Patent ID: 8136423

Claim:
An actuator comprising: a. an output gear having a circumferentially extending groove for directly receiving an end portion of a wire of a Bowden cable, said output gear having a wire end stop mount for receiving installation of an end stop of the end portion of the wire of the Bowden cable whereby rotation of said output gear in a direction pulls the wire; b. a pinion in driving communication with said output gear such that rotation of said pinion rotates said output gear; c. a drive shaft interconnected with said pinion such that rotation of said drive shaft rotates said pinion; d. a housing adapted to receive said output gear and said drive shaft; e. a coil spring circumjacent said drive shaft and located in a position intermediate said drive shaft and said housing, whereby rotation of said drive shaft causes said coil spring to frictionally disengage from said housing such that said output gear may rotate; wherein said output gear has a circumference, wherein a portion of said circumference is geared and said geared portion has gear teeth engaging with gear teeth of said pinion such that rotation of said pinion rotates said output gear, and wherein the other portion of said circumference is non-geared such that when said pinion encounters said non-geared portion said non-geared portion prevents said pinion and said output gear from further rotating.