Easel hinge construction
AssigneeCraft, Inc.
InventorLeo T. Roy
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Abstract
An easel hinge for supporting picture frames and the like comprising an outer hinge plate and an inner hinge plate, both having curled barrels, the inner barrel being positioned within the outer barrel for relative rotational movement therewith without the use of a separate hinge pin. The outer barrel is constructed with relativey open and relatively closed portions, the relatively closed portions adapted to pass through an opening or openings provided in the inner plate so as to more completely encompass at least portions of the inner curl within the outer curl so as to produce a stronger hinge, i.e. one which is extremely difficult to be forced open beyond its predetermined limit.
Claims10
An easel hinge comprising an outer hinge plate and an inner hinge plate directly interconnected to each other for relative arcuate movement therebetween without a hinge pin, said outer hinge plate having a relatively flat leaf portion terminating in a curled barrel at one end thereof, said inner hinge plate also having a relatively flat leaf portion terminating in a curled barrel at one end thereof, said inner hinge leaf portion having at least one opening therethrough, said opening adjacent to and disposed longitudinally of said inner barrel, said outer barrel terminating in a longitudinal free edge directed towards the inner side of said outer leaf and having at least one portion thereof proximate said inner side to define a closed barrel portion, the remaining portions thereof spaced from said inner side to define an open barrel portion, said closed barrel portion being aligned with and projecting through said inner leaf opening and generally completely enveloping portions of said inner barrel positioned therewithin, while permitting relative rotational movement therewith and preventing longitudinal movement of said plates with respect to each other, such respective barrel positioning also permitting angular separation between said plates from a fully closed position wherein the inner sides of said leaves are face-to-face to a fully open position wherein the outer side of said inner leaf abuts the longitudinal free edge of said outer barrel open portion.
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