Retractable storage lug
AssigneeThe Babcock & Wilcox Company
InventorDonald L. Goddard
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Abstract
A rotatable and retractable storage lug (50), especially suited for, but not limited to, nuclear reactor applications is claimed. The lug (50) is equipped with a rotatable and slidable weight-cylinder assembly (76 and 64) in coaxial relationship with a pivoted support beam (60). Furthermore, the weight-cylinder assembly (76 and 64) and support beam (60) are connected together by a lockable channel (70 and 70A), groove (68 and 68A) and pin (62 and 62A) arrangement. By rotating the cylinder (64), the support beam (60) will assume either a horizontal or working position or a vertical or stored position.
Claims14
A support device for stacking and storing articles comprising a pair of parallel support plates, a pair of opposed independent coplanar pins extending inwardly from the plates, support means disposed between the plates and pivotally suspended by the pins, the pins partially extending through the support means, a cylindrical member slidably and coaxially disposed within the support means, the member slidably and rotatably engaging the pins, a weight attached to the member, means for rotating the member and means for affixing the device to the article to be stored.
In combination with an indexing fixture including at least two apertures, a support device for storing the fixture above similarly sized articles, the device comprising a pair of parallel support plates, a pair of opposed independent coplanar pins extending inwardly from the plates, support means disposed between the plates and pivotally suspended by the pins, the pins partially extending through the support means, a cylindrical member slidably and coaxially disposed within the support means, the member slidably and rotatably engaging the pins, a weight attached to the member, and means for securing the device about each aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.