Patent ID: 7275480

Claim:
An article securing apparatus including an article within a retort, comprising: a frame situated within said retort having an article receiving area, said actuator being situated in the vicinity of said article receiving area, said actuator comprising a first platen; a second platen; a spring to provide bias to urge said first and second platens together; a bladder situated between said first and second platens; whereby, upon filling said bladder with pressurized fluid, said bladder is formed to expand so as to overcome the bias of said spring, and increase the distance between said first platen and said second platen, placing said actuator in an extended position for securing said article within said frame; and whereby, upon venting fluid from said bladder, said spring urges said first and second platens together, so as to urge said bladder to contract, decreasing the distance between said first platen to said second platen, placing said actuator in a retracted position.