Patent ID: 6418760
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A45C,A61H,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A mechanism for converting between rotational and linear movement, comprising:a rotatable hub structure; a striker element having an inboard end and an outboard end, the striker element fabricated of a material having some flexibility; a pivot/spring structure positioned to engage a pivot location on the striker element between the inboard and outboard ends of the striker element, said structure providing a deflectable pivot fulcrum which can be deflected from a rest pivot rest position in response to a deflecting force exerted on the striker element; the hub structure positioned for engagement with the inboard end of the striker element so that a rotational movement of the hub structure provides a force on said striker element tending to cause said inboard end to pivot about the pivot structure, deflecting the pivot fulcrum such that the outboard end of the striker element moves in the axial direction.