Nejde Fiay Yaghoubian
Engineers in Van Nuys, CA
License number
Colorado 10229
Issued Date
Dec 5, 1970
Renew Date
Sep 1, 2010
Expiration Date
Oct 31, 2013
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
PO Box 55684, Van Nuys, CA 91413
Professional information
Earthquake Isolating Support
US Patent:
4726161, Feb 23, 1988
Filed:
Feb 26, 1987
Appl. No.:
7/019370
Inventors:
Nejde F. Yaghoubian - Sherman Oaks CA
International Classification:
F16M 1300, E04H 902
US Classification:
52167
Abstract:
Apparatus to isolate an object or equipment from earthquake motion comprises:
(a) rollable bearing means supporting such structure for lateral motion generally parallel to a support;
(b) and other means including interengaged bowl and roller elements to yieldably resist such lateral movement of the structure.
Typically, the bowl element defines a bowl-shaped surface having an upright axis, and the roller element comprises a ball urged into engagement with that surface to exert lateral load on the object or equipment when the ball engages the bowl surface in laterally spaced relation to the bowl axis, one of the elements carried by the object or equipment to move laterally therewith and the other element carried by the support.