Vibration-control platform
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1. An article comprising:
- a bottom plate, wherein said bottom plate has a first major surface and a second major surface, and further wherein;
said first major surface comprises a number, n, of spaced wells;
said number, n, is between 3 and 25, inclusive; and
a size of said wells, at said first major surface, is between ½
inch and 1¼
inches, inclusive.
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Abstract
A vibration-control platform that, in some embodiments, includes a bottom plate having three or more wells. The wells receive a plurality of vibration-control elements, which are used to isolate a supported object from vibrations. In some embodiments, the vibration-control elements are rubber balls. The presence of the wells facilitates placement of the vibration-control elements under a top platform or directly under an object, especially when the object is located in a tight space, such as in a component rack, or when the object has a non-uniform weight distribution.
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1. An article comprising:
a bottom plate, wherein said bottom plate has a first major surface and a second major surface, and further wherein;
said first major surface comprises a number, n, of spaced wells;
said number, n, is between 3 and 25, inclusive; and
a size of said wells, at said first major surface, is between ½
inch and 1¼
inches, inclusive.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article comprising:
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a bottom plate, wherein said bottom plate comprises three or more spaced wells in a first major surface thereof; and
a plurality of vibration-control elements, wherein said vibration-control elements are received by at least some of said wells, one vibration-control element to a well. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An article comprising:
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a bottom plate, wherein said bottom plate comprises at least three spaced wells in a first major surface thereof; and
a plurality of resilient balls, wherein said resilient balls are received by at least some of said wells. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An article for vibration control, said article comprising a plate, wherein:
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said plate has a first major surface and a second major surface;
eight to 25 spaced-apart wells are disposed in said first major surface;
said wells have a shape that is suitable for receiving balls that have a diameter in a range of about ½
inch to 1¼
inches, inclusive; and
at least three footers are disposed on said second major surface.
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24. An article comprising:
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at least three resilient balls, wherein said balls have a diameter in a range from about ½
inch to 1¼
inches; and
at least three receivers, wherein said receivers are physically configured to receive said resilient balls. - View Dependent Claims (25, 32)
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26. A method comprising:
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providing a bottom plate, wherein said bottom plate has more than four spaced wells in a major surface thereof; and
disposing at least three vibration-control elements in at least three of said wells, one vibration-control element to one of said wells. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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