Patent ID: 11932981
Assignee: SSW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  F | IPC D  F

Claim 11:
12. A counterweight assembly, the assembly comprising:
a body having an outer surface and an internal surface defining an internal cavity, and at least one aperture adapted to receive a securement mechanism, the body defining an elongate opening to the internal cavity;
a heavy aggregate material disposed within the internal cavity of the body;
a funnel extending outwardly from the body, the funnel defining a passage adapted to deliver the heavy aggregate material to the internal cavity of the body through the elongate opening defined therein, the passage of the funnel being defined by an elongate spout configured to couple to the elongate opening to the internal cavity of the body and one or more walls extending away from the elongate spout, the one or more walls comprising opposite portions diverging away from one another and extending away from the elongate spout at angles with respect thereto; and
a counterweight receiving component defining at least one aperture, wherein the securement mechanism is received by the at least one aperture of the counterweight receiving component and the at least one aperture of the body,
wherein the securement mechanism operably couples the body to the counterweight receiving component; and
wherein the body includes a central body portion having an elongate interior and lateral body portions disposed on and depending downwardly from opposite sides of the central body portion, and the elongate opening to the internal cavity is defined through a top wall of the central body portion.