Self-contained portable hinge assembly
AssigneeAmphenol-T&M Antennas
InventorSheel A. Gupte
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Abstract
A self-contained hinge assembly for use in a flip device of the type having a main part and a flip part that are joined to permit opening and closing of the flip part, wherein the hinge assembly includes a cam having a biasing surface, a cam follower operationally associated the biasing surface, a biasing member for urging the cam and cam follower together and having a longitudinal axis oriented in a first direction extending from underneath the cam follower surface, a housing for closely holding at least the cam and the cam follower, and a rotatable key member operably associated with and extending from an end portion of the cam and out of the housing in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first direction, the key member configured to engage the flip part of the flip device.
Claims31
A self-contained hinge assembly for use in a flip device of the type having a main part and a flip part that are joined to permit opening and closing of the flip part comprising:
- a cam having a biasing surface;
- a cam follower operationally associated said biasing surface;
- a biasing member for urging the cam and cam follower together and having a longitudinal axis oriented in a first direction extending from underneath said cam follower surface;
- a housing for closely holding at least said cam and said cam follower;
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- a rotatable key member operably associated with and extending from an end portion of said cam and out of said housing in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to said first direction, said key member configured to engage the flip part of the flip device.
The hinge assembly of claim 12 wherein said biasing member is a coiled spring configured to encircle said elongated shaft.
A self-contained hinge assembly for use in a flip device of the type having a main part and a flip part that are joined to permit opening and closing of the flip part comprising:
- a cam;
- a cam follower surface;
- an elongated shaft extending from said cam follower in a generally perpendicular direction;
- a biasing member configured to surround said elongated shaft;
- a generally rectangular housing having an orifice on at least one surface thereof, wherein said cam, said cam follower surfaces;
- said elongated shaft and said biasing member are disposed within said housing;
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- a rotatable key member extending from said cam and through said orifice in said housing and configured to engage the flip part of the flip device.
A self-contained hinge assembly for use in a flip device of the type having a main part and a flip part that are joined to permit opening and closing of the flip part comprising:
- a housing disposed within the main part of the flip device;
- a cam assembly disposed within said housing and configured to reciprocate in a first direction;
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- a rotatable key member extending outwardly from said housing from said cam assembly in a direction generally perpendicular to said first direction and configured to engage the flip part of the flip device.
A method of assembling a self-contained hinge assembly of the type used in a flip device having a main part and a flip part that are joined by the hinge assembly, comprising:
- orienting a cam with respect to a follower surface;
- orienting a biasing member with respect to said follower surface;
- configuring a housing having a plurality of subunits to closely hold said cam and said follower surface;
- coupling said plurality of subunits to form said housing;
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- coupling a key member to said cam via a recess in said housing.
A method of assembling a self-contained hinge assembly of the type used in a flip device having a main part and a flip part that are joined by the hinge assembly, comprising:
- orienting a cam having a key member extending from an end thereof with respect to a follower surface to communicate motion to said follower surface;
- orienting a biasing member with respect to said follower surface so that said biasing member has a longitudinal axis that is generally perpendicular to an underside of said follower surface;
- configuring a housing having a plurality of subunits to tightly accommodate said cam, said follower surface and said biasing member;
- coupling said plurality of subunits to form said housing wherein said key member extends from a recess disposed on said housing.
A self-contained hinge assembly for use in a flip device that includes a housing, a cam assembly and a biasing member disposed within said housing and a key member extending from said housing, wherein both an axis of rotation of said cam assembly and an axis of rotation of said key member are normal to a longitudinal axis of said biasing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.