Patent · US Expired

Detent hinge

US5412842A · kind A · utility

63Cited by
14References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1993
Grant dateMay 9, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 26, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05Y2900/20
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A detent hinge supports a vertically or horizontally swinging door to the frame. The detent hinge releasably retains the door in a predetermined position relative to the frame when the door is rotated to open or to close.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.