Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article supported on horizontally extending member
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-17
2001-04-10
Castellano, Stephen (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article supported on horizontally extending member
C224S272000, C224S185000, C224S197000, C224S930000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06213363
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for supporting on the body a hand controller unit for the remote control of implements, tools, robots or similar according to the introduction to claim
1
.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A requirement of devices of this type is that they should be designed so that they rest against the body in a comfortable manner and so that the user has a comfortable working position with both hands free to manoeuvre the commonly found control handles, the so-called joysticks, with which the hand controller units considered here are primarily equipped. As the requirement for how the hand controller unit supported on the body should be located to achieve a comfortable position from an operational point of view depends purely on individual circumstances and is guided not the least by the build of the user, it is desirable that the device is designed so that the hand controller unit is freely adjustable, i.e. adjustable at least in height, in direction towards and away from the body of the user, and is also possible to pivot or tilt towards or away from the body around its own axis to accommodate different angled positions in relation to the horizontal plane.
Known devices of the type specified above have, however, the disadvantage that setting or adjusting cannot be carried out with a simple turn of the hand, but that the adjustment of each range of movement of the hand controller unit must instead be made individually.
One objective of the present invention is thus to achieve an improved device of the type specified above where the controller unit can easily be adjusted and locked in the desired position.
This objective of the invention is achieved with a device that has the features specified in the characteristics section of claim
1
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to a specially advantageous embodiment of the invention, the arms of the device are bow-shaped and preferably made from wire-like material or rod-like material with a small cross-section. The hand controller unit is supported between the shank-shaped parts of the bow-shaped arms and the bow-shaped arms are linked by pivoting connections with a base section carried on the body of the user on a waist section that unites the shank-shaped parts.
REFERENCES:
patent: 39945 (1863-09-01), Monson
patent: 191809 (1877-06-01), Moseley
patent: 232068 (1880-09-01), Robinson
patent: 420069 (1890-01-01), Hood et al.
patent: 541061 (1895-06-01), Baumgartner et al.
patent: 595642 (1897-12-01), Miller
patent: 714694 (1902-12-01), Holtz
patent: 876159 (1908-01-01), Erickson
patent: 1116265 (1914-11-01), Graham
patent: 2243517 (1941-05-01), Adamson
patent: 2498428 (1950-02-01), Kruse
patent: 3541976 (1970-11-01), Rozas
patent: 3610622 (1971-10-01), Haroski
patent: 4450993 (1984-05-01), Ephraim
patent: 5060836 (1991-10-01), Bradford et al.
patent: 5207791 (1993-05-01), Scherbarth
patent: 5230452 (1993-07-01), Wagner
patent: 5261584 (1993-11-01), Albert
patent: 5526970 (1996-06-01), Yates
patent: 5738256 (1998-04-01), Goff et al.
Brokk AB
Castellano Stephen
John Lezdey & Assoc
LandOfFree
Device for supporting on the body a hand controller unit for... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Device for supporting on the body a hand controller unit for..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Device for supporting on the body a hand controller unit for... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2463295