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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventor:
Chanseol Chung, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 27/08 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01); F16L 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 27/08 (2013.01); E03C 1/0404 (2013.01); F16B 1/00 (2013.01); F16L 27/0849 (2013.01); F16L 37/004 (2013.01); E03C 2001/0414 (2013.01); F16B 2200/83 (2023.08);
Abstract
A magnetic joint includes a first member and a second member. The first member includes a first plurality of magnets spaced annularly apart from each other. The second member includes a second plurality of magnets spaced annularly apart from each other. The first member is rotatably coupled to the second member. The first member is configured to be coupled to a first component and the second member is configured to be coupled to a second component. The first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets are configured to cooperatively define a plurality of rotational positions between the first component and the second component.