US Patent Issued to Rheem Manufacturing on Oct. 7 for "Slideable prop rod assemblies for hinged doors" (Arkansas, Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,887, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Co. (Atlanta).

"Slideable prop rod assemblies for hinged doors" was invented by H. Gene Havard Jr. (Fort Smith, Ark.) and John Rosco Jones (Spiro, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sliding prop rod assemblies are disclosed for hinged doors. Some embodiments may include heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems that have a housing, a first door configured to provide access to an interior portion of the housing, and a first bracket coupled to the first door, the first bracket comprising a first aperture and a first slot. Embodiments may include a first rod coupled to...