Pod with lockable, extendable arms
CA 2531786 C · Owner: Tardy, Jean-Francois · Inventors: Tardy, Jean-Francois
Overview
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The invention relates to a pod comprising a central pole (1 8) having a support section (9) which bears the ends of pivot-mounted arms (30). According to the invention when retracted against the pole (1, 8) opposing free sections (32) of the arms are held in place by a removable locking device comprising an axially-mobile crown element (10) which locks the arms (30) in a radial manner. The aforementioned crown element (10) is held in the locked position by means of a hysteresis effect. In this way with the release of a compressed spring (20) the crown element (10) can only be moved backwards out of the hold when the spring (20) is additionally compressed by an external force such as to …
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- Filed July 7, 2004 and granted September 4, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 7, 2024.
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