Hinge pin and associated door hinge assembly
OwnerClayton Dean VanVolkinburginventor
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Abstract
A hinge pin that allows for clean and convenient internal lubrication of associated door hinge assemblies, including: a head, a body, and a tip; wherein the head includes a fluid reservoir, and a fluid input aperture; wherein the body includes a first end, a second end, wherein the first end and the second end define a length therebetween, at least one fluid output aperture, a primary bore, and a secondary bore; and wherein the primary and secondary bores are positioned between the fluid input aperture and the at least one fluid output aperture, and define a pathway for fluid flow therebetween.
Claims20
A hinge pin that allows for clean and convenient internal lubrication of associated door hinge assemblies, comprising:
- a head, a body, and a tip;
- wherein the head includes a fluid reservoir, and a fluid input aperture;
- wherein the body includes a first end, a second end, wherein the first end and the second end define a length therebetween, at least one fluid output aperture, a primary bore, and a secondary bore;
- and
- wherein the primary and secondary bores are positioned between the fluid input aperture and the at least one fluid output aperture, and define a pathway for fluid flow therebetween.
A door hinge assembly, comprising:
- a first hinge plate, wherein the first hinge plate includes at least one knuckle;
- a second hinge plate, wherein the second hinge plate includes at least one knuckle;
- and
- a hinge pin, comprising:
- a head, a body, and a tip;
- wherein the head includes a fluid reservoir, and a fluid input aperture;
- wherein the body includes a first end, a second end, wherein the first end and the second end define a length therebetween, at least one fluid output aperture, a primary bore, and a secondary bore;
- and
- wherein the primary and secondary bores are positioned between the fluid input aperture and the at least one fluid output aperture, and define a pathway for fluid flow therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.