Adjustable clamp

Annular recess is joint component

Articulated members

Articulated members

Arcuate shank moves in complementary guide

Axially spring-biased coaxial members

Branched

Including limit means

For pivotal motion

Ball and socket with restricted movement about one axis

Ball stud passes through confining opening

Opposed stops on one member

Pin and slot

Including operator

Including static joint

Angled or offset members

Articulate joint comprises pivoted clevis or channel bar

Articulate joint intermediate end joints

Variable angle

Universal

Articulate joint is a slide

Articulate joint is a swivel

Articulate joint is ball and socket

With threaded joint

One member is plate or side

Bearing component clamped to plate or side, e.g., bolted, etc.

Plate or side forms bearing surface

Secant, i.e., rod extending through plate

Trunnion assembly to side of rod

Lockable at fixed position

At selected angle

Ball and socket

Clamping screw traverses sliding complementary arcuate bearing surfaces

Including pivot stud

Including bridging keeper

Including radial interengaging tongue and slot or serrations

Including radially spaced detent or latch component

Engaging notch or recess in outer periphery of component

Engaging recess in radial face

Pivoted detent

Side of rod engages recess in radial face

Locked by nesting parts

Locked by plural motions of one member

Members locked in axial alignment

Radially spaced arcuate slot engages fastener

Members rotatable about oblique axes

Movable brace between members

Plural distinct positions

Securing yoke or ring spaced radially from locking means

Eyebolt

Clamped members

Plural distinct positions

At least one discrete position

Step-by-step adjustment

Retainer extends through aligned recesses

Unidirectional movement, e.g., ratchet, etc.

Telescoping members

Having detent

Cam or wedge

Having transverse pin

Spring biased

Threaded

Remotely actuated

Self-locking

Member pivoted at rigid corner

Pivoted

Including circumferential biasing or damping means

Including tension or take-up means

Acting through tapered surface on bearing component

External of bearing assembly, e.g., antirattler, etc.

Interposed spring means coaxial with pivot

Manually variable

On oblique interface

Rocking or rolling contact

T-pivot, e.g., wrist pin, etc.

Expanded pin or end

Floating pin

Fork and tongue

Oppositely laterally movable tines

With interposed antifriction means

Including distinct pin retainer

Threaded pin end

Unitary clip or plug

Pin is integral with or secured to inner member

Transverse pin or stud

Attached to or integral with one member

Traverses interposed facing component

Universal ball and socket

Bifurcated socket

Composite ball

Nonmetallic part

Spring biased segments

Stud extends into ball

Divided socket-type coupling

Elastomeric seat

Elastomerically biased or backed components

Externally packed

Including internal tie means

Including liner, shim, or discrete seat

Completely spacing the members

Porous

Spring acts through wedging surfaces

Spring-biased seat opposite ball stud

Variably preloaded

Plural concave surfaces with diverse curvature

Interposed concavo-convex component

Outer surfaces

Separable socket sections

Spring-biased

Swiveled ball parts or seat

Plural distinct articulation axes

Angular and linear

Pivot stud slidable in elongated opening

Screw and swivel

Parallel rotary

Plural ball and socket

Plural translating connections

Single adjustment for plural axes

Three or more parallel axes

Universal

Non-coplanar axes

Rotatable members resiliently biased to one position

Rotatable

Rod in socket

Threaded interface

Axially curved or bent portion of rod is joint component

End of rod is deflected laterally within connector

Interfitted crossing rods

Intertwisted ends

Joined to laterally related transverse surface at axially spaced points

Plural rods distorted by single component

Reversely bent portion

Around eye-forming thimble

Held by crimped collar

Open u

With wedge clamp

Axially split or separable member

Biased catch or latch

By separate spring

Radially sliding catch

Leaf spring

Pivoted

Branched

Coplanar

Parallel rods

Polyhedral

Three or more radiating members

Coplanar

Additional rod held by encompassing means

Plural pairs of axially aligned members

Polyhedral

Unilateral of plane

Bridged by diverse connector

Carbon electrode

Closure or plug spaced from joint

Coacting connection between inner member and plural parts of outer member

Combined

Convergent interface

Tapered

Coupling supported by independent bearing

Distinct end coupler

Continuous thread

Diverse serial connections

Axially cleft coupler

Having separable end caps or plugs

Including member wedging or camming means

Interrupted periphery, e.g., split or segmental, etc.

Axially divided segments

Bolted

Interfitting

Split

Plural opposed sockets

Separate screw or pin-type connections

Single actuator for plural connections

Axially biased end portions

Diverse material coupling member

Flexible diaphragm or bellows

With additional connection or packing

Flexible member is joint component

Flexibly connected rigid members

Connecting pin traverses radially interposed elastomer

Elastomer interposed between radially spaced members

Composite bushing with elastomeric component

Elastomer encompasses shoulder on inner member

Including axially acting compressing means

Flexible sleeve-type coupling

Helical spring type coupling

Rigid sleeve encompasses flexible bushing

Longitudinally divided sleeve

Furniture type having a rotatable fastener or fastening element that tightens connection

Furniture type having a snap fit

Furniture type

Having a cam, wedge, or tapered portion

Having a joining piece extending through aligned openings in plural members

Including ancillary means blocking disconnection of joint

Blocker for assembled joint retainer

Blocked key

Blocker keeper

Blocker is catch or key

Cam or thread lock

Including distinct packing

Including frangible component

Including spaced, diverse connections

Inflatable connector

Interconnected flanges or shoulders

Axially bolted or riveted

Clamped

Separate flange or shoulder

Interfitted members with external bridging piece

Interfitted members

Interfitted members

Assembled by plural manipulations of member

Clamped members

By wedge or cam

Having actuator

Lever actuator

Threaded actuator

Axially oriented

Crossed rods

One rod is encompassed by the other

Diametric end slot is joint component

Enlarged head in complementary recess, e.g., dovetail, etc.

Externally shouldered or headed rod

Including discrete retainer

Including discrete retainer

For interfitted side faces

For telescoping members

For telescoping members

Transverse pin

Transverse pin

Bolt, rivet, or screw

Expansible retainer

Having means to prevent removal of retainer

Multiple retainers

Sliding pin

Wedge pin

Including separably interposed key

Axially extending

Longitudinally stepped or tapered

Resilient

Including set screw

Interdigitated ends

Interfitted angle or channel bars

Longitudinally splined or fluted rod

Including a lock or retainer

Including a means, e.g., spring biased portion, for misalignment correction

Rod designed to be manipulable, e.g., twistable, within coupling for quick disconnect

Specific angle or shape of rib, key, groove, or shoulder

Splayed or having a cam surface for anti-backlash

Lugged member, rotary engagement

Bayonet joint

Non-circular rod section is joint component

Peripheral enlargement, depression, or slot on one member is joint component

Radially interposed shim or bushing

Biased by distinct radially acting means

Resilient

Wedging or camming

Engaged by axial movement

Plural, circumferentially related shims between members

Split or slotted bushing

Threaded actuator

Rigid angle

Rotary binding cam or wedge

Radially interposed shim or bushing

Arcuate slip

Socket

Joint involving plural layers of single rod

Laterally related members connected by latch means, e.g., scaffold connectors

Laterally related rods independently joined to transverse surface

Load-responsive release

Lockable at fixed position

Magnetic

Manually releaseable latch type

Having operating mechanism

Ball detent

Lever

Remotely actuated

Spring biased manipulator

Swiveled bolt

Transversely sliding pin

Member deformed in situ

Both members deformed

By piercing

By separate, deformable element

Deformation occurs simultaneously with action of separate, diverse function, joint component

Deformation occurs simultaneously with assembly

Deforming component is inserted section

Diverse resistance to lateral deforming force

Inner member is expanded by longitudinally inserted element

Interposed deforming element contacts socket bottom

Separate deforming means remains with joint assembly

Separating element between strands of member

Member ends joined by inserted section

Angle section

Expansible section

Externally bridged

Fluted or splined section

Laterally inserted section

Section threaded to member

Metal treatment

Miscellaneous

Miter joint

Connector bridges inner or outer periphery

Molded joint

And independent connection

Fusion bond, e.g., weld, etc.

Metallic fusion material

Added bonding material, e.g., solder, braze, etc.

Including mechanical interlock

Member cast in situ

Socket or open cup for bonding material

Non-adhering fluent material at joint

Particular configuration or material of member

Quick release

Radially acting cam or eccentric

Radially spaced members joined by independent coupling

Flexible intermediate member

Readily disengageable panel joints

Reciprocable ball detent

Resilient cinch, locking-catch or retainer type

Rigid angle coupling, e.g., elbow or u, etc.

Rigid angle

Rod end to transverse side of member

Corner joint

Flange on rod bolted to side

Gland type

Rod and side gripped simultaneously by single actuation

Including saddle

Integral transverse projection on side, e.g., necked, etc.

From rod side

Radially interposed, side-engaging shim or bushing

Rod and side deformingly interlocked

Rod clamped to hole edge

Rod received in recessed side, e.g., socket or tapered opening, etc.

Rod to open edge of side, e.g., wrap-around connection

Socket formed by shaping or deforming side

Stirrup

Structure attached to rod end encompasses side

Clamped saddle

Yoke or ring

Having radial screw at bight

Utilizing internal rod structure

Utilizing opposite sides of member

Clamped member

Between rod shoulder and terminal nut

Bolted through member

Bolted to rod

Clamping component engages recessed side

Coaxial collar or shoulder or rod is clamp element

Inserted, blind-side-engaging, retaining portion on rod

Rod is expanded by component inserted from distal side

Barbed component

Plural contacting components

Separate and deformable component

Stepped or tapered recess in side

Terminal, rod-attached retainer engages distal side

Inserted into rod

Rod side to plate or side

Connected by double clamp

Connected by flexible tie

Crossed rods

Diagonal connector

Flanged or grooved rod

Lapped rod ends

Laterally spaced rods

By separable shim or bushing in connector

Plural channels in connector

One rod held between bight and other rod extending through aperture in leg of connector

Resilient clip

Shackle is integral with or independently attached to proximate side of plate or other side

Traversed by connector

Two rods encompassed by single connector

Yoke or ring-type connector

Rod received in open channel

Rod to member to side, e.g., plate, rod side, etc.

Arcuate or multiplanar side

Encompassed side

Intermediate member extends completely through side

Intermediate member includes tubular part

Intermediate member extends through side

Rod also extends through side

Split or divided tubular part and coacting compressor

Transverse clamp secures rod and tubular part

Intermediate member secured to side by radial flange

Internally threaded tubular part

Oblique rod

Side or tubular part deformed in situ

Rod side to member to side

Unilateral of side

Rotarily connected, differentially translatable members, e.g., turn-buckle, etc.

Differential pitch, similar hand

Externally threaded actuator

Having locking means

Having operating mechanism

Having tool-engaging means or operating handle

Scarf

Mirror images

Screw or cam

Selectively assembled, e.g., convertible, etc.

Selective orientation

Selectively engageable hub to shaft connection

Shrunk fit

Side slide: elongated co-linear members

Splice plates for co-linear members

Split end with laterally movable opposed portions

With separate force-applying means

Split ring stop or abutment

Structurally installed in diverse art device

Head or base

Thimble: screw or cam

Thread adaptor

Three or more members connected at single locus

All encompassed

Mutually contacting

Three or more serial joints, at least one diverse

Nonaligned axes

Separable intermediate joint

Axially acting connector

Screw or cam

Transverse rod to spaced plate surfaces

Retainer utilizes or abuts plural plates

Utilizing thermal characteristic, e.g., expansion or contraction, etc.

Interposed material of intermediate coefficient of expansion

Members having different coefficients of expansion

With adjunctive protector, broken parts retainer, repair, assembly or disassembly feature

Back-off means, e.g., separator, etc.

Handle or handwheel

Actuates retainer or blocker

Holding means or protector functioning only during transportation, assembly or disassembly

Means to lock bolt or nut when other is turned

Position or guide means

Related to joint component

Releasably captive nut or bolt

Tool-engaging or accommodating means or with tool

For latch or retainer

Utilizing fluid pressure

With adjunctive shield

With ambient condition responsive control means

With distinct fluid or article handling or directing feature

External reservoir

Including port or reservoir communicating with joint

Articulated member

At joint interface

Pressure fitting

With fluid pressure responsive component

With independent handle or operator

With indicator or inspection means

With opening for access to connector or operator

To biased component

To threaded component

Transverse to thread axis

With strain-limiting means