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A visco-elastic delayed actuator and system are provided, including a visco-elastic delayed actuator which includes a restorable and collapsible structure having at least two confronting surfaces and a resilient member interconnecting the surfaces. A visco-elastic delay member including visco-elasti

A visco-elastic delayed actuator and system are provided, including a visco-elastic delayed actuator which includes a restorable and collapsible structure having at least two confronting surfaces and a resilient member interconnecting the surfaces. A visco-elastic delay member including visco-elastic adhesive on at least one of the confronting surfaces of the structure provides a visco-elastic holding force when the confronting surfaces come into mutual contact with the visco-elastic adhesive. The delayed actuator system also includes a support section and an operator member mounted in the support section. A resilient member in the structure biases the operator member in a first state while permitting the operator member to be selectively switched to a second state, thereby initiating a visco-elastic delay period. In the second state, the collapsible, restorable structure is held in the collapsed position by the visco-elastic holding force of the visco-elastic adhesive coming into contact with the confronting surfaces of the structure. The resilient member in the structure gradually urges apart the adhered confronting surfaces, generally restoring the structure and moving the actuator towards its initial position to end the visco-elastic delay period.

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A visco-elastic delayed actuator system comprising: a visco-elastic delayed actuator including a restorable, collapsible structure having at least two confronting surfaces, resilient means having a first portion directly connected to one said surface and having a second portion directly connected to

A visco-elastic delayed actuator system comprising: a visco-elastic delayed actuator including a restorable, collapsible structure having at least two confronting surfaces, resilient means having a first portion directly connected to one said surface and having a second portion directly connected to the other said surface, and visco-elastic delay means including visco-elastic adhesive on at least one of said confronting surfaces of said structure for providing a visco-elastic holding force when said other confronting surface comes in contact with said visco-elastic adhesive; a support member for receiving said structure; and operator means proximate one of said confronting surfaces of said structure in an initial position and adapted to force together the confronting surfaces of said structure, said operator means adapted to move into a secondary position, initiating a visco-elastic delay period, said resilient means urging apart said confronting surfaces to overcome said visco-elastic adhesive holding force and separate said confronting surfaces, generally restoring said structure, moving the operator means toward its initial position and ending the visco-elastic delay period.