Patent ID: 9556660
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Claim:
1. A damped hinge assembly comprising a hinge unit; a damping unit; and means for connecting together the hinge and damping units for transportation and handling, wherein the connecting means permits the hinge and damping units to rotate relative to one another between a transit state which allows access for securement of the hinge unit to a door or other element and a working position in which the damping unit is operative to provide resistance to movement of said door or other element, wherein the connecting means comprises elongate holes in one of the hinge and damping units and a pair of pins on another one of the hinge and damping units respectively engaging with the holes, wherein the hinge unit comprises a hinge cup with a flange, and wherein one of the pair of pins and the holes of the connecting means are provided in the hinge cup.