Mounting structure for a rock cutter wheel

Claim 2

Mounting structure for a rock cutter wheel, comprising: an elongated support shaft having first and second end portions and a central passageway extending axially therethrough; a first end standard; a first mounting pin on one of said first end portion and said first end standard and a complementary first mounting pin socket in the other, said mounting pin and said mounting pin socket being oriented to be engageable by a movement of said support shaft endwise towards said first end standard; a second end standard including means for detachably connecting it to its support in spaced relation from the first end standard; a second mounting pin on one of said second end position and said second end standard and a complementary second mounting pin socket in the other; a threaded socket in said first end standard alignable with the central passageway in said support shaft; and an elongated bolt insertable through the central passageway in said support shaft, said bolt having a threaded end portion which is threadable into said threaded socket, so that said bolt can be used to secure the support shaft to at least said first end standard.

Claim 3

Mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising a base to which said first end standard is secured, and wherein the means for detachably connecting the second end standard to its support comprises machine bolt means for removably securing the second end standard to said base.

Claim 4

Mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the first and second end portions of the support shaft include the said first and second mounting pin sockets and the said first and second mounting pins are on the first and second end standards.

Claim 5

Mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the first and second end portions of the support shaft include the said first and second mounting pins and the mounting pin sockets are formed in the first and second end standards.

Claim 6

Mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein said first end standard is divided into two parts and the separation between the two parts occurs along a plane which passes axially through the mounting pin socket in such end standard.

Claim 7

Mounting structure for a rock cutter wheel, comprising: an elongated support shaft having an outward tapering mounting pin at each of its ends; a mounting base; a first end standard secured to said mounting base and including a complementary first mounting pin socket for receiving the first mounting pin, by a movement of said support shaft endwise towards said first end standard; a second end standard including means for detachably connecting it to said base in spaced relation from the first end standard and a complementary second mounting pin socket for receiving said second mounting pin, by a movement of said second end standard axially of said support shaft.

Claim 8

Mounting structure for a rock cutter wheel, comprising: an elongated support shaft having an outward tapering mounting pin at each of its ends; a mounting base; a first end standard secured to said mounting base and including a complementary first mounting pin socket for receiving the first mounting pin, by a movement of said support shaft endwise towards said first end standard; a second end standard including means for detachably connecting it to said base in spaced relation from the first end standard and a complementary second mounting pin socket for receiving said second mounting pin, by a movement of said second end standard axially of said support shaft.

Claim 9

Mounting structure according to claim 6, wherein said mounting base includes a tenon projecting outwardly at the second standard end thereof and said second standard includes a mortise for receiving said tenon.

Claim 10

Mounting structure according to claim 7, wherein said second end portion includes inwardly compressible side portions defining said mortise anD means for compressing said side portions into tight engagement with the tenon.

Claim 11

Mounting structure according to claim 6, wherein said first end standard includes a threaded socket extending coaxially with the second mounting pin socket, said elongated support shaft includes a central passageway extending axially therethrough, and said mounting structure includes an elongated bolt insertable through the central passageway in said support shaft, said bolt having a threaded end portion which is threadable into said threaded socket, so that said bolt can be used to secure the support shaft to at least said first end standard.

Claim 12

Mounting structure for a rock cutter wheel, comprising: an elongated support shaft having an inward tapering mounting pin socket at each of its ends; a mounting base; a first end standard secured to said base and including a complementary first mounting pin for insertion into the first mounting pin socket, by a movement of said support shaft endwise toward said first end standard; a second end standard including means for detachably connecting it to said base in spaced relation from the first end standard and a complementary second mounting pin for insertion into said second mounting pin socket, by a movement of said second end standard axially of said support shaft.

Claim 13

Mounting structure for a rock cutter wheel, comprising: an elongated support shaft having an inward tapering mounting pin socket at each of its ends; a mounting base; a first end standard secured to said base and including a complementary first mounting pin for insertion into the first mounting pin socket, by a movement of said support shaft endwise toward said first end standard; a second end standard including means for detachably connecting it to said base in spaced relation from the first end standard and a complementary second mounting pin for insertion into said second mounting pin socket, by a movement of said second end standard axially of said support shaft.

Claim 14

Mounting structure according to claim 10, wherein said mounting base includes a tenon projecting outwardly at the second standard end thereof and said second standard includes a mortise for receiving said tenon.

Claim 15

Mounting structure according to claim 11, wherein said second end portion includes inwardly compressible side portions defining said mortise and means for compressing said side portions into tight engagement with the tenon.

Claim 16

Mounting structure according to claim 10, wherein said first end standard includes a threaded socket extending coaxially with the second mounting pin, said elongated support shaft includes a central passageway extending axially therethrough, and said mounting structure includes an elongated bolt insertable through the central passageway in said support shaft, said bolt having a threaded end portion which is threadable into said threaded socket, so that said bolt can be used to secure the support shaft to at least said first end standard.

Claim 17

Mounting structure for a rock cutting wheel, comprising: an elongated support shaft having first and second end portions; a mounting base; a first end standard secured to said mounting base; a first mounting pin on one of said first end portion and said first end standard and a complementary first mounting pin socket in the other, said mounting pin and said mounting pin socket being oriented to be engageable by a movement of said support shaft endwise towards said first end standard; a tenon extending outwardly from said mounting base at the end thereof opposite the first end standard; a second end standard including means for detachably connecting it to said mounting base in spaced relation from the first end standard, said means comprising compressible side parts defining a mortise for receiving said tenon and means for compressing said side parts for the purpose of clamping them in tight engagement with said tenon; a second mounting pin on one of said second end portion and said second end standard and a complementary second mounting pin socket in the other, said second mounting pin and said second mounting pin socket being engageable by a movement of said second end standard so as to position said tenon within said mortise.

Claim 18

Mounting structure for a rock cutting wheel, comprising: an elongated support shaft having first and second end portions; a mounting base; a first end standard secured to said mounting base; a first mounting pin on one of said first end portion and said first end standard and a complementary first mounting pin socket in the other, said mounting pin and said mounting pin socket being oriented to be engageable by a movement of said support shaft endwise towards said first end standard; a tenon extending outwardly from said mounting base at the end thereof opposite the first end standard; a second end standard including means for detachably connecting it to said mounting base in spaced relation from the first end standard, said means comprising compressible side parts defining a mortise for receiving said tenon and means for compressing said side parts for the purpose of clamping them in tight engagement with said tenon; a second mounting pin on one of said second end portion and said second end standard and a complementary second mounting pin socket in the other, said second mounting pin and said second mounting pin socket being engageable by a movement of said second end standard so as to position said tenon within said mortise.

Claim 19

Mounting structure according to claim 14, wherein said elongated support shaft also includes a central passageway extending axially therethrough, a threaded socket is formed in said first end standard and is alignable with the central passageway in support shaft, and said mounting structure includes an elongated bolt insertable through the central passageway in said support shaft, said bolt having a threaded end portion which is threadable into said threaded socket, so that said bolt can be used to secure the support shaft to at least said first end standard.

Claim 20

Mounting structure according to claim 15, wherein said second end standard includes a bolt receiving opening extending therethrough which is in alignment with the central passageway of the elongated support shaft when said mounting pins are within the mounting pin sockets, and said elongated bolt includes a head portion of larger dimension than the bolt opening, so that when such bolt is tightened its head portion will bear against the second end standard and move it towards the first end standard.