Hinge structures
OwnerAnthony Charles Worralloinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to hinge structures. According to the present invention there is provided a hinged structure comprising a first gear segment, a second gear segment meshing with the first gear segment, and a link pivotally connected to each gear segment, the axes of the gear segments co-inciding with the axes of the pivotal connections between the link and the gear segments.
Claims9
A hinge structure comprising a first base element, a first gear segment non-rotatably carried by said first base element and having an axis of rotation, a second base element, a second gear segment having an axis of rotation, said second segment being non-rotatably carried by the second base element and meshing with the first gear segment, a swinging link, axle means pivotally connecting said link to the first gear segment for swinging motion with respect to the first base element about said axis of rotation of the first gear segment, and axle means connecting said link to the second gear segment for swinging motion with respect to said second base element about said axis of rotation of the second segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.