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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Curtis M. Ashford, St. Peters, MO (US);
Brian A. Bollinger, St. Charles, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of supporting an item in a mounting apparatus includes providing an item having first, second, and third members that are at least partially-spherical. The method additionally includes supporting the first member with a first mount configured to constrain the first member against movement along three mutually-orthogonal directions. The method also includes supporting the second member with a second mount configured to constrain the second member against movement along exactly two of the directions, and supporting the third member with a third mount configured to constrain the third member against movement along exactly one of the directions.