US2170614A - Hinge construction - Google Patents
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
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- the invention herein disclosed relates to a from a piece of heavy metal wire that is bent construction for pivotally securing a cover or back upon itself to form a loop 5a and two pardoor to asupport and more particularly to a hinge allel legs 5b and 5c of equal length.
- the loop 5a construction for pivotally securing a cover on a is bent at right angles to the axis of the legs 5b 5 box or a door on a cabinet. and 5c or to the plane containing the axis of the 5 In the prior Patent No. 2,092,582 granted Seplegs, thus forming a hinge loop.
- This hinge loop tember 7, 1937 there is disclosed a hinge construcextends through a slot 3a formed in the side wall tion that essentially comprises a heavy metal wire 3 and through the pair of openings 4c in the having end sections shaped to form substantially flange 4a of the cover adjacent the slot 3a.
- the legs 5b and 5c of the hinge 5 extend along a box or cabinet. It is possible, where such a the inner surface of the side Wall 3.
- the legs 6b hinge construction is utilized on a box or cabinet and 6c also extend along the inner ⁇ Surface 0f the that is normally locked or sealed, as for example, side wall 3 and towards the legs 5b and 5c.
- the l5 a box or cabinet enclosing the electrical connechinge loop 60ay of the hinge 6 exteitldsy through a tions to an electric meter, for an unauthorized slot 3b in the side wall 3 and through the other person to open the box by bending the portion of of the pair of openings 4c in the ilange 4a, of the the Wire forming the hinge loop; and it is an obcover.
- the two pair of legs of the hinges 5 and 6 are 20 construction that is as simply and 'easily Con- Secured to the inner Surface 0f the Side Wall 3 by structed asthe hinge construction of the aforea plate 1.
- the plate l has a pair of retaining said patent, but in which construction both ends portions 'la at each end of the plaie t0 receive of the hinge loops are secured within the box. the ends of the legs of the hinges.
- ThiS Plate In accordance with the invention there is prowith the ends of the legs of the hinges beneath 26 vided, for a box or cabinet having a cover, a it is secured to the inner surface of the box.
- hinge construction that comprises two heavy FFO-In the OIegOing if Will be Seen that by ihiS metal wires.
- Each wire is bent back upon itself inVentiOn there iS DI'OVided 21 Simple hinge 00nand the loop so formed is bent to extend 3,1-, right struction that consists of a heavy metal wire that 30 angles to the axes of the wire thus forming a, leaves and reenters the box forming a closed loop 30 hinge loop.
- the hinge loop formed by each wire Wllih Cen T1013 be fOI'Ced Openextends through the side wall of the box end the It will be obvious that various changes may be c'over and pivotally secures the cover to the box.
- a hinge construction is illustrated in the and SCODe 0f the invention aS eXDI'eSSed in the accompanying drawing in which: appemled Claims- Fig. 1 is an isometric View of a fragment of a I elelm box with the oever hingediy secured thereto; 1- A loop hinge Construction for a box having 40 Fig. 2 is a section of the same taken on the line a 510i?
- the cover 4 has flanges 4a the leg portions and forming af hinge 100D eX'Gendand 4b along each side edge extending perpening through the slot in the side wall of the box dicular to the plane of the cover. In the closed and through the Opening in the cover, and means position of the cover, these flanges overlap the for securing the ends of the les portions to the side Walls of the box. inner surface of the side wall of the box. 50
- the cover 4 is hinged to the side wall 3 of the 2.
- a loop hinge construction for a box having a box through the ange 4a which is provided with pair of spaced slots in one side wall and a cover a, pair of openings 4c therethroughl to receive the having a pair of spaced openings therethrough hinges.
- the hinge 5 is made wall, which hinge construction comprises two 55 heavy metal wires, each wire including two leg portions joined at.
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l VENTOR Mr/law AT ORNEY Patented Aug. 22, 1939 1 AAUNITED STATES PATENT ori-lcsvll HINGE CONSTRUCTION Albert J. Allen, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Metropolitan Device Corporation, a corporation of New York Application July 26, 1938, Serial No. 221,291
2 Claims. (Cl. 16-192) The invention herein disclosed relates to a from a piece of heavy metal wire that is bent construction for pivotally securing a cover or back upon itself to form a loop 5a and two pardoor to asupport and more particularly to a hinge allel legs 5b and 5c of equal length. The loop 5a construction for pivotally securing a cover on a is bent at right angles to the axis of the legs 5b 5 box or a door on a cabinet. and 5c or to the plane containing the axis of the 5 In the prior Patent No. 2,092,582 granted Seplegs, thus forming a hinge loop. This hinge loop tember 7, 1937, there is disclosed a hinge construcextends through a slot 3a formed in the side wall tion that essentially comprises a heavy metal wire 3 and through the pair of openings 4c in the having end sections shaped to form substantially flange 4a of the cover adjacent the slot 3a. The
l semicircular loops. The plane of these loops is cover is thus pivotally secured to the side wall 3 10 perpendicular to the axis o-f the wire and extends by the hinge loop 5a.
through, for example, the side wall and cover of The legs 5b and 5c of the hinge 5 extend along a box or cabinet. It is possible, where such a the inner surface of the side Wall 3. The legs 6b hinge construction is utilized on a box or cabinet and 6c also extend along the inner` Surface 0f the that is normally locked or sealed, as for example, side wall 3 and towards the legs 5b and 5c. The l5 a box or cabinet enclosing the electrical connechinge loop 60ay of the hinge 6 exteitldsy through a tions to an electric meter, for an unauthorized slot 3b in the side wall 3 and through the other person to open the box by bending the portion of of the pair of openings 4c in the ilange 4a, of the the Wire forming the hinge loop; and it is an obcover.
ject of the present invention to provide a hinge The two pair of legs of the hinges 5 and 6 are 20 construction that is as simply and 'easily Con- Secured to the inner Surface 0f the Side Wall 3 by structed asthe hinge construction of the aforea plate 1. The plate l has a pair of retaining said patent, but in which construction both ends portions 'la at each end of the plaie t0 receive of the hinge loops are secured within the box. the ends of the legs of the hinges. ThiS Plate In accordance with the invention there is prowith the ends of the legs of the hinges beneath 26 vided, for a box or cabinet having a cover, a it is secured to the inner surface of the box.
hinge construction that comprises two heavy FFO-In the OIegOing if Will be Seen that by ihiS metal wires. Each wire is bent back upon itself inVentiOn there iS DI'OVided 21 Simple hinge 00nand the loop so formed is bent to extend 3,1-, right struction that consists of a heavy metal wire that 30 angles to the axes of the wire thus forming a, leaves and reenters the box forming a closed loop 30 hinge loop. The hinge loop formed by each wire Wllih Cen T1013 be fOI'Ced Openextends through the side wall of the box end the It will be obvious that various changes may be c'over and pivotally secures the cover to the box. made by i'fhOSe Skilled in the art in the details of Both ends 0f each Wire are secured to the inner the embodiment 0f the lIlVenlllOll dSClOSed Il the Surface of the box, drawing and described above within the principle 35 Such a hinge construction is illustrated in the and SCODe 0f the invention aS eXDI'eSSed in the accompanying drawing in which: appemled Claims- Fig. 1 is an isometric View of a fragment of a I elelm box with the oever hingediy secured thereto; 1- A loop hinge Construction for a box having 40 Fig. 2 is a section of the same taken on the line a 510i? in the Side Wall thereof and 2f COVei having 40 2-2 of Fig. 1; and an opening therethrough which hinge c'onstruc- Fig, 3 is a, Section of the same taken on the 1in@ tion consists of a single piece of heavy metal Wire 3 3 of Fig. l. and which includes two leg portions joined at ad- In the drawing l represents the bottom of the jacent ends by o semi-Circular loop portion, ex-
box, 2 an end wall and 3 the side wall to which tending at right angles to the plane of the axes of 45 the cover 4 is hinged. The cover 4 has flanges 4a the leg portions and forming af hinge 100D eX'Gendand 4b along each side edge extending perpening through the slot in the side wall of the box dicular to the plane of the cover. In the closed and through the Opening in the cover, and means position of the cover, these flanges overlap the for securing the ends of the les portions to the side Walls of the box. inner surface of the side wall of the box. 50
The cover 4 is hinged to the side wall 3 of the 2. A loop hinge construction for a box having a box through the ange 4a which is provided with pair of spaced slots in one side wall and a cover a, pair of openings 4c therethroughl to receive the having a pair of spaced openings therethrough hinges. There are two hinges 5 and 6 which are arranged to aline with the slots through the side identical in all respects. The hinge 5 is made wall, which hinge construction comprises two 55 heavy metal wires, each wire including two leg portions joined at. adjacent ends by a semi-circular loop portion, the loop portion of one of said Wires extending through one of the slots in the side Wall of the box and the adjacent opening through the cover, and the loop portion of the other wire extending through the other slot in the side Wall of the box and the adjacent opening secured to the inner surface of the side wall of 5 the box.
ALBERT J. ALLEN.
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US2843730A (en) * | 1954-09-24 | 1958-07-15 | Bantam Lite Inc | Flashlight |
US4981256A (en) * | 1989-06-21 | 1991-01-01 | Lever Brothers Company | Ultrathin carton closure |
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US2843730A (en) * | 1954-09-24 | 1958-07-15 | Bantam Lite Inc | Flashlight |
US4981256A (en) * | 1989-06-21 | 1991-01-01 | Lever Brothers Company | Ultrathin carton closure |
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