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US 4,359,802 AGranted
Adjustable hinge
AssigneeJulius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorErich Rock
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AssigneeJulius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorErich Rock
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A hinge includes a hinge arm which is adjustable in three directions. An intermediate member is situated between the hinge arm and a mounting plate. One screw clamps the intermediate member to the mounting plate, another screw clamps the hinge arm to the intermediate member, and a third screw acts between the intermediate member and the mounting plate providing an adjustment of the hinge arm in a plane vertical to the mounting plate.
An adjustable hinge for use in mounting a door to an article of furniture, said hinge comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps: for attachment to cabinets or furniture, the hinge having two or more pins
Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame: the hinges having two or more pins and being specially adapted for cabinets or furniture
Additional features or accessories of hinges: covers, e.g. for protection
Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof: for furniture, e.g. cabinets
Term ended 29 May 2000 (estimated)
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an adjustable hinge, particularly for furniture doors, comprising a hinge arm linked to a second hinge member, e.g. a dowel housing, by means of hinge links or the like and being carried by an intermediate member retained on a mounting plate adapted to be fastened to a furniture part.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In the following an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings without being limited thereto, and wherein:
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section through a hinge according to the invention; and
FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof.
The hinge in accordance with the present invention has a mounting plate 7 fastened to a furniture side wall 9 by means of fastening screws 8. Other fastening means, e.g. dowels, naturally also can be used.
The hinge arm 1 is not directly fastened to the mounting plate 7 but is retained on an intermediate member 4 by means of a hinge arm clamping screw 5. The intermediate member 4 is provided with a recess 10 having converging side walls 10'. A projection 11 of the hinge arm 1 having side walls 11' extends into recess 10, side walls 11' being parallel to side walls 10'. The clamping screw 5 extends through a transversely extending guiding hole 10a in projection 11 and is threaded into a female thread of the intermediate member 4. In this embodiment, the hinge arm 1 is torsion-resistantly mounted on the intermediate member 4.
The intermediate member 4 has an adjusting screw 3 at its front end. A slot 12, which is open at its rear end, is provided at the rear end of the intermediate member.