Patent ID: 11858645
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. An adjustable support link comprising:
a first rod end including a first shaft with first external threads;
a second rod end including a second shaft with a bore having first internal threads, the second shaft having a first opening;
a barrel nut at least partially disposed in the bore of the second rod end, the barrel nut having second external threads engaged with the first internal threads of the second rod end, the barrel nut having a channel, the first shaft at least partially disposed in the channel, the channel having second internal threads engaged with the first external threads of the first rod end, such that rotation of the barrel nut in a first direction causes the first and second rod ends to move toward each other and rotation of the barrel nut in a second direction causes the first and second rod ends to move away from each other;
a plug disposed in the bore of the second shaft and coupled to the second shaft, the plug including a disc-shaped portion and a post extending from the disc-shaped portion and into a notch in an end of the first shaft to prevent relative rotation of the first and second rod ends, the disc-shaped portion having a second opening aligned with the first opening; and
a pin extending through the first and second openings to prevent relative rotation of the plug and the second shaft.