Magnetic hinge
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a hinge having a barrel region defining an axis around which said hinge pivots, said barrel region including at least two magnets, wherein said at least two magnets are positioned within the barrel region to produce a continuously repulsive magnetic force relative to each other along said axis.
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Abstract
A hinge apparatus having a barrel region that include at least two magnets. The magnets are positioned within the barrel region to generate a continuously repulsive force relative to each other such that the weight of the door is supported at least partially by the magnetic forces generated by the magnets.
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13 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a hinge having a barrel region defining an axis around which said hinge pivots, said barrel region including at least two magnets, wherein said at least two magnets are positioned within the barrel region to produce a continuously repulsive magnetic force relative to each other along said axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for hinging two objects together, comprising:
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a first leaf coupled to at least one knuckle, a second leaf coupled to at least one knuckle, a magnet disposed upon at least two of said knuckles, said magnets disposed such that polarity of a first magnet is opposite to that of a second magnet such that the magnetic force generated thereby is continuously repulsive; and
an alignment means disposed within an opening in said knuckles. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A hinge apparatus, comprising:
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a door-mounting leaf coupled to at least two knuckles, a jamb-mounting leaf coupled to at least two knuckles, said knuckles of said door-mounting leaf and said jamb-mounting leaf being adapted to define a barrel with a center space devoid of knuckles when said knuckles are interposed, and wherein a knuckle from the door-mounting leaf is positioned above said center space and a knuckle from the jamb-mounting leaf is positioned below said center space, a magnet disposed upon a bottom of said knuckle above the center space and a magnet disposed upon a top of said knuckle below said center space, said magnets disposed such that a continuously repulsive magnetic force exists therebetween; and
at least two alignment means disposed through an opening in said knuckles and extending axially therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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