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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. 19, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
James S. W. Lee, Long Island, NY (US);
Chiu-Keung Kwan, Kowloon, HK;
Assignee:
C. J. Associates, Ltd., Kowloon, HK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ; B29C 6/566 ; B29C 6/570 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/514 ; B29C 6/566 ; B29C 6/570 ;
Abstract
A jointed linkage support system is provided with joints that allow movement and bending in many directions and degrees of freedom. A chain-like linkage system made up of a series of joints is molded in a single step from materials having different melting temperatures in a series of alternating communicating mold cavities. The jointed linkage support system emerges from the mold fully assembled. An electrical switch may be provided within.one of the joints between sleeves and rods whereby movement of the rod relative to the sleeve actuates the switch.