Universal pedestal mounting assembly
AssigneeRelease Marine Inc.
InventorsSamuel M. Peters, Matt Hecht
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Abstract
A universal pedestal mounting assembly includes a lower support structure securable on a supporting surface, an adapter coupled with the lower support structure, and a pedestal tube positioned over the adapter. The adapter is sized corresponding to the pedestal tube. An upper support structure is positioned on the pedestal tube and is configured to secure a component supported on the universal pedestal mounting assembly. A rod is secured between the lower support structure and the upper support structure. The assembly enables pedestal tubes of various sizes to be mounted using the same hardware.
Claims11
A universal pedestal mounting assembly comprising:
- a deck plate securable to a supporting surface;
- a lower puck fixed to the deck plate;
- an adapter positioned over the lower puck;
- a pedestal tube positioned over the adapter, wherein the adapter is sized corresponding to the pedestal tube;
- an under-mount plate assembly positioned on the pedestal tube on a side of the pedestal tube opposite from the deck plate, the under-mount plate assembly including an under-mount plate and an upper puck fixed to the under-mount plate, wherein the under-mount plate assembly is oriented such that the upper puck is on a side of the under-mount plate that is facing the lower puck;
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- a rod secured between the upper puck and the lower puck, the rod connecting the under-mount plate assembly to the deck plate, wherein the rod is a threaded rod, wherein the lower puck comprises a threaded hole, and wherein the rod is secured through the upper puck and threaded into the threaded hole of the lower puck without directly engaging the under-mount plate, the rod acting between the lower puck and the upper puck to compress the deck plate and the under-mount plate on the pedestal tube.
A method of mounting a pedestal to a deck using a universal pedestal mounting assembly, the method comprising:
- securing a deck plate to the deck;
- fixing a lower puck directly to the deck plate;
- positioning an adapter over the lower puck;
- positioning a pedestal tube over the adapter, wherein the adapter is sized corresponding to the pedestal tube;
- fixing an upper puck to an under-mount plate, and positioning the under-mount plate and upper puck on the pedestal tube;
- connecting the under-mount plate to the deck plate by connecting a rod between the upper puck and the lower puck without directly engaging the under-mount plate;
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- compressing the deck plate and the under-mount plate on the pedestal tube with the rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.