Patent ID: 9578970
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A47C,F16C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A lockable pivoting articulation joint comprising: a first joint section having an upper housing plate and a lower housing plate; a second joint section; a pivot bearing by which the first joint section and the second joint section are rotatable relative to each other about a main axis; a locking mechanism on the first joint section switchable between a release condition and a locking condition and by which locking mechanism the second joint section is lockable in relation to the first joint section in at least one relative rotational position, the locking mechanism having at least one pivotable clamping lever arranged between the upper housing plate and the lower housing plate and supported by an axle member fixed to the upper housing plate and/or to the lower housing plate; and a retaining projection on the second joint section and including a retaining surface for application of a clamping force, the retaining projection extending into the first joint section via a breakthrough in one of the upper housing plate and the lower housing plate.