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US 2012/0313349 A1Published application
Universal hitch with integral articulation, clamping and locking
AssigneeNadia Shalaby
InventorNadia Shalaby
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Abstract
A hitch for connecting a movable object to a rigid rod which includes a semi-rigid main substrate including a plurality of grooves, a flexible element fixedly formed over the main substrate including a first portion for gripping a rigid rod, a clamp connected to the first portion of the flexible element. The clamp includes a lever that couples the clamp to at least one of the plurality of grooves of the main substrate such that the first portion can grip the rigid rod.
Claims5
A hitch for connecting a movable object to a rigid rod, comprising:
- a semi-rigid main substrate;
- a flexible element over at least a portion of an outer surface of the main substrate, the flexible element comprising a gripping portion being adapted to grip the rigid rod;
- a clamp coupled to both the main substrate and the flexible element for flexing the gripping portion of the flexible element to grip the rigid rod;
- a locking system for locking the hitch to the rigid rod;
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- an articulation element that allows constrained, multi-dimensional articulation in the hitch, constrained by cross-section and material property, the articulation element comprising a shaft at an end of the main substrate and an articulation portion of the flexible element, the articulation portion of the flexible element being disposed over and at least partially surrounding the shaft of the main substrate.
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A system, comprising:
- a movable object;
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- a hitch for connecting the movable object to a rigid rod, comprising:
- a semi-rigid main substrate;
- a flexible element over at least a portion of an outer surface of the main substrate, the flexible element comprising a gripping portion being adapted to grip the rigid rod;
- a clamp coupled to both the main substrate and the flexible element for flexing the gripping portion of the flexible element to grip the rigid rod;
- a locking system for locking the hitch to the rigid rod;
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- an articulation element that allows constrained, multi-dimensional articulation in the hitch, constrained by cross-section and material property, the articulation element comprising a shaft at an end of the main substrate and an articulation portion of the flexible element, the articulation portion of the flexible element being disposed over and at least partially surrounding the shaft of the main substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.