Patent ID: 11920891
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 9:
10. A paddle for corporal discipline, the paddle comprising:
a handle comprising
a first proximal hilt portion,
a medial elongate portion extending from the first proximal hilt portion and for gripping by a user, and
a distal flanged head coupled to the medial elongate portion;

a paddle portion comprising
a base, and
an elongate flat member extending from the base, the elongate flat member to be used for striking a subject to be disciplined in the corporal discipline; and

at least one tension ball catch hinge device comprising
a first arm coupled to the distal flanged head of the handle,
a second arm coupled to the base, one of the first arm and the second arm comprising a ball catch end, the other one of the first arm and the second arm comprising a tongue end,
a pivoting hinge coupled between the first arm and the second arm and configured to switch the paddle portion between a locked state where the paddle portion and the handle are substantially parallel and a folded state where the paddle portion and the handle freely move, and
a set screw carried by the ball catch end and selectively changing a threshold pivoting force of the pivoting hinge for causing the paddle portion to switch from the locked state to the folded state.