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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald Bernard Roberts, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Hubbell Incorporated, Orange, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 5/00 ;
Abstract
A base spacer that is useful for securing a horizontal member to a vertical support with accurate vertical and horizontal position has an extended horizontal surface and at least one deformable finger extending vertically from this horizontal surface. The horizontal surface also has: (a) a pair of oval openings dimensioned to receive securing bolts, wherein the deformable finger extends from the horizontal surface at less that a right angle for a distance sufficient to contact a horizontal member secured by the spacer.