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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sidney Fisher, Solihull, GB;
Jagjiwan Birdi, Birmingham, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 1/756 ; E05C 3/03 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 1/756 ; E05C 3/03 ;
Abstract
An actuator including a device for providing a magnetic field including a magnetic field generator, the actuator further including an output element being moveable between a first position where it blocks or breaks an associated mechanical transmission path and a second position where it unblocks or forms part of an associated mechanical transmission path, the output element being moveable as a result of changes in its local magnetic field as generated by the magnetic field generator, at least a part of the device being moveable to change said local magnetic field to effect movement of the output element.