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US 6,438,800 B1Granted
Door hinge assembly for an electrical appliance enclosure
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAmit Narang, Pankaj Gupta, Edgar Yee, David Thorn, Gilbert A. Soares, Harry Marvin, Robert Bruce Wallace
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Abstract
A door hinge assembly for use in an electrical appliance cabinet includes a door hinge member having a door plate attached to one side of an elbow, a hinge pin sleeve attached to the opposite side of the elbow, and a flange extending upwardly from the elbow. A hinge pin is removably engageable with the hinge pin sleeve, which is further removably engageable with a top edge on the flange.
Claims16
A door hinge assembly for use in an electrical appliance cabinet, comprising:
- a door hinge member, said door hinge member further comprising:
- a door plate, attached to one side of an elbow;
- at least one hinge pin sleeve, attached to the opposite side of said elbow;
- and
- a flange, extending upwardly from said elbow, said flange further comprising:
- a ledge surface formed within a top edge thereof;
- and
- a notched portion formed within a bottom edge thereof;
- and
- a hinge pin, removably engageable with said at least one hinge pin sleeve, said hinge pin further removably engageable with said ledge surface, and pivotally engageable with said notched portion.
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An enclosure for electrical equipment, comprising:
- a housing, having a door pivotally mountable to a door jamb;
- and
- a door hinge assembly pivotally connecting said door to said door jamb, said door hinge assembly further comprising:
- a door plate mountable to said door;
- at least one hinge pin sleeve, joined to said door plate by an elbow;
- a flange, extending upwardly from said elbow, said flange further comprising:
- a ledge surface formed within a top edge thereof;
- and
- a notched portion formed within a bottom edge thereof;
- and
- a hinge pin, removably engageable with said at least one hinge pin sleeve, said hinge pin further removably engageable with said ledge surface, and pivotally engageable with said notched portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.