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US 2026/0234973 A1Published application
Reinforcing hinge plate and method of retrofitting a hinge
AssigneeRh US, LLC
InventorsEdgar Blazona, Philip le Roux
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Abstract
A reinforcing plate for a hinge. The reinforcing plate includes a body having a first tab, a second tab connected to the first tab and spaced apart from the first tab, a first opening in the first tab, a second opening in the second tab, a first recess in the first tab, a second recess in the second tab, and at least one pressure concentration surface at at least one of the first tab or the second tab.
Claims17
A reinforcing plate for a hinge, the reinforcing plate comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a first tab;
- a second tab connected to the first tab and spaced apart from the first tab;
- a first opening in the first tab;
- a second opening in the second tab;
- a first recess in the first tab;
- a second recess in the second tab;
- and
- at least one pressure concentration surface at at least one of the first tab or the second tab.
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A hinge assembly comprising:
- a hinge comprising:
- a cabinet mounting plate;
- a cup mounting plate;
- a hinge arm rotatably coupled to the cup mounting plate with a pin, and
- a quick-release mechanism coupled to the hinge arm and configured to attach and detach from the cabinet mounting plate;
- and
- a reinforcing plate comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a first tab;
- a second tab connected to the first tab and spaced apart from the first tab;
- a first opening in the first tab;
- a second opening in the second tab;
- a first recess in the first tab;
- a second recess in the second tab;
- and
- at least one pressure concentration surface at at least one of the first tab or the second tab,
- wherein, when the reinforcing plate is coupled to the hinge, the cup mounting plate of the hinge is accommodated in the first recess and the second recess of the reinforcing plate and the at least one pressure concentration surface contacts a portion of the cup mounting plate in at least one of the first recess or the second recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.