Hinge for transport cases, trunks, suitcases and the like
AssigneeG.T. Line S.R.L.
InventorsMassimo Tonelli, Alessio Concettoni
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Abstract
A hinge for transport cases, trunks, suitcases and the like, comprising two elements which are mutually articulated about a common axis and are both able to rotate with respect to the common axis. Each element is delimited by two parallel walls and has a total width that is equal to the width of the channel delimited between the stiffening ribs of the transport case, suitcase or trunk on which it will be installed. Each element is associable with the stiffening ribs of the respective transport case, once it is inserted between the ribs, without requiring any mechanical machining of the surfaces of the case.
Claims9
A hinge installed on a transport case that comprises a lid and a bottom, said lid and said bottom each having a respective surface provided with stiffening ribs that are arranged so as to delimit therebetween a channel, the hinge comprising a first hinge element and a second hinge element, which are mutually articulated about a common axis and are both able to rotate with respect to said common axis,
- wherein each said first and second hinge elements is shaped so as to be delimited by two parallel walls and to have a total width that is equal to a width of the channel delimited between the stiffening ribs of the transport case, and
- wherein said first hinge element is inserted in a first said channel formed between the stiffening ribs of the lid, and said second hinge element is inserted in a second said channel formed between the stiffening ribs of the bottom of the transport case, said second channel being in a position corresponding to a position of said first channel so that said first and second hinge elements are both able to rotate with respect to said common axis, said first hinge element being fixed to the stiffening ribs of the first channel by means of a single first fixing stem engaged in through holes provided in said two parallel walls of said first hinge element and through fixing seats provided on the stiffening ribs of the first channel in alignment with said through holes of said two parallel walls of the first hinge element, and said second hinge element being fixed to the stiffening ribs of the second channel by means of a single second fixing stem engaged in through holes provided in said two parallel walls of said second hinge element and through fixing seats provided on the stiffening ribs of the second channel in alignment with said through holes of said two parallel walls of the second hinge element, without any mechanical machining being performed on said surface of the lid and bottom of the transport case.
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