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US2400032A
US2400032A US612209A US61220945A US2400032A US 2400032 A US2400032 A US 2400032A US 612209 A US612209 A US 612209A US 61220945 A US61220945 A US 61220945A US 2400032 A US2400032 A US 2400032A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
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    • A61F2/60—Artificial legs or feet or parts thereof
    • A61F2/64—Knee joints
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
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  • the invention relates to knee joints for artificial legs, an object of the invention being to provide improved braking means therefor adapted to stiien the joint and prevent collapse thereof as weight of the wearer of the leg is thrown thereon in taking steps in walking. Another object is to provide such braking means having constant application sufficient to lessen the freedom and rapidity of knee action and insufficient to prevent easy knee action in taking steps in walking. Another object is to gradually lessen or reduce the application of the braking means as weight oi the wearer is removed from the leg in walking. Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter.
  • Figure 1 is a side view of the invention, showing the upper and lower leg sections partly broken away, the brake lining being somewhat compressed due to the weight of the wearer being applied to the leg as in walking.
  • Figure 2 is a similar view partly in section.
  • Figure 3 is a detail top plan view of the lower leg section.
  • Figure 4 is a rear view of the invention.
  • Figure 5 is a transverse section of the invention, taken through the line 5-5, Figure 1, the brake lining being uncompressed, due to the weight of the wearer being removed from the leg as in walking.
  • the numeral I designates an upper leg section, and 2 a lower leg section, said upper section having a lower ball 3 forming a rigid part thereof, and said lower section having an upper socket 4 wherein fits said ball, a transverse pivot pin 5 connecting the upper and lower leg sections being diametric of said ball and having end bearings in apertures 6 of lateral lugs 1 of said lower section, said lugs bearing at their inner sides against said upper section.
  • Coiled springs 8 are mounted in said upper section, one at each side of said ball and bear at their lower ends against said pivot pin.
  • the socket 4 of the lower leg section is provided with an elastic brake lining I' against which said ball has normal frictional engagement to lessen the freedom and rapidity of knee action, but insumcient to prevent easy knee action in taking steps in walking.
  • a knee joint for artificial legs having upper and lower leg sections provided with a transverse pivot pin connection, coiled springs mounted in the upper section and bearing at their lower ends against said pivot pin to provide for slight longitudinal movement of the sections with respect to each other and to cushion such movement, and braking means between the upper and lower leg sections having normal frictional engagement to lessen freedom of knee action, and increased frictional engagement against the tension of said coiled springs when the weight of the wearer is thrown upon the leg in walking, to stiffen the joint and prevent collapse thereof, said coiled springs acting to restore the parts to normal position as the weight of the wearer is removed from the leg in walking.
  • a knee joint for artificial legs having upper and lower leg sections provided with a transverse pivot pin connection, coiled springs mounted in the upper section and bearing at their lower ends against said pivot pin to provide for slight longitudinal movement of the sections with respect to each other and to cushion such movement, the lower joint member having a socket provided with an elastic brake lining against which the lower end of the upper joint member has normal frictional engagement to lessen freedom of knee action, and increased frictional engagement against the tension of said coiled springs when the weight of the wearer is thrown upon the leg in walking, to ricken the joint and prevent collapse thereof, said coiled springs acting to restore the parts to normal position as the weight of the wearer is removed from the leg in walking.
  • a knee joint for artificial legs having an upper leg section provided with a lower ball forming a rigid part thereof, a lower leg section having an upper socket wherein nts said ball, a transverse pivot pin diametric of said ball having bearings in said lower section and connecting said upper and lower sections, coiled springs mounted in said upper section laterally of said ball and bearing at their lower ends against said pivot pin.
  • a knee Joint for artificial legs having an upper leg section provided with a lower ball forming a rigid part thereof, a lower leg section having an upper socket wherein fits said ball, a transverse pivot pin diametric of said ball, said lower section having lateral lugs provided with apertures wherein said pivot pin has end bearings, said lugs bearing against said upper section, coiled springs mounted in said upper section laterally of said ball and bearing at their lower ends against said pivot pin, said socket having a brake lining against which said ball has normal frictlonal engagement to lessen freedom of knee action and increased frlctional engagement against the tension of said coiled springs as the weight of the wearer is thrown upon the leg in walking, to stiien the joint and prevent collapse thereof, said coiled springs acting to restore the parts to normal position as the weight of the wearer is removed from the leg in walking.

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May 7, 1946. G. M. TALBOT 2,400,032
KNEE JOINT FOR ARTIFICIAL LEGS Filed Aug. 23, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 @Jrg 2 May 7, 1946. G. M. TALBOT KNEE JOINT FOR ARTIFICIAL LEGS Filed Aug. 25, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mam/kw" Patented May 7, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE KNEE JoIN'r Foa ARTIFICIAL LEGS George M. Talbot, Hagerstown, Md. Application August. 23, 1945, Serial No. 612,209
4 Claims.
The invention relates to knee joints for artificial legs, an object of the invention being to provide improved braking means therefor adapted to stiien the joint and prevent collapse thereof as weight of the wearer of the leg is thrown thereon in taking steps in walking. Another object is to provide such braking means having constant application sufficient to lessen the freedom and rapidity of knee action and insufficient to prevent easy knee action in taking steps in walking. Another object is to gradually lessen or reduce the application of the braking means as weight oi the wearer is removed from the leg in walking. Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter.
The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth in the claims.
In these drawings,
Figure 1 is a side view of the invention, showing the upper and lower leg sections partly broken away, the brake lining being somewhat compressed due to the weight of the wearer being applied to the leg as in walking.
Figure 2 is a similar view partly in section.
Figure 3 is a detail top plan view of the lower leg section.
Figure 4 is a rear view of the invention.
Figure 5 is a transverse section of the invention, taken through the line 5-5, Figure 1, the brake lining being uncompressed, due to the weight of the wearer being removed from the leg as in walking.
In these drawings, the numeral I designates an upper leg section, and 2 a lower leg section, said upper section having a lower ball 3 forming a rigid part thereof, and said lower section having an upper socket 4 wherein fits said ball, a transverse pivot pin 5 connecting the upper and lower leg sections being diametric of said ball and having end bearings in apertures 6 of lateral lugs 1 of said lower section, said lugs bearing at their inner sides against said upper section.
Coiled springs 8 are mounted in said upper section, one at each side of said ball and bear at their lower ends against said pivot pin. The socket 4 of the lower leg section is provided with an elastic brake lining I' against which said ball has normal frictional engagement to lessen the freedom and rapidity of knee action, but insumcient to prevent easy knee action in taking steps in walking.
In taking steps in walking, as the weight of the wearer is thrown upon the leg. said ball will have increased frictional engagement with and will slightly compress the brake lining of the socket against the tension o! said coiled springs, to thereby stiften the joint and prevent collapse thereof. The coiled springs act to restore the parts to normal position as weight of the wearer is removed from the leg in walking.
9 are cushioning stops to do away with noise in the working of the joint.
Obviously the amount of the frictional engagement and compression of the brake lining will vary in accord with the weight of the wearerl thrown upon the leg in walking, this weight con-` stantly varying.
l. claim:
l. A knee joint for artificial legs, having upper and lower leg sections provided with a transverse pivot pin connection, coiled springs mounted in the upper section and bearing at their lower ends against said pivot pin to provide for slight longitudinal movement of the sections with respect to each other and to cushion such movement, and braking means between the upper and lower leg sections having normal frictional engagement to lessen freedom of knee action, and increased frictional engagement against the tension of said coiled springs when the weight of the wearer is thrown upon the leg in walking, to stiffen the joint and prevent collapse thereof, said coiled springs acting to restore the parts to normal position as the weight of the wearer is removed from the leg in walking.
2. A knee joint for artificial legs, having upper and lower leg sections provided with a transverse pivot pin connection, coiled springs mounted in the upper section and bearing at their lower ends against said pivot pin to provide for slight longitudinal movement of the sections with respect to each other and to cushion such movement, the lower joint member having a socket provided with an elastic brake lining against which the lower end of the upper joint member has normal frictional engagement to lessen freedom of knee action, and increased frictional engagement against the tension of said coiled springs when the weight of the wearer is thrown upon the leg in walking, to stiften the joint and prevent collapse thereof, said coiled springs acting to restore the parts to normal position as the weight of the wearer is removed from the leg in walking.
3. A knee joint for artificial legs, having an upper leg section provided with a lower ball forming a rigid part thereof, a lower leg section having an upper socket wherein nts said ball, a transverse pivot pin diametric of said ball having bearings in said lower section and connecting said upper and lower sections, coiled springs mounted in said upper section laterally of said ball and bearing at their lower ends against said pivot pin. said socket having an elastic brake lining against which said ball has normal Irictional engagement to lessen freedom of knee action and increased irictional engagement against the tension of said coiled springs when the weight of the wearer is thrown upon the leg in walking, to stufen the joint and prevent collapse thereof, said coiled springs acting to restore the parts to normal position as the weight of the wearer is removed from the leg in walking.
4. A knee Joint for artificial legs, having an upper leg section provided with a lower ball forming a rigid part thereof, a lower leg section having an upper socket wherein fits said ball, a transverse pivot pin diametric of said ball, said lower section having lateral lugs provided with apertures wherein said pivot pin has end bearings, said lugs bearing against said upper section, coiled springs mounted in said upper section laterally of said ball and bearing at their lower ends against said pivot pin, said socket having a brake lining against which said ball has normal frictlonal engagement to lessen freedom of knee action and increased frlctional engagement against the tension of said coiled springs as the weight of the wearer is thrown upon the leg in walking, to stiien the joint and prevent collapse thereof, said coiled springs acting to restore the parts to normal position as the weight of the wearer is removed from the leg in walking.
GEORGE M. TALBOT.
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US2509586A (en) * 1946-11-13 1950-05-30 Louis G Caron Knee joint
US2530285A (en) * 1947-12-11 1950-11-14 John G Catranis Artificial leg
US2533008A (en) * 1947-11-05 1950-12-05 Gust Johnson Artificial leg
US2551537A (en) * 1947-09-10 1951-05-01 Cons Vultee Aircraft Corp Linkage for artificial legs
US2568546A (en) * 1946-02-23 1951-09-18 Hoeft Frank Albert Folding bed
US2570581A (en) * 1949-10-15 1951-10-09 Rose K Mcintyre Artificial leg
US2575802A (en) * 1948-10-01 1951-11-20 Fischer Jurgen Knee joint of artificial legs
US2588013A (en) * 1949-05-12 1952-03-04 Kleinekathofer Felix Artificial leg
US2614262A (en) * 1949-10-29 1952-10-21 Feine Erich Artificial leg
US2629105A (en) * 1948-09-17 1953-02-24 Woodall Carl Artificial limb
DE876139C (en) * 1948-10-02 1953-05-11 Juergen Dr Fischer Knee joint for prosthetic legs
US2644420A (en) * 1951-04-19 1953-07-07 Outboard Marine & Mfg Co Outboard motor mounting for damping torsional vibration
US3094802A (en) * 1960-03-29 1963-06-25 Arthur J Perry Foldable barricade and sign frame
US3765033A (en) * 1971-01-19 1973-10-16 D Goldberg Prosthetic knee joint assembly with mutually slidable and rollable joint sections
US3928873A (en) * 1974-02-20 1975-12-30 Stichting Revalidatie Inst Artificial leg
EP0209637A1 (en) * 1985-05-28 1987-01-28 Otto Bock Orthopädische Industrie Besitz- und Verwaltungs-Kommanditgesellschaft Brake knee joint
US5882040A (en) * 1996-06-18 1999-03-16 Binder; Johann Ski stock set
US20040016315A1 (en) * 2002-02-12 2004-01-29 The University Of Tokyo Backlash clutch and joint mechanism for a robot comprising the clutch
US20040068322A1 (en) * 2002-10-04 2004-04-08 Ferree Bret A. Reduced-friction artificial joints and components therefor
US20100152865A1 (en) * 2008-12-15 2010-06-17 össur hf. Noise reduction device for articulating joint, and a limb support device having the same

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US2568546A (en) * 1946-02-23 1951-09-18 Hoeft Frank Albert Folding bed
US2509586A (en) * 1946-11-13 1950-05-30 Louis G Caron Knee joint
US2551537A (en) * 1947-09-10 1951-05-01 Cons Vultee Aircraft Corp Linkage for artificial legs
US2533008A (en) * 1947-11-05 1950-12-05 Gust Johnson Artificial leg
US2530285A (en) * 1947-12-11 1950-11-14 John G Catranis Artificial leg
US2629105A (en) * 1948-09-17 1953-02-24 Woodall Carl Artificial limb
US2575802A (en) * 1948-10-01 1951-11-20 Fischer Jurgen Knee joint of artificial legs
DE876139C (en) * 1948-10-02 1953-05-11 Juergen Dr Fischer Knee joint for prosthetic legs
US2588013A (en) * 1949-05-12 1952-03-04 Kleinekathofer Felix Artificial leg
US2570581A (en) * 1949-10-15 1951-10-09 Rose K Mcintyre Artificial leg
US2614262A (en) * 1949-10-29 1952-10-21 Feine Erich Artificial leg
US2644420A (en) * 1951-04-19 1953-07-07 Outboard Marine & Mfg Co Outboard motor mounting for damping torsional vibration
US3094802A (en) * 1960-03-29 1963-06-25 Arthur J Perry Foldable barricade and sign frame
US3765033A (en) * 1971-01-19 1973-10-16 D Goldberg Prosthetic knee joint assembly with mutually slidable and rollable joint sections
US3928873A (en) * 1974-02-20 1975-12-30 Stichting Revalidatie Inst Artificial leg
US4685927A (en) * 1985-05-28 1987-08-11 Ott Bock Orthopaedische Industrie Besitz- und Verwaltungs-Komanditgesells chaft Braked knee joint
EP0209637A1 (en) * 1985-05-28 1987-01-28 Otto Bock Orthopädische Industrie Besitz- und Verwaltungs-Kommanditgesellschaft Brake knee joint
US5882040A (en) * 1996-06-18 1999-03-16 Binder; Johann Ski stock set
US20040016315A1 (en) * 2002-02-12 2004-01-29 The University Of Tokyo Backlash clutch and joint mechanism for a robot comprising the clutch
US6948400B2 (en) * 2002-02-12 2005-09-27 The University Of Tokyo Backlash clutch and joint mechanism for a robot comprising the clutch
US20040068322A1 (en) * 2002-10-04 2004-04-08 Ferree Bret A. Reduced-friction artificial joints and components therefor
US20100152865A1 (en) * 2008-12-15 2010-06-17 össur hf. Noise reduction device for articulating joint, and a limb support device having the same
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