Patent ID: 7243769

Claim:
A drive assembly, for alternate rotational and linear output, the assembly comprising: an input power source providing rotational input; a clutch assembly having a driven portion, driven by said input power source, and at least two output driving portions, a first of said output driving portions being linear output and a second of said output driving portions being rotational output; said driven portion of said clutch assembly is a ring gear, and said input power source drives said ring gear, and said first and second output driving portions are first and second clutch plates positioned on opposite sides of said ring gear; a first housing portion, and a shaft attached to said first housing portion, said ring gear and said first and second clutch plates being rotationally positioned on said shaft; said ring gear defines an electromagnet, to draw one of said clutch plates into driving engagement with said ring gear, such that when said magnet is energized, said one clutch plate is drawn into engagement with said ring gear and is driven by said ring gear; said second clutch plate is spring loaded into engagement with said ring gear, for normal driving engagement with said ring gear, when said electromagnet is not energized, and said first clutch plate, when said electromagnet is energized, comes into driving engagement with said ring gear, and said second clutch plate is disengaged; and wherein said second clutch plate is disengaged by the lateral movement of said first clutch plate.