Patent ID: 7828015
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: F15B,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adapter plate, comprising: a) a body defining superior and inferior surfaces, b) the body having at least one bore, generally perpendicular to said superior and inferior surfaces, c) at least a portion of the bore having a taper, the taper being located near the superior surface, wherein the bore has a diameter which decreases in a direction of the superior surface, and d) a resilient non-threaded insert, the insert having a natural outside diameter greater than an inside diameter of the bore, the insert being lodged within the bore, in a vicinity of the superior surface, the insert having a chamfer located on an end of the insert located towards the superior surface which corresponds to the taper of the bore, wherein the taper of the bore is adapted to prevent movement of the insert in the direction of the superior surface while not preventing movement of the insert in a direction of the inferior surface.