Patent ID: 9399881
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: E05C,E05D,E05F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hinged surface chock stowage and deployment enabling apparatus comprising: a. a hinge having a knuckle, said hinge including a pair of wings each having a portion extending beyond an end of said knuckle in a dimension parallel to a longitudinal axis of said knuckle, and wherein said hinge is engaged with a first hinged surface and a second hinged surface via said pair of wings; b. a stationary base attached to said knuckle; c. a pivoting base pivotally engaged with said stationary base, wherein said pivoting base is pivotable with respect to said stationary base about an axis of rotation that is generally perpendicular with respect to said longitudinal axis of said knuckle; d. an arm engaged with said pivoting base at a first end of said arm and engaged with a chock at a second end of said arm, wherein said chock is rotatable with respect to said knuckle about an axis approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of said arm, wherein said pivoting base, said arm, and said chock are configured to allow said chock to travel through a gap between said first and second hinged surfaces via rotation of said pivoting base with respect to said stationary base, and wherein said chock is positionable between said pair of wings at said portion thereof extending beyond said end of said knuckle such that said chock inhibits a closing movement between said first and second hinged surfaces; and, e. at least one stop in said stationary base, wherein said pivoting base, said arm, and said chock are configured to allow said chock to travel through said gap between said first and second hinged surfaces via rotation of said pivoting base with respect to said stationary base, and wherein said chock is positionable proximate said gap such that said at least one stop will limit relative movement between said stationary base and said pivoting base when said chock is not positioned in said gap.