Artificial hand
AssigneeSeason 4, LLC
InventorsMichael Starkey, Thomas James Philpott
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Abstract
An artificial hand includes a palm component having a plurality of finger sockets. A plurality of artificial fingers are received in a snap-fit engagement in the plurality of finger sockets of the palm component. At least one of the plurality of fingers has a locking slide including a plurality of locking teeth and a reverse lock including a locking cam, wherein the locking cam is engaged with the locking teeth to lock the finger in a preferred position. In a feature of the disclosed hand, the artificial finger further comprises a connector attached to the reverse lock, such that a tension applied to the connector through the palm component lifts the locking cam, disengaging the locking cam from the locking teeth of the lock slide.
Claims18
An artificial hand comprising:
- (a) a palm component including a plurality of finger sockets for receiving a plurality of artificial fingers;
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- (b) a plurality of artificial fingers removably engaged in a snap-fit manner in each of the plurality of finger sockets on the palm component, each one of the plurality of fingers comprising:
- (i) a locking slide including a plurality of locking teeth and a reverse lock including a locking cam, wherein the locking cam is adapted to be engaged with the locking teeth to lock the finger in such a manner as to prevent it from opening further, and
- (ii) a tie connected to the reverse lock and extending from an end of the finger engaged in the snap-fit manner, the tie engaging a mechanism disposed in the palm component such that tension can be applied to the tie via the palm component, wherein applying tension to the tie causes the locking cam to disengage the reverse lock and allow the finger to open.
An artificial hand comprising:
- (a) a palm component including a plurality of finger sockets for receiving a plurality of artificial fingers;
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- (b) a plurality of artificial fingers removably engaged in a snap-fit manner in each of the plurality of finger sockets on the palm component, each one of the plurality of fingers comprising:
- (i) a locking slide including a plurality of locking teeth and a reverse lock including a locking cam, wherein the locking cam is adapted to be engaged with the locking teeth to lock the finger in a plurality of discrete positions in such a manner as to prevent it from opening further, and
- (ii) a tie connected to the reverse lock and extending from an end of the finger engaged in the snap-fit manner, the tie engaging a mechanism disposed in the palm component such that tension can be applied to the tie via the palm component, wherein applying tension to the tie causes the locking cam to disengage the reverse lock and allow the finger to open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.