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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Harsco Corporation, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Alford, West Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
Harsco Corporation, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B 27/12 (2006.01); E01B 27/16 (2006.01); E01B 27/20 (2006.01); F16H 25/08 (2006.01); F16H 33/20 (2006.01); E01B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B 27/12 (2013.01); E01B 27/16 (2013.01); E01B 27/20 (2013.01); E01B 37/00 (2013.01); F16H 25/08 (2013.01); F16H 33/20 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18296 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a device for generating vertical force. The device includes a housing, at least one bearing sleeve mounted in the housing, and at least one mass sleeve mounted within the bearing sleeve. The mass sleeve includes first and second masses with the first mass being larger than the second mass and the first and second masses being positioned substantially 180 degrees relative to one another. Related methods are described.