Patent ID: 8522480
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge for a transom window, comprising: an upper hinge member securable to a vent glass of the transom window; a lower hinge member securable to a fixed glass of the transom window; a hinge cover secured between the upper hinge member and the lower hinge member; and a spring element acting between the upper hinge member and the lower hinge member, wherein the upper hinge member includes a first pivot member cooperable with a corresponding second pivot member of the lower hinge member, and wherein each of the upper hinge member and the lower hinge member includes a stop surface that limits a pivot range of the upper hinge member relative to the lower hinge member, wherein the upper hinge member further includes a first spring seat on a side of the upper hinge member opposite from the pivot member, and one of the hinge cover and the lower hinge member includes a second spring seat, the spring element being secured between the first spring seat and the second spring seat, wherein the lower hinge member comprises a cover seat shaped substantially corresponding to an outside perimeter of the hinge cover, wherein the hinge cover is positioned in the cover seat, and wherein the upper hinge member is pivotable relative to the lower hinge member between a closed position and an open position, and wherein in the closed position, the spring element is positioned to bias the upper hinge member toward the closed position, and in the open position, the spring member is displaced over center to bias the upper hinge member toward the open position.