Patent ID: 9657770
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61H,E05D,F16C,Y10T

Claim:
1. An articulated joint, for pivotably connecting a first leg to a second leg, the joint comprising; a first joint member, configured for attachment to the first leg, a second joint member, configured for attachment to the second leg, a shaft, wherein the joint members have facing abutment surfaces, wherein each of the joint members has a shaft opening, wherein the shaft is received through the shaft openings, for connecting the joint members, such that the legs may pivot between an open and a closed position, a clamping means, for releasably pressing the abutment surfaces of the joint members toward each other, and a locking means, for releasable positive securing of the joint members in at least the open position, wherein each joint member has a first aperture, wherein the first aperture is radially offset from the shaft opening, and wherein the first aperture of each joint member is coaxially arranged in at least the open position, wherein the clamping means comprise a lever, wherein the shaft is operably connected to the first joint member at one end and to the lever at another end, and wherein a protrusion is formed on the lever.