Patent ID: 8578681
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: E02B,F03D,F05B,F16B,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for affixing a main tower to a lower base structure, the connector assembly comprising: two connector portions, the ring includes a seat and the collar includes an abutment, the abutment being in contact with the seat for transferring the weight of said tower to said base structure when the ring is clamped within the collar by the one or more clamps; the ring has a main body and a flange, the main body having a circumference and the flange extending around said circumference and radially outwards from the main body of the ring, the flange having a first inclined surface, a projection adjacent to the first inclined surface, and a second inclined clamping surface adjacent to the projection and said first inclined surface providing said seat; and the contact between the seat and the abutment is along an interface that permits tilt adjustment of the ring axis and collar axis prior to said clamping engagement of the ring within the collar, the opening of the collar being arranged to receive the ring after said affixing of said connector portions to respective ones of the main tower and the lower base structure.