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US 2006/0032018 A1Published application
Pressure hinge device for glass door or panel
AssigneeCustom Hardware Mfg. Inc.
InventorRodney Garrett
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Abstract
A hinge assembly including first and second hinge portions that are pivotable relative to one another. A pivot pin has opposite ends and is rotatably mounted in one hinge portion. The pivot pin and the other hinge portion are configured to allow the ends of the pivot pin to be threadably fashioned to the other hinge body.
Claims20
A hinge assembly, comprising:
- (a) first and second hinge portions adapted to move relative to one another when assembled;
- (b) a first hinge portion including a pivot pin rotatably retained in the first portion and having opposite ends;
- (c) an opening in each opposite end of the pivot pin;
- (d) a fastener adapted to pass through the opening and fasten the end to said second portion;
- (e) so that opposite ends of the pivot pin are removably fastenable to the second portion.
2 more elements
A hinge for hinging a glass panel door to an adjacent supporting structure, comprising:
- (a) a tram body comprising a housing;
- (b) a main pivot roller rotatably journaled in the housing and including a main body portion and narrowed opposite end portion;
- (c) a sub pin roller rotatably journaled in the housing along the main body portion of the main pivot roller;
- (d) a biasing member positioned in the housing pushing the sub roller pin into abutment with the main body portion of the main pivot roller;
- (e) the main body portion of the main pivot roller including an indexing detent along its length into which the sub pin roller fits when in alignment, the indexing detent having angled sides and a bottom, the angled sides being spaced so that the sub roller pin can be partially inserted into the indexing detent and contact each angled side at one point;
- (f) a connecting member attached to the tram body and having a component allowing connection of the hinge to an adjacent supporting structure;
- (g) the opposite end portions each including an opening;
- (h) the clamp comprising first and second clamp halves which are adjustable to pull the clamp halves toward one another to clamp the glass panel door, and threaded apertures to receive a threaded fastener through the openings in the main pivot roller and secure the main pivot roller to the clamp.
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A method of securing a pivot pin in a hinge assembly comprising:
- (a) rotatably journaling a pivot pin in one portion of a hinge assembly;
- (b) fastening opposite ends of the pivot pin to the other portion of the hinge assembly with threaded fasteners through openings in opposite ends of the pivot pin.
A hinge assembly comprising:
- (a) a pivot pin having opposite ends and rotatably mounted in a first hinge portion;
- (b) a second hinge portion having a receiver for each end of the pivot pin;
- (c) means for securing ends of the pivot pin in the receivers by threaded fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.