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US 2023/0399883 A1Published application
Latching hinge system, method and apparatus
AssigneeCal Poly Corporation
InventorsColby James SCANLON, Long WANG
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Abstract
A system and method of a latching hinge system including a first leaf, a second leaf pivotally coupled to the first leaf, a coupler mounted on a first latch surface of the first leaf and a receiver mounted on a second latch surface of the second leaf wherein at least one of the coupler and the receiver has a corresponding orientation for latching the first leaf and the second leaf at a corresponding first angle.
Claims16
A latching hinge system comprising:
- a first leaf;
- a second leaf pivotally coupled to the first leaf;
- a coupler mounted on a first latch surface of the first leaf;
- and
- a receiver mounted on a second latch surface of the second leaf wherein at least one of the coupler and the receiver has a corresponding orientation for latching the first leaf and the second leaf at a corresponding first angle.
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A panel system comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel;
- a first leaf disposed on a first connecting edge of the first panel;
- a second leaf disposed on a second connecting edge of the second panel, the second leaf having a second pivot edge pivotally coupled to a first pivot edge;
- a plurality of couplers mounted on a first latch surface of the first leaf;
- and
- a plurality of receivers mounted on a second latch surface of the second leaf wherein at least one of the plurality couplers and the plurality receivers has a corresponding orientation for latching the first leaf and the second leaf at a corresponding first angle, wherein the first angle is between about 0 and about 180 degrees.
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A method of latching a structure comprising:
- placing a first panel in a first orientation, the first panel including a first connecting edge, the first connecting edge including a first leaf of a hinge and a coupler mounted on a first latch surface of the first leaf;
- placing a second panel in a second orientation, the second panel including a second connecting edge, wherein the first connecting edge is aligned with the second connecting edge, the second connecting edge including a second leaf of the hinge, a receiver mounted on a second latch surface of the second leaf, the first leaf being pivotally coupled to the second leaf;
- adjusting the first orientation of the first panel until the first orientation and the second orientation form a first angle between the first panel and the second panel;
- and
- engaging the coupler and the receiver together to latch the hinge at the first angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.