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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:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joerg-Erich Schulze-Beckinghausen, Garbsen, DE;
Assignee:
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/06 ;
Abstract
A positioning device comprising a first flexible member and a second flexible member which can be engaged to form a rigid member, wherein said first flexible member comprises a chain provided with a plurality of compression members, and said second flexible member comprises a locking chain which, when said first flexible member and said second flexible member are brought together inhibits separation of said compression members, characterized in that said compression members are planar.