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US 10,533,313 B2Granted
Jointed member
OwnerGeorge E. Kochanowskiinventor
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Abstract
One or more embodiments of a jointed member are provided. The jointed member may include a first elongate section having a surface defining a first oblong opening, a second elongate section having a surface defining a second oblong opening, and a fastener passing through the first oblong opening and the second opening to connect the first elongate section and the second elongate section, where the first oblong opening and the second oblong opening move relative each other and the fastener as the jointed member transitions from a first predetermined state towards a second predetermined state.
Claims18
A jointed member comprising:
- a first elongate section having a first surface defining a first oblong opening and a first abutment member;
- a second elongate section having a second surface defining a second oblong opening and a second abutment member;
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- a fastener passing through the first oblong opening and the second opening to connect the first elongate section and the second elongate section, where the first oblong opening and the second oblong opening move relative each other and the fastener as the jointed member transitions from a first predetermined state having a minimum overlap of the first oblong opening and the second oblong opening towards a second predetermined state having a maximum overlap of the first oblong opening and the second oblong opening relative the minimum overlap and where in the first predetermined state the first abutment member and the second abutment member are under a compressive force against each other while the first surface defining the first oblong opening and the second surface defining the second oblong opening apply a shearing stress to the fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.