Adjustable hinge

An adjustable hinge for a door or gate comprising a first hinge member and a second hinge member rotatable relative to each other, said first hinge member and said second hinge member each comprising a hinge plate having an outer collar and an inner collar disposed in spaced relationship relative to each other extending outwardly from an outer surface of said hinge plate that cooperatively form a housing and a tension adjustment assembly at least partially disposed within said housing to selectively adjust a bias disposed within said housing having a first adjustment assembly disposed at one end thereof and a second adjustment assembly disposed at the opposite end thereof to adjust the force of said adjustable hinge from either end thereof, said first adjustment assembly and said second adjustment assembly each comprising an end cap and a hinge pin rotatably disposed relative to said end cap each said outer collar including a centrally disposed longitudinal end cap receiving channel to receive at least a portion of the corresponding end cap therein and said inner collar including a centrally disposed longitudinal hinge pin receiving channel to receive at least a portion of the corresponding hinge pin therein extending or projecting outwardly from the front face or surface of said hinge plate, said inner collar of said first hinge member is at least partially disposed between said outer collar and said inner collar of said second hinge member and said inner collar of said second hinge member is at least partially disposed between said outer collar and said inner collar of said first hinge member cooperatively from said housing for said first adjustment assembly, said second adjustment assembly and said adjustable bias when said outer collars and said inner collars are axially aligned when said adjustable hinge is assembled wherein each end cap comprises a body having a centrally disposed longitudinal channel formed therethrough and a first set of ratchet teeth is formed on an inner end portion of said body and each said hinge pin comprises a cap including a bias receiving recess and a pin receiving channel to receive portions of said adjustable bias and a second set of ratchet teeth formed on an outer end portion thereof to operatively engage said first set of ratchet teeth to cooperatively form a ratchet or hinge pin directional control to control the direction of rotation of said hinge pin relative to said end cap.

An adjustable hinge for a door or gate comprising a first hinge member and a second hinge member rotatable relative to each other, said first hinge member and said second hinge member each comprising a hinge plate having an outer collar and an inner collar disposed in spaced relationship relative to each other extending outwardly from an outer surface of said hinge plate that cooperatively form a housing and a tension adjustment assembly at least partially disposed within said housing to selectively adjust a bias disposed within said housing having a first adjustment assembly disposed at one end thereof and a second adjustment assembly disposed at the opposite end thereof to adjust the force of said adjustable hinge from either end thereof, said first adjustment assembly and said second adjustment assembly each comprising an end cap and a hinge pin rotatably disposed relative to said end cap, each said outer collar including a centrally disposed longitudinal end cap receiving channel to receive at least a portion of the corresponding end cap therein and said inner collar including a centrally disposed longitudinal hinge pin receiving channel to receive at least a portion of the corresponding hinge pin therein, said inner collar of said first hinge member being at least partially disposed between said outer collar and said inner collar of said second hinge member and said inner collar of said second hinge member being at least partially disposed between said outer collar and said inner collar of said first hinge member to cooperatively form said housing for said first adjustment assembly, said second adjustment assembly and said adjustable bias when said outer collars and said inner collars are axially aligned when said hinge is assembled and further including a floating spacer having said adjustable bias at least partially disposed therein slidably disposed between said caps of said hinge pins within said housing cooperatively formed by said outer collars and said inner collars to overlap the crease or seam between said two inner collars such that said end caps, said caps, said hinge pins and said floating spacer substantially isolate the interior of said housing from the exterior environs protecting said adjustable bias from the surrounding elements.

An adjustable hinge for a door or gate comprising a first hinge member and a second hinge member rotatable relative to each other, said first hinge member and said second hinge member each comprising a hinge plate having an outer collar and an inner collar disposed in spaced relationship relative to each other extending outwardly from an outer surface of said hinge plate that cooperatively form a housing and a tension adjustment assembly at least partially disposed within said housing to selectively adjust a bias disposed within said housing having a first adjustment assembly disposed at one end thereof and a second adjustment assembly disposed at the opposite end thereof to adjust the force of said adjustable hinge from either end thereof, said first adjustment assembly and said second adjustment assembly each comprising an end cap and a hinge pin rotatably disposed relative to said end cap each said outer collar including a centrally disposed longitudinal end cap receiving channel to receive at least a portion of the corresponding end cap therein and said inner collar including a centrally disposed longitudinal hinge pin receiving channel to receive at least a portion of the corresponding hinge pin therein wherein each end cap comprises a body having a centrally disposed longitudinal channel formed therethrough and at least one tooth is formed on the inner end portion of said body and each said hinge pin comprises a cap including a bias receiving recess and a pin receiving channel to receive portions of said adjustable bias and a second set of ratchet teeth formed on the outer end portion thereof to operatively engage said tooth to cooperatively form a ratchet or hinge pin directional control to control the direction of rotation of said hinge pin relative to said end cap.

An adjustable hinge for a door or gate comprising a first hinge member and a second hinge member rotatable relative to each other, said first hinge member and said second hinge member each comprising a hinge plate having an outer collar and an inner collar disposed in spaced relationship relative to each other extending outwardly from an outer surface of said hinge plate that cooperatively form a housing and a tension adjustment assembly at least partially disposed within said housing to selectively adjust a bias disposed within said housing having a first adjustment assembly disposed at one end thereof and a second adjustment assembly disposed at the opposite end thereof to adjust the force of said adjustable hinge from either end thereof, said first adjustment assembly and said second adjustment assembly each comprises an end cap and a hinge pin rotatably disposed relative to said end cap, each said outer collar, each hinge member comprises a hinge plate having an outer collar including a centrally disposed longitudinal end cap receiving channel to receive at least a portion of the corresponding end cap therein and said inner collar including a centrally disposed longitudinal hinge pin receiving channel to receive at least a portion of the corresponding hinge pin therein, said inner collar of said first hinge member being at least partially disposed between said outer collar and said inner collar of said second hinge member and said inner collar of said second hinge member being at least partially disposed between said outer collar and said inner collar of said first hinge member to cooperatively form said housing for said first adjustment assembly, said second adjustment assembly and said adjustable bias when said outer collars and said inner collars are axially aligned when said hinge is assembled and further including an axial alignment hollow sleeve slidably disposed between said hinge pins within said housing disposed to engage adjacent inner ends of said inner to maintain axial alignment between said inner and said outer collars.

An adjustable hinge for a door or gate comprising a first hinge member and a second hinge member rotatable relative to each other, said first hinge member and said second hinge member each comprising a hinge plate having an outer collar and an inner collar disposed in spaced relationship relative to each other extending outwardly from an outer surface of said hinge plate that cooperatively form a housing and a tension adjustment assembly at least partially disposed within said housing to selectively adjust a bias disposed within said housing having a first adjustment assembly disposed at one end thereof and a second adjustment assembly disposed at the opposite end thereof to adjust the force of said adjustable hinge from either end thereof, said first adjustment assembly and said second adjustment assembly each comprising an end cap and a hinge pin rotatably disposed relative to said end cap wherein each said end cap comprises a body having a centrally disposed longitudinal channel formed therethrough and a first set of ratchet teeth is formed on the inner end portion of said body and each said hinge pin comprises a cap including a bias receiving recess and a pin receiving channel to receive portions of said adjustable bias and a second set of ratchet teeth formed on the outer end portion thereof to operatively engage said first set of ratchet teeth to cooperatively form a ratchet or hinge pin directional control to control the direction of rotation of said hinge pin relative to said end cap.