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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Ryan A. Wheeler, Waco, TX (US);
Julio Palma, Waco, TX (US);
Ryan A. Wheeler, Waco, TX (US);
Julio Palma, Waco, TX (US);
MarathonNoroco Aerospace, Inc., Waco, TX (US);
Abstract
A hold open rod may include: an inner member; an outer member configured to have the inner member slide in and out of the outer member; a locking mechanism including a portion attached to the outer member and a portion attached to the inner member; a locking plug configured to move axially along an axis of the inner, outer members; a locking dog configured to move radially between a locking position and an unlocking position and a release cable operatively connected to the locking plug and configured to move the locking plug to the unlocking position. A method of actuating a lock mechanism on a hold open rod may also be provided.