A pedestal for receiving and fixing a shaft having a main body that has an upper reception portion and a lower base portion. The upper reception portion includes at least one side wall which defines a reception cavity for receiving the shaft. The side wall of the upper reception portion includes a gap which extends axially and a first and a second web positioned to opposite sides of the gap and on an interior surface of the side wall. The side wall includes a through-hole extending from the inte...

A pedestal comprising a hub formed with socket for receiving an upstanding column and a plurality of arms extending radially from the socket to support said socket on a floor, said hub and said arms being a moulded one piece structure, each of said arms being hollow, being generally U-shaped in cross-section with a convexly curved bottom and having a top opening therein extending over substantially the whole length and width thereof, and separately formed cover members on top of the arms to cove...

A fluid delivering hydrant providing a valve actuated assembly with enclosing shroud and water resistive doom handle assembly to protect the assembly from exposure to the weather while preventing entry of rainwater into a building structure upon the roof of which the device has been installed.

An improved pedestal for a rotatable seat which includes a shiftable pivot arm and associated latch part. The arm and latch cooperate with a flange of the pedestal support member to secure the plate against detachable lifting during normal seat rotation.

A computer pedestal for stably supporting a computer component in an upright orientation can be nestably engaged with other like pedestals to permit side-by-side stowage of a plurality of computer components. The pedestal has a flat parallelepiped-shaped base, and at least one stabilizer extends outwardly from the base to provide lateral support to the base. Also, a channel is formed in the base opposite the stabilizer. The stabilizer is configured to closely conform to the channel, so that the ...

A pedestal system includes a cabinet having a bottom wall, a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and a rear wall that cooperate to define a forwardly-opening aperture that slidably receives a plurality of drawer assemblies therein. The pedestal system further includes interchangeable face plates for covering the drawer assemblies, an attachment system for attaching a drawer lock/interlock assembly that locks the drawer assemblies in a closed position and prevents multiple drawer assemblies from being...

A pedestal seat for supporting the weight of a user at a work station includes a seat and a pedestal which is secured to the floor adjacent the work station, and a support arm pivotally mounted on the pedestal and connected to the seat. The pedestal includes a vertically extending column and a base integrally connected to the column. The base extends symmetrically outwardly on both sides of the column and a reinforcing flange extends between the top of the column and an end of the base with a re...

A pedestal comprising a body having opposite faces, each of predetermined area and lying in a plane which is substantially parallel with the plane of the other face the body narrowing from the predetermined area of each face to a central waist portion of minimum cross sectional area in a plane taken parallel to the said planes of the opposite faces, and a plurality of suction cups secured to and protruding from one of said faces, whereby when said pedestal is used as a support for another object...

A pedestal crane of compact construction having a small turning radius is provided for use on board ships and/or off-shore drilling platforms. The crane has a dynamic load compensator so that it may absorb shock loads due to waves on the surrounding body of water. The crane mast includes upright walls supporting a fuel tank and hydraulic tank with the prime mover being between said walls.

A structure and method of fabricating a metallization fuse line is disclosed. The structure can be formed on a semiconductor substrate, including an insulator structure formed on the substrate, the insulator structure having an upper layer and a lower layer, the upper being thinner than the lower, the insulator structure having a plurality of openings of varying depth, and a metal structure inlaid in the insulator structure, the metal structure having first and second portions and a third portio...