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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Allan W Opsahl, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
49383 ; 16332 ; 16348 ; 16349 ; 292277 ;
Abstract
A locking device is provided for holding an aircraft door in an open position. The device includes a first member connected to the door which moves in correspondence with door opening and closing. A second member of the device is fixedly connected to aircraft structure that supports the door. A locking pin, connected to the first member, is engaged with a pin receiving opening in the second member when the door is fully open to hold the door in such position. The pin is movable axially by a manually operated lever to disengage the pin when it is desired to close the door.