Lockable carrier hinge assembly
US6618900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05Y2900/132
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A carrier hinge assembly is used to suspend adjacent hinged panels from a track. The assembly has a carriage which travels along the track, and a hinge dependent from the carriage. The hinge is formed by a hinge pin having an upper portion threaded into a boss on the carriage, and hinge leaves which are pivotable about the hinge pin. The hinge leaves are fixed, in use, to opposing edge faces of the panels. The height of the panels may be adjusted by rotation of the hinge pin. A locking mechanism includes a retractable lock tongue located in an axial slot in a stop at the bottom of the hinge pin. The lock tongue is biased by spring to engage an axial slot in hinge leaf, to key the hinge pin to the hinge leaf and prevent relative rotation.
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