Hold open arm assembly

A hold open arm assembly for a non-vertically hinged door, the door being movable from an open to a closed position and being at least slightly over counterbalanced when at the open position, the hold open arm assembly comprising:

• an elongated arm having first and second ends, the arm defining an arm axis, the first end of the arm being adapted for pivotal connection to a mounting surface and the second end having a stop surface thereon;
• a handle attached to the arm for moving the door from an open position to a closed position;
• an arm guide bracket having a guide slot formed therein, the arm guide bracket being adapted for mounting to the door, the guide slot defining a guide slot plane offset from the arm axis;
• a guide mounted to the second end of the arm and extending outward from the arm axis into guiding engagement with the guide slot;
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• a stop mounted offset from the guide slot plane in approximate alignment with the arm axis when the door is in the open position;
• the guide slot having a width greater than a diameter of the guide at an end of the guide slot near the stop, the guide moving parallel to the guide slot when a closing force is applied to the arm with the handle and the guide moving perpendicular to the guide slot when a closing force is applied directly to the door.