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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2008
Justin A. Tanner, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Todd Langston, Chandler, AZ (US);
David Tornquist, Chandler, AZ (US);
Casey Hanlon, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
James I. Kern, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Justin A. Tanner, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Todd Langston, Chandler, AZ (US);
David Tornquist, Chandler, AZ (US);
Casey Hanlon, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
James I. Kern, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for biasing a shaft toward, and releasably securing it in, a predetermined position. The apparatus comprises a magnetic assembly coupled to the shaft for releasably securing the shaft in a predetermined position, a first member coupled to and extending from the shaft for rotating the shaft from the predetermined position, and a spring assembly coupled to the shaft for securing the shaft in the predetermined position.