Article Moveable Between Two Positions And A Method Of Combining Two Or More Of The Same
AssigneeBoti Global Limited
InventorOliver Morris
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Abstract
An article is moveable between a first position and a second position and biased to the second position. The article is retained in the first position by retaining means until a predetermined condition is met and when met, the biasing means are released to move the article from the first position to the second position. The predetermined condition is met when at least one formation of a plurality of formations located with respect to at least one face of the article is moved from a first position to a second position, thereby releasing the retaining means. The article further includes user selection means to allow the user to select which one, or combination, of the plurality of formations, when moved, will cause the release of the retaining means.
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An article, said article being moveable between a first position and a second position and biased to the second position,
- said article being retained in the first position by retaining means until a predetermined condition is met,
- wherein when said predetermined condition is met the said biasing means are released to move the article from the first position to the second position, and
- said predetermined condition is met when at least one formation of a plurality of formations located with respect to at least one face of the article, is moved from a first position to a second position, thereby releasing said retaining means,
- characterized in that the article further includes user selection means to allow the user to select which one, or combination, of the plurality of formations, when moved, will cause the release of said retaining means.
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A group of articles including at least two articles movable between first and second positions and biased to the second positions,
- said articles retained in their respective first positions by retaining means until a predetermined condition is met,
- wherein said predetermined condition is met for at least one of the articles when the articles are brought into contact or within a predefined distance, at which point said one of the at least two articles moves from the first position to the second position under the influence of biasing means, and
- said predetermined condition is met when at least one of a plurality of formations, located on, or extending through at least one face of said one of the at least two articles, is moved from a first position to a second position, thereby releasing said retaining means and permitting movement of the said article from the first position to the second position,
- characterized in that the articles further include selection means arranged to permit user selection to predetermine which one of the plurality of formations is movable to release said retaining means.
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A method of causing interaction between at least two articles, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two articles in respective first positions and moveable between said first position and respective second positions;
- moving the at least two articles towards each other until a predetermined condition for either or both of the first and/or second articles is met and wherein once said predetermined condition is met in an article, biasing means exert a biasing force to move that article from the first position to the second position, and
- said predetermined condition is met when at least one of a plurality of formations, located on at least one face of that article, is moved from a first position to a second position, by a corresponding formation on the other article, thereby releasing said retaining means and permitting movement of that article from the first position to the second position,
- characterized in that the articles further include selection means arranged to permit user selection to predetermine which one of the plurality of formations is movable to release said retaining means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.