Articulated swing away hinge
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1. A hinge for attachment of a door to a jamb attachment face of a door jamb of a doorway, the doorway having a clearance space defined by the space between two parallel planes, each plane tangent to a corresponding front face of a door stop on either side of the doorway, the hinge comprising:
- a first hinge member fixably attached to the door jamb;
a second hinge member fixably attached to the door;
a third hinge member having a first end hingedly attached to the first hinge member at a first hinge point and a second end hingedly attached to the second hinge member at a second hinge point;
wherein the second hinge point is rotatable about the first hinge point; and
a fourth hinge member pivotally attached to the first hinge member at a third hinge point generally adjacent the first hinge point and pivotally attached to the second hinge member at a fourth hinge point generally adjacent the second hinge point;
wherein the fourth hinge point is rotatable about the third hinge point;
wherein the door is positioned outside of the doorway clearance space when the door is opened 90 degrees and moveable to a position wherein the second hinge member is completely on the jamb side of the jamb attachment face.
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Abstract
An improved swing away style door hinge utilizing three articulated hinge members and a means for controlling the position of at least one of the hinge members with respect to at least one other hinge member such that the hinge allows greater access through a doorway when the door is opened at a 90 degree angle.
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23 Claims
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1. A hinge for attachment of a door to a jamb attachment face of a door jamb of a doorway, the doorway having a clearance space defined by the space between two parallel planes, each plane tangent to a corresponding front face of a door stop on either side of the doorway, the hinge comprising:
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a first hinge member fixably attached to the door jamb;
a second hinge member fixably attached to the door;
a third hinge member having a first end hingedly attached to the first hinge member at a first hinge point and a second end hingedly attached to the second hinge member at a second hinge point;
wherein the second hinge point is rotatable about the first hinge point; and
a fourth hinge member pivotally attached to the first hinge member at a third hinge point generally adjacent the first hinge point and pivotally attached to the second hinge member at a fourth hinge point generally adjacent the second hinge point;
wherein the fourth hinge point is rotatable about the third hinge point;
wherein the door is positioned outside of the doorway clearance space when the door is opened 90 degrees and moveable to a position wherein the second hinge member is completely on the jamb side of the jamb attachment face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A hinge comprising:
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a first hinge member having a first generally planar end portion having an attachment face side, an exposed side opposite the attachment base side, and a plurality of attachment holes, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion;
a second hinge member having a first end, a second end, and plurality of attachment holes formed between the first end and the second end;
a third hinge member having a first end hingedly attached to the second end of the first hinge member and a second end hingedly attached to the second end of the second hinge member; and
at least one fourth hinge member pivotally attached to the first hinge member at a third hinge point proximate the first hinge point and pivotally attached to the second hinge member at a fourth hinge point proximate the second hinge point;
wherein the hinge is movable from a closed position wherein the second hinge member and the first end portion of the first hinge member are generally parallel to each other to at least an open position wherein the second hinge member and the first end portion of the first hinge member are generally perpendicular to each other such that the second hinge member is generally positioned on the attachment side of the first end portion of the first hinge member. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A hinge for attachment of a door to a jamb attachment face of a door jamb of a doorway, the doorway having a clearance space defined by the space between two parallel planes, each plane co-planar with a corresponding front face of a door stop on either side of the doorway, the hinge comprising:
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a first hinge member fixably attached to the door jamb;
a second hinge member fixably attached to the door, a third hinge member having a first end hingedly attached to the first hinge member and a second end hingedly attached to the second hinge member; and
at least one fourth hinge member positioned generally perpendicular to the first, second and third hinge members, having a first end pivotally attached to the second hinge member and a second end pivotally attached to the first hinge member;
wherein the door is positioned outside of the doorway clearance space when the door is opened 90 degrees and moveable to a position wherein the second hinge member is completely on the jamb side of the jamb attachment face. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
wherein the first fourth hinge member is attached on a top side of the first and second hinge members; and
wherein the second fourth hinge member is attached on a bottom side of the first and second hinge members.
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19. The hinge of claim 18, wherein a first end of the first fourth hinge member is pivotally attached to a pin extending from the top side of the second hinge member and the first end of the second fourth hinge member is pivotally attached to a pin extending from the bottom side of the second hinge member.
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20. The hinge of claim 18, wherein the second end of the first fourth hinge member is pivotally attached to a pin fixably attached to and extending from a top side of a first knuckle formed on a second end of the first hinge member and the second end of the second fourth hinge member is pivotally attached to a pin fixably attached to and extending from a bottom side of a second knuckle formed on the second end of the first hinge member.
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21. A hinge for attachment of a door to a jamb attachment face of a door jamb of a doorway, the doorway having a clearance space defined by the space between two parallel planes, each plane co-planar with a corresponding front face of a door stop on either side of the doorway, the hinge comprising:
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a first hinge member comprising a first generally planar end portion fixably attached to the door jamb, a second end portion forming a plurality of knuckles, and an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion;
a second hinge member comprising a first generally planar end portion fixably attached to the door, a second end portion forming a plurality of knuckles, and an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion;
a third hinge member having a first end hingedly attached the second end of the first hinge member and a second end hingedly attached to the second end of the second hinge member; and
at least one fourth hinge member having a first end pivotally attached to a pin extending from a top side of the intermediate portion of the second hinge member and a second end pivotally attached to a pin fixably attached to and extending from a top side of a first knuckle formed on the second end of the first hinge member;
wherein the door is positioned outside of the doorway clearance space when the door is opened 90 degrees and moveable to a position wherein the second hinge member is completely on the jamb side of the jamb attachment face. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A hinge comprising:
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a first hinge member having a first generally planar end portion having a plurality of attachment holes, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion;
a second hinge member having a first end, a second end, and plurality of attachment holes formed between the first end and the second end;
a third hinge member having a first end hingedly attached to the second end of the first hinge member at a first hinge point and a second end hingedly attached to the second end of the second hinge member at a second hinge point, wherein the second hinge point is rotatable about the first hinge point; and
at least one fourth hinge member pivotally attached to the first hinge member at a third hinge point proximate the first hinge point and pivotally attached to the second hinge member at a fourth hinge point proximate the second hinge point, wherein the fourth hinge point is rotatable about the third hinge point;
wherein the first hinge point rotates in a counter-clockwise direction about the second hinge point and the fourth hinge point rotates in a counter-clockwise direction about the third hinge point when the door is moved from a closed position to an open position when the hinge is installed as a right hinge and wherein the second hinge point rotates in a clockwise direction about the second hinge point and the fourth hinge point rotates in a clockwise direction about the third hinge point when the door is moved from a closed position to an open position when the hinge is installed as a left hinge.
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