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Hinge with multiple torsion springs

  • US 20070151079A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2005
  • Published: 07/05/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hinge comprising:

  • a first bracket having a base;

    a support extending from the base and having a pivot hole defined through the support; and

    two holders mounted on the base and each holder having a pivot hole defined through the holder and aligning with the pivot hole in the support;

    a pivot pin rotatably mounted through the pivot holes in the support and the holders on the base of the first bracket;

    a second bracket mounted to the pivot pin; and

    two torsion spring assemblies mounted on the pivot pin, corresponding respectively to the holders on the first bracket and each torsion spring assembly having a disk mounted securely to the pivot pin and having a mounting hole defined through the disk and through which the pivot pin extends and a spring hook formed on the disk; and

    a torsion spring mounted around the pivot pin between the disk and a corresponding holder on the first bracket, having two ends and one end mounted to the corresponding holder and the other end hooked detachably onto the spring hook on the disk;

    wherein the spring hooks on the disks of the torsion spring assemblies are formed in opposite directions perpendicular to the pivot pin.

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