Door hinge switch with pin operated,reciprocating switch actuator rod

Claim 1

A door hinge comprising a jamb leaf and a door leaf disposed side by side and provided with tubular knuckles in axial alignment with one another, a pivot pin in said knuckles holding them in alignment so that the door leaf can be swung between open and closed positions, means rigidly connecting the pin to a knuckle of said door leaf, the jamb leaf having a passage extending therethrough from inside a knuckle forming part of that leaf to the outer edge of the leaf, a rod slidably mounted in said passage, a spring in the passage pressing the inner end of the rod against the pivot pin, the jamb side of the jamb leaf having an opening therein exposing one side of the rod, said side of the rod having a notch therein adjacent said opening, and a push button electric switch mounted in said opening with its button projecting into said notch while the door leaf is in one of said positions, the side of said pivot pin having a depression therein receiving the inner end of said rod while the door leaf is in one of said positions, whereby rotation of the pin as the door leaf is swung toward its other position will cause the rod to move lengthwise of said passage, and one end wall of said notch being positioned to push said projecting switch button outwardly into the switch when the rod moves the notch away from said opening.