Joints and connections – Axially curved or bent portion of rod is joint component – Reversely bent portion
Patent
1974-10-02
1976-02-03
Griffin, Donald A.
Joints and connections
Axially curved or bent portion of rod is joint component
Reversely bent portion
24263A, F16G 1100, A44B 2100
Patent
active
039362043
ABSTRACT:
A clamp for securing a loop in the end of a flat metallic tape of the type used for transmitting linear motion in remote control master-slave manipulators and securing the clamp to another manipulator element which transmits motion to the tape or is moved by force transmitted by the tape. The clamp is characterized by independence of the tape loop from variations in tensile load. The disclosed clamp includes an elongated tubular frame having an intermediate open section in which an anchoring pin or roller is mounted. The free end of the tape being secured is introduced into the end of the frame, passed around the pin or roller in partial peripheral engagement therewith and brought back out through the end of the frame. A tape clamping mechanism adjacent the frame end forces the abutting tape surfaces together against the inside surface of the frame to rigidly secure the tape loop. The clamp may be used to join two tape ends, or to connect a tape to a cable, or to anchor a tape to another manipulator part.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1682604 (1928-08-01), Disbrow
patent: 1758948 (1930-05-01), Helm
patent: 2551636 (1951-05-01), Ratigan
Central Research Laboratories, Inc.
Griffin Donald A.
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