Closure check
OwnerDaniel P. Kinginventor
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Abstract
A closure check for temporarily bracing open a conventional cylinder/piston mechanism. The closure check comprises a longitudinal brace, positioning means, engagement means and disengagement means. The closure check can automatically engage with the cylinder/piston mechanism or can be engaged manually by a user.
Claims8
A closure check for temporarily bracing open a conventional cylindrical opening and closing device, the cylindrical opening and closing device comprised of a cylinder having a top and a base, the top of the cylinder being affixable to a first mount, the cylinder containing a piston having a piston rod extending therefrom through the base of the cylinder and the extending end of the piston rod being affixable to a second mount, said closure check comprising:
- (a) a generally tubular longitudinal bracing means comprising two ends, said generally tubular longitudinal bracing means comprising a longitudinal slot whereby said generally tubular longitudinal bracing means is removably positionable over the cylindrical opening and closing device;
- (b) means for positioning one end of said generally tubular longitudinal bracing means in the vicinity of the second mount of the extending end of the piston rod;
- (c) means for a user to engage the other end of said generally tubular longitudinal bracing means with the cylinder to brace open the cylindrical opening and closing device;
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- (d) means for a user to disengage said generally tubular longitudinal bracing means in a storage, non-bracing position without removing it from the cylindrical opening and closing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.