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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2006
Applicants:
David L. Williams, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Michael Bowman, Fullerton, CA (US);
Inventors:
David L. Williams, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Michael Bowman, Fullerton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon, Inc., Hunenberg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanism having a pair of pivoting cassette clamping bars. The clamping bars are connected to a pneumatic cylinder or an electromechanical actuator through a series of links and an actuator wheel so that extension and retraction of the pneumatic cylinder or the electromechanical actuator causes the clamping bars to rotate and counter-rotate. The use of a pneumatic cylinder provides smooth, well-controlled movement of the clamping bars.