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Hinge mechanism

US4096604A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 1976
Grant dateJun 27, 1978
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Expiry dateJul 28, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/18856
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hinge mechanism for hingeably connecting a lid to a housing comprising at least one pair of pivotably interconnected links coupled to the lid and the housing, respectively, and a connecting link provided with a pin slideable in a curved slot provided in a guide link pivotable simultaneously in a fixed relationship with the interconnected link coupled to the housing.

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