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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1999
Wen-Chun Pei, Taipei, TW;
William B. Walkup, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Jon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A driving mechanism is provided for a socket which comprises a cover movably mounted on a base between an open status and a closed status. The driving mechanism comprises a first reception space defined in the cover, a second reception space defined in the base and communicating with the first reception space, a driving device having an upper portion retained in the first reception space of the cover and selectively operative to move the cover in opposite directions, and a lower portion connected to the upper portion and having a positioning member operatively switchable between a first position and a second position in the second reception space of the base. The upper portion of the driving device moves the cover between the open status and the closed status depending on the relative position of the positioning member in the second reception space.