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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, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gilberto Battocchio, Bassano del Grappa, IT;
Assignee:
Lino Manfrotto & Co., S.p.A., Bassano Del Grappa, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403109 ; 403374 ; 403377 ;
Abstract
An extendable rod comprises a bracelet which is releasably lockable on a rod-shaped element of the rod, a depression which is formed in the bracelet and which can accommodate an end portion of a lever pivoted on the bracelet in such a manner as to permit the relative sliding of the bracelet on the rod-shaped element, and a surface which is raised with respect to the depression and which is engaged by the end portion of the lever in order to tighten the bracelet on the rod-shaped element.