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Dennis L Henderson

Charles A Haba

Paul G Truman

Robert L McHugh

A steering column support bracket for a vehicle that is attached to HVAC ducts extending transversely across the vehicle that are located between the dashboard and the front of dashboard cowl. The steering column support bracket is attached to the hinge pillar, the front of dashboard cowl and is connected by a brace to the compartment pan of the vehicle. Several embodiments of steering column support brackets are disclosed that are designed to engage the HVAC ducts. The steering column support bracket may be formed as a C-shaped structure, an under duct configuration, or in a clam shell structure. In addition to supporting the steering column of the vehicle, the steering column support bracket may support brake switches, a power steering motor, and a cruise control system.

Steering column support bracket

Method and apparatus for transporting a sectional tower to a selected location and for erecting the tower at the selected location is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mobile trailer bed on which the erection apparatus and the tower sections are transported. A frame is carried on the trailer bed which has racks on which a number of tower sections are stowed. A folding guide member is pivotally attached to the trailer frame and is rotatable to a stowed position during transportation and is rotatable to an upright position for guiding the tower during erection. A hoist is carried on the folding guide member for raising the tower sections through the guide member. A plurality of sheaves are attached to the support frame and upon a number of anchors symmetrically disposed at radially spaced locations relative to the support frame. Guy wires are attached to the uppermost tower section and are reeved with the sheaves associated with each anchor and are coupled to a winch. The uppermost tower section is raised to an elevated position on the guide member while additional lengths of guy wire are fed out under tension as the tower section is extended. The next succeeding tower section is connected to the uppermost tower section in end-to-end relation while maintaining the guy wires under tension. Thereafter, the assembled tower sections are raised through the upright guide member by applying a hoisting force to the lowermost tower section while feeding out additional lengths of guy wire under tension as the assembled tower is extended. These steps are repeated until each of the remaining tower sections have been assembled and the tower has been fully extended.

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Dennis L Henderson