Patent ID: 9500014
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hinge assembly comprising: a frame mount including a pair of spaced apart frame brackets, each frame bracket formed to include a hole and an arcuate passage therethrough, the arcuate passage spaced apart from the hole; a link including a bearing end and a spaced apart distal end, the bearing end including a first bore and a spaced apart second bore; a first shaft configured to extend through the holes of the frame brackets along a first axis; a second shaft configured to extend through the arcuate passages of the frame brackets along a second axis and to move along the arcuate passages about the first axis; a first spherical bearing positioned in the first bore of the bearing end of the link and aligned along the first axis to receive the first shaft therethrough; a second spherical bearing positioned in the second bore of the bearing end of the link and aligned along the second axis to receive the second shaft therethrough; wherein the first and second spherical bearings are configured to allow the link to rotate relative to the frame mount about the first axis and at least a third axis extending through the first and second axes.