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US 10,724,253 B1Granted
Dual snap-in hinge and method of using the same
OwnerBror Fries, Frank W. Campbellinventors
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Abstract
A dual hinge method that uses a temporary hinge 150 that is subsequently replaced by a replacement hinge 250 that both have snap-in features on both the panel leaf and frame jamb.
Claims25
A method of installing a door assembly having a panel and a jamb the method comprising:
- (a) installing the door assembly to a wall, the panel and the jamb being operatively connected with a temporary hinge prior to installation and during installation, the temporary hinge being made of plastic, the temporary hinge including a jamb leaf operatively connected to the jamb and a panel leaf operatively connected to the panel, the jamb leaf and the panel leaf interconnected by a flexible portion having a groove formed therein, the flexible portion configured and arranged to bend at the groove thereby allowing the panel to move relative to the jamb, the temporary hinge including an elongate section extending upward from proximate the flexible portion and the groove and, when the panel and the jamb are in a closed position, the elongate section is configured and arranged to be positioned between and extend parallel to opposing surfaces of the panel and the jamb thereby acting as a spacer therebetween;
- (b) removing the temporary hinge by releasing a snap fit between the jamb leaf and a jamb receiver and by releasing a snap fit between the panel leaf and a panel receiver;
- (c) replacing the temporary hinge with a replacement hinge by snapping a replacement hinge panel leaf into the panel receiver and snapping a replacement hinge jamb leaf into the jamb receiver.
A method of installing a door assembly having a panel and a jamb, the method comprising:
- operatively connecting the panel and the jamb with a temporary hinge, the temporary hinge being made of plastic, the temporary hinge including a jamb leaf operatively connected to the jamb and a panel leaf operatively connected to the panel, the jamb leaf and the panel leaf interconnected by a flexible portion configured and arranged to allow the panel to move relative to the jamb, the temporary hinge including an elongate section extending upward from proximate the flexible portion and, when the panel and the jamb are in a closed position, the elongate section is configured and arranged to be positioned between and extend parallel to opposing surfaces of the panel and the jamb thereby acting as a spacer therebetween;
- shipping the door assembly to a location with a wall, the panel and the jamb being operatively connected with the temporary hinge during shipping;
- installing the door assembly to the wall including interconnecting the jamb and the wall with an installation/adjustment fastener;
- removing the temporary hinge by releasing a snap fit between a jamb leaf and a jamb receiver and by releasing a snap fit between a panel leaf and a panel receiver;
- replacing the temporary hinge with a replacement hinge by snapping a replacement hinge panel leaf into the panel receiver and snapping a replacement hinge jamb leaf in the jamb receiver;
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- adjusting a distance between the jamb and the wall by rotating the installation/adjustment fastener when either the temporary hinge or the replacement hinge interconnects the panel and the jamb.
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A method of installing a door assembly having a panel and a jamb, the method comprising:
- operatively connecting the panel and the jamb with a temporary hinge, the temporary hinge being made of plastic, the temporary hinge including a jamb leaf operatively connected to the jamb and a panel leaf operatively connected to the panel, the jamb leaf and the panel leaf interconnected by a flexible portion configured and arranged to allow the panel to move relative to the jamb, the temporary hinge including an elongate section extending upward from proximate the flexible portion and, when the panel and the jamb are in a closed position, the elongate section is configured and arranged to be positioned between and extend parallel to opposing surfaces of the panel and the jamb thereby acting as a spacer therebetween;
- shipping the door assembly to a location with a wall, the panel and the jamb being operatively connected with the temporary hinge during shipping;
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- installing the door assembly to the wall including interconnecting the jamb and the wall with an installation/adjustment fastener;
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- adjusting a distance between the jamb and the wall by rotating the installation/adjustment fastener when either the temporary hinge or a replacement hinge interconnects the panel and the jamb.
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A method of installing a door assembly having a panel and a jamb, the method comprising:
- installing the door assembly to a wall including interconnecting the jamb and the wall with an installation/adjustment fastener, the panel and the jamb being operatively connected with a temporary hinge made of plastic during installation, the temporary hinge including a jamb leaf operatively connected to the jamb and a panel leaf operatively connected to the panel, the jamb leaf and the panel leaf interconnected by a flexible portion configured and arranged to allow the panel to move relative to the jamb, the temporary hinge including an elongate section extending upward from proximate the flexible portion and, when the panel and the jamb are in a closed position, the elongate section is configured and arranged to be positioned between and extend parallel to opposing surfaces of the panel and the jamb thereby acting as a spacer therebetween;
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- adjusting a distance between the jamb and the wall by rotating the installation/adjustment fastener when the temporary hinge hinge interconnects the panel and the jamb.
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