Patent ID: 11920397
Assignee: TIE DOWN, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 28:
29. A hatch actuating device comprising:
a support portion defining a device axis, the support portion configured to rotate about the device axis during operation of the hatch actuating device;
a sliding portion slideably coupled to the support portion;
a gear assembly fixably coupled to the support portion and movably coupled to the sliding portion; and
a linkage portion rotatably coupled to the sliding portion, the linkage portion configured to be connected to a hatch lid of a hatch assembled to an elevated structure;
wherein the gear assembly is configured to open the hatch lid through a first rotation of a portion of the gear assembly with respect to the support portion and a second rotation of the support portion with respect to the elevated structure.