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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Philippe Sappey, Condrieu, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376261 ; 376272 ; 410120 ;
Abstract
The device comprises a cradle (4) having at least one supporting surface on which the object (6) rests, at least one flange (5) pivotably mounted on the cradle (4) and members (14, 16, 20) for locking the flange (5a, 5b) in its turned-down position. The device further comprises a bearing block (38) connected to the flange in an articulated manner, a shoe (40) mounted on the bearing block (38) for limited displacement and having two bearing surfaces (40a) directed towards the object (6), in the turned-down position of the flange, and a leaf spring (41) interposed between the bearing block (38) and the shoe (40).