Patent ID: 8677689

Claim:
A sliding power lift and locking assembly for lifting and locking an object, the assembly comprising: a motor; a first drive shaft, wherein the first drive shaft has a body and a cylindrical axis and the first drive shaft is rotationally driven by the motor; a first drive block assembly, wherein the first drive block assembly includes an aperture configured to engage the body of the first drive shaft, a latch dog with a first slot configured to engage a dog catch pin associated with said object, and a slider; a first drive housing, wherein a portion of the first drive shaft and a portion of the first drive block assembly are provided in a track of the first drive housing, and wherein the track of the first drive housing is configured such that the first drive block assembly is configured to move in a path relative to the first drive housing; and a link arm including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the link arm is configured to move with the slider of the first drive block assembly, and the second end of the link arm is configured to connect to said object.