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US 6,669,163 B2Granted
Support apparatus and grounded equipment frame
AssigneeUniversal Support Systems LLC
InventorWilman E. Davis, Jr.
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Abstract
Support apparatus including a base, a receptacle for receiving an object, and a plurality of spaced apart buttresses connected to the base and to the receptacle, the buttresses mounting the receptacle perpendicularly with respect to the base and spaced outwardly therefrom to cause force received by the receptacle from supporting the object to be transferred and distributed to different portions of the base by the buttresses. The support may be grounded to ground supported objects.
Claims6
Support apparatus, comprising:
- a planar base;
- a hollow receptable for receiving an object;
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- a plurality of radially spaced apart buttresses having a first end connected to said base and a second end connected to an outer surface of said receptacle, said buttresses mounting said receptacle separate from and spaced above, said base and spaced outwardly from said receptacle to cause force received by said receptacle from supporting said object to be transferred and distributed to different portions of said base by said buttresses;
- and wherein at least said base, said receptacle and said buttresses are made of electrically conductive material and whereby the spacing of said receptable above said base permits the passage of air, wind, or water to decrease susceptiblity to movement of said apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.