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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Jeffrey E. Jones, Oceanside, CA (US);
Glenn W Gaarder, Ramona, CA (US);
Michael Janczyk, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey E. Jones, Oceanside, CA (US);
Glenn W Gaarder, Ramona, CA (US);
Michael Janczyk, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); E05F 1/14 (2006.01); E05C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An over-center mechanism includes a pivoting member, rotatable about a pivot point between first and second positions, a drive gear, having a first radius, fixedly attached to the pivoting member at the pivot point, a pinion gear, engaged with the drive gear, having a second radius, and an over-center tension spring, eccentrically attached between the drive gear and the pinion gear, to bias the pivoting member toward the first and second positions.