Adjustable Hinge Set
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1. An adjustable hinge for pivotally mounting a door on a stationary frame for pivoting of the door about a pivot axis relative to the frame, said adjustable hinge comprising:
- a mounting plate adapted to be secured to one of the door and the frame, said mounting plate including at least a first hinge sleeve; and
an adjustable hinge assembly adapted to be secured to the other one of the door and the frame, said hinge assembly including;
a housing and an adjustment member, said adjustment member defining a pivot that is fixed against axial movement relative to said housing, a first portion of said adjustment member, including said fixed pivot, located within said housing, a second portion of said adjustment member defining at least a second hinge sleeve that is aligned with said first hinge sleeve; and
a hinge pin extending through said first and second hinge sleeves, coupling together said hinge assembly and said mounting plate, allowing pivoting of the door relative to the door frame about the pivot axis;
said hinge assembly including a horizontal position adjustment device carried by said adjustment member, said horizontal position adjustment device being adjustable to pivot said adjustment member relative to said housing about a pivot axis defined by said fixed pivot, changing the angular position of said adjustment member relative to said housing, thereby moving said hinge assembly relative to said mounting plate in a substantially horizontal direction.
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Abstract
An adjustable hinge set includes a set hinge and a pair of guide hinges, for mounting a door on a frame, the set hinge including a vertical adjustment mechanism for providing vertical adjustment of the position of the door independently of horizontal adjustment, and the guide hinges including a horizontal adjustment mechanism for providing horizontal adjustment of the door independently of vertical adjustment.
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1. An adjustable hinge for pivotally mounting a door on a stationary frame for pivoting of the door about a pivot axis relative to the frame, said adjustable hinge comprising:
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a mounting plate adapted to be secured to one of the door and the frame, said mounting plate including at least a first hinge sleeve; and an adjustable hinge assembly adapted to be secured to the other one of the door and the frame, said hinge assembly including; a housing and an adjustment member, said adjustment member defining a pivot that is fixed against axial movement relative to said housing, a first portion of said adjustment member, including said fixed pivot, located within said housing, a second portion of said adjustment member defining at least a second hinge sleeve that is aligned with said first hinge sleeve; and a hinge pin extending through said first and second hinge sleeves, coupling together said hinge assembly and said mounting plate, allowing pivoting of the door relative to the door frame about the pivot axis; said hinge assembly including a horizontal position adjustment device carried by said adjustment member, said horizontal position adjustment device being adjustable to pivot said adjustment member relative to said housing about a pivot axis defined by said fixed pivot, changing the angular position of said adjustment member relative to said housing, thereby moving said hinge assembly relative to said mounting plate in a substantially horizontal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An adjustable hinge for pivotally mounting a door on a stationary frame for pivoting of the door relative to the frame, said adjustable hinge comprising:
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a mounting plate adapted to be mounted on the frame, said mounting plate including a mounting portion and a base portion including an upper hinge sleeve and a lower hinge sleeve; an adjustable hinge assembly adapted to be mounted on the door, said hinge assembly including; an adjustment member having a base portion and an extension portion, said adjustment member having an intermediate hinge sleeve near a first end of said base portion;
said extension portion projecting from said base portion near a second end of said base portion, said adjustment member defining a pivot that is fixed against axial movement relative to said housing; anda closed housing having an interior cavity and an opening communicating said cavity with the exterior of said housing, a portion of said adjustment member, including said fixed pivot and said extension portion extending into said cavity through said opening; a hinge pin extending through said upper and lower hinge sleeves of said mounting plate and said intermediate hinge sleeve of said adjustment member, coupling said hinge assembly to said mounting plate, allowing pivotal movement of the door relative to said mounting plate about a vertical axis that extends axially of said hinge pin; and a horizontal adjustment screw carried by said adjustment member, said horizontal adjustment screw located within said cavity of said housing, rotation of said adjustment screw pivoting said extension portion of said adjustment member relative to said housing about an axis defined by said fixed pivot, changing the angular position of said adjustment member relative to the plane of said housing thereby moving said hinge assembly relative to said mounting plate in a substantially horizontal direction. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An adjustable hinge for pivotally mounting a door on a stationary frame for pivoting of the door about a pivot axis relative to the frame, said adjustable hinge comprising:
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a mounting plate adapted to be secured to one of the door and the door frame, said mounting plate including at least a first hinge sleeve; an adjustable hinge assembly adapted to be secured to the other one of the door and the door frame, said hinge assembly including; a housing and an adjustment member, a first portion of said adjustment member received within said housing, a second portion of said adjustment member defining at least a second hinge sleeve that is aligned with said first hinge sleeve; and a removable hinge pin extending through said first and second hinge sleeves, coupling together said hinge assembly and said mounting plate, allowing pivoting of the door relative to the door frame about a pivot axis; said hinge assembly including a vertical adjustment mechanism having an adjustment screw mounted within said first hinge sleeve and coupled to said adjustment member, said adjustment screw extending coaxially with said hinge pin, the position of said adjustment screw being adjustable vertically along said vertical axis to reposition said adjustment member vertically relative to said mounting plate, thereby repositioning the door vertically. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An adjustable hinge set for pivotally mounting a door on a stationary frame for pivoting of the door about a pivot axis relative to the frame, said adjustable hinge set comprising:
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at least one set hinge providing vertical adjustment of the door relative to the frame; at least one guide hinge providing horizontal adjustment of the door relative to the frame; said set hinge and said guide hinge each including a mounting plate adapted to be secured to one of the door and the door frame and an adjustable hinge assembly adapted to be secured to the other one of the door and the door frame, said mounting plate including at least a first hinge sleeve; said hinge assembly including a housing and an adjustment member, said adjustment member defining a pivot that is fixed against axial movement relative to said housing, a first portion of said adjustment member, including said pivot, received within said housing, a second portion of said adjustment member defining at least a second hinge sleeve that is aligned with said first hinge sleeve; and a hinge pin passing through said first and second hinge sleeves, allowing pivoting of the door relative to the door frame about a pivot axis; said hinge assembly of said guide hinge including a horizontal position adjustment member adjustable to pivot said horizontal position adjustment member relative to said housing about a pivot axis defined by said fixed pivot, changing the angular position of said horizontal position adjustment member relative to said housing, thereby moving said hinge assembly relative to said mounting plate in a generally horizontal direction; and said hinge assembly of said set hinge including a vertical position adjustment member rotatable for vertically displacing said hinge assembly. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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