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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Spencer P. Magleby, Provo, UT (US);
Joseph O. Jacobsen, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Larry L. Howell, Orem, UT (US);
Inventors:
Spencer P. Magleby, Provo, UT (US);
Joseph O. Jacobsen, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Larry L. Howell, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torsional joint assembly formed from a substantially planar material sheet comprises a plurality of contiguous segments. The contiguous segments include at least two, substantially parallel hinge segments, each being coupleable to a loading structure; and at least a first connecting element connecting the hinge segments one to another, the connecting element extending substantially orthogonally to the hinge segments.