Bipod assembly with terrain-gripping end effecters
US8496212B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M2200/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bipod comprises first and second tubular, spring-loaded telescopically extendable legs terminating distally in substantially triangular, claw-like end effectors. Each end effecter includes a substantially planar central segment having an upper surface defining a polygon resembling a truncated triangle with the first, second and third corners projecting downwardly at an acute angle. The first second and third downwardly projecting corner segments define substantially planar, triangular claw members, and so form a cup-shaped three pointed claw ideally well suited to grasp but not sink into any terrain surface.
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