Hinge kit and related methods
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsTimothy D. Gouge, Jan Ettrich
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Abstract
A hinge kit can be provided. The hinge kit can comprise a first hinge and a second hinge. The first hinge can include a first plate having a first knuckle coupled to the first plate and a second knuckle spaced apart from the first plate. The first hinge can further include a second plate having a first knuckle and a second knuckle coupled to the second plate and a third knuckle spaced apart from the second plate. A first pin can be fixedly coupled to the first hinge. The second hinge can include a first plate having a first knuckle and a second knuckle coupled to the first plate and a second plate having a first knuckle and a second knuckle coupled to the second plate. The second hinge can further include a second pin removably coupled to the second hinge.
Claims20
A hinge kit comprising:
- a first hinge comprising
- a first plate of the first hinge having a first knuckle coupled to the first plate of the first hinge, and a second knuckle spaced apart from the first plate of the first hinge and coupled to the first knuckle of the first plate,
- a second plate of the first hinge having a first knuckle and a second knuckle coupled to the second plate of the first hinge, and a third knuckle spaced apart from the second plate of the first hinge and coupled to the first and second knuckles of the second plate,
- a first pin configured to couple the first and second plates of the first hinge together;
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- a second hinge comprising
- a first plate of the second hinge having a first knuckle and a second knuckle coupled to the first plate of the second hinge,
- a second plate of the second hinge having a first knuckle and a second knuckle coupled to the second plate of the second hinge, and
- a second pin configured to couple the first and second plates of the second hinge together.
A hinge comprising:
- a first plate of the hinge having a first knuckle and a second knuckle;
- a second plate of the hinge having a first knuckle and a second knuckle;
- an alignment protrusion removably coupled to the second plate of the hinge, wherein the alignment protrusion is configured to deform based on a door to be removed during installation of a replacement door;
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- a pin configured to be received in the first knuckle and the second knuckle of the first plate and the first knuckle and the second knuckle of the second plate of the hinge.
A hinge kit, comprising:
- a first plate adapted to be fixedly secured to a first member selected from the group consisting of a door and a frame;
- a first knuckle integrally connected to the first plate, the first knuckle having a first through hole;
- a second knuckle immediately adjacent to and integrally connected to the first knuckle, the second knuckle having a second through hole that is aligned with the first through hole;
- a second plate adapted to be fixedly secured to a second member selected from the group consisting of the door and the frame;
- a third knuckle integrally connected to the second plate, the third knuckle having a third through hole that is alignable with the first and second through holes above or below the first and second knuckles;
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- a pin configured to be received through the first, second, and third through holes when the first, second and third through holes are aligned with one another to couple the first and second plates to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.