Marathonnorco Aerospace, Inc.

Benjamin Dyer

Garrett Wise

Jacob Anderson

A hold open rod includes a tube configured to support a structure in a deployed configuration and the tube is further configured to have a stowed configuration. The tube includes a first end and a second end arranged at ends of a longitudinal axis of the tube. The hold open rod includes a retention device configured to hold the coupling device when the tube is in the stowed configuration. The coupling device is configured to have a locked configuration that locks the coupling device to either an attachment structure or the retention device. The coupling device is configured to lock to the attachment structure with a first portion. The coupling device is configured to lock to the retention device with a second portion. The retention device includes an opening configured to receive the coupling device and the retention device further includes an internal surface configured to engage an external surface of the coupling device.

Retention device for a hold open rod

A hold open rod includes an inner member; an outer member configured to have the inner member slide in and out of the outer member; and a noncircular dampening member arranged on the inner member. The noncircular dampening member being configured to dampen movement of at least one of the following: the inner member and the outer member.

Device and process to dampen vibration in multi-rod configurations

A hold open rod includes an inner member, an outer member configured to have the inner member slide in and out of the outer member, and a locking mechanism configured to selectively lock the inner member and the outer member with respect to each other. The locking mechanism includes a locking plug configured to move axially along an axis of the inner member and the outer member to a locking position and an unlocking position, a locking dog configured to move radially between a locking position and an unlocking position as a result of a camming action with the locking plug as the locking plug moves axially, and a lock transfer bar operatively connected to the locking plug and configured to move the locking plug to the locking position and the unlocking position when the lock transfer bar is moved.

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Waco, TX, United States of America

Benjamin Dyer