Stay for hinged members
CA 1086010 A · Owner: Presto Lock Company, Division Of Walter Kidde & Company, Inc. · Inventors: Remington, Richard C.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract of the Disclosure, A stay, which may be used to retain the open position of the cover of a suitcase, for example comprises a pair of, arms which turn relatively about a pivot pin extending through overlapped ends of the arms. The pivot pin holds a spring plate superposed with the overlapped ends of the arms and the spring, plate is connected to one of the arms for turning movement therewith relative to the other arm. A detent ball supported in a socket on one arm and retained therein by engagement with the spring plate enters a detent dimple when the arms reach a limit of their relative turning movement.
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Why it's free to use
- Granted September 23, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 23, 1997.
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