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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
May. 05, 2015
Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Anthony Raymond Charpentier, Corronsac, FR;
Alain Gillet, Toulouse, FR;
Hand Held Products, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US);
Abstract
A system is described for positioning a load in of multiple positions disposed over a linear axis. A linear actuator moves the load into each of the positions. A first position is at an end of the movement, with a second position opposite. A third position is intermediate between the first and the second positions. A stop actuator is made of a configurable material switchable selectively between an engaged configuration, in which the load is positioned in the at least third position, and a disengaged configuration, in which the load is freely movable between the first and the second positions.