SWIVELLING JOINT

摘要

A swiveling joint for use in a pole such as a light pole is disclosed. The swiveling joint connects a first member mounted to a lower leg of a pole with a second member mounted to an upper leg of the pole. The second leg has a skirt which sits around an annular portion of the first member, with a bearing member located between the first and second members. The bearing member can be moved from outside the second member between a locked position where the joint is fixed, and a released position where the joint can rotate.

主权项

1. A swiveling joint including a first member, a second member, and at least one bearing member;
the first member being associated with a first leg, the first leg having a longitudinal direction, the first member having an annular base which is oriented at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the first leg, the base having an outer periphery; the second member being associated with a second leg, the second leg having a longitudinal direction, the second member including an outer wall arranged to locate around the annular base of the first member to define an exterior surface of the swiveling joint; the first member having a bearing surface located internally of the exterior surface of the swiveling joint; the bearing member being connected to the second member by an adjustable connection means; the bearing member locating within the outer wall of the second member, with the bearing surface of the bearing member being opposed to the bearing surface of the first member; the adjustable connection means permitting relative movement of the bearing member and the second member between: a first configuration, wherein the bearing surface of the bearing member and the bearing surface of the first member are in frictional engagement restricting rotational movement of the first member relative to the second member, and a second configuration, wherein rotation of the second member relative to the first member is permitted.