Hinge member for an all-glass plate member including a metal fitting

Metal fitting for glass doors, windows, transoms and display window panels, comprising an all-glass plate member having a pair of opposite face surfaces and at least one pair of edges extending between said face surfaces, an elongated recess formed in each said edge and extending between said face surfaces, a pair of clamping plates each arranged to be located on an opposite one of said face surfaces, first means for interconnecting said clamping plates and for pressing said clamping plates against said plate member, said first interconnecting means extending through said plate member, each said pair of clamping plates having an elongated recess therein arranged to align with the recess in said edge and with one another with said clamping plates covering the face surfaces of said plate member in which the edge recess is formed, a hinge member arranged to be fitted into said recess in said edge and into said recesses in said clamping plates, said hinge member comprising at least two hinge member parts each arranged to fit into a different one of said recesses in said clamping plates, a shoulder at each end of said elongated recesses in said clamping plates with said shoulders projecting into said recesses and forming a support surface, each of said hinge member parts having spaced end sections and each said end section arranged to seat against the support surface of one of said shoulders in the recess of the corresponding said clamping plate, one said hinge member part having a projecting region thereon projecting outwardly therefrom toward the other said hinge member part with said projecting region located between and spaced from said end sections thereon, and second means for interconnecting said hinge member parts, said second interconnecting means comprising bolts extending through and interconnecting said hinge member parts and being spaced from and located between said projecting region and said end sections, the tightening of the bolts causing said other hinge member part to bend slightly about the projecting region and thereby grip tightly at the shoulders to cause the hinge member parts to fit tightly in the recesses.