US1696123A

US1696123A - Hinge mounting for cabinet doors

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Publication number: US1696123A
Application number: US141723A
Authority: US
Inventors: William H Packer
Original assignee: OHIO STATE STOVE Manufacturing CO
Current assignee: OHIO STATE STOVE Manufacturing Co
Priority date: 1926-10-15
Filing date: 1926-10-15
Publication date: 1928-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 1945-12-18

Description

W. H. PACKER HINGE MOUNTING FOR CABINET DOORS Filed Oct. 15, 1926 attozmq Patented Dec. 18, 1928.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM H. PACKER, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO,

ASSIGNOR T OHIO STATE STOVE MFG. 00.,

OI COLUMBUS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

HINGE, MOUNTING ron CABINET noons.

Application filed 0ctober 15, 1926. Serial No. 141,723.

g The invention relates to improvements in hinge mountings for cabinet doors, and has for its principal object the provision of a hinge mountingof simple, improved and economical construction bywhich an associated door structure may be quickly and properly mounted for swinging movement in connection with the opening of the door frame provided in a cabinet or other similar body. It is another object in the invention to provide a hinge which will becompletely concealed from view when mounted in a cabinet and,moreover, one which may be operatively mounted in an economical and labor saving manner. i

\Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the improved door hinge hereinafter specifically described and pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the accompan ing drawings Y Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken thru a cabinet provided with the door hinge comprising the present invention. 7,

Flgure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on line 2-2 of'Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of lower member of the door hinge.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral 1 designates a sheet metal casing of the kind employed, for example, in the construction of wall or medicine cabinets, said casing being formed to include the usual side walls 2, a back wall 3, and top and bottom walls 4 and 5 respectively. The front wall 6 of the casing is formed with theusual opening 7 for the reception of a swinging door 8, by which access to the interior of the casing is afforded. It will be understood that the interior of said casing may be provided with shelves, partitions, and the like, in accordance with the purpose of such articles.

To effect the swinging mounting of the door, the latter in this instance, is in up per right hand corner thereof provided with a fixed stud or pintle 9, which is received within an opening provided in an inturned flange 10 formed on the wall 6 along the upper edge of the opening 7 The lower right hand corner of the door is hingedly mounted by the provision of a wire member 11. This member, as shown in Figure 1, is' formed to include a longitudinally extending arm 12, which is located immediately below the bot- 55 tom wall 5 of the casing, said arm termiwhich engages with a flange 16, formed on the lower horizontal ed e of the wall 6 By this construction tie member 11,is re siliently confined under tension between the flange 16 and the bottom wall 5, and this tension is suflicient normally to hold the wire member in its operative position occupying a substantial vertical plane immediately behind the wall 6. If desired, however, the

extremity 15 of the member may be welded to the casing so as to insure the. permanent retention ofsaid wire member in the casing.

The outer end of the longitudinally exten ding portion 12 of said wire memberis bent to produce a vertical pintle 17 which is disposed in vertical alignment or registration with the pintle' 9 at the upperend of the door,

the said pintleT1 7 assing thru an opening 18 provided in the otton'rwall ligand'into a receiving socket 19provided in lower right hand corner of the door.

It will be seen that by the provision of the construction described, a simple, effective and eflicient pivoted mounting isprovided for effecting the swing mounting of the door in such manner that the pivot construction will be entirely concealed from external view. This is highly essential in wall cabinets. where smooth flat lines are desired, devoid of the breaks which are produced by the employment of hinge means of ordinary form. Not only does the concealed hinge produce an in'iprovcd appear-mute, but it, also, assists in keeping the casing in cleanly condition, since the concealed hinge does not interfere with the free operation of a cleaning cloth.

Another feature of outstanding importance from a manufacturing standpoint is the extreme simplicity of the construction and ease and quickness with which the structure can be assembled. Tests have disclosed that 'the door can be mounted inbut one third of the time,.which', heretofore, has been required in assembling previous types of structures. If desired, the door can be readily demounted by resiliently drawing the

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12 and 14 of the wire member together, which will withdraw the pintle 17 from the socket 19 and allow the door to be thereby removed.

It is, of course, understood that the invention is not limited to the precise details of construction and arrangement asherein set forth, as it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the essential features thereinas de fined in the appended claims.

\Vhat is claimed is:

1. In a cabinet of the character set forth, a casing structure having an opening in the front wall thereof, a door arranged in said opening, pivot means for supporting said door consisting of a fixed pintle and socket construction for one corner of said door, and a wire member for supporting the other corner of said door, said wire member being formed to include a'pair of angularly disposed arms arranged within said casing structure and resiliently movable with respectto each other, one of said arms being provided at its outer end with a pintle arranged in registration with said first named pintle and removably positioned within a socket provided in one corner of said door.

2. Ina cabinet, a casing formed to include a horizontal and a front wall, said front wall being provided with an opening, a door arranged to occupy said opening, said front wall being provided along one of the edges thereof with aninturned'flange, a pivotal mountin for said door comprising a wire member bent medially to produce resiliently separable arms, said arm portion being confined within said casing between said horizontal wall and said flanges, oneof said arms being formed to comprise a pintle arranged to pass through an opening in said horizontal wall and to be received within a socket provided in the adjacent part of the door, and an, angular bent portion formed with the other of said arms and arranged to rest upon the said flange.

3. In a cabinet, a casing having a door opening formed therein, a door arranged to occupy said opening, a pivotal mounting for said door comprising a wire member bent medially to produce IESIlIOIIt-ly separable arms, said arms being confined under tension within said casing, and a pintle formed upon one end of one of said arms and receivable wlthln a socket provlded n said door.

4. In a cabinet, a casing formed to include i a horizontal and a front wall, said front wall being provided with an opening, a door arranged to occupy said opening, said front wall beingv provided along one of the edges thereof with an inturned flange, a pivotal