US 12,435,887 B2
Slideable prop rod assemblies for hinged doors
H. Gene Havard, Jr., Fort Smith, AR (US); and John Rosco Jones, Spiro, OK (US)
Assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/429,084.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/442,856, filed on Feb. 2, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0263810 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. F24F 1/56 (2011.01); E05C 17/12 (2006.01); F24F 13/20 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 1/56 (2013.01) [E05C 17/12 (2013.01); F24F 13/20 (2013.01); F24F 2221/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising:
a housing;
a first door configured to provide access to an interior portion of the housing;
a first bracket coupled to the first door, the first bracket comprising a first aperture and a first slot; and
a first rod coupled to the housing and configured to engage the first aperture when the first door is in an open position, and to engage the first slot when the first door is in a closed position;
wherein the first rod prevents the first door from rotating when the first rod is engaged with the first aperture.