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Actuator assembly

  • US 6,174,007 B1
  • Filed: 05/19/1999
  • Issued: 01/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A remote latching mechanism comprising:

  • a longitudinal connecting member rotatably movable about a longitudinal axis thereof;

    at least one latch assembly operably connected to said connecting member for movement between latched and unlatched conditions in response to rotational movement of said connecting member; and

    actuator means for rotating said connecting member, said actuator means comprising a handle pivotally movable in substantially a perpendicular direction to the axis of rotation of said longitudinal axis of said connecting member between open and closed positions for rotatably moving said connecting member, wherein contact of said handle and a remainder of said actuator assembly occurs only during actuation.

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