DAMPED DOOR HINGE
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1. A glass door hinge having an internal door stop arrangement comprises:
- a housing;
a mount for coupling the housing to a support member;
a pair of clamps;
an axial spindle; and
a plurality of biasing members arranged to engage the spindle to return the clamps to one of a plurality of positions selected from a closed position and one or more opened positions;
wherein the spindle has a plurality of centering surfaces;
each biasing member being arranged to apply a force to a respective centering surface to centre the clamps in one or more of said positions.
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Abstract
A glass door hinge having an internal door stop arrangement comprises:
- a housing;
- a mount for coupling the housing to a support member;
- a pair of clamps;
- an axial spindle; and
- a plurality of biasing members arranged to engage the spindle to return the clamps to one of a plurality of positions selected from a closed position and one or more opened positions;
- wherein the spindle has a plurality of centering surfaces;
- each biasing member being arranged to apply a force to a respective centering surface to centre the clamps in one or more of said positions.
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19 Claims
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1. A glass door hinge having an internal door stop arrangement comprises:
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a housing; a mount for coupling the housing to a support member; a pair of clamps; an axial spindle; and a plurality of biasing members arranged to engage the spindle to return the clamps to one of a plurality of positions selected from a closed position and one or more opened positions; wherein the spindle has a plurality of centering surfaces; each biasing member being arranged to apply a force to a respective centering surface to centre the clamps in one or more of said positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A glass door hinge spindle comprising an axial shaft including an attachment for engagement to a door so that the spindle and door are constrained to rotate together in use;
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wherein the spindle further comprises; a main centering surface parallel to the axis of the shaft and two secondary centering surfaces orthogonal to the main centering surface, wherein the two secondary centering surfaces extend axially of the shaft in diametrically opposed relation.
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