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Separable hinge assembly with spacer

Assignee: Stanley Works
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Filing: 1961-03-31
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1981-03-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edmund F Reiss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 03:56
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05D; E05D7/00; E05D7/08; E05D7/081; E05D7/10; E05D7/1044

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 194 words
IN COMBINATION, A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE; A DOOR; AND A HINGE ASSEMBLY PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID DOOR UPON SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF HINGES EACH HAVING A PAIR OF LEAVES PIVOTALLY CONNECTED IN OVERLYING RELATIONSHIP BY A PIVOT PIN ADJACENT ONE END, MEANS MOUNTING THE INNER LEAVES OF THE HINGES TO THE DOOR AND THE OUTER LEAVES TO THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SAID PIVOT PINS BEING SECURED IN ONE LEAF AND HAVING A PROJECTING PORTION DETACHABLY SEATED IN THE OTHER LEAF AND BEING OF A LENGTH TO PERMIT DISENGAGEMENT OF ONE PIN FROM ITS ASSOCIATED LEAF WHILE MAINTAINING THE OTHER PIN SEATED IN ITS ASSOCIATED LEAF, AND A SPACING MEMBER RELEASABLY ENGAGED BETWEEN THE LEAVES OF ONE OF SAID HINGES TO MAINTAIN SAID PIVOT PINS SEATED IN SAID OTHER LEAVES, SAID SPACING MEMBER BEING GENERALLY U-SHAPED AND HAVING A PAIR OF LEGS PROVIDING A CHANNEL THEREBETWEEN, SAID CHANNEL HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT ITS INNER END DIMENSIONED TO CLOSELY RECEIVE THE HINGE PIN OF SAID ONE OF SAID HINGES AND A PORTION OF LESSER WIDTH THAN THE DIAMETER OF SUCH HINGE PIN TO PROVIDE A RESILIENTLY EXPANDABLE LOCK TO RETAIN THE SPACING MEMBER ABOUT THE PIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 194 words
IN COMBINATION, A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE; A DOOR; AND A HINGE ASSEMBLY PIVOTALLY MOUNTING SAID DOOR UPON SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PAIR OF HINGES EACH HAVING A PAIR OF LEAVES PIVOTALLY CONNECTED IN OVERLYING RELATIONSHIP BY A PIVOT PIN ADJACENT ONE END, MEANS MOUNTING THE INNER LEAVES OF THE HINGES TO THE DOOR AND THE OUTER LEAVES TO THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SAID PIVOT PINS BEING SECURED IN ONE LEAF AND HAVING A PROJECTING PORTION DETACHABLY SEATED IN THE OTHER LEAF AND BEING OF A LENGTH TO PERMIT DISENGAGEMENT OF ONE PIN FROM ITS ASSOCIATED LEAF WHILE MAINTAINING THE OTHER PIN SEATED IN ITS ASSOCIATED LEAF, AND A SPACING MEMBER RELEASABLY ENGAGED BETWEEN THE LEAVES OF ONE OF SAID HINGES TO MAINTAIN SAID PIVOT PINS SEATED IN SAID OTHER LEAVES, SAID SPACING MEMBER BEING GENERALLY U-SHAPED AND HAVING A PAIR OF LEGS PROVIDING A CHANNEL THEREBETWEEN, SAID CHANNEL HAVING A PORTION ADJACENT ITS INNER END DIMENSIONED TO CLOSELY RECEIVE THE HINGE PIN OF SAID ONE OF SAID HINGES AND A PORTION OF LESSER WIDTH THAN THE DIAMETER OF SUCH HINGE PIN TO PROVIDE A RESILIENTLY EXPANDABLE LOCK TO RETAIN THE SPACING MEMBER ABOUT THE PIN.

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