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US 11,542,736 B2Granted
Piano hinges
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorChristopher Adcock
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Abstract
A piano hinge can include a first hinge portion configured to attach to a first door edge, the first portion having a first front face, a first jamb face extending rearward from the first front face, and one or more first hinge knuckles extending from either or both of the first front face and the first jamb face. The first front face can be configured to extend over the one or more first hinge knuckles in a lateral direction such that the first front face hides the one or more first hinge knuckles behind first front face.
Claims18
A piano hinge, comprising:
- a first hinge portion configured to attach to a first door edge, the first portion comprising:
- a first front face;
- a first jamb face extending in a direction away from the first front face;
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- one or more first hinge knuckles extending from either or both of the first front face and the first jamb face, wherein the first front face is configured to extend over the one or more first hinge knuckles in a lateral direction such that the first front face hides the one or more first hinge knuckles behind first front face;
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- a second hinge portion configured to attach to a second door edge and configured to connect to the first hinge portion to rotate relative to the first hinge portion between an open position and a closed position, the second hinge portion comprising:
- a second front face configured to allow the first hinge portion to rotate relative to the second hinge portion;
- a second jamb face connected to the second front face and configured to be flush with the first jamb face in a closed position;
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- one or more second hinge knuckles extending from the second jamb face toward a front and configured to align with and pin to the one or more first hinge knuckles to allow the first hinge portion to rotate relative to the second hinge portion, wherein the first front face is configured to extend over the one or more second hinge knuckles, wherein, in the open position, the first front face and the second front face are parallel.
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A piano hinge, comprising:
- a second hinge portion configured to attach to a second door edge and configured to connect to a first hinge portion to rotate relative to the first hinge portion between an open position and a closed position, the second hinge portion comprising:
- a second front face configured to allow the first hinge portion to rotate relative to the second hinge portion;
- a second jamb face connected to the second front face and configured to be flush with the first jamb face in a closed position;
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- one or more second hinge knuckles extending from the second jamb face toward a front and configured to align with and pin to one or more first hinge knuckles of the first hinge portion to allow the first hinge portion to rotate relative to the second hinge portion, wherein, in the open position, the first front face and the second front face are parallel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.