Patent ID: 9546511
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: E05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A hinge for a multi-panel door, the hinge comprising: a first bracket having a planar central portion with a pair of upstanding spaced-apart flanges; a second bracket, the second bracket having a planar central portion with a pair of upstanding spaced-apart flanges, wherein the first bracket is pivotally coupled to the second bracket with a hinge pin extending through each of the upstanding flanges of the first bracket and of the second bracket; and a carrier link carrying a roller adapted to engage in a door track and a spring operably coupled to the carrier link and arranged to bias the carrier link relative to the first bracket or the second bracket, wherein the first bracket is adapted to be operably attached to a first panel of the multi-panel door, the second bracket is adapted to be operably attached to a second panel of the multi-panel door, and the carrier link is pivotally attached to one of the first bracket or the second bracket, the carrier link selectively positionable in a plurality of pre-defined positions, such that at each of the pre-defined positions, the roller is disposed at a different position relative to the first bracket and the second bracket, wherein the upstanding flanges of the first bracket or the second bracket define a plurality of notch pairs, each notch pair corresponding to a separate one of the pre-defined positions of the carrier link, and wherein ends of the spring are receivable in each of said notch pairs to position the carrier link.