Combination carrier and hinge for folding panels
OwnerNigel Frank Sporkinventor
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Abstract
A combination carrier and hinge assembly (10) for track-mounted adjacent panels comprises a butt hinge (11) having hinge leaves (14, 15) edge-fixed to adjacent panels (12, 12a). The hinge 11 also has a hinge pin (17) which extends above the hinge and is threaded into a carriage (13) which travels along a track (20). The fixing of the hinge leaves (14, 15) to the panels (12, 12a) is concealed when the panels are closed. A guide hinge (25) is provided at the bottom of the panels (12, 12a). The guide hinge (25) is a non-mortise butt hinge having leaves (26, 27) edge-fixed to the panels (12, 12a). The guide hinge (25) also has a hinge pin extending below the panels, and locating in a guide channel (23).
Claims20
A combination carrier and hinge assembly for adjacent track-mounted panels, the assembly including
- a carriage adapted to travel along a track,
- a hinge pin depending from the carriage,
- a pair of hinge leaves pivotally connected to the hinge pin to form a butt hinge,
- the hinge leaves being adapted to be fixed to respective opposed edge faces of adjacent panels such that in use, the hinge leaves are located between the edge faces and substantially concealed when the panels are aligned.
A folding panel system having
- a track,
- a carriage adapted to travel along the track,
- at least first and second adjacent panels suspended from the carriage, the panels being moveable longitudinally along the track and pivotable relative to each other about an intermediate vertical axis,
- a hinge pin depending from the carriage,
- a pair of hinged leaves pivotally connected to the hinge pin to form a butt hinge, the hinge leaves being fixed respectively to opposed edge faces of the first and second panels, whereby in use, the hinge leaves are located between the edge faces and substantially concealed from view when the panels are aligned.
A combination hinge and carrier assembly for a pair of adjacent track-mounted panels, the assembly including
- a butt hinge comprising a hinge pin, and a pair of hinged leaves pivotable about the axis of the hinge pin, the hinge leaves being adapted to be fixed to respective opposed edges of the adjacent panels, and
- a carrier comprising a carriage adapted to travel along a track, and a suspension member depending from the carriage and connected to the butt hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.