Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Hinge – Including means to fasten leaf to member
Patent
1997-02-27
1998-07-07
Mah, Chuck
Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,
Hinge
Including means to fasten leaf to member
16367, 16384, E05D 500
Patent
active
057749353
ABSTRACT:
A hinge for joining and aligning two panels includes hinge leaves, each having an integral projection for insertion into a recess in one of the panels. Each of the leaf projections is disposed along an imaginary right circular cylinder having its center axis intersecting the hinge axis and the center axis of the imaginary cylinder of the other leaf projection. When the leaves are positioned in parallel, opposing relationship, the axes of the imaginary cylinders are coincident and the alignment of the hinge axis can be adjusted by rotating the hinge when it is inserted into hinge-mounting recesses that allow for such hinge rotation, such as arcuate. A hinged panel assembly includes the hinge mounted in arcuate grooves that allow for hinge rotation, such as semicircular grooves. The semicircular grooves are formed by clamping the panels together in alignment and cutting a substantially circular groove that is bisected by the joint between the panels. The hinges are secured to the panels by fluid adhesive placed into the grooves. The hinges are aligned by rotating them in the grooves before the adhesive hardens. To prevent adhesive from flowing between the semicircular grooves, a barrier is placed between the semicircular grooves while the adhesive hardens.
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Mah Chuck
Oney Richard E.
Reisman Robert P.
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