Slide joint
A slide joint couples two members while allowing them linear motion along a single axis relative to one another. In <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Toy" title="Toy">Transformers toys</a>, this motion must sometimes be partly restricted to allow joints to remain in one or more configurations. This restriction is often provided by friction or by a sprung tab that fits into a notch.
When a slide joint allows one member to slide into and be partly or wholly concealed by the other, the joint is said to telescope, after the similar joints of a collapsible <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Reflector_%28G1%29" title="Reflector (G1)">spyglass</a>.
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<a name="See_also"></a><h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Slide_joint&action=edit§ion=1" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">See also</span></h2>
- <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratchet_%28mechanism%29" title="Ratchet (mechanism)">Ratchet (mechanism)</a>
- <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Swivel_joint" title="Swivel joint">Swivel joint</a>
- <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ball_joint" title="Ball joint">Ball joint</a>
