Hinge design
AssigneeBurks Industries, LLC
InventorsNa Yang, Benjamin H. Burks, III
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Abstract
An adjustable hinge for mounting a door on a cabinet frame that comprises a hinge cup and arm link having a first end and a second end. The first end is coupled to the hinge cup and configured to pivot relative to the hinge cup between an open position and closed position. A bottom plate is adjustably coupled to the arm link by a first adjustment screw. A cover plate is adjustably coupled to the bottom plate by a second adjustment screw. A lower surface of the cover plate is disposed substantially parallel to an upper surface of the bottom plate, and a majority of the area of the lower surface of the cover plate directly contacts the upper surface of the bottom plate.
Claims10
An adjustable hinge for mounting a door on a cabinet frame comprising:
- a hinge cup;
- an arm link having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the hinge cup and configured to pivot relative to the hinge cup between an open position and closed position;
- a bottom plate adjustably coupled to the arm link by a first adjustment screw, whereby rotation of the first adjustment screw causes movement of the bottom plate relative to the arm link in a horizontal direction;
- a cover plate adjustably coupled to the bottom plate by a second adjustment screw, whereby rotation of the second adjustment screw causes movement of the cover plate relative to the bottom plate in a depth direction;
- a lower surface of the cover plate disposed substantially parallel to an upper surface of the bottom plate;
- a majority of the area of the lower surface of the cover plate directly contacts the upper surface of the bottom plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.