| MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20100307872 | Mechanically Dampening Hold Open Road - A hold open rod is provided. The hold open rod includes an outer tube, a lock body connected to the outer tube, an inner tube, slidingly disposed within the outer tube and lock body, the inner tube having an outer surface, and a friction pad captured between the lock body and the outer surface of the inner tube. A method for damping movement of a telescoping rod is also provided. The method includes attaching the locking body to an outer tube, configuring the outer tube and the inner tube to move with respect to each other in a telescoping manner, fitting a damper between an outer diameter of an inner tube and a locking body, and fitting the damper to frictionally engage the outer diameter of the inner tube and the locking body. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100024161 | Hold Open Rod - A hold open rod is provided that includes an outer tube, an inner tube, an inner rod, and a friction pad. The inner tube is slidingly disposed within the outer tube and includes a head with an inner bearing surface. The inner rod is slidingly disposed within the inner tube, is secured to one end of the outer tube, and has at least one tapered end portion. The friction pad is captured between the head inner bearing surface and the inner rod. | 02-04-2010 |
