Pivot assembly

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1994-10-24

1997-01-21

Rachuba, M.

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

Hinge

Including means to retain pintle in hinge

16260, 16266, 16254, 16382, E05D 512, E05D 710

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active

055949762

ABSTRACT:
A pivot assembly for mounting a pivot arm on a housing includes in a first embodiment thereof a pair of spaced mounting walls which extend inwardly in the housing adjacent opposite side extremities of a pivot opening therein and a pivot shaft on the pivot arm. The mounting walls have open notches therein which open outwardly through the pivot opening for receiving the pivot shaft therein, and the mounting walls and the pivot arm have retaining members thereon which cooperate to retain the pivot shaft in the notches. In a second embodiment the pivot assembly includes a concave mounting seat, a pivot arm having a pivot shaft which is received in mating engagement in the mounting seat and a retaining member having a convex retaining face thereon which is received in mating engagement with a corresponding concave pivot face on the pivot member for retaining the pivot shaft in the mounting seat.

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patent: 4149725 (1979-04-01), Todokoro
patent: 4603860 (1986-08-01), Wey
patent: 5193819 (1993-03-01), Chen

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