(under subclass 515) Support wherein the connection includes an interface in the form of a sphere or an element thereof.
(1) Note. A staff having a spherical element formed on an end thereof, plus a mounting means therefor, does not, in the absence of a staff receiving means, constitute a support for this subclass.
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403, Joints and Connections,
90, 114+ and 122+ for a ball and socket type of articulated connection between two members, one of which members may be a rod-like element having the ball portion of the connection formed on an end thereof.