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Pushrod assembly

Patent ·
OSTI ID:866156
A pushrod assembly including a carriage mounted on a shaft for movement therealong and carrying a pushrod engageable with a load to be moved. A magnet is mounted on a supporting bracket for movement along such shaft. Means are provided for adjustably spacing said magnet away from said carriage to obtain a selected magnetic attractive or coupling force therebetween. Movement of the supporting bracket and the magnet carried thereby pulls the carriage along with it until the selected magnetic force is exceeded by a resistance load acting on the carriage.
Research Organization:
WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD CO
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76FF02170
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 4645639
OSTI ID:
866156
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English