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US 8,375,517 B1Granted
Hinge incorporating horizontal and vertical adjustments
OwnerThore K. Johnseninventor
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Abstract
A hinge comprising door/gate horizontal and vertical displacement portions. The adjustment means is comprised of a threaded post for varying the distance between hinge portions in the vertical therein raising or lowering the attached door/gate and perpendicularly extending horizontal threaded post having re-positional door/gate abutment that can be used to change the tilt of the door/gate by varying the length difference of the abutments on the spaced apart hinges.
Claims16
A hinge incorporating vertical and horizontal adjustments comprising:
- a) upper and lower hinges each having two independent substantially cylindrical sections including an superior hinge section and a inferior hinge section with each having a centrally disposed through bore;
- b) a substantially threaded vertical bolt that is inserted through the bottom of said through bore of said inferior hinge section and into said through bore of said superior hinge section to provide a pivot for the two sections and to adjust separation between the superior and inferior hinge sections for each hinge;
- c) a mounting plate for mounting each said inferior hinge section to a vertical column;
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- d) a threaded horizontal adjustment rod projecting perpendiculary from an upper portion of each said superior hinge section for securing a gate frame thereto whereby height and tilt of said gate may be adjusted by adjustment of each said vertical bolt and horizontal adjustment rod.
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