US 6,637,073 B2Granted

Hinge cover

OwnerMilo Kincaidinventor

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Abstract

A cover for temporarily covering a hinge, the hinge having a first portion for mounting on a fixed surface and a second portion for mounting on a door, the second portion hingedly attached to the first portion, the hinge having a first position wherein the first and second portions are perpendicular to one another, and a second position wherein the first and second portions are parallel to one another. The hinge cover includes a first member having a raised central channel, first left and right flanges, and a first vertical flange for resiliently engaging at least one vertical surface of the first hinge portion. A second member includes a raised channel, second left and right flanges, and a second vertical flange for resiliently engaging at least one vertical surface of the second hinge portion, the second body portion raised channel adapted for receiving a portion of the first member raised central channel.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A hinge cover for covering a hinge, the hinge having a first portion for mounting on a fixed surface and a second portion for mounting on a door, the second portion hingedly attached to the first portion, the hinge having a first position wherein the first and second portions are perpendicular to one another, and a second position wherein the first and second portions are parallel to one another, the hinge cover comprising:

a first member having a raised channel with a protruding tongue portion, first left and right flanges, and at least one first vertical engaging surface for resiliently engaging at least one first vertical surface of the first hinge portion and sealingly engaging the at least one first vertical surface at a distal edge thereof;
a second member having a second raised channel, second left and right flanges, and at least one second vertical engaging surface for resiliently engaging at least one second vertical surface of the second hinge portion and sealingly engaging the at least one second vertical surface at a distal edge thereof;
and
the second raised channel including surfaces defining a recess for slidingly receiving the tongue of the first member.

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Facts

Application: 09/909,167Filed 16 Jul 2001 · continuation in part
Priority: 21 Dec 2000
Published: US 2003/0009850 A116 Jan 2003
Granted: 28 Oct 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

E05D 11/0054
Additional features or accessories of hinges: covers, e.g. for protection
E05D 3/142
With four parallel pins and two arms: with at least one of the hinge parts having a cup-shaped fixing part, e.g. for attachment to cabinets or…
E05D 5/08
Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps: of cylindrical shape
E05Y 2900/20
Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof: for furniture, e.g. cabinets

Family

Application09/745,596Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 21 Dec 2000
US 2003/0009850 A1Pre-grant publication · published 16 Jan 2003
US 6,557,210 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2002/0078526 A1Published application
US 6,637,073 B2This patent

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