Patent ID: 7276805

Claim:
A manually-powered electrical assembly comprising: an electrical device; an electrical generator, the electrical generator electrically connected to the electrical device, the electrical generator operable to provide an electric current to the electrical device to operate the electrical device, the electrical generator having a rotor; a manual actuator assembly arranged with the electrical generator for selectively manually operating the electrical generator, the manual actuator assembly including an operator handle movable over a range of travel between a normal position and an operated position, a spring assembly connected to the operator handle, and a drive train connected to the spring assembly and the electrical generator for rotating the rotor of the electrical generator, the operator handle having a rotatably movable shaft, the spring assembly having a reel mounted to the shaft of the operator handle and a tape spring for rotationally biasing the reel to rotate in a return direction, the tape spring wound on the reel and connected such that when the operator handle is moved in an operating direction toward the operated position, the reel rotates in a forward direction and the tape spring develops a return force, the return force urging the reel and the shaft of the operating handle to move in a return direction, the return direction opposing the forward direction, and the drive train including a plurality of gears, one gear of the drive train being mounted to the shaft of the operating handle and another gear being mounted to the rotor of the electrical generator.