Patent ID: 6409162
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
In an eccentrically immobilized hinge-type device, the combination comprising: a yoke-type device, having peripheral elements radially centered on said yoke-type device's axis, with each said element housing a bore on said axis, and said yoke-type device having an implement coupling element; an eccentric device having radially centered first peripheral elements individually disposed for cooperating with a said bore of said yoke-type device, and said eccentric device having at least one eccentric peripheral element disposed adjacent to each said first peripheral element; a connecting device, disposed for cooperating with all said eccentric peripheral elements of said eccentric device and all said peripheral elements of said yoke-type device, and having another implement coupling element; and an activating means for said eccentric device, such that, upon activation it controls the hinging ability between said yoke-type device and said connecting device.