Concentric joint mechanism
US5657584A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/443
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A joint mechanism having a movement between relative members about a center of rotation located at a point where a first line extends from one of the members intersects a second line extending from the opposite member is disclosed. Multiple joint mechanisms may be aligned together along with common lines being the axis of rotation of each joint mechanism to provide a concentric spherical joint mechanism. Concentric spherical joint mechanism may be used to assemble truss frame structures.
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