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A vertebra for an endoscope and a joinder for segments of the vertebra. A pair of tubular segments have tangs that overlap one another. One tube is imperforate and the other is perforate, with a hinge aperture through it. The perforate tang has a dimension of thickness. A hinge pin is adhered to the

A vertebra for an endoscope and a joinder for segments of the vertebra. A pair of tubular segments have tangs that overlap one another. One tube is imperforate and the other is perforate, with a hinge aperture through it. The perforate tang has a dimension of thickness. A hinge pin is adhered to the imperforate tang and passes into the aperture. Its length is less than the thickness of the perforate tang so no part of the pin projects beyond the perforate tang. Preferably the pin is welded to the imperforate tang.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A joinder for joining two adjacent segments of a vertebra for an endoscope, comprising;a pair of tubular segments each having an axis with tangs of adjacent segments overlapping one another, one of said tangs being imperforate, and the other being perforate, having a hinge aperture

[ I claim:] [1.] A joinder for joining two adjacent segments of a vertebra for an endoscope, comprising;a pair of tubular segments each having an axis with tangs of adjacent segments overlapping one another, one of said tangs being imperforate, and the other being perforate, having a hinge aperture therethrough which overlays a portion of the imperforate one of said tangs, the perforate tang having a dimension of thickness; andan unheaded hinge pin having an axis and an axial length no longer than said thickness, said pin passing into said aperture normal to the axis of its respective segment, said pin having one of its ends attached to its respective imperforate tang, said pin having no portion projecting beyond said its respective perforate tang said segments being sufficiently stiff that the pin cannot be removed from the aperture by deformation of the segments.