Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
Patent
1988-08-17
1990-05-29
Herrmann, Allan D.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
745005, 403122, 403128, 623 57, 623 62, 901 21, 901 29, A61F 258, B25J 1702
Patent
active
049285467
ABSTRACT:
This disclosure describes a wrist capable of the range of motion and function of a human wrist, composed of a basic ball and socket joint, with the ball portion segmented vertically into as many flat portions as there are fingers to allow the first segment of each finger to attach to each ball segment, allowing independant up-down motion of the fingers, while retaining dependant motion of the fingers in the back-and-forth direction.
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