Slideable prop rod assemblies for hinged doors
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsH. Gene Havard, Jr., John Rosco Jones
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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.
Claims20
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising:
- a housing;
- a first door configured to provide access to an interior portion of the housing;
- a first bracket coupled to the first door, the first bracket comprising a first aperture and a first slot;
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- 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;
- wherein the first rod prevents the first door from rotating when the first rod is engaged with the first aperture.
An outdoor heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising:
- a housing configured to be disposed in an outdoor environment;
- a first door;
- a first bracket coupled to the first door, the first bracket comprising a first aperture and a first slot;
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- 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;
- wherein the first rod is configured to move in both a horizontal direction and a vertical direction relative to the housing.
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising:
- a housing;
- a first door configured to provide access to an interior portion of the housing, wherein the first door is configured to swing in a first direction;
- a first bracket coupled to the first door, the first bracket comprising a first aperture and a first slot;
- 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, wherein the first rod prevents the first door from rotating when the first rod is engaged with the first aperture;
- a second door configured to swing in a second direction, the second door configured to provide access to the interior portion of the housing;
- a second bracket coupled to the second door, the second bracket comprising a second aperture and a second slot;
- a second rod removably coupled to the housing, the second rod configured to rotate in the second direction, wherein the second rod is configured to engage the second aperture when the second door is in an open position, and to engage the second slot when the second door is in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.