Glass hinge assembly
First Claim
1. An improved glass hinge assembly, said assembly comprising, in combination:
- a) a first hinge component comprising a glass clamp having a pair of spaced parallel walls interconnected by a connector block therebetween, said walls and connector block collectively defining a peripheral glass-receiving space, said block being notched out at the rear end thereof to provide a space for receiving a pivot block;
b) a second hinge component comprising a support member bearing a pivot block projecting from the front end thereof into said notched out space;
c) hinge means secured through said two blocks, thereby hingedly interconnecting said two hinge components; and
d) wherein said second hinge component includes a second glass clamp having a second pair of spaced parallel walls interconnected by a second connector block, said second pair of walls and second connector block collectively defining a second peripheral glass-receiving space.
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Abstract
The improved glass hinge assembly includes a first hinge component in the form of a glass clamp having a spaced pair of flat, parallel vertical walls interconnected by a connector block therebetween, the walls and connector block defining a peripheral glass-receiving space. The block is notched out in the rear so as to receive a pivot block connected to and projecting forwardly from the front end of a second hinge component of the assembly, which second component can be a glass clamp similar to the first glass clamp or a flat wall bracket disposed perpendicular to the pivot block. A hinge sub-assembly interconnects the two hinge components through the connector block of the first hinge component and the pivot block. That sub-assembly preferably includes a vertical cylindrical pin with a flattened area perpendicular to the main plane of the first hinge component, and a biasing spring and plastic bushing in the pivot block bearing against the flattened area to bias the first hinge component into a closed position parallel to the pivot block. The assembly is adapted to hold a pane of a glass door for hinged pivoting and for pivotably hinging together two adjacent panes of glass, as in a folding glass door.
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8 Claims
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1. An improved glass hinge assembly, said assembly comprising, in combination:
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a) a first hinge component comprising a glass clamp having a pair of spaced parallel walls interconnected by a connector block therebetween, said walls and connector block collectively defining a peripheral glass-receiving space, said block being notched out at the rear end thereof to provide a space for receiving a pivot block; b) a second hinge component comprising a support member bearing a pivot block projecting from the front end thereof into said notched out space; c) hinge means secured through said two blocks, thereby hingedly interconnecting said two hinge components; and d) wherein said second hinge component includes a second glass clamp having a second pair of spaced parallel walls interconnected by a second connector block, said second pair of walls and second connector block collectively defining a second peripheral glass-receiving space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An improved glass hinge assembly, said assembly comprising, in combination:
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a) a first hinge component comprising a glass clamp having a pair of spaced parallel walls interconnected by a connector block therebetween, said walls and connector block collectively defining a peripheral glass-receiving space, said block being notched out at the rear end thereof to provide a space for receiving a pivot block; b) a second hinge component comprising a support member bearing a pivot block projecting from the front end thereof into said notched out space; c) hinge means secured through said two blocks, thereby hingedly interconnecting said two hinge components; d) wherein said hinge means comprises a pin extending through both said blocks; e) wherein said pin is generally cylindrical but has a flattened central area, and f) wherein spring means in said pivot block bear against said flattened area to bias said two hinge components into a closed position. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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