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1. A spring system comprising:
a linear motion device to provide linear motion, said linear motion device including a rod, said linear motion device configured to cause said rod to move between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position; a rotary motion translation device configured to translate said linear motion into a rotational motion, said rotary motion translation device configured to receive at least a portion of said rod as said rod moves between said fully extended position and said fully retracted position, at least a portion of said rotary motion translation device configured to rotated at least partially about a longitudinal axis of said rod as said rod moves between said fully extended position and said fully retracted position; and, a hinge assembly having first and second plates and a hinge line between said first and second plates, said second plate connected to at least a portion of said rotary motion translation device, wherein said spring system translates linear motion into rotary motion at, near, or on said hinge line of said hinge assembly when said rod moves between said fully extended position and said fully retracted position. |
