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US 2023/0337626 A1Published application
Hinge for a security gate
OwnerHua Chen, Xuanquan Liuinventors
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Abstract
A hinge assembly for connecting panels of a gate. The hinge assembly includes a locking mechanism and an actuator that causes the locking mechanism to engage and disengage. When the locking mechanism is disengaged, the hinge permits pivoting of the panels relative to each other to different panel configurations at which the locking mechanism can be re-engaged to lock the gate in one of the different panel configurations.
Claims20
A security gate, comprising:
- panels;
- and
- a hinge assembly having an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration, the hinge assembly coupling the panels to each other, the hinge assembly including:
- a bracket that mounts to one of the panels;
- a pin about which the bracket is configured to pivot when the hinge assembly is in the unlocked configuration;
- a locking element;
- and
- an actuator, the actuator being configured to cause the locking element to lockingly engage and to disengage the bracket, the hinge assembly being in the locked configuration when the locking element lockingly engages the bracket.
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A hinge assembly for a security gate, comprising:
- a bracket;
- a pin about which the bracket is configured to pivot when the hinge assembly is in an unlocked configuration;
- a locking element;
- and
- an actuator, the actuator being configured to rotate to cause the locking element to lockingly engage and to disengage the bracket, the hinge assembly being in a locked configuration when the locking element lockingly engages the bracket.
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A security gate, comprising:
- panels;
- and
- a hinge assembly having an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration, the hinge assembly coupling the panels to each other, the hinge assembly including:
- brackets that mount to the panels, the brackets including posts and first locking elements including first teeth;
- pins positioned within the posts, the pins being configured to pivot when the hinge assembly is in the unlocked configuration;
- a second locking element including second teeth;
- and
- an actuator positioned between the pins and between the posts, the actuator being configured to rotate to cause the second locking element to move along the posts such that the second teeth of the second locking element lockingly engage and disengage the first teeth of the first locking elements, the hinge assembly being in the locked configuration when the second teeth of the second locking element lockingly engage the first teeth of the first locking elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.