US 12,258,768 B2
Flotation machine having pan support structure configured for conforming the shape of a float pan
Larry Jake Chapple, Eagle, ID (US); and Benjamin Eric Ward, Eagle, ID (US)
Assigned to Multiquip, Inc., Cypress, CA (US)
Filed by Multiquip, Inc., Cypress, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/677,914.
Application 17/677,914 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/007,931, filed on Aug. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,535,987.
Application 17/007,931 is a continuation of application No. 16/254,451, filed on Jan. 22, 2019, granted, now 10,760,227, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0178089 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. E04F 21/24 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 21/247 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support structure for a float pan, comprising:
a hub having a rotational axis and configured for concentric attachment to a rotor;
a plurality of first trusses each having a radial length L, a hub attachment end, and a planar contact surface opposite the hub attachment end, the planar contact surface extending radially from the hub;
a plurality of second trusses each having a radial length that is greater or less than L, a hub attachment, and a planar contact surface opposite the hub attachment end, the planar contact surface extending radially from the hub;
at least one mounting plate configured for attachment between the float pan and the planar contact surface of at least one of the trusses; and
at least one truss beam linking two or more of the trusses.