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Rolling hinge assembly

  • US 10,338,626 B2
  • Filed: 06/26/2017
  • Issued: 07/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hinge assembly, comprising:

  • a base member with a front surface;

    a pivoting body with a front end and a rear end, the pivoting body being attached to and pivotable relative to the base member about an axis that is rear of the base front surface, the pivoting body including a friction reducing member biased against the base front surface, and the friction reducing member being retractable relative to the pivoting body in a rear-to-forward direction, whereinthe friction reducing member is maintained by a plate that is maintained in a slidable relationship within a track in the pivoting body, andthe front surface has a first inclined portion and the pivoting body is maintained in a rest position with the friction reducing member abutting an apex in the front surface, the pivoting body is pivotable in a first direction which causes the friction reducing member to move along the first inclined portion while retracting forward relative to the pivoting body.

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