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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin Kemp, Aldershot, GB;
Assignee:
Hugh Steeper Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 59 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns an elbow lock mechanism for use in artificial arms, comprising a locking bolt which is mounted for axial movement on a carriage which is movable by electric drive means between two positions, there being a spring on the carriage which urges the bolt into its locking position when the carriage is in one position and which urges the bolt into an unlocking position when the carriage is in the other position.