US983362A - Hinge. - Google Patents

Description

a. w. 'HALLEY.

' HINGE.

APPLICATION mum JUNE 1,1910.

Patented Feb. 7, 1911 GEORGE W. HALLEY, OF NEVADA, IOWA.

HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

Application filed June 7, 1910. Serial No. 565,440.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HALLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nevada, in the county of Story, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges; and I. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hinges, and has for one of its objects to produce a simply constructed hinge, which may be inexpensively manufactured and which possesses great strength and durability combined with lightness and adaptable to various purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hinge which may be constructed wholly by machinery and requires no finishing or machine-work to complete it ready for the market.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

The improved hinge may be applied for various purposes, but is designed more particularly for attaching two boxes together, and for the purpose of illustration is shown thus applied, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure l is a rear elevation of a pair of boxes united by the improved hinge. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the boxes with the improved hinges applied and with one of the boxes disposed at an angle to the other box to permit access to both of the boxes. Fig. 3 is a side view of one of the hinges, detached, illustrating a modification in the construction. Fig. f is an edge view of the hinge shown in Fig. 8. Figs. 5 and 6 are views similar to Figs. 3 and 4c, illustrating other modifications in the construction. Fig. 7 is a section, enlarged, on the line 77 of Fig. 5.

The improved hinge comprises two leaves swingingly connected, each leaf being formed from a single piece of wire bent into the required shape. One of the leaves of the improved hinge is formed of a single piece of wire coiled at one end into a helix 10 and with the sides 11-12 formed into terminal screw-receiving eyes 1314:.

The other leaf of the improved hinge is likewise formed from a single piece of wire and extends through the helix 10 and with spaced sides l718 and with screw-receiving eyes l9-2O at the terminals of the sides. The side 17 is likewise provided with an eye intermediate its ends, as shown at 21.

In the modified structure shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 intermediate eyes 15-1G are bent into sides 11-12 and in the modified structures shown in Figs. 5 and 6 intermediate eyes 21-22 are formed in the sides 1718.

In the modified structure shown in Figs. 3 and ithe sides 1718 are entwisted as shown at 28 and with the intermediate eyes 21-22 superimposed, so that a single screw may be employed through the superimposed eyes.

In the modified structures shown in Figs. 2, 5, 6 and 7 one of the intermediate coils of the helix is extended into a lateral loop, as shown at 24., and stands at an angle to the longitudinal plane of the leaf which co11- tains the helix, the object to be hereinafter explained.

It will be noted that all of the eyes of each leaf are disposed in longitudinal alinement therewith, so that the eyes will lie closely upon the structure upon which the hinge is fastened, and be thus effectually retained in position by the screws or other fastening devices.

One leaf of the improved hinge is connected to the lower box 25 by screws or other fastening devices 26, while the other leaf of the improved hinge is connected to the upper box 27 by screws or other fastening devices 28. \Vhen thus arranged the stop loop 2 extends at a. slight inclination downwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when the upper box is opened into the position shown by dotted lines the loops form elfectual stops to maintain the box in position and render its contents readily accessible.

The improved hinge is designed more particularly for attachment to two boxes in which goods are displayed for sale, and when the boxes are arranged as shown the contents of each box is displayed and is readily and independently accessible, while at the same time the upper box may be folded upon the lower box to fully protect the contents of both when required for shipfor the heaviest or the lightest boxes or other structures, and may be employed wherever a hinge is required.

What is claimed is 1. In a hinge, a leaf formed from a section of Wire coiled at one end intov a helix andwith spaced sides having screw-receiving eyes at the terminals and at intermediate points thereof, and another leaf formed from a section of wire extending through the helix of the first mentioned leaf with its sides bent into screw-receiving eyes at the terminals and at intermediate points, the axes of all of said eyes being arranged at right angles to the axial line of the helix and the intermediate eyes superimposed to receive a single screw.

2. In a hinge, a leaf formed from a section of wire coiled at one end into a plurality of helixes and with spaced sides having screw-receiving eyes at the terminals and at intermediate points thereof, and

another leaf formed from a section of wire extending through the helixes of the first mentioned leaf with its sides bent into screw-receiving eyes at the terminals and at intermediate points and the side members entwisted between the terminal eyes and the intermediate eyes.

3. In a hinge, a leaf formed from a section of wire coiled at one end into a plurality of helixes and with spaced sides having screw receiving eyes at the terminals and at intermediate points thereof, and another leaf formed from a section of wire extending through the helixes of the first mentioned leaf with its sides bent into screw-receiving eyes at the terminals and at intermediate points, the intermediate eyes being superimposed and the sides entwisted between the superimposed intermediate eyes and the terminal eyes.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE IV. I-IALLEY.

\Vitnesses H. W. Bownes,

T. E. WILLIAMS.

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