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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Applicant:
Geoff Maloney, Geelong, AU;
Inventor:
Geoff Maloney, Geelong, AU;
Assignee:
Pod I.P. Pty Ltd, Geelong, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A movable joint () including: a body () having two spaced apertures () connected by an opening (); two arms () having ends receivable in the apertures; and a resilient connector () passing though the opening () to connect the ends of the arms in the apertures, wherein the resilience of the resilient connector: allows independent movement of the arms in up to six degrees of freedom which is controlled by engagement of abutment portions () of the arms () with respective abutment portions () of the apertures (); and absorbs force applied to the arms.