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Plastic hinge

Assignee: GENERAL BATHROOM PRODUCTS Inc
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Filing: 1979-02-16
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Granted: 1980-03-04
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Expires: 1999-02-16
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Abstract

Abstract A plastic hinge comprising a leaf having a knuckle extending the length of the leaf, and partially open, with a boss therein positioned substantially medially of the ends of the knuckle, and an elongated pin therein terminating in a right angled arm, said pin having an annular groove therein arranged to cooperate with the detent in the knuckle.

Inventors

  • 👤 James J. Palka

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 11:51
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05D; E05D7/00; E05D7/10; E05D7/1005; E05D7/1022; E05D9/00; E05D9/005; E05D5/00; E05D5/10; E05D5/12; E05D5/128; E05Y; E05Y2900/00; E05Y2900/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S16/00; Y10S16/13

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
An all-plastic hinge for a door in a cabinet having a perforation adjacent the front upper and lower front frames, comprising a single plate secured to the rear of the door and a single split knuckle, a boss positioned medially of the ends of said knuckle and extending inwardly of the inner surface of said knuckle and around the inner surface thereof, a pin, an integral handle on one end of said pin extending at right angles to said pin, an annular groove in said pin cooperating with said boss in said knuckle, and the end opposite said handle extending well beyond the upper end of said knuckle when in operative position and in the perforation of the cabinet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 119 words
An all-plastic hinge for a door in a cabinet having a perforation adjacent the front upper and lower front frames, comprising a single plate secured to the rear of the door and a single split knuckle, a boss positioned medially of the ends of said knuckle and extending inwardly of the inner surface of said knuckle and around the inner surface thereof, a pin, an integral handle on one end of said pin extending at right angles to said pin, an annular groove in said pin cooperating with said boss in said knuckle, and the end opposite said handle extending well beyond the upper end of said knuckle when in operative position and in the perforation of the cabinet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
The device according to claim 1 wherein said pin is held in said knuckle by said annular groove when said plate is in operative position.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-03-04 1983-09-03 1984-03-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-03-04 1987-09-03 1988-03-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-03-04 1991-09-03 1992-03-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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