Multi-purpose mounting devices for mounting electrical packages to airborne objects
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsJames L. Porter, Matthew Glenn Murphy, Jesse H. Blake
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Abstract
Embodiments of a multi-purpose mounting device for mounting an electrical device to a structure coupled to an airborne object are provided. In one embodiment, the multi-purpose mounting device includes an adapter member and a slide member coupled to the adapter member. The slide member is radially spaced apart from the adapter member to form an open slot, which is configured to receive a portion of the external structural therein to secure the multi-purpose mounting device to the airborne object. A first mounting surface is provided on one of the adapter member and the slide member and configured to support the electrical device.
Claims19
A multi-purpose mounting device for mounting a first electrical device to an external structure of an airborne object, the multi-purpose mounting device comprising:
- an adapter member;
- a slide member coupled to the adapter member and radially spaced apart therefrom to form an open slot, the open slot configured to receive a portion of the external structural therein to secure the multi-purpose mounting device to the external structure of the airborne object;
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- a first mounting surface provided on one of the adapter member and the slide member and configured to support the first electrical device.
A method for retrofitting an electrical device to an external structure of an airborne object having a conical housing section, the method comprising the steps of:
- disposing a generally cylindrical faring around the conical housing section to provide an external structure and to form an annular clearance between the conical housing section and the faring;
- providing a multi-purpose mounting device having an adapter portion, a transverse portion fixedly coupled to the adapter portion, and a slide portion attachable to the transverse portion wherein the transverse portion spaces the slide portion from the adapter portion to have an annular gap for receiving a portion of the cylindrical fairing;
- securing the adapter portion of the multi-purpose mounting device within the annular clearance between the conical housing section and the faring;
- and attaching the slide portion of the multi-purpose mounting device to the transverse portion of the multi-purpose electrical device to encompass a portion of the cylindrical fairing within the annular gap formed between the slide portion and the adapter portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.