Support bar assembly for deck hatch
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorEdward Erskine
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Abstract
A support bar assembly for a pivot member pivotably supported by a frame serves to substantially fix the pivot member relative to the frame in an open position. The assembly includes a support arm body securable at an end to the frame. A rack arm is securable to the pivot member and is slidably mounted in the support arm body between a closed position and an open position. A cam lock affixed to the support arm body is movable between at least a release position, in which the rack arm is freely slidable in the support arm body, and a lock position, in which the rack arm is substantially fixed in the support arm body.
Claims21
A support bar assembly for a pivot member pivotably supported by a frame, the support bar assembly comprising:
- a support arm body securable at an end to the frame;
- a rack arm securable to the pivot member and slidably mounted in the support arm body between a closed position and an open position;
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- a cam lock affixed to the support arm body, the cam lock being movable between at least a release position, in which the rack arm is freely slidable in the support arm body, and a lock position, in which the rack arm is substantially fixed in the support arm body.
An assembly for pivotably supporting a panel, the assembly comprising:
- a panel frame pivotably supporting the panel via a hinge;
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- at least one support bar assembly secured adjacent the hinge between the panel frame and the panel, the support bar assembly including:
- a support arm body securable at an end to the panel frame,
- a rack arm securable to the panel and slidably mounted in the support arm body between a closed position and an open position, and
- a cam lock affixed to the support arm body, the cam lock being movable between at least a release position, in which the rack arm is freely slidable in the support arm body, and a lock position, in which the rack arm is substantially fixed in the support arm body.
A cam lock for locking against a lock member, the cam lock comprising:
- an engaging member;
- a lever;
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- a spring member disposed between the engaging member and the lever,
- the cam lock being pivotable via the lever between a locked position where the engaging member engages the lock member and a release position where the engaging member is disengaged from the lock member, wherein the spring member comprises a spring coefficient, and wherein the spring coefficient is set to enable the cam lock in the locked position to release upon an application of a predetermined force along the lock member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.