Patent ID: 6273505
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B60N,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
An adjuster for limiting longitudinal movement of an elongated web with respect to a base, the adjuster comprising:a mounting plate adapted to be fixed to the base, the mounting plate including:a first major face generally lying in a first plane;a second major face generally lying in a second plane parallel to the first plane, the second plane being spaced from the first plane by a first distance equal to a thickness of the mounting plate;a first bridge rising a second distance above the second major face; anda first aperture penetrating through the mounting plate, the first aperture defining a first edge extending from the first major face to the second major face;a sliding plate displaceable in shear with respect to the mounting plate, the sliding plate including:a first major surface generally lying in a third plane that is parallel to the first place, the first major surface confronting and slidingly engaging the second major face;a second major surface generally lying in a fourth plane that is parallel to and spaced from the third plane by a third distance equal to a thickness of the sliding plate;a second aperture penetrating through the sliding plate from the first major surface to the second major surface; andat least one finger retaining the sliding plate with respect to the mounting plate, each at least one finger confronting and slidingly engaging the first major face of the mounting plate; anda plateau rising a fourth distance above the first major surface;a neck extending transversely under the first bridge; andat least one resilient element biasing the plateau toward the first edge in a first shear direction.