Handy cuffs
AssigneeStarship Enterprises, LLC
InventorAndrew Hines
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Abstract
Adjustable cuffs pivotally secured and movable between open and closed positions. The adjustable handcuffs include first and second bracelets that have a respective cheek and jaw. Each bracelet has a coupling that angularly rotates at least one of the cheek or jaw in a predetermined first rotational direction at a center pivot point and a lock for opening and closing the bracelet. A linkage connects the first and second bracelets. A first end of the linkage is adjustably received by an anti-backup locking mechanism that is integral with at least one of the first or second bracelets.
Claims13
Adjustable cuffs comprising:
- first and second bracelets with a respective cheek and jaw, each bracelet including a coupling that angularly rotates at least one of the cheek or jaw in a predetermined first rotational direction at a center pivot point and a lock for opening and closing the bracelet;
- a linkage that connects the first and second bracelets;
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- an anti-backup locking mechanism integral with at least one of the first or second bracelets that adjustably receives a first end of the linkage.
A method for adjusting cuffs comprising:
- angularly rotating at least one of a cheek or jaw of respective first and second bracelets in a predetermined first rotational direction about a center pivot point of a coupling to secure the wrists of a person;
- tightening a linkage that connects the first and second bracelets via an anti-backup locking mechanism that is integral with at least one of the first or second bracelets;
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- releasing the linkage via a lock formed in a housing that is coupled to the cheek of the first bracelet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.