Patent ID: 7784835

Claim:
A connecting member comprising: first and second pivot attachment assemblies, the pivot attachment assemblies comprising an attachment portion connected to a shoulder socket, a ball joint attached in a recessed region of the shoulder socket; and a central connector connected to the ball joint and having an interior surface defining a fluid passageway, the central connector comprising first and second members where the first member telescopically extends within the second member, the second member being attached to the shoulder socket of the second pivot attachment assembly, the central connector further comprising a flexing assembly having first and second attachment portions, the first attachment portion being fixedly attached to the first member and the second attachment portion being fixedly attached to the second member, the flexing assembly comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending members being operatively configured to allow a predefined forceful degree of travel between the first and second attachment portions of the flexing assembly, wherein the second member has an interior surface having at least part of a conical shape that is adapted to receive the first member therein, wherein the first member has an end portion having a circumferential seal adapted to extend within the interior surface of the second member and is adapted to be positioned inward or outward of the flexing assembly after installation.