Patent ID: 7438492

Claim:
A rigid link of adjustable length, said rigid link comprising: a ring configured to receive a fastening element; a stem that extends from the ring to a yoke that includes a first tab and a second tab that are joined together at the stem, said first tab including a first through-orifice and said second tab including a second through-orifice, each of said first tab and said second tab including a first outer face and a second outer face, the second outer face being recessed from the first outer face so as to define a plane surface that extends from the first outer face to the second outer face; a first bearing located in said first through-orifice, said first bearing including a first bearing axis; a second bearing located in said second through-orifice, said second bearing including a second bearing axis, said first and second bearing axes being collinear; a transversal stud mounted between said first and second bearings and on the yoke via said first and second bearings, said transversal stud including a stud axis that is offset from the first and second bearing axes by a set distance, wherein an operative distance between said ring and said stud axis is adjustable by rotation of said stud about the bearing axis between at least two different angular positions, and wherein each of said first and second bearings includes surfaces forming stops that respectively engage said plane surfaces of said first tab and of said second tab so as to prevent rotation of the transversal stud relative to the yoke in said at least two different angular positions.