Adjustable hinge

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1998-06-08

2000-04-18

Mah, Chuck Y.

Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,

Hinge

Including adjustment for changing relative orientation of...

16237, E05D 706

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06049946&

ABSTRACT:
An adjustable cabinet hinge for providing positional adjustment of a cabinet door relative to a cabinet frame is disclosed. The cabinet hinge includes a door wing to be mounted on a cabinet door, a frame wing to be mounted on a cabinet frame, a hinge arm that interconnects the frame wing and the door wing, and an adjustment screw, having a head and a shaft, that connects the frame wing to the hinge arm. The frame wing includes a slot and a first engagement area adjacent the slot. The slot has a width greater than the diameter of the head of the adjustment screw and the hinge arm includes a second engagement area to engage with the first engagement area on the frame wing. The hinge arm is rotatably connected to the door wing, and the hinge arm has a threaded aperture for engagement with the adjustment screw.

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Form No. 272 (Profile SA System 2000 Hinge).

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