Patent ID: 7987528

Claim:
An apparatus for moving a hinged member selectively between first and second positions, the apparatus comprising: a first member having first and second ends and a length extending between said first and second ends, said first member being pivotally secured to a base member at a first location along said first member, a second member being pivotally connected to said first member at a second location along said first member, a link being pivotally secured to the first member proximate said first end of said first member, a first end of said link configured for attachment to the hinged member, a second end of said link having an actuating surface thereon, said first and said second locations being spaced apart along said length of said first member, the second member having a rotating member proximate a second end thereof, wherein when said second end of said first member is pivoted towards the base member the hinged member is moved from the first position to the second position, and wherein when a first end of said second member is pivoted towards the base member the rotating member moves along the actuating surface causing the link to return the hinged member to the first position.