US6315259B1
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Articulating arm for maintaining the orientation of a remote member
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2000-05-30
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Granted: 2001-11-13
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Expires: 2020-05-30
Abstract
Abstract An articulating arm for moving a first member with respect to a second member while maintaining the first member in the desired orientation with respect to the second member has first and second connectors and first and second arm members. The first arm member is tubular in shape with rectangular cross section, and the second arm member moves within the central opening of the first arm member. The ends of the first arm member are pivotally connected by pins to the first and second connectors and the ends of the second arm member are similarly connected by pins to the first and second connectors with the pins defining a parallelogram for maintaining the orientation of the second member with respect to the first. The first arm member has arcuate slots at the ends thereof to accommodate the pins which extend through the first and second connector members and the second arm member such that the second arm member can move with respect to the first arm member.
Inventors
- 👤 Timmothy B. Kolb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:51
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/06; F16M11/10; F16M11/105; F16M11/20; F16M11/2007; F16M11/2014; F16M11/2092; F16M11/24; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/02; F16M2200/021; F16M2200/022; F16M2200/06; F16M2200/063; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32549; Y10T403/32557
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
402 words
An articulating arm for maintaining the orientation of a first body with respect to a second body while allowing movement of said first body with respect to said second body, said arm comprising: a first connector for connecting to said first body, said first connector having a central portion and first and second spaced parallel plates extending from said central portion, said spaced parallel plates of said first connector having first and second pairs of spaced holes extending therethrough, a second connector for connecting to said second body, said second connector having a central portion and first and second spaced parallel plates extending from said central portion, said spaced parallel plates of said second connector having first and second pairs of spaced holes extending therethrough, a first arm having a first end and a second end, said first arm having parallel side portions, each of said side portions having a first end and a second end, said first ends of said side portions of said first arm each having a transverse hole therein and an arcuate slot therein, said second ends of said side portions of said first arm each having a transverse hole therein and an arcuate slot therein, said first ends of said side portions positioned between said spaced parallel plates of said first connector and retained by a pin through said transverse holes in said first ends of said side portions and said spaced holes in said spaced parallel plates of said first connector, said second ends of said side portions positioned between said spaced parallel plates of said second connector and retained by a pin through said transverse holes in said second ends of said side portions and said spaced holes in said spaced parallel plates of said second connector, a second arm having a first end and a second end, and transverse holes with one through each of said first end and said second end thereof, a pin extending through said spaced parallel plates of said first connector and said transverse hole at said first end of said second arm and within said slots in said first end of said side portions of said first arm, and a pin extending through said spaced parallel plates of said second connector and said transverse hole at said second end of said second arm and within said slots in said second end of said side portions of said first arm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
402 words
An articulating arm for maintaining the orientation of a first body with respect to a second body while allowing movement of said first body with respect to said second body, said arm comprising: a first connector for connecting to said first body, said first connector having a central portion and first and second spaced parallel plates extending from said central portion, said spaced parallel plates of said first connector having first and second pairs of spaced holes extending therethrough, a second connector for connecting to said second body, said second connector having a central portion and first and second spaced parallel plates extending from said central portion, said spaced parallel plates of said second connector having first and second pairs of spaced holes extending therethrough, a first arm having a first end and a second end, said first arm having parallel side portions, each of said side portions having a first end and a second end, said first ends of said side portions of said first arm each having a transverse hole therein and an arcuate slot therein, said second ends of said side portions of said first arm each having a transverse hole therein and an arcuate slot therein, said first ends of said side portions positioned between said spaced parallel plates of said first connector and retained by a pin through said transverse holes in said first ends of said side portions and said spaced holes in said spaced parallel plates of said first connector, said second ends of said side portions positioned between said spaced parallel plates of said second connector and retained by a pin through said transverse holes in said second ends of said side portions and said spaced holes in said spaced parallel plates of said second connector, a second arm having a first end and a second end, and transverse holes with one through each of said first end and said second end thereof, a pin extending through said spaced parallel plates of said first connector and said transverse hole at said first end of said second arm and within said slots in said first end of said side portions of said first arm, and a pin extending through said spaced parallel plates of said second connector and said transverse hole at said second end of said second arm and within said slots in said second end of said side portions of said first arm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The articulating arm of claim 1 further comprising said second arm having a threaded bore therein, an arcuate window in one of said side portions of said first arm, and a threaded stud extending through said arcuate window and into said threaded bore.
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