Claims
- 1. A device for mounting an accessory to an engine, comprising:a main body having a first and a second end configured to be attached to the engine, the main body including a first mounting aperture positioned adjacent the first end of the main body that is configured to be aligned with a pre-existing hole in the engine wherein the first mounting aperture extends in a first direction so as to receive a bolt extending in the first direction that extends into the preexisting hole in the engine and wherein the main body further defines a mounting location at the second end of the main body so as to be spaced in a second direction transverse to the first direction from the mounting aperture; an attachment portion mounted to said mounting location of the main body so as to be adjustable in a first direction relative to the main body, the attachment portion configured to be attached to the accessory; wherein the first direction intersects a plain of rotation of a drive pulley of the engine when the main body is attached to the engine so that the attachment portion may be moved so as to align the accessory with the plane of rotation of the pulley when the main body is attached to the engine.
- 2. The device of claim 1, additionally comprising an attachment body attached to the main body, the attachment body including at least one mounting aperture that may be aligned with a pre-existing hole on the engine when the first mounting aperture on the main body is aligned with a pre-existing hole on the engine.
- 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the attachment portion is slidably adjustable in the first direction relative to the main body.
- 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the main body includes an elongated channel having a cross-sectional shape, and wherein the attachment portion includes an elongated rail configured to slidably mate with the elongated channel on the main body.
- 5. The device of claim 4, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the elongated rail substantially conforms to the cross-sectional shape of the elongated channel.
- 6. The device of claim 1, additionally comprising an attachment mechanism that interconnects the main body and the attachment portion so as permit the main body to slidably move relative to the attachment portion.
- 7. The device of claim 6, additionally comprising a key mounted within a shaft in the main body so as to be slidable in the first direction, and a fastening device coupled to the attachment portion, the fastening device being configured to mate with the key to thereby slidably secure the attachment portion to the main body.
- 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the key includes an aperture sized to receive the fastening device, and wherein the attachment portion includes a shaft sized to receive the fastening device so that the fastening device is positionable within the aperture in the key when the shaft in the attachment portion is aligned with the aperture in the key, and wherein the fastening device is configured to be secured within the aperture in the key to thereby fix the position of the attachment portion along the first direction.
- 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the first direction is normal to the plane of rotation of the drive pulley of the engine.
- 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the attachment portion includes a pair of arms defining a space therebetween, and wherein the space is sized to receive the accessory.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/037,587, filed on Feb. 11, 1997 and this application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/021,794, filed Feb. 11, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,098,950 issued Aug. 8, 2000.
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Copy of catalog page from JETS catalog, p. 192. |
Provisional Applications (1)
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60/037587 |
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Continuations (1)
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09/021794 |
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