US4767231A
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Adjustable arm
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-01-03
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Granted: 1988-08-30
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Expires: 2005-01-03
Abstract
Abstract An adjustable arm having a plurality of sections joined together by a ball and socket joint comprising a housing, a ball retained within the housing, a concave cup slidably mounted within the housing with clearance between the cup and the ball, a locking member slidably mounted in a recess in the ball so that one end projects beyond the ball and bears against the concave face of the cup a push rod passing through the section so that one end bears against the cup adjacent one end of the section and the other end bears against the locking member of the joint adjacent the other end of the section and means for applying a compressive force to the push rod to simultaneously lock all joints against relative movement.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick A. Wallis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:05
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/06; F16M11/12; F16M11/14; F16C; F16C11/00; F16C11/04; F16C11/10; F16C11/103; F16C11/106; F16M11/20; F16M11/2007; F16M11/2035; F16M11/2078; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; F16M13/022; F21; F21V; F21V21/00; F21V21/14; F21V21/26; F21V21/28; F21V21/29; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/02; F16M2200/021; F16M2200/022; F16M2200/06; F16M2200/065; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/907; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32008; Y10T403/32024; Y10T403/32032; Y10T403/32114; Y10T403/32196; Y10T403/32254; Y10T403/32262; Y10T403/32311
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
An adjustable arm comprising a pair of spaced end sections and at least two intermediate sections, each section being adjustably connected to an adjacent section through a ball and socket connection, the ball and socket connection connecting adjacent intermediate sections to each other comprising a ball member affixed to one end of each of said joined intermediate sections, a housing member pivotally connected at its opposite sides to said jointed sectioned ends and having a recess receiving said ball members and a double ended rigid concave cup member slightly supported in said housing member recess and positioned between said ball members, a longitudinally extending cavity extending through each said jointed intermediate sections, and the ball member affixed thereto, a compression member slidably supported in each of said cavities and each engaging an opposite end of said concave cup member of said ball and socket joint, and means for applying a compressive force to said one of said compression members for urging said cup shaped member into frictional engagement with the other of said compression members for precluding pivotal movement of said joint.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
182 words
An adjustable arm comprising a pair of spaced end sections and at least two intermediate sections, each section being adjustably connected to an adjacent section through a ball and socket connection, the ball and socket connection connecting adjacent intermediate sections to each other comprising a ball member affixed to one end of each of said joined intermediate sections, a housing member pivotally connected at its opposite sides to said jointed sectioned ends and having a recess receiving said ball members and a double ended rigid concave cup member slightly supported in said housing member recess and positioned between said ball members, a longitudinally extending cavity extending through each said jointed intermediate sections, and the ball member affixed thereto, a compression member slidably supported in each of said cavities and each engaging an opposite end of said concave cup member of said ball and socket joint, and means for applying a compressive force to said one of said compression members for urging said cup shaped member into frictional engagement with the other of said compression members for precluding pivotal movement of said joint.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An adjustable arm as claimed in claim 1 wherein a clearance is provided by making each of the ball members non-spherical and the dimensions of the compression member are such that it would coincide with the normal periphery of the ball member if it were spherical.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An adjustable arm as claimed in claim 1 wherein the compression members are tubular and are aligned with cavities in the concave cup member and the ball members of the ball and socket joint.
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