US976392A - Hinge. - Google Patents

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v W. D. PAYNTBR;

Patentea Novzz, 1910.

.UNIIED STATES WILLIAI 2D. PAYNTM Ql' 'Gus VLLEY, CLLIFORNI.

PATENT oFFIon EINGE.

To all whom 'it may conccm:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. PAYN'rnR, a citizen of the United States, residng at Grass Valley, in the county of Nevada and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges, ofv

which the followin is a specification. v

My invention re ates to the general class v of hinges and particularly to that type commonly known as self-closing or risingl, hing'es having for their object the closin? of the swinging part by gravity, and the ifting of said part in opening to clear any bottom obstructions, as, for example, the clearin of a carpet or rug by a door.

he object of my invention is to provide a simple and eifective hinge of this nature 'which isl especially applicable to vertically hung structures, particularly' doors and v gates, with the result that the door or gate y close by gravit or may be swung to an remain in a wi e open position, or the hinflfe may be readily converted, when desire into a common hinge.

To these ends my invention consists in the novel construction and coaction of Ithe interengaging knuckles and the pintle of the hin e, all as I shall hereinafter fully descri e by reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of the leaves of my hin'ge, showin ythe inclinedplane track of the lower knuc le. Fig. 2 is`v a Perspective view of. the other leaf from the obverse face, showing1 the inclined-plane tongue of its knuckle. Fi 3 vis a perspec-.

tive view of the leaf of Fig. 2 from its'reverse face. Fig. 4 is a view of the assembled hinge showing the tongue of one knuckle rlsing'on track of the other. Fig. 5 is a view from the other side of the hinge showing the tongue at rest on the level por- 'tion of the lower' knuckle beyond its inclined track. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of my hin e in a risin position showing the incline track forme on a collar fast to the pintle, and showing the pintle locked against movement on its axis.

1 and 2 are the complelnental leaves of the hinge. The former is secured to the stationary part and the latter to the swinging wrt of the structure to be hinged -t ether.

eakin in terms of doorhan 'ng, or example, t e leaf 1 is secured to t e stile 3 of the door casin and the leaf 2 is secured to the door t, as indicated in Fig. 4.*

Patented Nov. 22, '1910.

9, as in Fig.-1; and the knuckle 7 of the leaf 2 is complementally cut out to form an inclinedlane ton e 10, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3. he relatlve ositions of these mclined planes are suc that when the door is closed and the two leaves lie in juxtaposition substantially parallel with IAeach other, the tongue 10 of the knuckle 7 fits down upon the track 9 of the lower knuckle 6 and fills the s ace formed by the notch of which said 'track is one wall., v as the door is opened, the tongue 10 travels uplon the inclined-track 9, as seen in Fig. 4, w loh has-the effect of bodily lifting said door so that if the door be now released, it will, by avity, close again, as the ton e 10 travels own upon the track 9 to its mitial osition when the door is fully closed. his is the self-closing feature of the hinge. But, further, in order to provide for a termination of this self-closing action, so that if desired, the door when more fully opened may be relieved of this closing action of gravity, and remains open, it is to be noted that the inclined-plane track 9 isnot carried in length to a oint at which the door is swung clear bac (at'which time the hinge leaves are alined as seen in Fig. 5) but stops short of this point, and the upper surface of the knuckle 6,,as indicatedat 11 is level and horizontal. Therefore, when the door is swung full back, the tongue 10 has assed beyond the inclined-plane track 9 an now rests upon the level portion 11, as seen in Fig. 5, in sufiiciently Stable uilibrium to remain there. In practice, it is st to make the extremity of the tongue 10 somewhat fiat as shown at 10' so that it'may find a more stable bearing on the level portion 11; and as will be observed the beginnin of the inclined-track 9'is correspondmgly attened at 9', to receive the tongue extremity. It will thus be seen that unless the door be swung to anapproximately full-back position, 1t will close by ravity, but, when the z full open position be esired, it will remain But' open.L These conditions lprovide 'in general for all the necessar 'usual requirements in the use of a door. naddition, however, to these conditions my invention contem lates 5 a third object, namely one in which the inge leaf 1, but are formed on or With a separate collar 13 which ismade fast to and rotates with the intle 8. A suitable looking device, 'such as the forkedl ke v14 in the head of the pintle is adapted to. ockI said pintle to the v 1 upper knuckle 5 of the leaf 2, so that it cannot turn on its -axis;.or torelease said intle in order that it may freely turn. This key removably fits one of its legs down into a hole in the head of thepintle, while its other leg passes-down in a key-way 15 in the periphery of the pintle head, and into a keylVhen thus seate the pintle is locked to the leaf 1, and cannot turn on its axis, andwhen thus connected the collar 13 being fast on' the pintle is also held against -movement and the ucklev 7 of the leaf 2l will act in conjunction therewith as. heretofore described, that,I isto say, the door can be made to close by gravity. or to remain wide open. But upon slipning the keyf14 up from its keyways 15 and 16'and turning it on 'its' inner leg as an axis-and dro ping its outer Vleg 'in a seat 17 in the pint e head, the pintle is freed from leaf -1-, and may turnon its axis. Then when the doorso ened the' intle itself will turn freely` and orm the' in ge axis, -w,hile by the weight of parts the knuckle 7 and the collar V13 remain relatively interlocked and one will not rise on the other.

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The hinge' is thus an ordinary one, but ma'fy readily econverted back again to a sel closing or ris' hinge, by resetting the key.

Having thusescnbed. my invention what I claim as new and desireto Secure by Letters Patent is :-4 1. A hinge foom risi complemental lea-ves having' alined uc es, a knuckleof .g vone,lex'ifbeingjeut out on one side only to form an inclined-plane track cent knuckleof-the otheria being cut outon one` side only to form an inclined-plane tongue complementing and fitting the cut' out portion ofthe other knuckle and operat-b a able on the track thereof,-.to`eifect'the rise of the second leaf relatlvelyto the first when the leaves v are turned'I With respect to an'd the return of said second leafby. grant the inclined-plane track 'of the yfirst knuc e terminating short of the and an adjafull opening of the-leaves,- and said knuckle 5- having 'at said track terminal a oontnuing leave's having alined knuckles; a pintle passupper side, and the overlymg knuckle of the 'to each other, and the return of said second way 16 in the up er-knuckle 5 ofthe leaf 1.

d leaves having ahned knuck es; a' plntle pass- 'to' the first when the leaves are turned wit leasably lockmg 'the pintle against move-` the pintle and lthe adjacent knuckle of one'- vof one of the leaves, said collar being the collar and oneratable'thereon to effect for releasably level portion upon which the tongue of the coacting knuckle may come to rest. said tongue having la Vfiattened extremity for stability when at rest, and said track having a flattened portion at its lowerend to receive the fiattened extremity of the tongue; and a-pintle passinor through said knuckles.

2. `A hinge comprising complementa'l ing` freely through said knuckles; a collar fast on the pintle and lying above a knuckle of one of the leaves, said collar' being formed with an inclined-plane track on its other leaf being formed with an *inclinedplane tongue complementing the track of the 'collar and operatable thereon to efi'cct the rise of the second leaf relatively to the first when the leaves are' turned with respect 8 leaf by gravity; andmeans for releasably looking the pintle against movementon its axis.

3. A hinge comprisi complemental 9 ing freely through said knuckles; a collarV fast on the pintle and lying above a knuckle of one of the leaves, said collar being formed with an inclined-plane track on its 9 upper side, and the overlying knuckle of the other 'leaf being formed with an in-` clined-plane tongue complementing the track of the. collar and operatable thereon to effect the rise of the second leafrelativel respect to each other, and the return 'of said second leaf b gravity; a nd means for rement on' its axis,` consisting of a key removably seated in key ways m the head of of the leaves.

'4. A 'hinge vcomprisin complemental leaves havin -alined knuc es; a pintle pase-- ing freely trough said knuckles; a collar faston the-pintle and lying above a knuckle formed with an inclinedlane track on'its upperI side, and the overlylng knuckle of the other leaf being formed. with a n inclinedplane 'tongue complementing `the track of the rise of the Second` leaf relatively to the first when the leave's are turned with respect to each other, and the return of said second leaf'by gravity, thei'nclined-plane track of the collar terminatingl short of the full opening `of the leaves, and. saidcollar having at saidtrack terminal a continuing level portionu n which the tongue of the ooacting knu e may-eometo rest; and mean ocking the intle I V moveinmt onuitsaxis. a 5'- 'A f-fhinge-'comprising complemen lezives having nlined knuekles; a pintle passing' nt said track terminal a eontinuing' level in;r freely through said knuckles; a eollar portion upon which the tongue of the eotietfast on the pintle :nhl lying above a knuckle ing knuekle may come to rest; nnd means of' one of the lea\'es,' said collar being. for releusably loeking the pintle against formed With an inelinecl-plane track on its l movement on its axis, eonsisting of a key 20 upper side; and the overlying knuckle of the removably seatecl in key ways in the head other leaf being formed with an inclinedl of the pintle and the mljaeent knuckle of plane tongue eomplelnenting the track ofl one of the leaves.

the cellar und operatable thereon to efi'ect In testimony whereof I have signed my -'the rise of the second leaf relatively to the name to this speeifieation in the presence of 25 first when the lem'es are turned with respect two suhscrilingwltnesses.

to each other, and the return of said second XVILLIM D. PAYNTER. leaf by lgravity, the inc'lined-plane track lof Witnesses: the colhu` terminating short of the full W'ILLIAM H. TIERNEY, v

opening' of the leaves, and said collar hav- A. F. BRADY.

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