| 摘要 |
A gas spring lock for engaging and locking a gas spring in the extended position so that covers of spas, hot tubs and other similar apparatus that employ gas springs can be safely locked into an open position. A gas spring lock includes an elongate locking arm that extends along the piston of a gas spring, toward the cylinder thereof. Typically, the locking arm is longitudinally fixed in relation to the piston of the gas spring. The locking arm includes a notch which is defined by a portion of the locking arm. The notch is provided to engage the step that is formed between the piston and the cylinder of the gas spring. Importantly the locking arm is shiftable from a first disengaged position where the notch is spaced from the step, adjacent the cylinder, when the gas spring is in a compressed configuration, to a second locking position, when the gas spring in the extended configuration, where the notch engages the step to block the cylinder from receiving the piston and returning to the compressed configuration.
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