Claims
- 1. A mounting apparatus having an axis therethrough, the mounting apparatus comprising:
- a first and second mounting member, each mounting member being generally cylindrical in shape, the mounting members each being provided with an array of slots which cooperate to form in each member a first plurality of columns the axes of which are parallel to the axis of the mounting member and a second plurality of columns the axes of which extend perpendicular to the axis of the mounting member, the columns in one member that are parallel to the axis intersecting the columns in the other member that extend perpendicular to the axis,
- the columns being arranged such that a moment force imposed on the mount is accommodated by bending of at least some of the columns while vertical, lateral and torsional forces imposed on the mounting member are accommodated by compression or tension in at least some of the columns.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/179,796, filed Apr. 11, 1988.
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