CA2264218A1 - Adjustable hinge - Google Patents
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An adjustable cabinet hinge, includes a door wing to be mounted on a cabinet door, a frame wing to be mounted on a cabinet face frame and rotatably connected to the door wing, and at least one fastener such as a mounting screw having a head portion and a shaft potion. The frame wing includes two opposed mounting slots. The mounting slots have an oblong shape and the length of the mounting slots are each greater than the diameter of the shaft portion of one of the at least one mounting screw.
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ADJUSTAHhE HINGE
FIEhD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hinge used to mount a door to a frame. Specifically) the present invention relates to a cabinet hinge with a frame wing mountable to the frame that allows the position of the hinge to be adjusted on the frame for alignment of the door with respect to the frame without requiring that the hinge be removed from either the door or the frame. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cabinet hinge with a frame wing having two opposed mounting slots secured to the frame by at least one fastener as to allow the adjustment of the position of the hinge without requiring that the at least one fastener be removed from the frame.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
Various arrangements are known for pivotally mounting a cabinet door to a cabinet frame. In a common arrangement a hinge is used to mount the door to the frame.
The hinge includes a mounting structure (e. g. a door wing such as a mounting plate or hinge cup) which is fastened to the cabinet door by one or more fasteners (such as mounting screws) and a frame wing which is fastened to the cabinet frame. The mounting of a cabinet door to a cabinet frame requires that the door be properly aligned with the cabinet frame for suitable operation of the door as well as to provide a suitable aesthetic appearance. It is well known to use wood screws or like fasteners to mount the hinge to the cabinet frame and the cabinet door. According to such known mounting arrangements, a cabinet assembler may be required to drill holes for the wood screws. Precise mounting of the cabinet door to the cabinet frame requires precise positioning of the screw holes by the assembler.
However, achieving sufficiently precise positioning of the holes is often difficult, due to measurement error, machine tool inaccuracies, cabinet material variations, human error, etc.
Accordingly, adjustable cabinet hinges, which allow for adjustment of the position of the cabinet door with respect to the cabinet frame have gained in popularity. An exemplary adjustable cabinet hinge is disclosed in, for example, U.S. Patent No. 5,375,297 titled "Furniture Hinge," issued to Lautenschlager on December 27, 1994, discloses a hinge including a fastening plate having a slot running in the longitudinal direction of the edge of the face frame of the cabinet and having an entry slot for a mounting screw. The hinge position may be adjusted by sliding the mounting screw within the slot. Alternatively, the fastening plate has at least one entry hole adj scent to the slot.
However, such conventional cabinet hinge adjustment arrangements may be relatively complex, which increases manufacturing and assembly costs. Therefore, to overcome the limitations presented by conventional cabinet hinge adjustment arrangements, it is desirable for an adjustable hinge to be easy to manufacture. Moreover, such conventional adjustable hinges may be relatively difficult to assemble or install properly, and difficult to adjust.
Accordingly, it would be advantageous to have a cabinet hinge that is relatively simple in its design and relatively simple to assemble, install and adjust. It would also be advantageous to have a cabinet hinge that requires as few as one fastener for mounting to the frame.
SUI~'~IARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hinge for mounting a door to a frame including a door wing to be mounted on the door, a frame wing to be mounted on the frame and at least one fastener having a head portion and a shaft portion. The frame wing is rotatably connected to the door wing. The frame wing includes two opposed mounting slots, the mounting slots having an oblong shape.
FL67791 _ 2 _ The lengt:~ of the mounting slots are each greater than the diameter of the shaft portion of one of the fasteners.
The present invention also relates to a frame wing for mounting a cabinet door hinge to a cabiwet frame and for adjusting the position of the cabinet door relative to the cabinet frame. The cabinet door hinge has a door wing mounted to the cabinet door and rotatably connected to the frame wing. The frame wing includes a hinge portion and a base portion. The hinge portion has a first end and a second end, the first end being rotatably connected to the frame wing. The base portion is connected on one side to the second end of the hinge portion and has at least one leg. The leg extends substantially perpendicular to the base portion. The base portion has at least two opposed mounting slots for accepting at least one fastener.
The present invention further relates to a cabinet hinge including a door wing to be mounted on a cabinet door, a frame wing to be mounted on a cabinet frame and rotatably connected to the door wing, and at least one fastener having a shaft portion to secure the frame wing to the cabinet frame. The frame wing includes two opposed mounting slots. The mounting slots are oblong shaped having a length substantially greater than the diameter of the shaft portion of the fastener.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIGURE i is a partially exploded perspective view of a cabinet hinge having a mounting cup and a frame wing coupled thereto according to a preferred embodiment showing two mounting screws.
FIGURES 2A through 2C are sectional plan views of the cabinet hinge, shown in FIGURE 1, depicting the stages of installing and securing the hinge.
FIGURE 3A is a front elevation view of the frame wing of FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 3B is a plan view of the frame wing.
FIGURE 4A is a front view of an alternative embodiment of the frame wing.
FIGURE 4B is a top view of the frame wing of FIGURE 4A.
DETAINED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the FIGURES, preferred and alternative embodiments of an adjustable hinge for mounting a cabinet door to a cabinet frame are shown. It should be noted ~:. ...a set that the hinge can be used in any of a wide v.-a~_=~y of applications, with any of a wide variety of cab_net doors and other doors, such as concealed and unconcealed cabinet hinge arrangements known to those skilled in the art who may review this disclosure.
With reference to FIGURE 1, a preferred embodiment of an adjustable hinge 10 is shown. Hinge 10 is used to mount a substantially solid cabinet door 20 for selective pivotal movement between an opened position and a closed position with respect to a cabinet frame 25. In the embodiments shown in the FIGURES( cabinet door 20 is of an overlay type, as is described in U.S. Patent No.
5,355,557 (entitled "CONCEALED SELF-CLOSING HINGE TrIITH
INTEGRAL HINGE PIN MEANS"; issued to Cress et al. on October 18, 1994. Door 20 is shown in cut-away and may be made of any suitable material for a cabinet door including but not limited to wood, melamine, pressboard, metal, plastic, etc.
FL67791 _ 4 Referring Lo IG~'RE 1, :.inge 10 includes a door wing 30 shown with a hir_Qe cup 31 pivotally coupled to a frame wing 32. According to the preferred embodiment, hinge cup 31 is adapted to be mounted into and around a substantially circular bore or recess (not shown) in the inner surface of door 20 (although, the hinge cup may be adapted to fit into other bore geometries, not limited to substantially circular). Frame wing 32 is adapted to be mounted to an edge 34 (shown in FIGURES 1 and 2) of cabinet frame 25. According to a preferred embodiment, hinge cup 31 is installed substantially within door 20 and frame wing 32 is mounted to edge 34 of frame 25 in an arrangement designed to conceal the hinge from view (when viewed from the front of the cabinet). This arrangement is commonly known in the art as a "concealed" hinge.
Door wing 30 with hinge cup 31 is fixed to door by fasteners 29 (shown as mounting screws). Door wing is rotatably coupled with frame wing 32, typically by a closing mechanism (e. g. a spring 35a and cam 35b acting 20 about pin 33). According to alternative embodiments, any of a variety of other arrangements of securing the door wing to the door (e.g. without a "hinge cup") or of providing a pivotal relationship between the door wing and the frame wing may be used. Frame wing 32 is preferably 25 made from cold rolled one-pass steel, but may be made from other suitable materials such as other metals, ceramics, polymers, etc.
In a preferred embodiment shown in FIGURES 1, 3A
and 3B, frame wing 32 includes a hinge arm 36, a base 30 portion 37, two open-ended, oblong shaped, opposed mounting slots 38, and a connecting region 39. Hinge arm 36 has a first end 41 and a seccnd end 42. First end 41 is rotatably connected to the hinge cup by collar 35 and pin 33. Second end 42 is connected to base portion 37. Base portion 37 has at least one outer leg 43 extending substantially perpendic'.:lar to the base portion. As depicted in FIGURES 1 , 3A, and 3B game wing 32 may also have an inner leg 44 exte_~_dina substantially perpendicular to base portion 37. (A frame wing raving both an inner ieg 44, an outer leg 43, and a base portion 37 is referred to as a "full wrap" game wing by those skilled in the art .
A frame wing having either an inner leg 44 or an outer leg 43, and a base portion 37 is referred to as a "partial wrap" frame wing by those skilled in the art.', According to a particular preferred embodiment, frame wing 32 has two opposed mounting slots 38, separated by a connecting region 39, cut into base portion 37. The two opposed mounting slots 38 are designed to accept and engage at least one fastener, e.g. mounting screw 60.
Frame wing 32 is secured to frame 25 by fasteners, e.g. mounting screws 60. As shown in the preferred embodiment, mounting is effected by partially screwing one mounting screw 60a into edge 34 of frame 25.
Frame wing 32 is then positioned on edge 34 such that one of the two opposed mounting slots 38 engages the shaft portion of the mounting screw 60a (that is partially screwed into edge 34). The oblong shape of slot 38 allows the position of frame wing 32 to be laterally adjusted along the edge of frame 25. A second mounting screw 60b may then be screwed into edge 34 of frame 25 such that the shaft portion of the second mounting screw 60b engages with a second slot 38. (Alternatively, a single fastener (e. g.
a single mounting screw) may be used instead of two mounting screws for a single frame wing). Mounting screw 60 includes a head with a diameter greater than the width of the mounting slots 38; alternatively, the mounting screw can be provided with a washer (not shown), such that when mounting screw 60 is tightened by screwing it into edge 34, washer bears or presses against the face of frame wing 32 opposite of edge 34 of base portion 37, to hold frame wing 32 in its relative position with respect to frame 25.
According to alternative embodiments, other types of fasteners may be employed, e.g. rivets, nut and bolt combinations, or threaded sleeve and. screw combinations.
Frame wing 32 may be adjusted relative to frame 25 in a _ateral or ~onaitudiral direction correst~ondircr FLG7791 _ 6 with the _ength of mountin a slots 38 (depending upon the number and arrangement of the fast~_ners). As depicted in FIGURES 2A through 2C, an adjustmer_t mounting screw 60 may initially be partially screwed into edge 34 and frame wing 32 may be put into the proper position such that slot 38 engages the shaft of mounting screw 60, as depicted in FIGURE 2A. Mounting screw 60 may then be further tightened so that frame wing 32 may still remain movable with respect to frame 25, as depicted in FIGURE 2B. With frame wing 32 movable with respect to frame 25, frame wing 32 may be adjusted so that it is in the desired position. When the desired position of frame wing 32 is achieved, mounting screw 60 may be tightened such that frame wing 32 is secured and remains essentially immovable under ordinary operational forces, as depicted in FIGURE 2C.
According to an alternative embodiment, depicted in FIGURES 4A and 4B, frame wing 50 has two opposed mounting slots 52 located within base portion 37, separated by and conj oined with a substantially circular aperture 54 .
The mounting and adjustment arrangement is similar to the mounting and adjustment arrangement of other embodiments.
That is, a first mounting screw 60 is partially screwed into position, frame wing 50 is placed over mounting screw 60 such that the head portion of mounting screw 60 is inserted through aperture 54 and frame wing 50 is positioned such that slot 52 engages the shaft portion of mounting screw 60. Mounting screw 60 is further tightened and frame wing 50 is positioned as desired. Mounting screw 60 is further tightened such that frame wing 50 is substantially immovable under operational loads. A second mounting screw may also be screwed into the other opposed mounting slot 52, to more firmly af=ix frame wing 50 in the desired position, increasi:.g stre__~.ath and rigidity of the hinge mounting arrangement to frame 25.
_~_t is understood that, while the detailed drawings and specific exam~ies _ -:en describe preferred exemplar~r embodiments of the present invention, they are for the purpose of illustratic~ only. The present FLG7791 _ -;
invention 1S :.ot _:Ite.~.ded to !Je ~lmlted t0 the nreciSe embodiments disc;osed. For example, although two mounting screws are depicted in the FIGURES, only a single mounting screw need be used. Various changes may be made to the details disclosed :althout departing from the spirit of the invention, whic~ is defined by the following claims.
FL67791 _ d _
FIEhD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hinge used to mount a door to a frame. Specifically) the present invention relates to a cabinet hinge with a frame wing mountable to the frame that allows the position of the hinge to be adjusted on the frame for alignment of the door with respect to the frame without requiring that the hinge be removed from either the door or the frame. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cabinet hinge with a frame wing having two opposed mounting slots secured to the frame by at least one fastener as to allow the adjustment of the position of the hinge without requiring that the at least one fastener be removed from the frame.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
Various arrangements are known for pivotally mounting a cabinet door to a cabinet frame. In a common arrangement a hinge is used to mount the door to the frame.
The hinge includes a mounting structure (e. g. a door wing such as a mounting plate or hinge cup) which is fastened to the cabinet door by one or more fasteners (such as mounting screws) and a frame wing which is fastened to the cabinet frame. The mounting of a cabinet door to a cabinet frame requires that the door be properly aligned with the cabinet frame for suitable operation of the door as well as to provide a suitable aesthetic appearance. It is well known to use wood screws or like fasteners to mount the hinge to the cabinet frame and the cabinet door. According to such known mounting arrangements, a cabinet assembler may be required to drill holes for the wood screws. Precise mounting of the cabinet door to the cabinet frame requires precise positioning of the screw holes by the assembler.
However, achieving sufficiently precise positioning of the holes is often difficult, due to measurement error, machine tool inaccuracies, cabinet material variations, human error, etc.
Accordingly, adjustable cabinet hinges, which allow for adjustment of the position of the cabinet door with respect to the cabinet frame have gained in popularity. An exemplary adjustable cabinet hinge is disclosed in, for example, U.S. Patent No. 5,375,297 titled "Furniture Hinge," issued to Lautenschlager on December 27, 1994, discloses a hinge including a fastening plate having a slot running in the longitudinal direction of the edge of the face frame of the cabinet and having an entry slot for a mounting screw. The hinge position may be adjusted by sliding the mounting screw within the slot. Alternatively, the fastening plate has at least one entry hole adj scent to the slot.
However, such conventional cabinet hinge adjustment arrangements may be relatively complex, which increases manufacturing and assembly costs. Therefore, to overcome the limitations presented by conventional cabinet hinge adjustment arrangements, it is desirable for an adjustable hinge to be easy to manufacture. Moreover, such conventional adjustable hinges may be relatively difficult to assemble or install properly, and difficult to adjust.
Accordingly, it would be advantageous to have a cabinet hinge that is relatively simple in its design and relatively simple to assemble, install and adjust. It would also be advantageous to have a cabinet hinge that requires as few as one fastener for mounting to the frame.
SUI~'~IARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hinge for mounting a door to a frame including a door wing to be mounted on the door, a frame wing to be mounted on the frame and at least one fastener having a head portion and a shaft portion. The frame wing is rotatably connected to the door wing. The frame wing includes two opposed mounting slots, the mounting slots having an oblong shape.
FL67791 _ 2 _ The lengt:~ of the mounting slots are each greater than the diameter of the shaft portion of one of the fasteners.
The present invention also relates to a frame wing for mounting a cabinet door hinge to a cabiwet frame and for adjusting the position of the cabinet door relative to the cabinet frame. The cabinet door hinge has a door wing mounted to the cabinet door and rotatably connected to the frame wing. The frame wing includes a hinge portion and a base portion. The hinge portion has a first end and a second end, the first end being rotatably connected to the frame wing. The base portion is connected on one side to the second end of the hinge portion and has at least one leg. The leg extends substantially perpendicular to the base portion. The base portion has at least two opposed mounting slots for accepting at least one fastener.
The present invention further relates to a cabinet hinge including a door wing to be mounted on a cabinet door, a frame wing to be mounted on a cabinet frame and rotatably connected to the door wing, and at least one fastener having a shaft portion to secure the frame wing to the cabinet frame. The frame wing includes two opposed mounting slots. The mounting slots are oblong shaped having a length substantially greater than the diameter of the shaft portion of the fastener.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIGURE i is a partially exploded perspective view of a cabinet hinge having a mounting cup and a frame wing coupled thereto according to a preferred embodiment showing two mounting screws.
FIGURES 2A through 2C are sectional plan views of the cabinet hinge, shown in FIGURE 1, depicting the stages of installing and securing the hinge.
FIGURE 3A is a front elevation view of the frame wing of FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 3B is a plan view of the frame wing.
FIGURE 4A is a front view of an alternative embodiment of the frame wing.
FIGURE 4B is a top view of the frame wing of FIGURE 4A.
DETAINED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the FIGURES, preferred and alternative embodiments of an adjustable hinge for mounting a cabinet door to a cabinet frame are shown. It should be noted ~:. ...a set that the hinge can be used in any of a wide v.-a~_=~y of applications, with any of a wide variety of cab_net doors and other doors, such as concealed and unconcealed cabinet hinge arrangements known to those skilled in the art who may review this disclosure.
With reference to FIGURE 1, a preferred embodiment of an adjustable hinge 10 is shown. Hinge 10 is used to mount a substantially solid cabinet door 20 for selective pivotal movement between an opened position and a closed position with respect to a cabinet frame 25. In the embodiments shown in the FIGURES( cabinet door 20 is of an overlay type, as is described in U.S. Patent No.
5,355,557 (entitled "CONCEALED SELF-CLOSING HINGE TrIITH
INTEGRAL HINGE PIN MEANS"; issued to Cress et al. on October 18, 1994. Door 20 is shown in cut-away and may be made of any suitable material for a cabinet door including but not limited to wood, melamine, pressboard, metal, plastic, etc.
FL67791 _ 4 Referring Lo IG~'RE 1, :.inge 10 includes a door wing 30 shown with a hir_Qe cup 31 pivotally coupled to a frame wing 32. According to the preferred embodiment, hinge cup 31 is adapted to be mounted into and around a substantially circular bore or recess (not shown) in the inner surface of door 20 (although, the hinge cup may be adapted to fit into other bore geometries, not limited to substantially circular). Frame wing 32 is adapted to be mounted to an edge 34 (shown in FIGURES 1 and 2) of cabinet frame 25. According to a preferred embodiment, hinge cup 31 is installed substantially within door 20 and frame wing 32 is mounted to edge 34 of frame 25 in an arrangement designed to conceal the hinge from view (when viewed from the front of the cabinet). This arrangement is commonly known in the art as a "concealed" hinge.
Door wing 30 with hinge cup 31 is fixed to door by fasteners 29 (shown as mounting screws). Door wing is rotatably coupled with frame wing 32, typically by a closing mechanism (e. g. a spring 35a and cam 35b acting 20 about pin 33). According to alternative embodiments, any of a variety of other arrangements of securing the door wing to the door (e.g. without a "hinge cup") or of providing a pivotal relationship between the door wing and the frame wing may be used. Frame wing 32 is preferably 25 made from cold rolled one-pass steel, but may be made from other suitable materials such as other metals, ceramics, polymers, etc.
In a preferred embodiment shown in FIGURES 1, 3A
and 3B, frame wing 32 includes a hinge arm 36, a base 30 portion 37, two open-ended, oblong shaped, opposed mounting slots 38, and a connecting region 39. Hinge arm 36 has a first end 41 and a seccnd end 42. First end 41 is rotatably connected to the hinge cup by collar 35 and pin 33. Second end 42 is connected to base portion 37. Base portion 37 has at least one outer leg 43 extending substantially perpendic'.:lar to the base portion. As depicted in FIGURES 1 , 3A, and 3B game wing 32 may also have an inner leg 44 exte_~_dina substantially perpendicular to base portion 37. (A frame wing raving both an inner ieg 44, an outer leg 43, and a base portion 37 is referred to as a "full wrap" game wing by those skilled in the art .
A frame wing having either an inner leg 44 or an outer leg 43, and a base portion 37 is referred to as a "partial wrap" frame wing by those skilled in the art.', According to a particular preferred embodiment, frame wing 32 has two opposed mounting slots 38, separated by a connecting region 39, cut into base portion 37. The two opposed mounting slots 38 are designed to accept and engage at least one fastener, e.g. mounting screw 60.
Frame wing 32 is secured to frame 25 by fasteners, e.g. mounting screws 60. As shown in the preferred embodiment, mounting is effected by partially screwing one mounting screw 60a into edge 34 of frame 25.
Frame wing 32 is then positioned on edge 34 such that one of the two opposed mounting slots 38 engages the shaft portion of the mounting screw 60a (that is partially screwed into edge 34). The oblong shape of slot 38 allows the position of frame wing 32 to be laterally adjusted along the edge of frame 25. A second mounting screw 60b may then be screwed into edge 34 of frame 25 such that the shaft portion of the second mounting screw 60b engages with a second slot 38. (Alternatively, a single fastener (e. g.
a single mounting screw) may be used instead of two mounting screws for a single frame wing). Mounting screw 60 includes a head with a diameter greater than the width of the mounting slots 38; alternatively, the mounting screw can be provided with a washer (not shown), such that when mounting screw 60 is tightened by screwing it into edge 34, washer bears or presses against the face of frame wing 32 opposite of edge 34 of base portion 37, to hold frame wing 32 in its relative position with respect to frame 25.
According to alternative embodiments, other types of fasteners may be employed, e.g. rivets, nut and bolt combinations, or threaded sleeve and. screw combinations.
Frame wing 32 may be adjusted relative to frame 25 in a _ateral or ~onaitudiral direction correst~ondircr FLG7791 _ 6 with the _ength of mountin a slots 38 (depending upon the number and arrangement of the fast~_ners). As depicted in FIGURES 2A through 2C, an adjustmer_t mounting screw 60 may initially be partially screwed into edge 34 and frame wing 32 may be put into the proper position such that slot 38 engages the shaft of mounting screw 60, as depicted in FIGURE 2A. Mounting screw 60 may then be further tightened so that frame wing 32 may still remain movable with respect to frame 25, as depicted in FIGURE 2B. With frame wing 32 movable with respect to frame 25, frame wing 32 may be adjusted so that it is in the desired position. When the desired position of frame wing 32 is achieved, mounting screw 60 may be tightened such that frame wing 32 is secured and remains essentially immovable under ordinary operational forces, as depicted in FIGURE 2C.
According to an alternative embodiment, depicted in FIGURES 4A and 4B, frame wing 50 has two opposed mounting slots 52 located within base portion 37, separated by and conj oined with a substantially circular aperture 54 .
The mounting and adjustment arrangement is similar to the mounting and adjustment arrangement of other embodiments.
That is, a first mounting screw 60 is partially screwed into position, frame wing 50 is placed over mounting screw 60 such that the head portion of mounting screw 60 is inserted through aperture 54 and frame wing 50 is positioned such that slot 52 engages the shaft portion of mounting screw 60. Mounting screw 60 is further tightened and frame wing 50 is positioned as desired. Mounting screw 60 is further tightened such that frame wing 50 is substantially immovable under operational loads. A second mounting screw may also be screwed into the other opposed mounting slot 52, to more firmly af=ix frame wing 50 in the desired position, increasi:.g stre__~.ath and rigidity of the hinge mounting arrangement to frame 25.
_~_t is understood that, while the detailed drawings and specific exam~ies _ -:en describe preferred exemplar~r embodiments of the present invention, they are for the purpose of illustratic~ only. The present FLG7791 _ -;
invention 1S :.ot _:Ite.~.ded to !Je ~lmlted t0 the nreciSe embodiments disc;osed. For example, although two mounting screws are depicted in the FIGURES, only a single mounting screw need be used. Various changes may be made to the details disclosed :althout departing from the spirit of the invention, whic~ is defined by the following claims.
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Claims (22)
1. A hinge for mounting a door to a frame, comprising:
a door wing to be mounted on the door;
a frame wing to be mounted on the frame and rotatably connected to the door wing; and at least one fastener having a head portion and a shaft potion;
wherein the frame wing includes two opposed mounting slots, the mounting slots having an oblong shape wherein the length of the mounting slots are each greater than the diameter of the shaft portion of one of the at least one fastener.
a door wing to be mounted on the door;
a frame wing to be mounted on the frame and rotatably connected to the door wing; and at least one fastener having a head portion and a shaft potion;
wherein the frame wing includes two opposed mounting slots, the mounting slots having an oblong shape wherein the length of the mounting slots are each greater than the diameter of the shaft portion of one of the at least one fastener.
2. The hinge of Claim 1 wherein the two opposed mounting slots are open-ended slots separated by a connecting region of the frame wing.
3. The hinge of Claim 1 wherein the two opposed mounting slots are open-ended slots separated by an aperture region of the frame wing.
4. The hinge of Claim 3 wherein the aperture region of the frame wing is substantially circular having a diameter greater than the width of the mounting slots.
5. The hinge of Claim 1 wherein the frame wing is a full-wrap frame wing.
6. The hinge of Claim 1 wherein the at least one fastener comprises at least one mounting screw.
7. The hinge of Claim 1 wherein the at least one mounting screw has a head portion having a diameter that is larger than the width of the mounting slots.
8. The hinge of Claim 1 wherein the door wing is a hinge cup.
9. The hinge of Claim 1 wherein the frame wing is made of cold rolled one-pass steel.
10. The hinge of Claim 1 wherein the frame wing includes a separate aperture for accepting a fixing screw.
11. The hinge of Claim 1 wherein the frame wing is a partial wrap frame wing.
12. A frame wing for mounting a cabinet door hinge to a cabinet frame and for adjusting the position of the cabinet door relative to the cabinet frame, the cabinet door hinge having a door wing mounted to the cabinet door and rotatably connected to the frame wing, the frame wing comprising:
a hinge portion having a first end and a second end, the first end being rotatably connected to the door wing; and a base portion being connected on one side to the second end of the hinge portion and having at least one leg, the at least one leg extending substantially perpendicular to the base portion;
wherein the base portion has at least two opposed mounting slots for accepting at least one fastener.
a hinge portion having a first end and a second end, the first end being rotatably connected to the door wing; and a base portion being connected on one side to the second end of the hinge portion and having at least one leg, the at least one leg extending substantially perpendicular to the base portion;
wherein the base portion has at least two opposed mounting slots for accepting at least one fastener.
13. The frame wing of Claim 12 wherein the two opposed mounting slots are open-ended slots separated by a connecting region of the frame wino.
14. The frame wing of Claim 12 wherein the two opposed mounting slots are open-ended slots separated by an aperture region of the game wing.
15. The frame wing of Claim 14 wherein the aperture region of the frame wing is substantially circular having a diameter greater than the width of the mounting slots.
16. The frame wing of Claim 12 wherein the frame wing is a full wrap frame wing having a second leg portion extending substantially perpendicular to the base portion.
17. The frame wing of Claim 12 wherein two mounting screws are used to affix the frame wing to the cabinet face frame.
18. The frame wing of Claim 12 wherein the at least one fastener comprises at least one mounting screw having a head portion with a diameter that is larger than the width of the mounting slots.
19. The frame wing of Claim 18 wherein the at least one mounting screw is a wood screw.
20. The frame wing of Claim 12 wherein the frame wing is made of cold rolled one-pass steel.
21. The frame wing of Claim 12 wherein the frame wing includes a separate aperture for accepting a fixing screw.
22. A cabinet hinge, comprising:
a door wing to be mounted on a cabinet door;
a frame wing to be mounted on a cabinet frame and rotatably connected to the door wing; and at least one fastener having a shaft portion, to secure the frame wing to the cabinet frame;
wherein the frame wing includes two opposed mounting slots, the mounting slots having an oblong shape wherein the length of the mounting slots are substantially greater than the diameter of the shaft portion of the fastener.
a door wing to be mounted on a cabinet door;
a frame wing to be mounted on a cabinet frame and rotatably connected to the door wing; and at least one fastener having a shaft portion, to secure the frame wing to the cabinet frame;
wherein the frame wing includes two opposed mounting slots, the mounting slots having an oblong shape wherein the length of the mounting slots are substantially greater than the diameter of the shaft portion of the fastener.
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