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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2000
Ziv Gilan, Kfar Harif, IL;
X-Technologies, Ltd., Orangeburg, NY (US);
Abstract
A pullback mechanism is provided that includes base block, a clamping retainer, and a sliding retainer. The clamping retainer preferably includes a clamping block and a mechanism for tightening the clamping block against the base block. The sliding retainer preferably includes a retainer carriage on which is mounted a clamping retainer and a mechanism for tightening the clamping retainer against the retainer carriage. In one preferred embodiment, the sliding retainer is mounted on a guide rail that is fixed to the base block. A pullback line attached at one end to the retainer carriage of the sliding retainer and at a second end to a movement imparting mechanism. A control unit controls the operation of the movement imparting mechanism to impart movement to the pullback line. In a further embodiment, a lead screw is provided on the base block and the sliding retainer is moveable coupled to the lead screw via a threaded mounting hole. In this embodiment, a flexible rotary connection is coupled to the lead screw and to a motion imparting mechanism. A control unit is provided to control the operation of the motion imparting mechanism.