Wire flex pivot
First Claim
1. A flexural pivot joint joining two members for pivotal movement about a pivot axis, said pivot joint comprising two pairs of resilient spring wire sections spaced apart along the pivot axis, each wire section being coupled to both of the members and having a longitudinal axis, the wire sections of each pair being disposed in cross-arrangement with respect to each other and being deflectable from their respective longitudinal axes to accommodate pivoting of the members from an at-rest condition about the pivot axis.
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Abstract
A flexural pivot joint is used to join two members for pivotal movement about a pivot axis. The pivot joint comprises two pairs of resilient spring wire sections spaced apart along the pivot axis. Each wire section is coupled to both of the members and has a longitudinal axis. The wire sections of each pair are disposed in cross-arrangement with respect to each other and are deflectable from their respective longitudinal axes to accommodate pivoting of the members from an at-rest condition about the pivot axis. In an alternative embodiment the flexural pivot joint includes first and second brackets respectively coupled to the members. The brackets are disposed facing each other and include a plurality of slots.
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- 1. A flexural pivot joint joining two members for pivotal movement about a pivot axis, said pivot joint comprising two pairs of resilient spring wire sections spaced apart along the pivot axis, each wire section being coupled to both of the members and having a longitudinal axis, the wire sections of each pair being disposed in cross-arrangement with respect to each other and being deflectable from their respective longitudinal axes to accommodate pivoting of the members from an at-rest condition about the pivot axis.
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14. A flexural pivot joint for pivotally joining two members, said pivot joint comprising:
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first and second brackets respectively coupled to the members, said brackets disposed facing each other and including a plurality of slots; and at least one pair of resilient spring wire sections, each wire section being coupled to both brackets and having a longitudinal axis, the wire sections being crossed and deflectable from their respective longitudinal axes to facilitate pivoting of the members from an at-rest condition about a pivot axis. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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