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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Hilel Richman, Haifa, IL;
Inventor:
Hilel Richman, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 5/00 (2006.01); F16C 11/10 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/02 (2006.01); F16M 11/12 (2006.01); F16M 11/14 (2006.01); F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/106 (2013.01); F16B 2/02 (2013.01); F16C 11/0628 (2013.01); F16C 11/0685 (2013.01); F16M 11/121 (2013.01); F16M 11/14 (2013.01); F16M 13/022 (2013.01); F16C 11/06 (2013.01); F16C 11/0609 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjustable support arm device includes a plurality of segments. Ball-and-socket joints each connect two adjacent segments. Each joint includes a plurality of interleaved friction layers between a ball and a socket of that joint. A locking mechanism applies a normal force to the friction layers to lock the joints, the mechanism being releasable to enable bending of the joints.