Patent ID: 8425620

Claim:
A joint assembly for releasably securing a first and a second segment of an associated modular limb, the joint assembly comprising: a male connector including a base and a load bearing blade secured to the base of the male connector and protruding therefrom, the male connector being adapted to be secured to one of the first and second segments of the associated modular limb; a female connector including a base and a load bearing socket secured to the base of the female connector, the socket being configured to selectively receive the blade of the male connector, the female connector being adapted to be secured to the other of the first and second segments of the associated modular limb; wherein one of the male connector or the female connector includes a torsion member, wherein the torsion member includes a pair of contact surfaces which engage a respective contact surface of each of the male connector and the female connector; a locking member selectively retaining the blade of the male connector in the socket of the female connector; and wherein the male connector, the female connector, and the locking member cooperate to form a resilient and selectively releasable modular limb joint.