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US 6,546,595 B2Granted
Hinge
AssigneeMoeller Marine Products
InventorO. C. Huse
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Abstract
A hinge includes a first member, a second member, and a pivot housing. The pivot housing includes an inner housing and an outer housing. The inner housing is fixedly coupled to the first member. The outer housing is fixedly coupled to the second member. The hinge distributes forces acting upon the hinge between the inner and outer housings.
Claims13
A hinge, comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member;
- a pivot housing having an inner housing and an outer housing, the inner housing being fixedly coupled to the first member and the outer housing being fixedly coupled to the second member, the inner housing defining at least one cavity and the outer housing defining at least one notch;
- a locking member movably disposed within at least one of the cavity and the notch of the inner and outer housings and being biased toward the other of the inner and outer housings such that when the cavity aligns with the notch, the locking member becomes partially disposed within both the cavity and the notch to retain the inner housing in a locking arrangement relative to the outer housing.
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A hinge, comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member;
- a pivot housing having an inner housing and an outer housing with the outer housing substantially encompassing the inner housing, the inner housing being fixedly coupled to the first member and the outer housing being fixedly coupled to the second member;
- a pin passing through apertures in the inner and outer housings to maintain the inner and outer housings in an overlapping close relationship;
- a stop located within the outer housing;
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- a guide member located on the inner housing with the guide member selectively acting against the stop to define an abutting position for preventing further relative rotation of the first and second members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.