Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hinge
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Application No.: US16837416Application Date: 2020-04-01
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Publication No.: US11180941B2Publication Date: 2021-11-23
- Inventor: Michael Christopher Stuart
- Applicant: Polaris IP Pty Ltd
- Applicant Address: AU Huntleys Point
- Assignee: Polaris IP Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee: Polaris IP Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: AU Huntleys Point
- Agency: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
- Priority: AU2016900547 20160217
- Main IPC: E05D5/02
- IPC: E05D5/02 ; E05F1/12 ; E05F3/20 ; E05D3/02

Abstract:
A hinge including: a first leaf assembly accommodating a portion of a first panel having a first cut-out section, the first leaf assembly including a first insert component which is tight fittingly receivable within the first cut-out section; a second leaf assembly, hingedly coupled to the first leaf assembly, for accommodating a portion of a second panel having a second cut-out section; one or more biasing components to bias the hinge toward a closed position; and a dampener to slow movement of the first and second leaf assemblies to the closed position, a first portion of the dampener is located within the first insert component and a second portion is configured to at least partially retract within the first insert component when coming into contact with the second leaf assembly during movement, a second portion of the dampener extends and retracts along an axis coplanar with the first panel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200224475A1 HINGE Public/Granted day:2020-07-16
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