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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:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
James G Peirce, Madison Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Worldwide Assocites, Inc., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
440 61 ;
Abstract
A first member is pivotally connected to a second member. A rigid support and a linking member are pivotally connected to one another and interconnected between the first member and the second member. The length of the rigid support is selectively adjustable at a constant rate. Adjustment of the length of the rigid support within a first range of length causes the second member to pivot at a first angular velocity relative to the first member. Adjustment of the length of the rigid support within a second range of length causes the second member to pivot at a second, relatively greater angular velocity relative to the first member.