Snap-acting spring device
US4601413A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/18896
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hinge apparatus is disclosed, in which at least two flexible strips (1-3) are articulated, each via two articulation grooves (7, 8), to two parts (5, 6) that are movable relative to one another and are substantially cylindrical in embodiment, in such a manner that upon a relative movement of the two parts with respect to one another out of one stable position into the other stable position, the flexible strips are located in a substantially radial plane of the two parts (FIG. 3a).
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