US1429513A - Hinge - Google Patents

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F. D. LESLIE.

HING'E.v

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15. 1921.

} PatentedSept. 19, 1922.

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Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

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Be it knownthat. I5=FREEIXND.;LESLIE, a citizen ofthe United States of America, and a resident of;Milton-,i n; the county; of Norfolk and State of .Massachusetts, have invented certain he and useful improve.

ments in Hinges, of Which the following is I i thr ughouti the several fi-guresof the'draW- f a specification. Y ,This invention relates to hinges and particularly. to that class of. hinges which are used to connect the seatiandcover to vvater closet hoppersa a s I 3 i The principal object of the invention. is the production, of a; hinge hieh nay be ve ed with whit en me dZ SSO nstructed that the enainel Will not become injured or Worn When eitherjthe; seat or cover is being moved about the axis. of {the hinge 1n.; I t ii he nven i con i ts Pr m ri y ca ing tubular; n ember into theears of the coverhinge leaf, said tubular-member surrounding another tubular -n 1einber,;the ends of Which'are threaded to the posts extending upwardly from the. rear partofthe hop- I a underiacetotthe ear l1 cup ha ee 612;. Y, "1 .U The invention further consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be understood-by reference ;,to the description of: the draw.- ings and to the claims to behereinafter given. I

v For the purpose.

tion one preferred form thereof; is illustrated in the drawings, this forum-having.

been. found to give satisfactory. and reliable results although y it is to be understood that the various instrumentalitiesof Which the invention consists can betvariously arranged and organizedand the invention not liiri itedto the precise arrangenient and organizationof these instrumentalities as herein shown and,descriloedexceptasrequiredby 1 t prov ded -,with threadeclfsockets 21'in Which are secured-the opposite'fthreadedends oi the scope of the appended; claims. Of the drawings;-

QEigure 1 representsa side elevation of a portion of a Water: ;closet hopper with a hinge embodying the principles of the, pres; ent invention applied thereto. M s

. Figureflv representsa planoffthe rearof 1 Application, filed "October 15,

v Figure fi represents a section; on line ,4; 4:,

, Figures 3 aud t are drawn to an enlarged sca1e.. 1 j v. Similar characters indicate like parts i :di'aivings, is a hopperfiforfWat er closets having rearwardly extending ears v11,, each ear 11 having a verticallholeflQ therein in which is disposed the threaded shank 13. of a standard or post 14, the

upper end of which is curved laterally as v ndicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.v l

"Threadedjto "ach shank- .13 is agni tfl'l ti, I I

the edge of which is provided with anan nular flange 16 which is"v adapted to bear L 7. They lower, end: ,each shank" 13 has threaded .theretoja clamping nut 17,; the outer end of which ,isclosed as indicated Between leach clam in nut 17 and the washer-19.

extension 2Q Which surrounds the lower end 70 against the upper face of onefof the ears 11L i of the unthreaded'portion'ofthe standard or post 14..

jiosts or v inipro'ved in appearance and inore sanitary. The upper'ends, of thefstandardsl'fi are cylindrical lsiipporting ineinber 22v interposedibetiveenisaid standards or, posts 14.;

ing ears 25 which are jpreferahly'- fpa'rallelf l, 'flghi'sjentensionr20 is of suflicient length r v i to perinitthe nuts 15and-1'7tobe adjusted relatively to the threaded ;shank,13: to suit various conditions "Without: the] extension 20 iincoverin j B akm this extensio ao in this" nan- "Iler and making;theiclaniping nut. ith 'a closed and, connection.hetvveenthe ,hopg p theim'a ii pa b'ofithe h nge-isfg' e y ing therein through Which the cylindrical member 22 extends.

The cover 26 has secured to its under face a hinge leaf 27 having reawardly-extending Parallel arms 28.

Interposed between said arms 28 and extending through the same isa tubular mem ber 29 surrounding the cylindrical supporting member 22. I

This cylindrical supporting member 22' is preferably made tubular thereby lessening the weight and reducing'the cost of material.

' supporting member 22 is not moved, the

ends thereof being fixedly posts 14.

Surrounding the tubular member 22" and interposedbetween the posts or standards secured in the 14, the ears and the arms 28, are a plurality of washers 30 preferably of celluloid or some similar non-metallic material, these washerspreventing the adjacent metal faces of'the parts of the hinge from contacting with each other.

: While in the drawings the curved portion of the standards or posts 14 are shown curved upwardly toward the front of the hopper, the various parts of the hinge and its supporting member may be readily disassembled and again assembled with the curved portions of these standardsor posts 14- extending to the rear of the hopper. f

This makes it possible to utilize'the same hinge for various forms of hoppers.

' One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a hinge which may. be covered with white enamel and which may be used without the movable parts wearing away theenamel on the standing parts.

Heretofore in most hinges for water closets, the construction is such that the i movable parts of the hingewear away the V enamel or the nickel on the standing parts and soon leaves unfinished portions which present'an unsightly appearance.

' By means of the'present construction these objections are wholly overcome for both hinge leaves 24, 27, the tubular member 29 and the posts or standards 14 may be covered with white enamel and inasmuch as the tubular member 29 always moves with the hinge leaf 27 upon the tubular member 22,

any wearing on said tubular member will never be exposed to View.

Th'ewashers 30 of'celluloid or some other construction prevent the wearing of the adj acent metal faces of the hinge and these washers may be made of various thicknesses to permit the adjustment of the posts 14 relatively to each other in order to accommodate the' hinge tovarious forms ofWho-ppers. In hoppers on which no cover is used the tubular member 29 has its ends-cast into th cars 25 of the seat hinge 2 1. 1

It is believed that the operation andmany advantages of the invention will beunderstood without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim I 1. A hinge leaf having-parallel arms; a separate tubular member interposed between said arms with its ends secured therein; a cylindrical member extending'through and standards having sockets to receive the oppos ite ends of said cylindrical member adjustably secured thereto.

2.. A hinge leaf having parallel arms; a tubular member" interposed between said arms with its endssecured therein; a cylindrical member extending through and beyond the ends of said tubular member; saidcylindrical member-having its opposite ends threaded and standards having threaded sockets to receivethe opposite threaded ends of said cylindrical member. l 1

3. Ahinge leaf having parallel arms; 'a separate tubular member interposed between said arms with its ends cast therein; a cylindrical member extending through and'beyond the ends of said tubular member; and standards having sockets to receive the opposite ends of said cylindrical member;

4. A hinge leaf having parallel arms; a separate tubular member interposed between said armswith its ends secured'there-in; a cylindrical member extending through and beyond the ends of said tubular member;

standards in which the ends'of said cylindrical member are adjustably secured; and a second hinge leaf having perforated ears interposed between" said arms and standards and through which said cylindrical member 7 extends.

A hinge leaf having parallel arms; a separate tubular mem'ber interposed between said' arms with itsend's secured therein; a .cylindrical member extending through and beyond. the ends of said tubular member;

standards in whichtlie ends of said cylindrical member are secured; av second hinge leaf having perforated earsinterposed between said arms and standards and throughwhiich said cylindrical member "extends; and non metallic washers surrounding said cylindrical memberbetweenthe" opposing faces of said standards,earsa ndgarms;

6. A hinge having parallel arms; a' tubul'ar' member interposed between and secured to said arms; a cylindrical memberextend- 1,429,513 a. a F v ing through and beyond the ends of said Signed by me at 746 Old south Bldg tubular member; standards having threaded Boston, Massj, 11th day ofOctober, 1921. w

lower ends; a nut on the lower end of each 7 I LESLIE v v a standard and having a tubular extension surrounding the unthreaded end of said Witnesses: standard; and a clamping nut also mounted, WALTER E. LOMBARD on each threaded end. a NATHAN C. LOMBARD.

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