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Adjustable hinge

  • US 20070289094A1
  • Filed: 02/12/2007
  • Published: 12/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An overlay adjustable hinge fixture for mounting a door member on a cabinet frame member comprising:

  • a hinge cup fitted for insertion into a bore of the door member having a spring support tab, a first pair of concentrically aligned support holes and a second pair of concentrically aligned support holes;

    a hinge arm having a tubular slot pivotally connected to the hinge cup by a first axel pin through the tubular slot and the first pair of concentrically aligned support holes;

    the hinge arm connected to an attachment section;

    a deformable hinge member comprised of a semi-cylindrical plate attached along a first longitudinal axis to the attachment section and attached along a second longitudinal axis to an abutment section;

    a spring functionally held adjacent the hinge cup by a second axel pin through the second pair of concentrically aligned support holes;

    the tubular slot further forming at least one cam surface adjacent the spring whereby the spring biases the hinge arm against the hinge cup in at least one of an open position and a closed position;

    wherein the abutment section includes an elongated aperture longitudinally aligned with the axis of rotation of the tubular slot;

    a vertical adjustment screw for threaded insertion into the cabinet frame through the elongated aperture;

    a first pair of alignment tabs, connected to the abutment section for alignment of the abutment section with the cabinet frame;

    a second pair of alignment tabs, opposing the first pair of alignment tabs, connected to the abutment section for alignment of the abutment section with the cabinet frame;

    the abutment section further comprising a raised platform defining a centering hole;

    wherein the attachment section is further comprised of an access aperture adjacent the elongated aperture and an adjustment hole;

    an overlay adjustment screw for threaded insertion through the adjustment hole and abutting the centering hole;

    wherein the overlay adjustment screw may be rotated to move the attachment section with respect to the abutment section by bending the deformable hinge member in order to effect an overlay adjustment; and

    ,wherein the vertical adjustment screw may be accessed through the access aperture and rotated to allow a vertical adjustment of the abutment section with respect to the cabinet frame member.

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