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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:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Francis J DiFrancesco, Foxboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
TNCO, Inc., Whitman, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606208 ; 606205 ; 606170 ; 606174 ;
Abstract
A articulating tip structure with a pivot lug and a rotatable jaw with a pivot seat which wraps around the lug in normal operation and provides a gap for disengagement of the lug to allow disassembly and assembly.