Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mechanism for efficient donning and doffing of an exoskeleton
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Application No.: US15190920Application Date: 2016-06-23
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Publication No.: US09987151B2Publication Date: 2018-06-05
- Inventor: Nicholas Errico , Homayoon Kazerooni , Yoon Jung Jeong
- Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Applicant Address: US CA Oakland
- Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
- Current Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Oakland
- Agency: Kwan & Olynick LLP
- Main IPC: A61F5/01
- IPC: A61F5/01 ; A61F2/76 ; A61F2/60 ; A61F2/64 ; A61H3/00 ; A61H1/02

Abstract:
A manual apparatus of the present invention enables quick connection and disconnection of an exoskeleton leg from a remaining body of an exoskeleton. The apparatus comprises a cavity defined by a housing coupled to the remaining body of the exoskeleton; a latch coupled to the remaining body of the exoskeleton, the latch comprising a latching feature; a clip body including a projection element extending from an end thereof, the clip body coupled to the exoskeleton leg; a handle rotatably coupled to a clip base on the clip body; and a hook rotatably coupled to the handle. When the hook is engaged with the latching feature and the handle rotated from a first unlatched position to a second latched position, the projection element moves inside the cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160374836A1 MECHANISM FOR EFFICIENT DONNING AND DOFFING OF AN EXOSKELETON Public/Granted day:2016-12-29
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