Abstract: A new and unique L-shaped bracket for mounting a pump is provided, featuring a rear bracket member having a rear cavity portion for receiving and supporting one end of the pump; and a bracket support perpendicularly extending from the rear bracket member, having one or more retaining clips for frictionally engaging and coupling to the other end of the pump.

Abstract: A structural member and method are provided for attaching a vehicle motion damping mechanism to a chassis/suspension component of a vehicle. The vehicle motion damping mechanism can include a piston operatively mounted within a cylinder, and a coil spring disposed around at least a portion adjacent the cylinder. The structural member can include a bracket member that, if desired, can be manufactured as a single unit (or a multi-part unit), and can be configured to interconnect the chassis/suspension component of the vehicle and the vehicle motion damping mechanism. The bracket can include a first portion adapted to be connected to the chassis component of the vehicle, a second portion adapted to be connected to the cylinder of the vehicle motion damping mechanism, and a third portion protruding radially outward from the cylinder of the vehicle motion damping mechanism.

Abstract: A laundry dryer comprising a housing and a rotatably mounted laundry drum. A carbon contact holder assembly including a supporting part and includes a receptacle having a longitudinal axis disposed at an angle a with respect to a perpendicular cross sectional plane of the laundry drum. The supporting part includes an integrally supporting arm extending in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the receptacle. The supporting arm includes an attachment section configured to attach to the housing and a clamp strap configured to hold cables. A carbon contact is disposed in the receptacle and movable against a spring force along the longitudinal axis in a radial direction of the laundry drum. The dryer includes a latching receptacle disposed on the supporting part that includes a plug-in contact connected to the carbon contact by a flexible lead.

Abstract: A mount assembly for securing a machine base to a foundation including: a first block secured to the machine base; a second block secured to the foundation wherein the first and second blocks are configured for mating engagement that permits adjustment of the machine base relative to the first block and to the foundation along any of three mutually perpendicular axes.

Abstract: In one embodiment a railway tank car is described. The railway tank car includes a tank having a tank shell, the tank shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The railway tank car also includes an eduction pipe extending within an interior of said tank. The railway tank car also includes an eduction pipe guide affixed to the tank shell. The eduction pipe guide includes a guide member maintained at a predetermined distance from a lower portion of the tank shell interior surface. The eduction pipe guide configured such that at least a portion of the eduction pipe extends through the guide member.

Abstract: A fluid-delivery mechanism for a fluid-ejection device includes a fluid-supply station and a bracket that is fluidly and removably connectable between the fluid-supply station and one or more fluid-ejection printheads that are insertable into and controllable by the fluid-ejection device. The bracket supplies fluid from the fluid-supply station to the fluid-ejection printheads.

Abstract: A bearing device is composed of a shaft, a sleeve for supporting the shaft so as to be rotatable freely and a housing having a through hole into which the sleeve is inserted. A circumferential groove that extends in a circumferential direction is formed on either one surface of an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve and an inner circumferential surface of the housing. An axial groove that extends approximately in parallel to a central axis of the sleeve is formed on either one surface of the outer circumferential surface of the sleeve and the inner circumferential surface of the housing. The outer circumferential surface of the sleeve is glued to the inner circumferential surface of the housing by adhesive that intervenes in both the circumferential groove and the axial groove.

Abstract: The present invention provides a labor-saving device for a fan head including a first driving module fixed on a supporting base board, a second driving module fixed on a connecting board, and an elastic element, wherein each driving module is composed of a motor, a curved handle and a connecting block. The first driving module fixed on the supporting base board is responsible for a back and forth horizontal movement, and the second driving module fixed on the connecting board is responsible for a back and forth vertical movement. The elastic element is mounted between the supporting base board and the connecting board for buffering the torque differential between the two motors, which are respectively moved in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, so as to save labor of the fan head and further increase the life time of the fan head system.

Abstract: A system and method are described for a variable mount arm assembly for installing support structures within different types of rack systems. Embodiments of the invention disclose a rack system support member comprising a rotatable bracket having first and second mounting interfaces on first and second mounting faces of the bracket. The rotatable bracket can be secured in a first position to mount the support member in a rack system that uses the first mounting interface. The bracket can be released from the first position and rotated to a second position to mount the support member in a rack system that employs the second mounting interface.

Abstract: A generator assembly for mounting to a container. The generator assembly includes a container frame having a top casting and a receiver bracket. The generator assembly includes a frame, a generator coupled to the frame, a clamp mounting system including a first clamp coupled to the frame and configured to be coupled to the top casting, and a pin mounting system including a first bracket coupled to the frame and configured to be coupled to the receiver bracket. The generator assembly is such that one of the first clamp and the first bracket is repositionable on the frame to avoid interference with the container when the other of the first clamp and the first bracket is coupled to the corresponding one of the top casting and the receiver bracket.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fixing bracket for preventing release of gear shafts in a transmission that is provided between the gears fitted around the middle portions of a driving shaft and a driven shaft in the transmission in such a manner as to be insertedly fitted around the driving shaft and the driven shaft, wherein the upper and lower portions of the fixing bracket are connected by means of a connection part, upper and lower through-holes formed in the fixing bracket are adapted to insert the driving shaft and the driven shaft thereinto, and bearings are formed along the inner peripheries of the upper and lower through-holes, thereby greatly reducing the interference occurring during a high-speed rotation of the driving shaft and the driven shaft.

Abstract: A drill press is magnetically mounted on a steel plate which is clamped to a manhole cover by three L-shaped clamps. The L-shaped clamps are mounted in slots defined by brackets located on the periphery of the steel plate. Enlargements are provided on the L-shaped clamps to keep the L-shaped clamps from falling out of the slots.

Abstract: A mounting bracket may include a base plate, at least one stationary clip disposed on the base plate, a push releasing plate disposed in spaced apart relation to the at least one stationary clip, and at least one movable clip operatively coupled to and movable with the push releasing plate. The stationary clip or clips and movable clip or clips are disposed and configured to mate with cavities in respective ends of a pump when the push releasing plate is in a non-pivoted position.

Abstract: An adapter is provided for mounting a wind turbine on the upper end of a wind turbine tower even though the yaw plate of the wind turbine is not complementary in shape to the upper end of the wind turbine tower.

Abstract: A control box mounting bracket is attached to a vehicle body frame. The control box mounting bracket mounts an engine control box on the vehicle body frame and in the periphery of the control box mounting bracket. The control box mounting bracket includes an attaching portion to which the control box is attached and a coupler support portion which supports a plurality of couplers.

Abstract: A connecting assembly is adapted to connect a power tool and a stand. The stand is configured to support the power tool at a predetermined height above the ground. The stand forms at least one hole on its top. The connecting assembly includes a plug having a head and a lock section, a base fixed on the stand and correspondingly located underneath the hole, and a lock assembly. The head is larger than the hole. When the plug is inserted into the bottom of the power tool, through the hole and into the base, the lock assembly is movable relative to the base to selectively lock or unlock the lock section. Thus, the power tool and the stand can be easily and quickly connected or seperarated without the use of any tools.

Abstract: Embodiments of camera mounting systems are disclosed. Certain embodiments include a ball swivel mechanism that joins a camera mounting plate to a bracket arm. In some embodiments, the bracket arm is joined to a grip plate that can be secured to an object such as a tree. In other embodiments, the bracket arm is joined to a monopod that can be secured to the ground. Some embodiments of camera mounting plates are configured to secure multiple types of game-security cameras.

Abstract: A plasma processing system for processing a planar workpiece is provided that has the capability of changing the rotational position of a workpiece relative to a plasma processing chamber of the system. The system workpiece transfer apparatus coupled to the reactor chambers of the system. The workpiece transfer apparatus is capable of transferring workpieces to and from each of the chambers. The system further includes a factory interface coupled to the workpiece transfer apparatus for transferring workpieces from and to a factory environment external of the plasma processing system. The factory interface includes (a) a frame defining an internal volume, (b) a rotatable and translatable arm supported on the frame within the internal volume, (c) a workpiece-handling blade attached to an outer end of the arm, and (d) a stationary workpiece-holding support bracket that facilitates rotation of a workpiece.

Abstract: An engine bracket including: an attachment portion provided in a fixing location adapted to be fixed to at least one of the vehicle body and power unit; a bolt hole being formed in the attachment portion so that the attachment portion is fixed to the vehicle body or power unit by a fixing bolt inserted into the bolt hole; and at lease one breaking groove formed at an area located spaced away from the bolt hole so as to extend away from the bolt hole and toward an outer peripheral edge of the attachment portion on at least one of opposite surfaces of the attachment portion in a direction in which the fixing bolt is inserted.

Abstract: A vehicle fuel tank assembly includes a fuel tank having a fuel pump receiving opening, a fuel pump, a mounting ring, at least one attachment member (a clip) and a fuel pump cover. The fuel pump is disposed in the fuel pump receiving opening such that a portion of the fuel pump is exposed. The mounting ring secures the fuel pump to the fuel tank. The at least one attachment member has a ring attachment portion connected to the mounting ring and a cover attachment portion. The fuel pump cover is connected to the cover attachment portion of the attachment member to substantially cover at least the exposed portion of the fuel pump.

Abstract: A device mount for mounting a device such as a video camera, range finder, game caller and the like to a structure such as a weapon. The device mount includes a support plate and a threaded attaching portion. The support plate is adapted to support a device resting thereon. Moreover, the support plate has a plurality of mounting apertures passing there through. The threaded attaching portion is coupled to an end of the support plate. The threaded attaching portion is adapted to selectively engage a threaded recess of a structure.

Abstract: An engine fastening structure in which a crankcase and a cylinder body are provided as separate units, so that the crankcase and the cylinder body are connected together with connecting bolts, characterized in that the crankcase 2 is constructed in such a manner that an iron alloy bearing member 12b for supporting a crankshaft bearing is insert cast in an aluminum alloy, and in that connecting boss portions 12c are integrally formed on both sides of the iron alloy bearing member 12b which are situated opposite across a cylinder axis as viewed in a direction in which the crankshaft extends in such a manner as to extend toward a cylinder body side, so that the connecting bolts 30a are screwed into the connecting boss portions 12c, respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bracket for fixing a compressor capable of reducing vibration generated due to resonance occurring when a specific frequency generated from the compressor matches with a natural frequency of the bracket for fixing the compressor. The bracket for fixing the compressor includes a body section extending in one direction and a folding section coupled so as to change the natural frequency of the bracket. The bracket for fixing the compressor includes a body section extending in one direction and a weight coupled to the body section so as to reduce displacement when the bracket is vibrated.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic wall mounting system for a wall-mounted television (TV). The system includes a fixing plate, an elevating plate, and an elevation manipulation unit. The fixing plate is fixingly mounted on a wall body and has fixing rails and sliders at its both side ends. The sliders slide on the fixing rails. The elevating plate is coupled at its both side ends to the sliders of the fixing plate, and mounts the TV in its front. The elevation manipulation unit is coupled to each of the fixing plate and the elevating plate, and elevates or descends the elevating plate about the fixing plate.

Abstract: Disclosed within is a fist bracket comprising a base and a circumferential portion extending from the base in which the circumferential portion comprises an outer surface and an inner surface and the outer surface comprises a curved section and a planar section. Also disclosed within is a combination of a motor mount bracket and fist bracket comprising a fist bracket with a base and a circumferential portion extending from the base. The circumferential portion includes an outer surface and an inner surface and the outer surface comprises a curved section and a planar section. The combination further includes a bushing disposed within the circumferential portion of the fist bracket.

Abstract: The invention proposes a device for attaching an actuator (2) to a housing (4), in particular for an automotive vehicle, the actuator being provided for driving a movable equipment (41) disposed within the housing. The device comprises attaching means for attaching the actuator on the housing. The mounting means comprise two conjugated connection flanges (20, 40), respectively mounted on a connexion face (28) of the actuator (28) and on a connection face (48) of the housing. The connexion flanges are adapted to be assembled according to a male/female type connection at the outside of the housing.

Abstract: Inserts (10 or 10A) for mounting rails (302) for rollers (301) on a cab in a shaft (300) of an elevator are described. Also, insert 10A is particularly useful for mounting flooring in the elevator shaft (300). The insert can be used as a support for a hoist or winch (310).

Abstract: A drill assembly, for example for drilling or coring concrete, has a drill column formed from a composite material. A track for a wall saw or for supporting other structures for movement along the track is formed from a composite material. A composite column, rail or other longitudinally extending composite structure having a hollow interior portion includes an internal support structure.

Abstract: An installation system for use with a motor comprising a motor base coupled to the motor and having a first aperture through the motor base, and a first post coupled to a support structure and configured to cooperate with the first aperture, wherein the first post is configured to temporarily support the motor while the motor is removably coupled to the support structure. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing the motor installation system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting an electric water pump adjacent the exterior wall of a bathtub or the like. The pump is fitted with mounting brackets having hooks and a separate mounting stand is provided to received those hooks and thus secure the pump at a desired location. The stand comprises an integral bottom plate and vertical plate preferably at right angles to one another. The vertical plate has numerous hook hanger slots located virtually from the bottom to the top of the plate and provided in numerous columns and rows to receive the hooks on the pump mounting plates. On the illustrated embodiment of the vertical plate there are 90 such hook hanger slots distributed in two spaced sections. A first section receives two hooks from one of the pump mounting brackets and a second section receives two hooks from another of the pump mounting brackets.

Abstract: A fixing element is provided for fixing a household appliance to a part of the kitchen cabinetry, which is adjacent to the household appliance. The fixing element is configured as a fixation lug and is disposed between the household appliance and the part substantially at least over the total height of the part of the kitchen cabinetry. A compact fixing element is thus obtained, which permits a precise, stable, easy and economic fixation of the household appliance into an opening in the kitchen cabinetry. Another advantage of the lateral fixing element is the clean and pleasant aspect thereof. Moreover, flexible use of only one type of fixing element is possible, due to the fact that the element can be used independently of the counter top material as well as in case of elevated mounting of the appliance or in case of a cutout counter top.

Abstract: An engine mount including a rubber elastic body connecting an upper and lower mounting plate fixture and a rebound stopper mechanism having an upper stopper integrally formed with an upper mounting plate fixture and a lower stopper integrally formed with a lower mounting plate fixture. The upper stopper is bolted to a power unit at a position deviating more toward the inside of the power unit than a position of an elastic main axis of the rubber elastic body on the upper mounting plate fixture so that the stopper mechanism in the rebound direction is positioned generally vertically below the position where the upper stopper is bolted to the power unit, whereas the lower stopper is bolted to the vehicle body at a position deviating more toward the inside of the power unit than the position of the elastic main axis of the rubber elastic body on the lower fixture.

Abstract: A combustion engine for a vehicle comprising at least one exhaust gas collector for receiving the gases combusted in the engine, an exhaust gas driven turbo compressor for connection downstream the exhaust gas collector, and a mounting device for mounting the turbo compressor on the engine. The invention is characterised in that the mounting device comprises a suspension device arranged on the engine body for suspending the turbo compressor such that the weight of the turbo compressor is supported and that the turbo compressor after the suspension is connectable to the exhaust gas collector.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a spacer configured to mount a fan housing to a surface of a structural support. In some embodiments, the spacer includes a body, a first aperture passing through the body and having a first length through the body, and a second aperture passing through the body and having a second length through the body, wherein the second length is different than the first length. The body can be oriented in a first orientation with respect to the fan housing and structural support or in a second orientation with respect to the fan housing and structural support to mount the fan housing at different distances from a mounting surface of the structural support.

Abstract: A mounting device (10) is for mounting a plurality of expansion cards with cover plates (30) to a card cage (60) of a rear panel (80). Each cover plate includes an elongated portion (32) and a bent portion (34). The mounting device includes an elongated main body (12) with one end pivotally engaging in a mounting hole (84) of the rear panel, and a locking arm (14) extending from the other end of the main body. A plurality of resilient fingers (122) is formed from an inner face of the main body for pressing the bent portions of the cover plate. A block (144) is formed from an inner surface of the locking arm corresponding to a locking hole (682) of the card cage. Rotate the locking arm to lock the block to the hocking hole, thus the cover plates are secured to the card cage.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for mounting a component on a mounting plate has an elastic ring whose inside comprises a circumferential surface structure. The ring has two axial holes for fastening the ring on the mounting plate, and the ring has a radial slot that separates the ring between two end sections, so that the ring can be spread apart and then clamped around a component. The mounting arrangement is useful for mounting cylindrical components such as electrolytic capacitors that comprise a bead in the region of the floor on a mounting plate.

Abstract: A fan motor support bracket has a central body portion and first and second end portions upwardly offset from the central body portion. First and second transition portions extend respectively between the first and second end portion and first and second ends of the central body portion. The central body portion has a base and first and second sidewalls extending generally upward from the base. The first sidewall has at least one relief for accommodating a mounting ear of the motor.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for the motor within a motor operator for a circuit breaker may be secured within the motor operator's housing a first orientation, thereby permitting it to support a first type of motor. Placing the mounting bracket within the housing in a second orientation permits the mounting bracket to accommodate a second type of motor.

Abstract: A stowage cabinet installs within a motor vehicle frame using cabinet and roof cleats. The cabinet cleat mounts to the stowage cabinet before installing the cabinet within the motor vehicle. The cabinet cleat engages a roof cleat that is fastened to the roof. The stowage cabinet is held in place by the cabinet cleat nested within the roof cleat while the stowage cabinet is fastened at other locations to the vehicle frame.

Abstract: A vibration-proof structure for a metallic electrical packaging case includes a metallic electrical packaging case and a coupling member. The coupling member connects an outer wall of the metallic electrical packaging case and a member forming a side wall of a vehicle. Also, the coupling member may include an engaging portion at one end of the coupling member, which is used for temporarily fixing the coupling member, and an insertion engaging portion, which is engaged with a portion of the member forming the side wall of the vehicle, formed at another end of the coupling member.

Abstract: A computer unit holder for supporting a computer unit under a desk or other work surface is disclosed. The computer unit holder includes a cable that extends downwardly and underneath the computer unit to support it. The cable may be supported by two side panels, one of which includes an adjustment mechanism for changing the length of the exposed cable. One of the side panels may be adjustable toward and away from the other side panel. A movable mount may also be included so that the load of the computer unit will always be centered under the mount.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for high speed phase modulation of optical beam with reduced optical loss. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first region of an optical waveguide disposed in semiconductor material. The first region has a first conductivity type. The apparatus also includes a second region of the optical waveguide disposed in the semiconductor material. The second region has a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type. A first contact is included in the apparatus and is coupled to the optical waveguide at a first location in the first region outside an optical path of an optical beam to be directed through the optical waveguide. The apparatus also includes a first higher doped region included in the first region and coupled to the first contact at the first location to improve an electrical coupling between the first contact and the optical waveguide. The first higher doped region has a higher doping concentration than a doping concentration within the optical path.

Abstract: An auxiliary equipment bracket is formed into a substantially U-shaped configuration having a pair of stays which face each other with a support portion of an engine main body and a supported portion of auxiliary equipment being interposed therebetween and a connecting body which connects the two stays together, and formed in each of the respective stays are a first bolt passing hole for allowing a tightening bolt to pass through the support portion between the respective stays and a second bolt passing hole for allowing a tightening bolt to pass through the supported portion between the respective stays.

Abstract: A structure for mounting a heavy article 27 to a carrier body 31 via an intermediate member 20, capable of temporarily fixing the heavy article during the mounting operation, wherein the intermediate member 20 is provided in a lower part thereof with a lower attachment portion 21 having holes 26 for fixing the heavy article 27 and in an upper part thereof with upper attachment portions 23 having engagement portions 25 for being temporarily fixed to the carrier body 31 and fixation portions 24 for being firmly fixed to the carrier body 31. To fix the intermediate member 20 to the heavy article 27, the lower attachment portion 21 of the former is sandwiched between a pair of elastic members 28 made of soft material, and fastened to the heavy article 27 by fastening members 30 through the holes 26, for allowing a slight vibration of the heavy article 27.

Abstract: A vibration-proof structure for a metallic electrical packaging case includes a metallic electrical packaging case and a coupling member. The coupling member connects an outer wall of the metallic electrical packaging case and a member forming a side wall of a vehicle. Also, the coupling member may include an engaging portion at one end of the coupling member, which is used for temporarily fixing the coupling member, and an insertion engaging portion, which is engaged with a portion of the member forming the side wall of the vehicle, formed at another end of the coupling member.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for the motor within a motor operator for a circuit breaker may be secured within the motor operator's housing a first orientation, thereby permitting it to support a first type of motor. Placing the mounting bracket within the housing in a second orientation permits the mounting bracket to accommodate a second type of motor.

Abstract: A fixing structure includes a first bracket having a first bolt hole, a second bracket having a second bolt hole smaller in the axial length than the first bolt hole, a securing member for securing a circumferential end of the first bracket and a circumferential end of the second bracket, and a securing bolt arranged from the second bolt hole through the first bolt hole and for securing the first bracket, the second bracket, and the vehicle-body member together.

Abstract: A seal for a gas turbine engine comprises an internal abradable lining and two interconnecting flanges. The flanges form a U-shaped channel therebetween for the insertion of radially inwardly directed features on the inner ends of a plurality of stator vanes. One or both flanges support the abradable lining via a land.

Abstract: A dry sump pump bracket for providing a user with a transmission mountable bracket for a sump oiling pump on a race car. The dry sump pump bracket includes a main portion for providing base support to the sump pump. A mounting portion is for mounting the main portion to a transmission of a vehicle. A bracket portion extends from the main portion. The bracket portion is for supporting the sump pump.

Abstract: A motor mount constructed from a single piece of sheet metal. The motor mount contains a band portion and at least three leg portions. The band portion clamps around a motor and the leg portions radiate from the band portion. The leg portions secure the motor to a housing.