance from the support;

• a fixing member having a surface and being fixedly mountable in the hole so that said surface faces outwardly of the hole, said fixing member including a passage through which said elongated element passes with clearance and having first engaging elements;
• a plate member overlying said surface of said fixing member, said plate member being connected to said trailing portion of said elongted element and having a pair of elongated slots;
• means for positioning said plate member relative to said fixing member by moving said elongated element in said clearance to thereby orient the object supported on said elongated element relative to the support;
• and second engaging elements for respectively threadedly engaging said first engaging elements.

A method of arranging an object at a distance relative to a support formed with an anchoring hole utilizing a fixing member having a passage, an elongated element and a plate member, the method comprising the steps of fixedly mounting the fixing member in the hole;

• inserting the elongated element through the passage with clearance so that leading and trailing portions of the element are respectively located within and outside of the hole;
• mounting an object on the trailing portion of the element;
• juxtaposing the plate member over the fixing member and connecting the plate member to the elongated element;
• moving the elongated element relative to the passage and the hole between any of a plurality of positions relative to the fixing member to thereby move the object mounted on the element relative to the support in dependence upon such movement of the elongated element;
• and anchoring the leading portion in the hole at a selected one of said positions to thereby fix the object at a predetermined orientation relative to the support.