SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY FOR MECHANICALLY RETAINING A FIRST ARTICLE BY BRACING IT AGAINST A SECOND ARTICLE

摘要

A suspension assembly for mechanically retaining a first article by bracing it against a second article, comprising a spherical or spheroid object located between first and second articles; a first set of at least three rounded surfaces mechanically braced between the spherical or spheroid object and the first article, each of said surfaces being in contact with the spheroid object at a single point; and a second set of at least three rounded surfaces mechanically braced between the spherical or spheroid object and the first article, each of said surfaces being in contact with the spherical or spheroid object at a single point. The invention also provides a suspension assembly comprising a tensile rod which passes between at least three rounded surfaces attached to an article and a rounded element attached to the tensile rod, so as to bear on the rounded surfaces attached to the article.