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US 2026/0258901 A1Published application
Flexible and Lockable Joint
OwnerAdam Czubinventor
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A flexible joint is disclosed having first and second members coupled by a biasing member. The second member has a concave surface, and the first member has a projecting portion with a distal end configured to abut against the concave surface. The biasing member is positioned within a passageway in the projecting portion, the biasing member having a first end pivotally connected to the first member at a focal point of the concave surface. The second end of the biasing member is anchored to the second member at an anchor point on the concave surface. The biasing member is configured to exert a biasing force sufficient to hold the first and second members in a first position while still permitting the first and second members to be moved relative to each other into a second position by the application of a moving force exceeding a preselected level.
A flexible joint comprising first and second members having abutting concentric convex and concave surfaces, respectively, the first and second members being coupled together by a biasing member having opposite first and second ends, the first end being pivotally attached to the first member at a focal point of both concave and convex surfaces, the second end being anchored to the second member at an anchor point on the concave surface, the biasing member being positioned in a passage in the first member extending between the focal point and an opening on the convex surface, the opening being dimensioned to permit the biasing member to move radially within the passage to permit the first and second members to move relative to each other, the biasing member configured to exert a consistant biasing force sufficient to hold the first and second members firmly together as the first and second members are moved relative to each other.
A flexible joint comprising a plurality of joint members coupled together, each joint member having a female concave surface on one side of the joint member and a corresponding male convex surface on an opposite side of the joint member, each joint member having a passage extending from the convex surface to the concave surface, the passage having a smaller opening on the concave surface and a larger opening on the convex surface, the smaller opening positioned at a focal point of the concave surface, a flexible tendon passing through the passages of the plurality of joint members with the joint members aligned in series of adjacent joint members such that the male convex surfaces of the joint members mate with the female concave surfaces of the adjoining joint members, the flexible tendon adapted and configured to apply a biasing force to the joint members to hold the joint members firmly together in series.
A flexible joint comprising first and second members coupled together by a biasing member, the second member having a concave surface and the first member having a projecting portion with a distal end configured to abut against the concave surface, the biasing member positioned within a passageway in the projecting portion, the biasing member having a first end pivotally connected to the first member at a focal point of the concave surface, the second end being anchored to the second member at an anchor point on the concave surface, the biasing member is configured to exert a biasing force sufficient to hold the first and second members in a first position while still permitting the first and second members to be moved relative to each other into a second position by the application of a moving force exceeding the biasing force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.