Patent ID: 7819375
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: F16M

Abstract:
1. An adjustable support assembly having a central fastener opening, said adjustable support assembly positioned between a load supporting foot and a foundation, said adjustable support assembly comprising: a base ring having a partially or completely threaded internal opening, said base ring resting on said foundation; an adjustable riser having a continuous upper surface, said adjustable riser comprising: a spherical and rotatable lenticular washer having a convex lower surface resting on said concave surface of said adjustable riser and surrounding said frustum portion, wherein said lenticular washer is slidable on said spherical concave surface to adjust for any angular misalignment of a lower surface of said foot and upper surface of said foundation; a fastener extending entirely through said central fastener opening and secured at a top end to said foot and at a bottom end to said foundation, wherein said central fastener opening extends through said base ring, said adjustable riser, and said spherical and rotatable lenticular washer; a shear washer positioned within said base ring adjacent to said fastener and a lower inner surface of said base ring to add support to said fastener within said base ring.