Patent ID: 6684457
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A reversible hinge for mounting a removable door on an enclosure, the enclosure having either a left door post or a right door post, the reversible hinge comprising:a) a hinge pin assembly comprising a door post mounting flange for mounting to either door post, a hinge pin retainer, and a hinge pin, the hinge pin having a first free end and a second free end, the first free end being oriented in an upward direction when the door post mounting flange is mounted to the left door post, the second free end being oriented in the upward direction when the door post mounting flange is mounted to the right door post; and b) a hinge receptacle assembly comprising a door mounting flange and a cylindrical hinge receptacle; wherein the cylindrical hinge receptacle is disposed about the free end of the hinge pin oriented in the upward direction when mounting the removable door on the enclosure such that the hinge receptacle assembly is transitionally fixed relative to the hinge pin assembly, but freely rotatable about a common axis of the hinge pin and the cylindrical hinge receptacle to effect opening and closing of the removable door.