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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:
Apr. 08, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas A Garland, Jamestown, RI (US);
George A Wood, Lincoln, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
248133 ; 248144 ; 248398 ; 297281 ; 74106 ;
Abstract
A linkage assembly includes a first link connected at a first point to a translation mechanism attached to a support structure. The translation mechanism is arranged to allow the first point of the first link to translate along a substantially straight axis. A second link is pivotally connected at a first point to the support structure, and at a second point to the first link. A second point of the first link travels on or near an arc of substantially constant finite radius when the first link pivots with respect to the second link.