Butts and/or hinges

• US 3,188,686 A
• Filed: 11/14/1962
• Issued: 06/15/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Paul C. Orcutt
• Original Assignee: Paul C. Orcutt
• Inventors: Orcutt, Paul C.
• Application Number:
  US04/237,763
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• US Class Current: 16/263
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 2005/104 characterised by the materials
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 2005/108 with elastically deformable parts
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 5/128 the pin having a recess or through-hole engaged by a securing member
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/674 Metal

Claims

1. A HINGE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LEAVES HAVING INTERFITTING KNUCKLES PROVIDED WITH ALIGNED PASSAGEWAYS, A PINTLE HAVING REMOVABLE LOCKING MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN THE SAID PASSAGEWAYS TO PIVOTALLY SECURE THE SAID LEAVES TOGETHER, SAID PINTLE BEING FREELY REMOVABLE WHEN SO POSITIONED WITH THE LOCKING MEANS REMOVED THEREFROM AND BEING RIGIDLY RETAINED IN PLACE BY THE LOCKING MEANS WHEN SO POSITIONED WITH THE LOCKING MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN A LONGITUDINAL RECESS FORMED IN THE SAID PINTLE, SAID LOCKING MEANS HAVING MEANS NORMALLY BIASING A PORTION THEREOF LATERALLY OUT OF THE RECESS, SAID RECESS BEING SO POSITIONED AND THE LOCKING MEANS BEING SO FORMED THAT THE LATERALLY BIASED PORTION WILL RETRACT COMPLETELY WITHIN THE SAID RECESS TO ALLOW THE RECESS AND LOCKING MEANS TO BE PASSED THROUGH ONE OF SAID KNUCKLES AND WILL THEREAFTER PROJECT LATERALLY OUTWARDLY INTO ABUTTING CONTACT WITH AN INNER LATERAL EDGE OF SAID ONE KNUCKLE TO PREVENT REMOVAL OF THE PINTLE FROM THE KNUCKLES, A KNUCKLE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT THE SAID ONE KNUCKLE HAVING MEANS DIMENSIONED SO THAT TO ABUT THE SAID EDGE AND PROVIDED WITH A TAPERED COUNTERBORE FACING THE SAID EDGE AND DIMENSIONED TO BE ABUTTINGLY ENGAGED BY SAID LATERALLY PROJECTING PORTION TO SUPPORT AND SURROUND THE SAME AND THUS PREVENT APPLICATION OF INWARDLY DIRECTED FORCES TO THE SAID LATERALLY PROJECTING PORTION TO RELEASE THE PINTLE FROM THE KNUCKLES WHEN SO SECURED THEREBY.