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US 12,054,975 B2Granted
Hinge assembly for a security door
AssigneeUnited States Bullet Proofing, Inc.
InventorKenneth Sampson
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Abstract
A security door assembly is disclosed including a hinge assembly having a first hinge plate having at least a first hinge pin receptacle extending from the first hinge plate, and a second hinge plate having at least a second hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate. A hinge pin is removably received in a longitudinal direction within the first and second hinge pin receptacles such that the first and second hinge plates are pivotal with respect to one another via the hinge pin. The hinge assembly includes a bearing assembly disposed between the hinge pin and one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles, and a retention member removably extending in a first lateral direction into one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles and engaging the hinge pin.
Claims20
A hinge assembly for a security door, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge plate having at least a first hinge pin receptacle extending from the first hinge plate;
- a second hinge plate having at least a second hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate and a third hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate in the same direction as the second hinge pin receptacle, the first hinge pin receptacle positioned between the second and third hinge pin receptacles, wherein the second and third hinge pin receptacles each include at least one air vent;
- a hinge pin removably received in a longitudinal direction within the first and second hinge pin receptacles such that the first and second hinge plates are pivotal with respect to one another via the hinge pin;
- a bearing assembly disposed between the hinge pin and one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles;
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- a first retention member removably extending in a first lateral direction into one of the first or second-hinge pin receptacles and engaging the hinge pin.
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A hinge assembly for a security door, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge plate having a first hinge pin receptacle extending from the first hinge plate;
- a second hinge plate having a second hinge pin receptacle and a third hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate, the first hinge pin receptacle receivable between the second and third hinge pin receptacles;
- a hinge pin removably received in a longitudinal direction within the first, second, and third hinge pin receptacles such that the first and second hinge plates are pivotal with respect to one another via the hinge pin;
- a first bearing assembly disposed between a first end of the hinge pin and the first hinge pin receptacle;
- a second bearing assembly disposed between a second end of the hinge pin and the third hinge pin receptacle;
- a cap threadingly engaged with the second hinge pin receptacle to allow for selective removal of the hinge pin and the bearing assemblies from within the first, second, and third hinge pin receptacles;
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- a first retention member removably extending in a first lateral direction into one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles and engaging the hinge pin,
- wherein the second and third hinge pin receptacles each include at least one air vent.
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A security door assembly for installation on a building having an interior and an exterior, the security door apparatus comprising:
- a door frame mountable to the building;
- a security door positionable within the door frame, the security door having an interior side and an exterior side when the door frame is mounted to the building and security door is positioned within the door frame;
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- at least one hinge assembly coupled between the door frame and the security door such that the security door is pivotable on the door frame via the at least one hinge assembly between an open orientation and a closed orientation, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge plate having at least a first hinge pin receptacle extending from the first hinge plate;
- a second hinge plate having at least a second hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate and a third hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate in the same direction as the second hinge pin receptacle, the first hinge pin receptacle positioned between the second and third hinge pin receptacles, wherein the second and third hinge pin receptacles each include at least one air vent;
- a hinge pin removably received in a longitudinal direction within the first and second hinge pin receptacles;
- a bearing assembly disposed between the hinge pin and one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles;
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- a retention member removably extending in a first lateral direction into one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles and engaging the hinge pin.
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A hinge assembly for a security door, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge plate having at least a first hinge pin receptacle extending from the first hinge plate;
- a second hinge plate having at least a second hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate;
- a hinge pin removably received in a longitudinal direction within the first and second hinge pin receptacles such that the first and second hinge plates are pivotal with respect to one another via the hinge pin;
- a bearing assembly disposed between the hinge pin and one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles;
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- a first retention member removably extending in the first lateral direction into the first hinge pin receptacle and engaging the hinge pin, and
- a second retention member removably extending in a second lateral direction into either the first or second hinge pin receptacle,
- wherein the first retention member is a dowel pin extending at least partially through the hinge pin and the first hinge pin receptacle, and the second retention member is a set screw operable to threadingly engage the first or second hinge pin receptacle,
- wherein the dowel pin has a dowel pin open end extending into an internally threaded cavity within the dowel pin.
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A hinge assembly for a security door, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge plate having at least a first hinge pin receptacle extending from the first hinge plate;
- a second hinge plate having at least a second hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate;
- a hinge pin removably received in a longitudinal direction within the first and second hinge pin receptacles such that the first and second hinge plates are pivotal with respect to one another via the hinge pin;
- a bearing assembly disposed between the hinge pin and one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles;
- a first retention member removably extending in a first lateral direction into the first hinge pin receptacle and engaging the hinge pin;
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- a second retention member removably extending in a second lateral direction into either the first or second hinge pin receptacle,
- wherein the first retention member is a dowel pin extending at least partially through the hinge pin and the first hinge pin receptacle, and the second retention member is a set screw operable to threadingly engage the first or second hinge pin receptacle,
- wherein the dowel pin is extendable through the first hinge pin receptacle, through the hinge pin, and into an opposing side of the first hinge pin receptacle.
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A hinge assembly for a security door, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge plate having a first hinge pin receptacle extending from the first hinge plate;
- a second hinge plate having a second hinge pin receptacle and a third hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate, the first hinge pin receptacle receivable between the second and third hinge pin receptacles;
- a hinge pin removably received in a longitudinal direction within the first, second, and third hinge pin receptacles such that the first and second hinge plates are pivotal with respect to one another via the hinge pin;
- a first bearing assembly disposed between a first end of the hinge pin and the first hinge pin receptacle;
- a second bearing assembly disposed between a second end of the hinge pin and the third hinge pin receptacle;
- a cap threadingly engaged with the second hinge pin receptacle to allow for selective removal of the hinge pin and the bearing assemblies from within the first, second, and third hinge pin receptacles;
- a first retention member removably extending in a first lateral direction into the first hinge pin receptacle and including a dowel pin extending at least partially through the hinge pin and the first hinge pin receptacle and engaging the hinge pin;
- a second retention member including a set screw operable to threadingly engage the first or second hinge pin receptacle;
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- a dowel set screw threadingly engagable with the first hinge pin receptacle to retain the dowel pin within the hinge pin and the first hinge pin receptacle.
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A security door assembly for installation on a building have an interior and an exterior, the security door apparatus comprising:
- a door frame mountable to the building;
- a security door positionable within the door frame, the security door having an interior side and an exterior side when the door frame is mounted to the building and the security door is positioned within the door frame;
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- at least one hinge assembly coupled between the door frame and the security door such that the security door is pivotable on the door frame via the at least one hinge assembly between an open orientation and a closed orientation, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a first hinge plate having at least a first hinge pin receptacle extending from the first hinge plate;
- a second hinge plate having at least a second hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate;
- a hinge pin removably received in a longitudinal direction within the first and second hinge pin receptacles;
- a bearing assembly disposed between the hinge pin and one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles;
- a first retention member removably extending in a first lateral direction into one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles and engaging the hinge pin;
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- a second retention member removably extending in a second lateral direction into either the first or second hinge pin receptacle,
- wherein the first retention member is a dowel pin extendable through the first hinge pin receptacle, through the hinge pin, and at least partially into an opposing side of the hinge pin receptacle, and the second retention member is a set screw operable to threadingly engage the first or second hinge pin receptacle and abut the hinge pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.