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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2009
Stephen Harlow Davies, Shifnal, GB;
John Herbert Harvey, Wolverhampton, GB;
Steven Blakemore, Wolverhampton, GB;
Edward George Hill, Redditch, GB;
Stephen Harlow Davies, Shifnal, GB;
John Herbert Harvey, Wolverhampton, GB;
Steven Blakemore, Wolverhampton, GB;
Edward George Hill, Redditch, GB;
Abstract
An actuator is described which comprises a rotatable actuator member () and a lock arrangement () operable to lock the actuator member () against rotation, the lock arrangement () comprising an axially movable lock member (), the lock member being movable between a locked position in which it co-operates with a stop () to resist rotation of the actuator member, and a released position, and an actuation device () operable to move the lock member towards its released position.