Patent ID: 9534406
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: E04G,F16F

Claim:
1. An adjustable strut, comprising: an outer housing having a first end, a second end, and a cylindrical bore; a cylindrical extendable member having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal length, the first end of the cylindrical extendable member received into the cylindrical bore through the first end of the outer housing, and the cylindrical extendable member slidable along a longitudinal length of the cylindrical bore between a fully-extended position and a contracted position; a lock mechanism received into a cavity in the first end of the cylindrical extendable member, the lock mechanism retained within the cavity by a first retainer element at the first end of the cylindrical extendable member, and configured to removably couple the outer housing to the cylindrical extendable member when in the contracted position, the lock mechanism further comprising: