Hinge mechanism for a door of a model car
AssigneesGateway Autoart Limited, Gateway Autoart Japan Corporation
InventorKELVIN YUET-MING KWAN
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a hinge mechanism for a door of a model car, including: a pivot element made of metal, wherein the pivot element has a pivot axis and a base that could be mounted to a body of the model car; a lever arm made of metal, wherein the lever arm could be mounted to an inner surface of the door of the model car, and wherein the lever arm has at least one slot configured to receive the pivot axis of the pivot element; and a tension plate made of metal, wherein the tension plate is mounted to the lever arm and configured to press the pivot axis of the pivot element into the at least one slot of the lever arm.
Claims14
A hinge mechanism for a door of a model car, comprising:
- a pivot element made of metal, wherein the pivot element has a pivot axis and a base that could be mounted to a body of the model car;
- a lever arm made of metal, wherein the lever arm could be mounted to an inner surface of the door of the model car, and wherein the lever arm has at least one slot configured to receive the pivot axis of the pivot element;
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- a tension plate made of metal, wherein the tension plate is mounted to the lever arm and configured to press the pivot axis of the pivot element into the at least one slot of the lever arm.
A model car, comprising:
- a body made of plastic;
- a hinge mechanism, comprising:
- a pivot element made of metal, wherein the pivot element has a pivot axis and a base mounted to the body of the model car;
- a lever arm made of metal, wherein the lever arm has at least one slot configured to receive the pivot axis of the pivot element;
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- a tension plate made of metal, wherein the tension plate is mounted to the lever arm and configured to press the pivot axis of the pivot element into the at least one slot of the lever arm;
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- a door made of a plastic and mounted to the lever arm of the hinge mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.