Patent ID: 9732780
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60M,F16B

Claim:
1. A cantilever assembly comprising: a) a cantilever arm having a first longitudinal fastening channel and a first slot in communication with the first longitudinal fastening channel, the first slot defined by spaced apart side walls; b) an attachment bracket featuring a first leg portion and a second leg portion, the first and second leg portions defining a seat therebetween with said first leg portion featuring a first aperture; c) said first aperture in alignment with the first slot of the cantilever arm when the cantilever arm is positioned in the seat of the attachment bracket; d) a first bolt having a threaded first shaft portion and a first head portion, wherein the first shaft portion extends into the first longitudinal fastening channel and the first head portion is positioned externally of the first longitudinal fastening channel; e) the first shaft portion of said first bolt movably passing through the first aperture of the attachment bracket; f) a first nut plate having a threaded bore and positioned within the first longitudinal fastening channel and threadedly engaging the threaded first shaft portion of the first bolt so that when the first bolt is rotated, the first nut plate engages the spaced apart side walls defining the first slot; and g) a first lock nut positioned on the first bolt of the first threaded bolt and positioned between the first head portion of the first bolt and a first exterior surface of the first leg portion of the attachment bracket, h) wherein the cantilever arm further includes a central pipe portion having an outer surface, the outer surface forming a part of the first longitudinal fastening channel at an opposite side of the first longitudinal fastening channel from the spaced apart side walls in a longitudinal direction of the first shaft portion, and wherein the first shaft portion of the first bolt includes a first distal end that directly engages the outer surface of the central pipe portion while the first nut plate engages the spaced apart side walls defining the first slot in response to rotation of the first bolt.