Patent ID: 7025298

Claim:
A cable drive assembly comprising: a first drum having a helical front cable groove, the first drum being supported for rotation about a longitudinal axis; a second drum having a helical rear cable groove and a nesting chamber inwardly of the helical cable groove, the second drum being supported for rotation about the longitudinal axis; means including a clutch to drive the first drum in a first direction or to drive the second drum in an opposite direction, the clutch being at least partially disposed in the nesting chamber; and a spring biasing the first drum and the second drum in opposite directions, wherein the clutch includes a drive member that rotates about the longitudinal axis, the drive member being drivingly connected to the first drum via a first lost motion connection and drivingly connected to the second drum via a second lost motion connection, wherein the first drum has an arcuate slot forming part of the first lost motion connection, the second drum has an arcuate slot forming part of the second lost motion connection, and the drive member has a lug that projects through both arcuate slots to form part of the first lost motion connection and part of the second lost motion connection.