Torque Transfer Spline
AssigneeWestCoast Products & Design LLC
InventorsRanjit Singh CHAHAL, Elias Armando AVILA, Leo Allen BEGLEY, Gurtinder Singh CHAHAL
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Abstract
A device and method for detecting control-point activation conditions from a conductive path and/or an expanded conductive area coming in contact with or being within a threshold distance from at least one of a portion of a glove body or a control surface separate from the glove body. The device may include a conductive path configured to be attached to the glove body and an expanded conductive area conductively coupled to the conductive path and configured to be attached to the glove body. The expanded conductive area may be wider than individual portions of the conductive path.
Claims20
An aperture article, comprising:
- a body having a central aperture extending through the body and configured to receive an insertion article therein, wherein the central aperture is defined by:
- an innermost space having an inner circular edge;
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- a plurality of outer extension spaces that are continuous with and extend radially beyond the innermost space, wherein the outer extension spaces are spaced apart from one another around the innermost space, wherein the inner circular edge extends along an inner reference circle except where interrupted by the outer extension spaces, wherein the outer extension spaces are each defined by an inwardly-facing outer circular edge, wherein each of the outer extension spaces are configured to matingly receive a circular bearing element therein, wherein an outer circumference of the circular bearing element is configured to match substantially all of the inwardly-facing outer circular edge of at least one of the outer extension spaces.
An aperture article, comprising:
- a body having a central aperture extending through the body, wherein the central aperture includes an innermost space bounded by an inner circular edge that extends along an inner reference circle, and a plurality of outer extension spaces extending radially beyond the inner reference circle, wherein each outer extension space is bounded by an inwardly-facing outer curved edge configured to matingly receive a circular bearing element;
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- a plurality of peripheral apertures disposed radially outside the central aperture and configured to receive fasteners for securing an external article to the body, wherein the peripheral apertures are arranged in at least two distinct patterns to accommodate different external article configurations.
A torque transfer assembly, comprising:
- an insertion article assembly including a shifter configured to move axially;
- a first aperture article having a body with a central aperture, wherein the central aperture includes an innermost space and a plurality of outer extension spaces extending radially outward from the innermost space;
- a plurality of circular bearing elements positioned within the outer extension spaces of the first aperture article;
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- wherein the shifter includes a flared section configured to engage the circular bearing elements and move the circular bearing elements radially between an inner radial position corresponding to a dead axle condition and an outer radial position corresponding to a live axle condition, wherein in the live axle condition the circular bearing elements transfer torque between the insertion article assembly and the first aperture article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.