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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Joshua Paul David DeRosa, Auburn, NY (US);
Richard A. Monroe, Syracuse, NY (US);
Gerard Frederick Beckhusen, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Nicholas Anthony Stancato, Syracuse, NY (US);
Clark Alexander Bendall, Syracuse, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A modular device and method are disclosed. The modular device includes individual modular units. A first modular unit includes a pivot member and a connector and a second modular unit includes a matching connector and a first mating point. The first mating point is configured to fit a portion of the pivot member. A third modular unit may also be included, where the third modular unit has a second mating point which is configured to fit another portion of the pivot member. The matched connectors align and connect when the second modular unit is rotated about the pivot member into contact with the first modular unit. The third modular unit can also be rotated about the same pivot member with or without the second modular unit connected. The second and third modular units can be rotated independently and/or removed independently.