Patent ID: 7579797

Claim:
A barrier movement operator for selectively moving a barrier in an opening direction or in a closing direction comprising: a user actuatable switch; a user settable switch that is discrete and separate from the user actuatable switch; a controller that is operably coupled to the user actuatable switch and the user settable switch and that is pre-programmed to effect movement of the barrier in response to actuation of the user actuatable switch and to select a particular direction of movement of the barrier in response to a setting of the user settable switch; a motor that is operably coupled to the barrier and that is operably configured to respond to the controller to thereby selectively move the barrier; wherein the controller is pre-programmed to effect movement of the barrier by: causing the motor to rotate in a first direction when the user settable switch is set in a first position; and causing the motor to rotate oppositely the first direction when the user settable switch is set in a second position that is different from the first position.