Appeal No. 2004-1057
Application No. 09/844,385
respect to the track bearing member 102 against the biasing
member 112 to move the follower 116 between the first and second
locating positions 121 and 122. See Appellants' specification,
page 11, lines 6-24. The movement of the follower 116 from the
first locating position 121 to the second locating position 122
causes no net rotation of the actuator 104 relative to the track
bearing member 102. See Appellants' specification, page 12,
lines 13-15.
Claim 9 is representative of the claimed invention and is
reproduced as follows:
9. An actuator device for adjusting the position of an
elongated member relative to a component, the device comprising:
a track bearing member adapted to be fixed relative to the
component, the track bearing member having a track in the form of
a closed loop, wherein the track is adapted to receive a track
follower and has first and second locating positions for said
track follower;
an actuator member connected to an end of the elongate
member and slidably located with respect to the track bearing
member, and comprising said track follower to be received in the
track; and
a biasing member for urging the actuator member outwardly
with respect to the track bearing member and to urge said track
follower into said first or second locating positions;
wherein said actuator member is adapted to be pushed
inwardly with respect to the track bearing member against said
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