US 12,130,117 B2
Alignment mechanism
Todd Clermont, Barneveld, WI (US); and Ben Farrell, Barneveld, WI (US)
Assigned to Sheltered Wings, Inc., Barneveld, WI (US)
Filed by Sheltered Wings, Inc., Barneveld, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/585,832.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/143,391, filed on Jan. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0244018 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. F16M 11/12 (2006.01); F41G 1/473 (2006.01); F41G 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC F41G 1/473 (2013.01) [F16M 11/12 (2013.01); F41G 11/001 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An alignment mechanism comprising:
a base having a front right quadrant, a front left quadrant, a rear right quadrant, and a rear left quadrant, wherein the base further defines a yaw axis and a pitch axis; and
a ball and socket linkage on the base at one of the front right quadrant and front left quadrant, the ball and socket linkage at the intersection of the yaw axis and the pitch axis;
a pressure plate assembly at the lower surface of the base at the other of the one of the front right quadrant and front left quadrant;
a spring in contact with one of the rear right quadrant and the rear left quadrant;
a yaw alignment surface at the other of the one of the rear right quadrant and the rear left quadrant; and
a pitch alignment surface on one of the rear right quadrant and the rear left quadrant.