Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Hinge – Including means to hold or retard hinged members against...
Patent
1996-01-03
1997-08-05
Mah, Chuck Y.
Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,
Hinge
Including means to hold or retard hinged members against...
16114R, 220335, E05C 1764, A47B 9502
Patent
active
056530013
ABSTRACT:
A frictional lock hinge for pivotally connecting a base and a lid of a container permits the lid to easily toggle between a locked and an unlocked state with respect to the base. The hinge includes a handle. A first hinge member is positioned between arms of the handle and has two eyed ears, one being threaded. A second hinge member has an eye positioned between the eyed ears of the first hinge member. The frictional lock hinge also includes a pin, whose second end is threaded and passes through openings in the arms of the handle, the eyed ears of the first hinge member and the eye of the second hinge member. The second end of the pin also threads into the threaded eyed ear of the first hinge member. Furthermore, a stop is disposed on the first end of the pin. The stop has a diameter greater than the diameter of the second end of the pin. Additionally, a lock nut is threaded on the second end of the pin. The frictional lock hinge is toggled between the locked and unlocked states by turning the handle to rotate the pin and draw the stop toward the threaded ear which locks/unlocks the first and second hinge members. A container which is also provided has the described frictional lock hinge for pivotally connecting the base and the lid. The container may be a portable solar oven, a suitcase or a portable computer.
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Greenberg Laurence A.
Lerner Herbert L.
Mah Chuck Y.
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