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Hatch with releasable hinge assembly

US4846089A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 1987
Grant dateJul 11, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63B19/14
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hatch for a boat or other vehicle having a cover (10) that is pivotally connected to a frame (12) by a pair of releasable hing assemblies (32) that allow separation of the cover from the frame when the cover is forcibly opened against an object on an adjacent surface (14). A pair of pivotal handles (60) are restrained against movement into a downward angular position that would interfere with the proper closure of the cover.

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