Patent ID: 7395607

Claim:
A rotational and translational micropositioning apparatus, comprising: a first rotary motor having an output shaft that rotates about an axis of rotation in a horizontal plane; a second rotary motor having an output shaft that rotates about an axis of rotation in a horizontal plane when said second rotary motor is in a position of repose; a support surface; an upstanding bracket secured to said support surface; said first rotary motor being disposed in surmounting relation to said upstanding bracket; a rigid link that interconnects said first and second rotary motors to one another; said rigid link having a first end secured to said output shaft of said first rotary motor for conjoint rotation therewith; said rigid link having a second end; said rigid link having a right angle bend formed therein between said first end and said second end; a mounting plate secured to said second end of said rigid link; said second rotary motor mounted to said mounting plate; said axis of rotation of the output shaft of said first rotary motor being orthogonally disposed to the axis of rotation of the output shaft of the second rotary motor; said apparatus having a position of repose where said output shaft of said first rotary motor and said output shaft of said second rotary motor are disposed in a common horizontal plane at a right angle to one another; a virtual point being defined where said respective axes of rotation intersect when said apparatus is in said position of repose; and said respective axes of rotation intersecting one another external to said first and second rotary motors.