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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew D. Summer, Melbourne, FL (US);
Paul M. Bosscher, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Assignee:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/013 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems () and methods () for operating an exoskeleton disposed at least partially on a joint of a wearer's limb (). The methods involve respectively aligning first apertures (or) of a first planar flexible element (or) of the exoskeleton with second apertures (or) of a second planar flexible element (or) of the exoskeleton. The first and second planar flexible elements abut each other. A toothed flexible element () is then caused to ratchetedly engage the first and second planar flexible elements by bending the joint.