Self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge
AssigneeNationwide Industries, Inc.
InventorE. Erik Timothy
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Abstract
A self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge to close a gate or door without manual assistance from a person including a spring hinge disposed within a hinge housing and mounted between a bracket and mounting bracket by an upper bearing assembly and upper spring coupler, and a lower bearing assembly and lower spring coupler respectively.
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A self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge to close a gate or door without manual assistance from a person including a spring assembly including a tension spring disposed between an upper spring coupler and a lower spring coupler, said hinge housing having an interior wall and including an upper portion, a mid-portion and a lower portion rotatably mounted on a gate post or door jamb, by a bracket by an upper bearing assembly and an upper spring coupler to couple said tension spring to said upper bearing assembly, and a lower bearing assembly and a lower spring coupler to couple said tension spring to said lower bearing assembly said bracket comprises an upper mounting member and a lower mounting member connected by an interconnecting member to rotatably mount said self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge said self-closing adjustable spring hinge mounted to a gate post or door jamb by a rod extending through said spring assembly and said hinge housing disposed between an upper mounting member and a lower mounting member held in spaced relationship relative to each other by an interconnecting member wherein an upper bearing assembly is disposed between said upper mounting member and said upper portion of said hinge housing and a lower bearing assembly is disposed between said lower mounting member and said lower portion of said hinge housing, wherein said upper bearing assembly comprises an upper bearing at least partially disposed within said upper portion of a said hinge housing, said lower bearing assembly comprises a lower bearing at least partially disposed within said lower portion of said hinge housing and said spring assembly comprises said tension spring including an upper portion and a lower portion formed on opposite ends thereof disposed within said mid-portion of said hinge housing, an upper coupler pin formed on an upper portion of said tension spring and a lower coupler pin formed on a lower portion of said tension spring to couple said tension spring to said upper spring coupler and to said lower spring coupler respectively, said upper bearing comprises at least one stop to engage said upper mounting member of said bracket to prevent rotation of said upper bearing relative to said bracket, said upper bearing further includes an upper interlocking mechanism and said upper spring coupler further includes a lower interlocking mechanism disposed to engage said upper interlocking mechanism to prevent rotation of said upper spring coupler relative to said upper bearing assembly.
A self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge to close a gate or door without manual assistance from a person including a spring assembly including a tension spring disposed within a hinge housing having an interior wall and including an upper portion, a mid-portion and a lower portion rotatably mounted on a gate post or door jamb by a bracket by an upper bearing assembly including an upper spring coupler and a lower bearing assembly including a lower spring coupler, said tension spring being coupled between said upper bearing assembly and said lower bearing assembly, said hinge housing includes an adjustment slot formed through said lower portion thereof and said lower spring coupler having at least one adjustment hole formed therein, said adjustment slot and said adjustment hole being disposed in substantially the same horizontal plane to selectively receive an adjustment tool through said adjustment slot and into said adjustment hole to rotate said lower spring coupler and said tension spring relative to said hinge housing and wherein said hinge housing further includes an anchor hole formed in said lower portion thereof and said lower spring coupler includes at least one anchoring hole formed therein disposed in substantially the same horizontal plane to selectively receive a set screw through said anchor hole formed in said hinge housing and into said anchoring hole of said lower spring coupler to adjust the closing force of said tension spring when said lower spring coupler and said tension spring are rotated by the adjustment tool to align said anchor hole formed in said hinge housing with said anchoring hole of said lower spring coupler.
A self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge to close a gate or door without manual assistance from a person including a spring assembly including a tension spring disposed within a hinge housing having an interior wall and including an upper portion, a mid-portion and a lower portion rotatably mounted on a gate post or door jamb by a bracket by an upper bearing assembly and an upper spring coupler including an alignment member extending downwardly therefrom and extending into said tension spring, and a lower bearing assembly and a lower spring coupler, further including an internal spring support comprises a tube disposed within said tension spring and extending between said upper portion of said hinge housing and said lower portion of said hinge housing to engage said alignment member and said lower spring coupler to limit vertical movement of said upper bearing assembly to prevent said tension spring from collapsing when said self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge is secured to said bracket.
A self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge to close a gate or door without manual assistance from a person including a spring assembly disposed within a hinge housing having an interior wall and including an upper portion, a mid-portion and a lower portion rotatably mounted on a gate post or door jamb by a bracket by an upper bearing assembly and a lower bearing, said bracket comprises an upper mounting member and a lower mounting member coupled by an interconnecting member to rotatably mount said self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge wherein said upper bearing assembly comprises an upper bearing at least partially disposed within said upper portion of said hinge housing, said lower bearing assembly comprises a lower bearing at least partially disposed within said lower portion thereof within said lower portion of said hinge housing and said spring assembly comprises a tension spring including an upper portion and a lower portion formed in opposite ends thereof disposed within said mid-portion of said hinge housing, an upper spring coupler pin is formed on the upper portion of said tension spring and a lower spring coupler pin is formed on the lower portion of said tension spring to couple said tension spring an upper spring coupler and a lower spring coupler wherein said upper bearing assembly further comprises a pair of legs extending downward to engage a pair of legs extending upward from said upper spring coupler to interlock said upper bearing assembly and said upper spring coupler.
A self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge to close a gate or door without manual assistance from a person including a spring assembly disposed within a hinge housing, said hinge housing having an interior wall and including an upper portion, a mid-portion and a lower portion rotatably mounted on a gate post or door jamb by a bracket by an upper bearing assembly and an upper spring coupler, and a lower bearing assembly and a lower spring coupler, said bracket comprises an upper mounting member and a lower mounting member coupled by an interconnecting member to rotatably mount said self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge wherein said upper bearing assembly comprises an upper bearing at least partially disposed within said upper portion of a said hinge housing, said lower bearing assembly comprises a lower bearing at least partially disposed within said lower portion of said hinge housing and said spring assembly comprises a tension spring including an upper portion and a lower portion formed on opposite ends thereof disposed within said mid-portion of said hinge housing, an upper coupler pin formed on an upper portion of said tension spring and a lower coupler pin are formed on a lower portion of said tension spring to couple said tension spring to said upper bearing and to said lower bearing respectively, said hinge housing includes an adjustment slot and an adjustment hole formed in said lower portion thereof and said lower spring coupler includes at least one anchoring hole formed therein disposed in substantially the same horizontal plane as said anchor hole to selectively receive a set screw through and at least one adjustment hole to receive an adjustment tool therein to rotate said lower spring coupler to adjust the closing force of said tension spring when said lower spring coupler is rotated by the adjustment tool to align said anchor hole with said anchoring hole.
A self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge to close a gate or door without manual assistance from a person comprising a spring assembly including a tension spring having a central channel formed therein disposed within a hinge housing, said hinge housing having an interior wall and including an upper portion, a mid-portion and a lower portion rotatably mounted on a gate post or door jamb by a bracket by an upper bearing assembly comprising an upper spring coupler including an alignment member having a lower surface configured to be disposed within said central channel for said tension spring and a lower bearing assembly including a lower bearing, and further including an internal spring support comprises a tube disposed entirely within said tension spring to engage said lower surface of said alignment member inside said central channel and the upper surface of said lower bearing to limit compression of said tension spring from engaging said lower surface of said upper spring coupler when said self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge is secured to said bracket.
A self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge to close a gate or door without manual assistance from a person including a spring assembly disposed within a hinge housing having an interior wall and including an upper portion, a mid-portion and a lower portion rotatably mounted on a gate post or door jamb by a bracket by an upper bearing assembly and an upper spring coupler, and a lower bearing assembly and a lower spring coupler, said bracket comprises an upper mounting member and a lower mounting member coupled by an interconnecting member to rotatably mount said self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge wherein said upper bearing assembly comprises an upper bearing at least partially disposed within said upper portion of a said hinge housing, said lower bearing assembly comprises a lower bearing at least partially disposed within said lower portion of said hinge housing and said spring assembly comprises a tension spring including an upper portion and a lower portion formed on opposite ends thereof disposed within said mid-portion of said hinge housing, an upper coupler pin formed on an upper portion of said tension spring and a lower coupler pin formed on a lower portion of said tension spring to couple said tension spring to said upper spring coupler and to said lower spring coupler respectively wherein said upper bearing assembly further comprises an upper ball bearing including an outer surface disposed to engage said upper portion of said interior wall of said hinge housing and a hole formed therethrough disposed to engage said upper spring coupler and said lower bearing assembly further comprises a lower ball bearing including an outer surface disposed to engage said lower portion of said interior wall of said hinge housing and a hole formed therethrough and a lower bearing including a base having a post extending upwardly therefrom and into said hole formed in said lower ball bearing.
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