Patent ID: 7340801
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A stay comprising: a first arm, a second arm whose basal end part is turnably connected to a leading end part of said first arm between a development position and a folded position, and a lock means disposed between said first arm and said second arm, said lock means being switched between a locked state where said second arm can non-turnably be locked in said development position and a released state where said second arm is allowed to turn from said development position toward said folded position, and a retaining means for retaining said lock means in said released state when said second arm is located in said development position, wherein said lock means comprises: wherein said retaining means comprises a movement prohibiting means disposed between selected one of said first and second arms, and said lock member and is adapted to prohibit said lock member from moving toward said locked position beyond a predetermined release retaining position which is away by more than said releasing distance from said locked position, and wherein said movement prohibiting means is disposed between said first arm and said lock member, said movement prohibiting means comprising: