| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a segmented shaft, and more particularly, a form of coupling for connecting segments of a folding type shaft for use as a staff, probe, support or the like.SOLUTION: A magnetically assisted coupling has at least two shaft segments, each shaft segment has a pair of end portions and a hollow core. Adjacent segment ends are configured in a probe/socket, one segment end receives the adjacent segment end. Magnets of opposite polarities are disposed in the hollow core of the adjacent segment, the magnet in the socket is disposed at a bottom of the socket, while the magnet disposed in the probe defines a probe end. When adjacent segment ends are brought into close proximity, the magnets attract each other and draw the probe end into the socket until the magnets are in contact.</p> |
