Magnetic positioning hinge for horizontal door assembly
AssigneeWinston Industries, LLC
InventorsKevin Paul Combs, Trevor Jordan Carver
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Abstract
An integrated magnetic catch used to hold a horizontal hinged oven door open at a selected set partially open position. A pin and knuckle assembly is used to hold the two plates together and acts as a pivot point. Attached to a stationary plate is a positioning member comprising a housing containing a magnetic material. This positioning member is formed having a preset angle that correlates with the degree that the door is to be opened. When the door is opened and pivoted the first plate of the rotating hinge makes contact with the second plate of the rotating hinge having a positioning member affixed thereto and the magnetic force holds the door open at a selected angle.
Claims36
A magnetic positioning hinge for a horizontal upward pivoting panel, comprising:
- at least one pivotal horizontal hinge including an upper hinge plate and a lower hinge plate having adjacent edges bent around a centerline forming a segmented sleeve defining a knuckle for cooperatively receiving a pin;
- said upper hinge plate attaching to a frame;
- said bottom hinge plate attaching to a top portion of an overhead panel for pivotally connecting said overhead panel to said frame of a cabinet;
- a positioning member attaching to said upper plate above said panel;
- said positioning member including a housing having a magnet disposed therein for cooperatively engaging a magnet attractive material affixed to said panel, said housing of said positioning member formed having a selected angle for holding said panel open panel at a preset angle that correlates with a selected degree that said panel is to be held open when said positioning member is in cooperative engagement with a metal or a magnetic material affixed to said bottom hinge plate for releasably holding said panel open at a preset position.
A magnetic positioning hinge for a horizontal panel assembly, comprising:
- a cabinet including a left side, a right side, a top, a bottom panel, a front panel and back panel and at least one upward pivoting front panel including a pair of spaced apart aligned horizontal magnetic positioning hinges;
- each one of said pair of horizontal magnetic positioning hinges comprising a pair of pivoting hinge plates including a top plate and a bottom plate joined by a pin, said top plate attaching to said front panel of said cabinet and having a housing having a magnet disposed therein, and said bottom plate including a metal or magnetic material attaching to a panel frame supporting said at least one upward pivoting front panel alignable with said housing of said top plate, whereby pivoting said at least one upward pivoting front panel upward until said bottom plate contacts said magnet positioning member releasably holds said upward pivoting front panel in an upward position.
A container having a magnetic positioning hinge for a horizontal panel assembly, comprising:
- a container including a left side, a right side, a top, a bottom panel, a front panel and back panel and at least one pivoting front panel including a pair of spaced apart aligned horizontal magnetic positioning hinges;
- each one of said pair of horizontal magnetic positioning hinges comprising a pair of pivoting hinge plates including a top plate and a bottom plate joined by a pin, said top plate attaching to said front panel of said container and having magnetic positioning member and said bottom plate including a metal or magnetic material attaching to said panel frame supporting said at least one front panel alignable with said magnetic positioning member of said top plate, whereby pivoting said front panel upward until said bottom plate contacts said magnetic positioning member releasably holds said front panel in an upward position at a pres-selected angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.