Patent ID: 9668903
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61F,F16C

Claim:
1. A hinge for an orthopedic device, comprising: a first hinge arm defining a hole at a gear end thereof; a second hinge arm defining a hole at a gear end thereof; first and second cover plates for hingedly joining the first and second hinge arms; wherein the first cover plate defines first and second bearings extending from a first surface thereof and the second cover plate defines first and second recesses extending into the second cover plate from a first surface of the second cover plate for receiving a first portion of the first and second bearings, a second portion of the first and second bearings extending between the first surface of the first cover plate and the first surface of the second cover plate to maintain a predetermined distance therebetween, the first and second bearings passing through the holes of the first and second hinge arms, respectively, to enable rotation of the second hinge arm within the predetermined distance and about the second bearing relative to the first hinge arm.