Removable door and hinge system therefor
AssigneeLippert Components, Inc.
InventorsDavid A. Lehman, Scott C. McKinnon, David Wysong
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Abstract
A hinge system includes first and second hinge assemblies. The first hinge assembly includes a first hinge plate with a post and a second hinge plate with a collar configured to selectively receive the post. The second hinge assembly includes a third hinge plate with a counter bore and a keyway and a fourth hinge plate with a key configured to be selectively received within the keyway and the counter bore.
Claims16
A hinge system for a removable door having a first end and a second end, the hinge system comprising:
- a first hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge plate configured for attachment to a door frame, and
- a second hinge plate configured for attachment to the first end of the door and for selective engagement with the first hinge plate, the first hinge plate defining a first flange and a post extending from the first flange, and the second hinge plate defining a second flange and a collar extending from the second flange, the collar configured to selectively receive the post;
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- a second hinge assembly comprising:
- a third hinge plate configured for attachment to the door frame, and
- a fourth hinge plate configured for attachment to the second end of the door and for selective engagement with the third hinge plate, the third hinge plate defining a counter bore and a keyway extending radially outwardly from the counter bore, and the fourth hinge plate defining a key configured to be selectively received in the keyway when the key is in a first predetermined orientation with respect to the keyway and further configured to be selectively rotatably received in the counter bore.
A hinge system for a removable door in a structural opening, the removable door having a header end and a sill end, the hinge system comprising:
- a sill side hinge pair including a first door hinge plate securable to the sill end of the removable door and a sill hinge plate securable in the structural opening, the first door hinge plate including one of a post and a collar, and the sill hinge plate including the other of the post and the collar, wherein the post and the collar are engageable and configured for relative rotation;
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- a header side hinge pair including a second door hinge plate securable to the header end of the removable door and a header hinge plate securable in the structural opening, the header hinge plate including a counter bore with a keyway, and the second door hinge plate including key that is selectively engageable with the counter bore via the keyway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.