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US 5,687,593 AGranted
Handcuffs
AssigneeHiatt and Company Limited
InventorGeoffrey William Cross
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Abstract
A handcuff comprises a pair of lockable bracelet members (10, 11), pivotably connected to one another by way of a connecting member (12) wherein is disposed a catch member (29) engagable with the bracelet members to hold them relative to one another in an extended position so that the handcuff may be used as a rigid handcuff, the catch member being disengagable from the bracelet members to enable the handcuff to be folded.
Claims6
A handcuff comprising:
- a pair of lockable bracelet members;
- a connecting member;
- two pivot means providing pivotal connection of the pair of bracelet members to the connecting member about respective pivot axes, said bracelet members being movable relative to one another between an extended position for use and a folded position in which the bracelet members overlie one another;
- a catch member having formations engageable with the pair of bracelet members for retaining the bracelet members in said extended position relative to the connecting member;
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- means movably mounting the catch member in the connecting member.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.