Hinge assembly for a storage enclosure
AssigneeRubbermaid Incorporated
InventorsDavid Anthony Houk, Jr., Timothy Michael Pierzynski, Wendell R. Conn
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Abstract
A hinge assembly for a storage enclosure is disclosed. The hinge assembly includes a base and a pair of pivot mounts. The base includes a pivot member, and the pair of pivot mounts include a male/female interface. The male/female interface is configured to connect the pair of pivot mounts and to couple the pair of pivot mounts to the retaining member. The male/female interface may be provided by a hook member inserted through a slot and pivoted to engage the wall that defines the slot. One pivot mounts includes a groove, and the other pivot mount includes a ramped lug that engages the groove in a snap-in engagement to provide resistance to movement when the pivot mounts are aligned.
Claims19
A hinge assembly for a storage enclosure including a wall and a panel hingedly coupled to the wall, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a base including a pivot member;
- a pair of pivot mounts including a male/female interface;
- wherein the male/female interface is configured to connect the pair of pivot mounts to each other and to operatively couple the pivot mounts to the pivot member and includes a pair of prongs in one pivot mount that engage a pair of slots in the other pivot mount.
A hinge assembly for a storage enclosure including a wall and a panel hingedly coupled to the wall, the hinge assembly comprising:
- a base including a ring;
- a first pivot mount including one or more slots defined by an upper wall;
- a second pivot mount including one or more retaining members that engage the slots of the first pivot mount.
A storage enclosure engagement comprising:
- a wall;
- a door hingedly coupled to the wall;
- a hinge assembly including a base coupled to the door, and a first and second pivot mount coupled to the wall, the first pivot mount including an upper wall defining one or more slots, and the second pivot mount including one or more retaining members configured to engage the slots of the first pivot mount;
- wherein the first and second pivot mount couple to the base by the engagement of the retaining members of the slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.