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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Opsis Health, Inc., Golden, CO (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Opsis Health, Inc., Golden, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 31/005 (2013.01); F16H 31/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an actuator system having a toothed actuator and a tensioner to apply a tension force to the toothed actuator, a hold mechanism holds the tooth actuator stationary, through disengage-able contact with at least one tooth thereof, with respect to a direction of the tension force while allowing the tooth actuator to move freely in a direction opposite the direction of the tension force. An advancement pawl having at least two degrees of freedom engages with one or more teeth on the tooth actuator to displace the tooth actuator a distance in the direction opposite of the direction of the tension force.