Armboard mounting assembly
US4698837A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 1985 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G2210/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An armboard mounting assembly including an armboard having a proximate and a distal end, an armboard mount, and a joint for pivotably interconnecting the armboard and the armboard mount for enabling rotation of the armboard about a pivot axis. The rotatable armboard and armboard mount have at least one pair of adjacent sections, and the assembly further includes friction members (or alternate grippers) for providing gripping between said adjacent sections, said friction members being responsive to a downward force on the armboard between the pivot axis and the distal end for increasing gripping between the adjacent sections and inhibiting relative rotation about the pivot axis. Depending on the materials used, the armboard mounting assembly is radiologically translucent, NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance)-compatible, or both.
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