Patent ID: 7766593
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: F15B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stacking kit, comprising: a) an adapter plate, the adapter plate having a superior surface and an inferior surface, the superior and inferior surfaces being generally parallel to each other, the adapter plate having at least one bore having a generally constant diameter except for a taper in a vicinity of one of said surfaces, the bore extending from the superior surface to the inferior surface, b) a resilient insert, the insert being located within the bore of the adapter plate, the insert comprising an open, generally cylindrical body having a chamfer at one end, the chamfer matching the taper of the bore, and c) a stacking bolt, the stacking bolt having a head portion, wherein the adapter plate has a thickness and the head portion has a height, and wherein the thickness of the adapter plate is greater than the height of the head portion, the head portion of the stacking bolt being hollowed to define a generally cylindrical region, said region being threaded so as to receive a fastener from an adjacent component, at least part of the head portion of the stacking bolt having a non-circular outer surface.