US3203104A
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Hinge setting apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-13
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1982-12-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Heathington Lawrence
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 21:25
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F21/00; E04F21/003; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/55; Y10T408/567
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
262 words
A HINGE SETTING APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A FRAME INCLUDING, (B) A LOWER TUBE HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED DIAMETRICALLY DISPOSED SELECTABLE BORES THEREIN, (C) AN UPPER ROD TELESCOPICALLY CARRIED IN THE BORE OF SAID TUBE HAVING A DIAMETRICALLY POSITIONED BORE, (D) A POSITIONING PIN ARRANGED TO BE PRESENTED IN SAID SELECTABLE BORES IN SAID LOWER TUBE AND SAID DIAMETRICALLY POSITIONED BORE IN SAID UPPER ROD TO RELATIVELY AND POSITION AXIALLY POSITION SAID ROD AND TUBE, (E) A LOWER HOLLOW RECTANGULAR SLIDE GUIDE HAVING ITS TOP PORTION FIXED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID TUBE, (F) A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FOOT PLATE FIXED TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID LOWER HOLLOW RECTANGULAR SLIDE GUIDE, (G) A YIELDING PRESSURE FOOT MOUNTED ON THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FOOT PLATE INCLUDING (H) A VERTICALLY SLIDABLE PLUNGER HAVING, (I) A RUBBER FLOOR CONTACTING KNOB ON THE LOWER END OF SAID PLUNGER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE FLOOR AND (J) A YIELDING MEANS BETWEEN SAID PLUNGER AND SAID FOOT PLATE TO NORMALLY URGE SAID PLUNGER DOWNWARDLY AGAINST THE FLOOR SURFACE, (K) AN UPPER HOLLOW RECTANGULAR SLIDE GUIDE FIXED AT ITS LOWER PORTION TO THE UPPER END OF SAID UPPER ROD, (L) AN ABUTMENT SHAFT FIXED TO THE TOP PORTION OF SAID UPPER HOLLOW RECTANGULAR SLIDE GUIDE (M) A FLIP DOG PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO THE UPPER END OF SAID ABUTMENT SHAFT HAVING, (N) AN ABUTMENT LUG INCLUDING, (O) A DOOR HEADER ABUTMENT SURFACE AND A DOOR ENGAGING ABUTMENT SURFACE ARRANGED TO BE PLACED ALTERNATELY IN OPERATIVE POSITION BY THE FLIPPING OF SAID DOG TO SELECTED POSITIONS ON SAID ABUTMENT SHAFT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
262 words
A HINGE SETTING APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A FRAME INCLUDING, (B) A LOWER TUBE HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED DIAMETRICALLY DISPOSED SELECTABLE BORES THEREIN, (C) AN UPPER ROD TELESCOPICALLY CARRIED IN THE BORE OF SAID TUBE HAVING A DIAMETRICALLY POSITIONED BORE, (D) A POSITIONING PIN ARRANGED TO BE PRESENTED IN SAID SELECTABLE BORES IN SAID LOWER TUBE AND SAID DIAMETRICALLY POSITIONED BORE IN SAID UPPER ROD TO RELATIVELY AND POSITION AXIALLY POSITION SAID ROD AND TUBE, (E) A LOWER HOLLOW RECTANGULAR SLIDE GUIDE HAVING ITS TOP PORTION FIXED TO THE LOWER END OF SAID TUBE, (F) A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FOOT PLATE FIXED TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID LOWER HOLLOW RECTANGULAR SLIDE GUIDE, (G) A YIELDING PRESSURE FOOT MOUNTED ON THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID FOOT PLATE INCLUDING (H) A VERTICALLY SLIDABLE PLUNGER HAVING, (I) A RUBBER FLOOR CONTACTING KNOB ON THE LOWER END OF SAID PLUNGER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE FLOOR AND (J) A YIELDING MEANS BETWEEN SAID PLUNGER AND SAID FOOT PLATE TO NORMALLY URGE SAID PLUNGER DOWNWARDLY AGAINST THE FLOOR SURFACE, (K) AN UPPER HOLLOW RECTANGULAR SLIDE GUIDE FIXED AT ITS LOWER PORTION TO THE UPPER END OF SAID UPPER ROD, (L) AN ABUTMENT SHAFT FIXED TO THE TOP PORTION OF SAID UPPER HOLLOW RECTANGULAR SLIDE GUIDE (M) A FLIP DOG PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO THE UPPER END OF SAID ABUTMENT SHAFT HAVING, (N) AN ABUTMENT LUG INCLUDING, (O) A DOOR HEADER ABUTMENT SURFACE AND A DOOR ENGAGING ABUTMENT SURFACE ARRANGED TO BE PLACED ALTERNATELY IN OPERATIVE POSITION BY THE FLIPPING OF SAID DOG TO SELECTED POSITIONS ON SAID ABUTMENT SHAFT.
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