| US 7,543,415 B2 | ||
| Starting platform wedge assembly | ||
| Bill Svendsen, Canby, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Assigned to S.R. Smith, LLC, Canby, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 17, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/206,375. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/637502, filed on Dec. 19, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0137287 A1, Jun. 29, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. E02D 27/42 (2006.01); E04B 1/36 (2006.01); E04C 5/00 (2006.01); B25G 3/20 (2006.01); F16B 2/14 (2006.01); F16B 2/18 (2006.01); F16B 7/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 52—170 [52/169.13; 52/298; 52/704; 403/374.4] | 6 Claims |
| 1. An anchor device for a rectangular tube member, comprising:
a base body;
a liner member within said base body, said liner member comprising a polymer defining at least one open face along an extent
of the base body;
a wedge assembly secured to said base body along a portion of the open face of said liner member and defining a receiving
portion to receive the rectangular tube between said liner member and said wedge assembly; and
an adjustment device for adjustably extending or retracting a portion of said wedge assembly into engagement against the rectangular
tube when received in the receiving portion,
further comprising a biasing member within the wedge assembly for urging said wedge assembly away from engagement with the
rectangular tube.
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