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US 6,938,872 B2Granted
Machine shoe for the support of machines and a method
AssigneeNGI ApS
InventorKnud Nygaard
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Abstract
A machine shoe and a method for the support of objects, such as apparatuses and machines, characterized by being tolerant to irregularities in the surface on which the object to be supported is placed. The machine shoe has a movable spindle which is secured in concealed fashion in a base by insertion into two locking rings integrated in a polymer material of a lower part of the base. The centre point between the locking rings forms the centre for the movements of the spindle.
Claims8
A machine shoe for the support of objects comprising:
- a base formed of a lower part made of a polymer material and an upper part made of metal, said base providing an upper surface shaped as part of a ball face and containing two locking rings embedded in the lower part, and
- a movable spindle which includes a lower end that extends through said upper part of said base and through said two locking rings in said lower part for attachment to said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.