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Document | Title | Date |
20090279943 | FLEXIBLE PERIPHERAL DEVICE POSITIONER - A peripheral positioner includes a plurality of links that are rotatably coupled to one another. The peripheral positioner can be used to position a peripheral device on various surfaces and/or objects. | 11-12-2009 |
20100135715 | FOLDING DEVICE WITH SAFE RETAINER - A folding device with a safe retainer comprises a base and a seat axially connected with each other, and a quick release assembly axially coupled to the connected base and seat, wherein the base includes a hole disposed on one side thereof and a tab mounted on another side thereof, and the seat includes a first connecting sleeve to correspond to the hole and a second connecting sleeve to correspond to the tab; the quick release assembly includes an engaging member and an adjusting shaft member axially connected with each other, and the engaging member includes a bore disposed on a lower end thereof to insert a first stem, and the adjusting shaft member includes a coupling segment formed on a lower side thereof to be pivoted to the tab of the base by using a second stem. | 06-03-2010 |
20110188925 | JOINT UNIT - A joint unit comprises a lock mechanism in which a ball-like joint section provided at the base end of an arm is housed in a holder formed at an end of a cylindrical case. As the joint section is brought into pressed contact against an inner surface of the holder, the lock mechanism locks a pivotal angle. In the lock mechanism, in response to a manual operation of a knob, a bolt is caused to project into the case and this pressing force is transmitted to a roller-like first pressing body and then to a second pressing body placed in contact therewith. Further, the pressing force from the first pressing body is transmitted to a pressure block and then the pressing force from this pressure block brings the joint section into pressed contact against the holder inner surface. | 08-04-2011 |
20110222958 | SELF-LOCKING SLIDE BAR - A self-locking slide bar has a rod body and a shower head fixing seat sleeving the rod body. A sleeve seat for fixing a shower handle is outside the fixing seat. The fixing seat has a sliding upper and lower seat cover, and a floating block. The floating block sleeves the rod body, and a friction plate is provided on the inner wall of the floating block. An orifice is located on the contrary position to the friction plate and contacts the rod body. The floating block is movably positioned in a containing cavity made up of the upper and lower cover of the sliding seat. In the normal state, the lower end of the floating block contacts the sliding seat lower cover, the orifice and the friction plate act on two sides of the rod body, and the shower head fixing seat is fixed on the rod body. | 09-15-2011 |
20110243646 | Medical accessory unit securing device - The invention relates to a securing device for securing medical accessory units in particular to a table ( | 10-06-2011 |
20120009007 | LATCH FITTING FOR LOCKING TWO VEHICLE COMPONENTS - A latch fitting for locking two components includes a first fitting part and a second fitting part. At least one locking bolt is movably arranged on the first fitting part and is guided on at least one longitudinally extended guide element along an adjustment track. The guide element includes an end that faces toothing of the second fitting part. A drive element is coupled to the at least one locking bolt for moving the at least one locking bolt along the adjustment track to lock the latch fitting with the toothing of the second fitting part. The at least one guide element includes a stop for limiting the adjustment track of the at least one locking bolt when moving the at least one locking bolt against the locking direction. | 01-12-2012 |
20120027505 | TWO-SECTION TOOL JOINT - A two-section tool joint comprises a support member including a polygonal ball knob disposed on one end thereof; an acting head including a receiving chamber fixed on end thereof, and on a side wall of the receiving chamber being arranged a plurality of raised rims in response to the ball knob; a limiting structure defined between the support member and the acting head so that the ball knob of the support member is limited in the receiving chamber and moves between a first and a second positions; wherein the raised rims are longitudinally defined on a side wall of the receiving chamber and spaced apart equally from each other, the number of the raised rims is in response to that of the angles of the ball knob, and each raised rim is provided with a convex arc contacting surface so that the support member rotates with the acting head. | 02-02-2012 |
20120087716 | LATCH FOR A FOLD OUT RAMP - A latch assembly is suitable for a ramp assembly, the ramp assembly having a ramp portion coupled to a fixed portion so that the ramp portion reciprocates between a stowed position and a deployed position. The latch assembly includes a latch pin attached to the ramp portion. The latch assembly further includes a latch fitting coupled to the fixed portion of the ramp assembly. The latch fitting has a hook portion and a tang. The latch fitting selectively reciprocates between a first position, a second position, and a third position. In the first position, the hook engages the latch pin to retain the ramp portion in the stowed position. In the second position, the hook portion is disengaged from the latch pin. In the third position, the tang applies a lifting force to the ramp portion. | 04-12-2012 |
20120141191 | Tool Accessory for Multimeter Probes - A tool accessory ( | 06-07-2012 |
20130051898 | SAFETY LOCKOUT SYSTEM - A safety lockout system for releasably locking a mast guided working surface to a mast is provided. The safety lockout system may include an outer rollcase, an inner rollcase, and a lockout assembly. The lockout assembly includes a retractable dog that is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The lockout assembly may include a dog release device that operates both manually and automatically to move the retractable dog from the disengaged position to the engaged position. Automatic operation of the dog release device is triggered when the working surface experiences a tilted condition. A dog emergency release device may be provided to manually move the retractable dog to the disengaged position in the event of a malfunction. The lockout assembly may include a lockout assembly locking device that allows a portion of the lockout assembly to fold up and move the retractable dog to the disengaged position. | 02-28-2013 |
20130195540 | Fail-Safe Attachment for Prosthetic Limb - A fail-safe attachment is provided for coupling an exoskeletal prosthesis to a patient limb having a bone anchored mounting post with an external fixation structure. The fail-safe attachment comprises a first component adapted for connection to the fixation structure, and a second component adapted for connection to the prosthesis. A safety release mechanism is provided normally retaining the prosthesis in a rigid substantially motion-free interconnected relation to the fixation structure, said safety release mechanism responding to a force overload condition to permit relative movement between the prosthesis and the fixation structure. The safety release mechanism comprises a bending force release mechanism responsive to a bending force overload condition to permit the separation of the second component relative to said first component. The bending force release mechanism comprises a plurality of spring loaded jaws adapted to engage a complementary portion of the other component, the jaws being pivotable in an over-centre spring configuration between a first position in which they engage the complementary portion to secure the first and second components one to the other, and a second position in which the first and second components are able to separate. | 08-01-2013 |
20130216299 | ADJUSTABLE FIXATION OR LOCKING MEANS FOR TWO PARTS BY USE OF SLIDING HINGE - The present invention relates to an adjustable fixation or locking means for two parts or portions by use of sliding hinge. The parts or portions are to be used or utilized in furniture and/or human necessity products, such as e.g. different types of chairs, sofas, wheelchairs, etc. | 08-22-2013 |
20130243520 | HINGE WITH SECURING FEATURES - Disclosed is a hinge with securing features, the hinge including a first hinge body portion including a first frame association end and a nesting cavity, the first frame association end and the nesting cavity being disposed at opposite ends of the first hinge body portion, a second hinge body portion defining a second frame association end and a nesting body configured for nesting in the nesting cavity of the first hinge body portion, the second frame association end and the nesting body being disposed at opposite ends of the second hinge body portion, wherein the first hinge body portion and the second hinge body portion are rotatably associated via a pivot point, and at least one securing feature configured for securing the nesting body within the nesting cavity in a manner that prevents rotation of the first body portion relative to the second body portion about the pivot point. | 09-19-2013 |
20130279970 | Force Compensating Device and Use in a Medical System - A force compensating device includes a force generating unit configured for generating a compensating force that at least partially counteracts a tractive force acting on the force compensating device. The device includes at least one safety unit that is rotatable about a first axis of rotation and which, in the event of a malfunction of the force generating unit, can be moved by the force generating unit from an operating position to a locked position. The safety unit includes a first element and a second element that are rotatably connected to each other at a second axis of rotation, and at least one locking unit that blocks rotational movement of the safety unit from the locked position back to the operating position when the safety unit has been triggered due to a malfunction. A two-part safety unit in combination with the locking unit allows the safety unit to trigger and remain triggered in all fault situations. The force compensating device may be used in a medical system. | 10-24-2013 |
20130287477 | EXPANDING DEVICES - An expandable device including: a first member; a second member; at least one tension member attached to the first and second members and extending between the first and second members, the first and second members movable between an open position, in which at least a part of the first member is spaced from the second member, and a closed position, in which said at least a part of the first member is adjacent the second member; and at least one spacer sized to be located between the first and second members when in the open position, and to maintain the first and second members in the open position, wherein, in the open position, the at least one tension member is held taut between the first and second members. | 10-31-2013 |
20140099155 | Connection Unit For Slide Of Rod - A connection unit cooperates with a rod when in use. The connection unit includes a fixing member, a pin rod, an oblique detent and a knob. The fixing member has an axial slide hole for insertion of the rod and a transverse hole. The pin rod has a slope at a middle section thereof corresponding to the oblique detent. The pin rod is driven by the knob. The oblique detent is fixed on the fixing member. The connection unit can be applied for connection of two rods or for positioning of a fixing member of a rod. The operation is simply and labor-saving. The connection unit can be widely used. | 04-10-2014 |
20140105670 | UNIVERSAL TILTABLE LUMINAIRE SUPPORT - A universal tiltable joint ( | 04-17-2014 |
20140105671 | SAFETY LOCKOUT SYSTEM - A safety lockout system for releasably locking a mast guided working surface to a mast is provided. The safety lockout system may include an outer rollcase, an inner rollcase, and a lockout assembly. The lockout assembly includes a retractable dog that is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The lockout assembly may include a dog release device that operates both manually and automatically to move the retractable dog from the disengaged position to the engaged position. Automatic operation of the dog release device is triggered when the working surface experiences a tilted condition. A dog emergency release device may be provided to manually move the retractable dog to the disengaged position in the event of a malfunction. The lockout assembly may include a lockout assembly locking device that allows a portion of the lockout assembly to fold up and move the retractable dog to the disengaged position. | 04-17-2014 |
20140308063 | ADJUSTABLE HOLDING DEVICE FOR SENSORS - An adjustable holding device for sensors, including a main body, on and opposite which a bearing body supporting the at least one sensor is adjustably held by at least one spherical joint having a threaded stud fastened to the main body and protruding through a through-opening in the bearing body and to which an opening in a body having a spherical outer surface is screwed, said outer surface being held pivotably in complementarily spherical inner surfaces of two combined half-shells, and held co-rotatably together with the half-shells about an axis of rotation which is coaxial with the threaded stud and about which the half-shells are accommodated rotatably in the through-opening in the bearing body so that, by a rotation under external force of the at least rotationally coupled half-shells as to the through-opening, the body having the spherical outer surface can be screwed relative to the threaded stud by displacing the half-shells and the bearing body in the direction of the threaded stud. | 10-16-2014 |
20150016867 | COUPLING FOR A POSITIONER - The invention relates to a coupling ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150098751 | BI-DIRECTIONAL BREAK-AWAY JOINT - A break-away joint apparatus is disclosed for a boom arm having a front side and a back side, the boom arm having a main boom portion and a boom tip. The apparatus allows the boom tip to assume a neutral position and to pivot to a forward position and to a rearward position with respect to the main boom portion. The apparatus includes a first hinge connected to the main boom portion proximate one of the front or back side of the boom arm; a second hinge connected to the boom tip proximate an opposite side of the boom arm; and a pivot plate having first and second opposite sides, the first side connected to the first hinge and the second side connected to the second hinge. | 04-09-2015 |
20150098752 | BI-DIRECTIONAL BREAK-AWAY BOOM WITH TORSION SPRINGS AND ROTARY DAMPER - A break-away apparatus for a boom arm is positioned at a joint between the main boom portion and the boom tip. The apparatus allows the boom tip to assume a neutral position and to pivot forward and rearward. The apparatus includes a first plate disposed at the joint, a second plate disposed at the joint, and a hinge assembly positioned between the first plate and the second plate. The hinge assembly includes a hinge pin having a longitudinal axis. The first and second plates are in a first position with respect to each other when the boom tip assumes the neutral position. The first and second plates are movable with respect to each other about the longitudinal axis. A torsion spring is configured to return the first and second plates to the first position after the first and second plates move from the first position. | 04-09-2015 |
20150098753 | BI-DIRECTIONAL BREAK-AWAY BOOM WITH ROLLER AND ROTARY DAMPER - A break-away apparatus for a boom arm has a main boom portion and a boom tip. The apparatus is positioned at a joint between the main boom portion and the boom tip. The apparatus allows the boom tip to assume a neutral position and to pivot to a forward position and to a rearward position with respect to the main boom portion. The apparatus includes a first plate disposed at the joint, a second plate disposed at the joint, a hinge assembly positioned between the first plate and the second plate, a cam element attached to the first plate, the cam element having an arcuate surface, and a roller attached to the second plate and positioned to roll against the arcuate surface. | 04-09-2015 |
20150292551 | CROSS-LINK ASSEMBLY FOR A DANGLING WORKTOOL FOR A WORKS MACHINE - A cross-link assembly for a dangling worktool in the form of a grapple is disclosed. The cross-link assembly may be held in vertical alignment with the grapple when in a lock position to enable operational coupling of the grapple to an arm of a machine. The cross-link assembly may have a frame for connection to the grapple. The frame may have spaced apart arms to movably support a pin. The pin may have an abutment portion. A lock member may be movably engaged to the frame. The lock member may also be configured to engage with the abutment portion. The lock member may have a lock portion. The lock portion may be configured to engage with a lock element provided on the grapple. | 10-15-2015 |