US 2018/0072386 A1 · DETACHABLE HINGE FOR GLASS FRAME

Abstract

There is described a hinge for detachably connecting a door or window to a wall or a frame such as a windshield. The hinge comprising a shaft extending longitudinally, further comprising a blocker which is extendable about the shaft. A first socketed member is fixed to the shaft, and a second socketed member comprises a lumen for sliding the shaft therein. The lumen comprises a cavity larger than a remainder of the lumen and which defines an inward edge on which the blocker abuts, thereby retaining the shaft in the lumen. The shaft comprises an inner recess which can house the blocker therein if the inner recess is aligned with the blocker, thereby retracting the blocker from the cavity and releasing the shaft from the second socketed member and allowing the first socketed member and the second socketed member to be separated. This can be useful for detaching a door of a boat windshield, for example.

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Dependent claims

A boat windshield comprising:

a first stationary panel;
a removable door, the removable door together with the first stationary panel forming at least a portion of the boat windshield;
and
a hinge making the removable door hingeable with respect to the first stationary panel, the hinge comprising:
a first socketed member fixed to any one of the first stationary panel and the removable door, and a second socketed member fixed to another one of the first stationary panel and the removable door;
and
a shaft extending longitudinally, fixed to the first socketed member and slidable into the second socketed member, further comprising a blocker which is extendable about the shaft to act as a longitudinal lock of the shaft in the second socketed member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Detachable hinge for glass frame

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Detachable hinge for glass frame

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Abstract

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