Support structure

Details Support structure Support structure

1978-08-21

1980-02-19

Byers, Jr., Nile C.

Bridges

Truss

Arrangement

248181, 52167, E01D 1906

Patent

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041886810

ABSTRACT:
A support structure comprising a pair of support units each including a housing and a ball stud having a ball portion placed in the housing and a shank portion formed integrally with the ball portion, the upper support unit having its ball stud shank portion extending downward from the housing fixed to an upper structure such as a bridge girder, the lower support unit having its ball stud shank portion extending upward from the housing fixedly embedded in a lower structure such as a bridge base in the position facing the upper support unit, the upper and lower support units connected to each other at their ball stud portions, and retaining member fixed on a base plate fixed on the lower structure and fitted around the shank portion of the coupled upper and lower support units.

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patent: 3311329 (1967-03-01), Lakitsky
patent: 3347002 (1967-10-01), Penkuhn
patent: 3606704 (1971-09-01), Denton
patent: 3806975 (1974-04-01), Fyfe

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