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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2005
Michael L Agronin, Owings Mills, MD (US);
James D Marshall, Mallorytown, CA;
Rafe D Bennett, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Joe Rogers, Jarrettsville, MD (US);
Robert H Gifford, New Freedom, PA (US);
Carolyn M Martin, Baltimore, MD (US);
Michael L Agronin, Owings Mills, MD (US);
James D Marshall, Mallorytown, CA;
Rafe D Bennett, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Joe Rogers, Jarrettsville, MD (US);
Robert H Gifford, New Freedom, PA (US);
Carolyn M Martin, Baltimore, MD (US);
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A device to actuate a switch. The switch has a switch toggle movable between a first position and a second position. The device includes a switch yoke movable between the first position and the second position adapted to engage the switch toggle and move therewith. The device also includes a first linkage connected to the switch yoke. The first linkage applies a force in response to an input signal to move the switch yoke from the first position to the second position. The first linkage includes a shape memory alloy. The device is configured to permit manual actuation of the switch toggle.