Pair of compasses
AssigneeDraw.Tec GmbH & Co. KG
InventorOliver Seelig
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Abstract
Pair of compasses, having a first compass portion and a second compass portion which are connected together via a hinge having a locking device, which hinge comprises a hinge member mounted rotatably relative to the first or second compass portion, the locking device being spaced from the axis of rotation of the hinge member, the locking device having a threaded element generating a clamping force and cooperating with a nut (11, 12) in order to clamp the hinge member (13) in the locked state against the first and second compass portions, the clamping force acting perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hinge member (13).
Claims23
Pair of compasses, having a first compass portion and a second compass portion, which are connected together via a hinge having a locking device and comprising a hinge member mounted rotatably relative to the first or second compass portion, wherein the locking device is spaced from the axis of rotation of the hinge member, characterised in that the locking device has a threaded element generating a clamping force and cooperating with a nut in order to clamp the hinge member in the locked state against the first and second compass portions, wherein the clamping force acts perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hinge member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.