Quick change hinge assembly

Abstract

Abstract A QUICK CHANGE HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR PIVOTALLY COUPLING MEMBERS. A PAIR OF HINGE BLOCKS MOUNTED TO A FIXTURE HACE LATERALLY EXTENDING PIVOT PINS. A FIRST MEMBER HAVING LATERALLY EXTENDING SOCKETS WITH ENTRY SLOTS IS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO A PAIR OF THE INWARDLY EXTENDING PINS MOUNTED TO THE HINGE BLOCKS. A SECOND MEMBER IS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO THE OUTWARDLY EXTENDING PIVOT PINS MOUNTED TO THE HINGE BLOCKS. ANOTHER EMBODIMENT HAS HORIZONTALLY SPACED HINGED BLOCKS MOUNTED TO A FIXTURE WITH THE HINGE BLOCKS HAVING LATERALLY EXTENDING SOCKETS. A FIRST MEMBER HAS OUTWARDLY EXTENDING PIVOT PINS RECEIVED IN THE SOCKETS WHEREAS A SECOND MEMBER HAS INWARDLY EXTENDING PIVOT PINS RECEIVED IN THE SOCKETS. A THIRD EMBODIMENT HAS A PAIR OF HINGE BLOCKS WITH LATERALLY EXTENDING SOCKETS AND ENTRY SLOTS PIVOTALLY RECEIVING PIVOT PINS MOUNTED TO A FIRST MEMBER. ADDITIONAL PINS ARE MOUNTED TO THE FIRST MEMBER AND EXTEND OUTWARDLY INTO LATERALLY EXTENDING SOCKETS AND ENTRY SLOTS OF A SECOND MEMBER. IN THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT, THE FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS ARE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO A SINGLE PIN WHICH IS REMOVABLY MOUNTED TO A PAIR OF SPACED APART AND UNCONNECTED HINGE BLOCKS. THE PIN HAS CRESCENT SHAPED PORTIONS RECEIVED BY LATERALLY EXTENDING SOCKETS AND CHANNELS OF THE MEMBERS.

Inventors

• 👤 V Waldon

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