Patent ID: 6200190
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A hugging mechanism comprising,a rear body member anda front body member supported, in articulated relation and a distance in front of and on the rear body member,the rear body member supporting, in articulated relation, two arms, each arm comprising an inner arm member supported, in articulated relation on the rear body member, andan outer arm member supported, in articulated relation, on the outer end of the inner arm member, andan arm actuator supported on a first end, in articulated relation, on the outer arm memberan offset distance from the inner arm member, and on a second end, on the front body member a distance in front the rear body member, for each armthe combined lengths of the inner arm member and the outer arm member inward from the attachment of the arm actuator it supports is greater than the length of the arm actuator between the outer arm member and the front body member,the arm actuator is adapted to provide a hugging arm motion by rotating the arms forward on the rear body member when the front body member is moved toward the rear body member.