Patent ID: 8727300

Claim:
A mounting plate for fixing a machine base, the mounting plate comprising: a first and second regions, the first region having at least one opening through which a fastening member is passable such that the fastening member is contactable with a support surface when the mounting plate is in a mounted condition, and the second region including a slot having a first narrow outer section and a second broad inner section being wider than the first narrow outer section, the second broad inner section of the slot encloses a region of the machine base by more than 180 degrees in the mounted condition and wherein at least a portion of the first region contacts the support surface and a least a portion of the second region contacts the machine base in the mounted condition and creates a frictional engagement therewith of sufficient resistance to fix the machine base when the mounting plate is mounted on the machine base: a supporting land extending generally downwardly from the Second region to contact and exert force on a plate of the machine base when the mounting plate is in the mounted condition; and wherein, when the mounting plate is in the mounted condition, an upwardly facing surface of the second region is substantially inclined relative to the horizontal plane in a direction outward from the first region.