Latest news from Duxbury, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations. Ancestries: English (31.7%), Irish (13.8%), German (8.2%), Italian (5.0%), British (4.9%), Slovak (2.9%). Current Local Time: EST time zone. Incorporated in 1637. Elevation: 36 feet. Land area: 2.17 square miles.
Hinge joints allow movement in one direction, as seen in the knees  and elbows and fingers.    FUNCTION: The purpose of joints is to provide movement for the  body.
There are two types of hinges that can used on stairlifts: A manual hinge; An automatic hinge (often called a 'powered hinge') A manual hinge. A manual hinge is where the length of rail/track which is hinged has to be raised or lowered manually (by hand). Watch the video below to see this in action: