Vibration and shock absorbing mounting assembly for a retroreflector assembly
First Claim
1. A vibration and shock absorbing mounting assembly for a retroreflector, comprising:
- a base member, used in part for securing said assembly to a supporting structure;
a plurality of resilient support members attached to and extending from said base member along first surfaces thereof; and
a plurality of mounting blocks, wherein at least one mounting block of said plurality of mounting blocks is attached to at least one other surface of each one of said resilient support members of said plurality of resilient support members;
wherein said retroreflector is mounted to said mounting assembly on said plurality of mounting blocks.
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Abstract
A flexible mounting assembly is provided for a retroreflector assembly. The mounting assembly has a base member comprising three radial arms situated at substantially 120° from each other. In a preferred embodiment, a connector is mounted to the end of each arm, with the connector connecting the arm of the base to a resilient support member. Each support member has a pair of co-planar receiving surfaces, for receipt thereon of a mounting block, which mounting block is adhered to the underside of the retroreflector. The co-planar receiving surfaces of each of the support members are separated by a notch in the structure of the support member. In other embodiments, the radial arms of the mounting member and the connectors can be uniformly formed members. Another embodiment could have the mounting blocks an integrally formed part of the support members; i.e., integrally extending out from the co-planar surfaces. In yet further embodiments, the mounting blocks could be a pair of mounting blocks for each support member, instead of a single mounting block that spans the notch under and between the co-planar receiving surfaces. Finally, the base member has a threaded bore extending therein for receipt of a correspondingly threaded member extending from a support structure to allow for easy, removable, yet secure, attachment of the assembly.
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33 Claims
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1. A vibration and shock absorbing mounting assembly for a retroreflector, comprising:
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a base member, used in part for securing said assembly to a supporting structure;
a plurality of resilient support members attached to and extending from said base member along first surfaces thereof; and
a plurality of mounting blocks, wherein at least one mounting block of said plurality of mounting blocks is attached to at least one other surface of each one of said resilient support members of said plurality of resilient support members;
wherein said retroreflector is mounted to said mounting assembly on said plurality of mounting blocks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vibration and shock absorbing mounting assembly for a retroreflector, comprising:
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a base member, used in part for securing said assembly to a supporting structure; and
a plurality of resilient support members attached to and extending from said base member along first surfaces thereof, each one of said resilient support members of said plurality of resilient support members having integrally formed therewith and extending from at least one other surface thereof, at least one mounting block for partial receipt thereon of a portion of said retroreflector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mounting assembly for a retroreflector that allows for axial movement of said retroreflector, while significantly reducing rotational and radial movement thereof, comprising:
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a base member, used in part for securing said assembly to a supporting structure;
a plurality of axially resilient support members attached to and extending from said base member along first surfaces thereof; and
a plurality of mounting blocks, wherein at least one mounting block of said plurality of mounting blocks is attached to at least one other surface of each one of said axially resilient support members of said plurality of axially resilient support members;
wherein said retroreflector is mounted to said mounting assembly on said plurality of mounting blocks. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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