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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2024
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
H. Gene Havard, Jr., Fort Smith, AR (US);
John Rosco Jones, Spiro, OK (US);
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Sliding prop rod assemblies are disclosed for hinged doors. Some embodiments may include heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems that have a housing, a first door configured to provide access to an interior portion of the housing, and a first bracket coupled to the first door, the first bracket comprising a first aperture and a first slot. Embodiments may include a first rod coupled to the housing and configured to engage the first aperture when the first door is in an open position, and to engage the first slot when the first door is in a closed position, where the first rod prevents the first door from rotating when the first rod is engaged with the first aperture.