Patent ID: 7438274
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: F16M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Adjustable foot for setting up equipment in alignment, comprising: an annular element provided with an axial bore with internal screw thread; a shaft element provided with external screw thread matching the internal screw thread, which shaft element, when screwed into the bore, can be adjusted in the axial direction with respect to the annular element by turning with respect to the annular element; a support part, provided on a top of the shaft element, and a washer, wherein the washer and the support part are each provided with a convex respectively concave surface having essentially the same radius of curvature, such that an angle of the washer can be adjusted with respect to the support part about the radius of curvature; wherein a top surface of the annular element is made sloping downwards in the radially outward direction, and the support part is provided at the top of the shaft element, in that the support part is located completely within a contour determined by the diameter of the external screw thread, and in that an external diameter of the washer is at most equal to an external diameter of the second adjustable part.