Flush hinge for athletic court doors

In a hinged door and wall assembly, the combination comprising:

• a door having a straight, vertical edge face,
• a wall having a straight, vertical edge face opposite and spaced from said vertical edge face of said door to form a gap of substantially uniform width between said edge faces,
• a hinge in said gap pivotally connecting said door to said wall, said hinge including a first hinge member attached to said door and a second hinge member attached to said wall,
• said first hinge member movable between an open position and a closed position,
• said first hinge member including a first knuckle portion and a first leaf portion connected to said first knuckle portion,
• said first hinge member having a first end face and a first notch defined by a first recessed inner face and a first inset face perpendicular to said first recessed inner face,
• said second hinge member having a second knuckle portion and a second leaf portion connected to said second knuckle portion,
• said second hinge member having a second end face and a second notch defined by a second recessed inner face and a second inset face perpendicular to said second recessed inner face,
• a pintle extending through said first and second knuckle portions to define a pivot axis,
• an inner face of said first and second knuckle portions, said door and said wall being in substantially the same plane when said door is in the closed position,
• the distance from the pivot axis to said first end face and the distance from the pivot axis to said first inset face being substantially the same and the distance from the pivot axis to said second end face and the distance from the pivot axis to said second inset face being substantially the same to minimize the gap between said door and wall,
• said first recessed inner face of said first hinge member moving toward said second recessed inner face of said second hinge member in moving to said open position, and
• mounting base means extending transverse to said second hinge member for mounting said second hinge member to a support adjacent an outer face of said second hinge member.

A hinge for pivotally connecting a door to an adjacent wall at adjacent side edges of the door and wall forming a gap between said door and wall comprising:

• first and second hinge members pivotally connected together by a pintle in first and second knuckle portions, respectively, for the movement of said first hinge member about a pivot axis between an open and closed position, said first and second hinge members having inner faces,
• said first hinge member having a first notch in said inner face to recess the door in said first notch with said first knuckle portion having a first end face at a pivot end of said first hinge member and a first inset face located a distance away from said first end face along said first hinge member in a direction extending away from said first end face past said pintle forming a stop for a side edge of said door to dispose said side edge at said first inset face,
• said second hinge member having a second notch in an inner face to recess the wall in said second notch with said second knuckle portion having a second end face at a pivot end of said second hinge member and a second inset face located a distance away from said second end face along said second hinge member in a direction extending away from said second end face past said pintle forming a stop for a side edge of said wall to dispose said side edge of said wall at said second inset face,
• said door and wall recessed to the extent to provide a substantially flush inner door face and inner wall face when the door is in the closed position,
• said first and second knuckle portions having inner faces between said side edges of said door and wall substantially in the same plane as said inner faces of said door and wall,
• the distance from the pivot axis to said first end face and the distance from the pivot axis to said first inset face being substantially the same and the distance from the pivot axis to said second end face and the distance from the pivot axis to said second inset face being substantially the same to minimize the gap between said door and wall,
• said inner face of said first hinge member moving toward said inner face of said second hinge member in moving to said open position, and
• mounting base means mounted to and extending transverse to said second hinge member for mounting said second hinge member to a support adjacent an outer face of said second hinge member.