Patent ID: 7004670

Claim:
A manual disconnect apparatus for use with a powered movable barrier operator having an output shaft that operably couples to a movable barrier to effect selective movement of the movable barrier, comprising: an output shaft engagement member configured to affix to the output shaft; a movable barrier engagement member configured to affix to the movable barrier; a hand-operable engagement mechanism comprising: a hand-operable pivoting handle configured to selectively engage and disengage a mechanically coupled relationship between the output shaft engagement member and the movable barrier engagement member wherein the hand-operable pivoting handle is hand-movable between an engaged and disengaged position; an engagement member that is biased towards the hand-operable pivoting handle and which engagement member is at least partially disposed within a cavity in the output shaft engagement member when the hand-operable pivoting handle is in the engaged position and that is withdrawn from the cavity in the output shaft engagement member when the hand-operable pivoting handle is in the disengaged position; a spring that biases the engagement member towards the hand-operated pivoting handle; a guide surface; and a follower affixed with respect to the engagement member and being operably disposed in cooperative relationship with the guide surface.