Gear shaft assembly

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2006-05-09

2006-05-09

Thompson, II, Hugh B. (Department: 3634)

Movable or removable closures

Closures interconnected for concurrent movement

Opposed similar movement

C049S118000, C049S063000, C049S362000, C074S089230, C074S424710

Reexamination Certificate

active

07040056

ABSTRACT:
A gear shaft assembly for actuating linear movement of an object, including a lower channel assembly, which includes: (a) a threaded rod; (b) a first gear adjacent an end of the threaded rod; (c) a second gear engageable with the first gear and attached to the end of the threaded rod; (d) a mechanism for driving the first gear against the second gear; (e) at least one threaded journal bearing threaded on the correspondingly threaded rod; (f) at least one bearing housing supporting the at least one journal bearing; (g) a movable carrier arm mounted on the threaded rod and attachable to the object; wherein, when the drive mechanism activated, the first gear drives the second gear, rotating the threaded rod, and moving the carrier arm on the threaded rod. A tandem gear shaft assembly and a method for installing a gear shaft assembly and shutter on a window are also included.

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McMaster-Carr Supply Company, pp. 2550-2555, catalog 103, Atlanta, GA., United States, no month & date available.

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