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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2020
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Altrincham, GB;
Andrew Crispin Graham, Badminton, GB;
Tim Henri Ann Francois, Emersons Green, GB;
Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Michael Robert Millhaem, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Altrincham, GB;
Abstract
A selectively flexible extension tool includes: a line assembly comprising a first line and a second line; and a plurality of sequentially arranged links, the line assembly operable with the plurality of sequentially arranged links to move the plurality of sequentially arranged links between a slacked position and a tensioned position, the plurality of sequentially arranged links together comprising a first line guide and a second line guide, the first line of the line assembly extending through the first line guide and the second line of the line assembly extending through the second line guide; wherein the first line defines a first displacement when the plurality of sequentially arranged links are moved from the slacked position to the tensioned position, wherein the second line defines a second displacement when the plurality of sequentially arranged links are moved from the slacked position to the tensioned position, and wherein the first displacement is substantially equal to the second displacement.