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US 4,380,792 AGranted
Pivot mounting
AssigneeChloride Group Limited
InventorChristopher Terrell
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Abstract
This invention is a pivot mounting for a lamp (12) comprising a pair of journal bearings (30) and two parallel semi-circular springs (14, 16) urging the bearings towards one another, the bearings having gripping surfaces (56) for the mirror. The springs (14, 16) allow the bearings to be separated to admit the mirror which is then held by the resilience of the springs.
Claims15
A pivot mounting for an object, comprising:
- a pair of journal bearings having a common journal axis and being relatively movable along said axis, each said bearing comprising a journal component and a housing component, one of said components including an object gripping surface, wherein said object is gripped between said journal bearings by said gripping surfaces;
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- spring means urging said journal bearings towards one another along said journal axis,
- wherein said components are held together and said object is held between said gripping surfaces solely by the biasing of said spring means along said axis.
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