The present invention further relates to a Geneva Mechanism for intermittently driving a load which comprises: a rotating driver having a shaped drive pin; and a star wheel operationally associated with a load which is to be intermittently driven, with the star wheel comprising a plurality of radially extending slots which are located periodically around a circumference of the star wheel. The shaped drive pin has a controlled shaped surface and is engageable with one of the radially extending slots to drive the star wheel in an incremental angular manner while minimizing load forces on the drive pin, the star wheel and the load to be intermittently driven.