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Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 19, 2015
Applicant:

Marathonnorco Aerospace, Inc., Waco, TX (US);

Inventors:

Ben Dyer, Waco, TX (US);

Brian Star, Waco, TX (US);

Del Latham, Waco, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/261 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hold open rod includes an inner tube assembly coupled to an outer tube assembly, the inner tube assembly movable within the outer tube assembly, a lock body coupled to the outer tube assembly, and an inner collar coupled to the lock body, the inner collar having a lock groove and unlock groove. The hold open rod further includes a locking dog configured to engage the unlock groove when the hold open rod is in an unlocked configuration and the locking dog further configured to engage the lock groove when the hold open rod is in a locked configuration, an unlocked indicator on a first region of the lock body, the unlocked indicator exposed when the hold open rod is in the unlocked configuration, and a first rod end coupled to the outer tube assembly and a second rod end coupled to the inner rod assembly.


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