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US 12,729,572 B2Granted
Door hinge
AssigneeEckel Industries of Canada Limited
InventorBrian G. Harris
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Abstract
A door hinge comprising: a frame mount configured to be mounted to a door frame which is disposed about a doorway; and a door mount configured to be mounted to a door which is to selectively close off the doorway; wherein the door mount is pivotally connected to the frame mount about an axis of rotation, and further wherein the door hinge is configured such that when the frame mount is mounted to a door frame, and when the door mount is mounted to a door, the axis of rotation of the door hinge is disposed outwards of the point of attachment of the door hinge to the door frame, and laterally outboard of the doorway.
Claims12
A door hinge comprising:
- a frame mount comprising a first section configured to be mounted to an inner face of a door frame which is disposed about a doorway, and a second section extending at an obtuse angle relative to the first section, wherein the second section of the frame mount comprises a first portion of a pivot mount;
- and
- a door mount comprising a first section configured to be mounted to a door which is to selectively close off the doorway and a second section extending at an obtuse angle to the first section of the door mount, wherein the second section of the door mount comprises a second portion of the pivot mount;
- wherein the first section of the door mount comprises:
- a first flat section configured to be mounted to a side face of a door;
- and
- a second flat section extending at an angle to the first flat section of the door mount;
- wherein the second section of the door mount comprises:
- a third flat section extending at an angle to the second flat section of the door mount;
- and
- a fourth flat section extending at an angle to the third flat section of the door mount;
- wherein the pivot mount pivotally connects the frame mount to the door mount about an axis of rotation, wherein the first portion of the pivot mount and the second portion of the pivot mount each comprise a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface of the first portion of the pivot mount comprises a canted face and the bottom surface of the second portion of the pivot mount comprises a canted face,
- wherein the door hinge is configured such that when the frame mount is mounted to a door frame, and when the door mount is mounted to a door, the axis of rotation of the door hinge is disposed at an angle laterally outboard of the door frame and the canted faces of the pivot mount bias the door towards a closed position;
- and further wherein an inner face of the first flat section of the door mount and an inner face of the second flat section of the door mount are configured to be disposed on a seal of the door when the door is closed.
11 more elements
A door system comprising:
- a door frame defining a doorway;
- a door for selectively closing off the doorway;
- and
- a door hinge for pivotally mounting the door to the door frame, wherein the door hinge comprises:
- a frame mount comprising a first section mounted to an inner face of the door frame, and a second section extending at an obtuse angle relative to the first section, wherein the second section of the frame mount comprises a first portion of a pivot mount;
- and
- a door mount comprising a first section mounted to the door and a second section extending at an obtuse angle to the first section of the door mount, wherein the second section of the door mount comprises a second portion of the pivot mount;
- wherein the first section of the door mount comprises:
- a first flat section configured to be mounted to a side face of the door;
- and
- a second flat section extending at an angle to the first flat section of the door mount;
- wherein the second section of the door mount comprises:
- a third flat section extending at an angle to the second flat section of the door mount;
- and
- a fourth flat section extending at an angle to the third flat section of the door mount;
- wherein the pivot mount pivotally connects the frame mount to the door mount about an axis of rotation, wherein the first portion of the pivot mount and the second portion of the pivot mount each comprise a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface of the first portion of the pivot mount comprises a canted face and the bottom surface of the second portion of the pivot mount comprises a canted face, and wherein the axis of rotation is disposed laterally outboard of the doorway, such that when the door is rotated about the axis of rotation to the half-open position, the door does not block the doorway, and further wherein the canted faces of the pivot mount bias the door towards a closed position;
- wherein the door frame comprises at least one seal;
- and
- wherein an inner face of the first flat section of the door mount and an inner face of the second flat section of the door mount are configured to be disposed on the at least one seal when the door is closed.
16 more elements
A method for selectively closing off a doorway, the method comprising:
- providing a door system comprising:
- a door frame defining a doorway;
- a door for selectively closing off the doorway;
- and
- a door hinge for pivotally mounting the door to the door frame, wherein the door hinge comprises:
- a frame mount comprising a first section mounted to an inner face of the door frame, and a second section extending at an obtuse angle relative to the first section, wherein the second section of the frame mount comprises a first portion of a pivot mount;
- and
- a door mount comprising a first section mounted to the door and a second section extending at an obtuse angle to the first section of the door mount, wherein the second section of the door mount comprises a second portion of the pivot mount;
- wherein the first section of the door mount comprises:
- a first flat section configured to be mounted to a side face of the door;
- and
- a second flat section extending at an angle to the first flat section of the door mount;
- wherein the second section of the door mount comprises:
- a third flat section extending at an angle to the second flat section of the door mount;
- and
- a fourth flat section extending at an angle to the third flat section of the door mount;
- and
- wherein the pivot mount pivotally connects the frame mount to the door mount about an axis of rotation, wherein the first portion of the pivot mount and the second portion of the pivot mount each comprise a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface of the first portion of the pivot mount comprises a canted face and the bottom surface of the second portion of the pivot mount comprises a canted face, and wherein the axis of rotation is disposed laterally outboard of the doorway, such that when the door is rotated about the axis of rotation to the half-open position, the door does not block the doorway, and further wherein the canted faces of the pivot mount bias the door towards a closed position;
- wherein the door frame comprises at least one seal;
- wherein an inner face of the first flat section of the door mount and an inner face of the second flat section of the door mount are configured to be disposed on the at least one seal when the door is closed;
- and
- moving the door relative to the door frame.
19 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.