Title: Means for resiliently supporting a body

Abstract: A system is described for stabilizing a resiliently supported body in order to permit translational motion while preventing angular motion within at least one predetermined plane. The system comprises the body to be supported, at least one sheathed cable, and fixed mounting supports. The end portions of each cable and sheath are connected to the body and to the fixed mounting supports in such a manner that motion of that part of the body connected to one end of a sheath or cable results in a force exerted by the other end of the sheath or cable to move that part of the body connected to the said other end of the sheath or cable so that motion of the body is substantially purely translatory.

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Inventors: Radford, Michael Harold (Guildford, EN)

Application Number: 524357
Filing Date: 1974-11-18
Publication_date: 1976-03-30
Assignee: Barry Wright Corporation (Watertown, MA)
Primary Class(es): 248/580 188/379, 248/562, 248/694
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3184208	May, 1965	Tanaka	248/429.
3288541	Nov, 1966	Tracy	267/160.
3328019	Jun, 1967	Wilson	280/6.

Other Refs: 1,362,687

Apr, 1964	FR

Primary Examiner: Foss, J. Franklin
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Gilbert; Milton E.