Patents Assigned to Schaeffer Magnetics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5384431
    Abstract: The present invention is a joint assembly for allowing relative rotational movement of a camera relative to a stationary base structure. The assembly has a first flexible member which allows the camera to pan the surrounding are and a second flexible member which allows the camera to tilt. Each flexible member has a first surface facing a first direction and second surface facing a second opposite direction. One end each flexible member is folded over onto itself so that a portion of the second surface faces the first direction. The flexible members are constructed in an essentially radial shape to define a radial path. When an end of a flexible member moves along the arcuate path the member rolls over itself. That is, the portion of the flexible member that is rolled over, has its second surface facing the first direction instead of the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Schaeffer Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Alain Tusques
  • Patent number: 5210378
    Abstract: A joint assembly for allowing relative rotational movement of two structures. The joint assembly has a flexible member with a first surface facing a first direction and second surface facing a second opposite direction. The flexible member is typically a flexible circuit board or an electrical wire cable, that extends from a first structure to a second structure. The structures are interconnected so that they can rotate relative to each other. The flexible member is constructed in an essentially radial shape that defines an arcuate path. One end of the flexible member is attached to the first structure and the other opposite end is connected to the second structure. When the second structure rotates relative to the first structure, the end of the flexible member attached to the second structure moves along the arcuate path. As the flexible member moves along the arcuate path the member rolls over itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Assignee: Schaeffer Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Alain Tusques