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US 2023/0080352 A1Published application
Hinge
AssigneeKingsway Enterprises (UK) Limited
InventorBenjamin HALL
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a continuous hinge. The continuous hinge comprises a first hinge portion comprising a first plurality of knuckles; and a second hinge portion opposing the first hinge portion and comprising a second plurality of knuckles. The second plurality of knuckles is interdigitated with the first plurality of knuckles and pivotally coupled to the first plurality of knuckles. Each knuckle is a separate piece.
Claims9
A continuous hinge comprising:
- a first hinge portion comprising a first plurality of knuckles attached to a first spine;
- and
- a second hinge portion comprising a second plurality of knuckles attached to a second spine, the second plurality of knuckles being interdigitated with the first plurality of knuckles and pivotally coupled to the first plurality of knuckles;
- wherein attachment between the first spine and the first plurality of knuckles comprises a first sliding joint, and attachment between the second spine and the second plurality of knuckles comprises a second sliding joint;
- wherein the first spine comprises a plate having a first planar surface, and an opposing second surface oriented parallel with the first surface;
- wherein the first sliding joint comprises one of a tail and a socket formed in the second surface, and the other of the tail and the socket formed in each of the first plurality of knuckles, the tail being received in the socket;
- wherein the second spine comprises a plate having a third planar surface, and an opposing fourth surface oriented parallel with the third surface;
- and
- wherein the second sliding joint comprises one of a tail and a socket formed in the fourth surface, and the other of the tail and the socket formed in each of the second plurality of knuckles, the tail being received in the socket;
- such that the second spine is moveable relative to the first spine into a closed position in which the first surface abuts the third surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.