Patent ID: 6715182
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: E05F,E05Y,E06B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A self-closing safety gate hinge for a safety gate, the safety gate having a gate body with two sides and a respective gate post with a top and a bottom corresponding to each side of the gate body, the self-closing safety gate hinge comprising:a bracket with a side adapted to face the gate body and being adapted to be attached to a top of one of the gate posts; a bottom seat mounted on the side of the bracket and having an inclined top surface, the inclined top surface having a center, and a vertical through hole defined in the bottom seat through the center of the inclined top surface; a top seat pivotally attached to the bottom seat with a hinge pin and being adapted to be mounted on a top of the gate body, the top seat having an inclined bottom surface partially corresponding to the inclined top surface of the bottom seat, the inclined bottom surface having a center, and a vertical stepped though hole defined in the top seat through the center of the inclined bottom surface, wherein shoulders are formed in the vertical stepped through hole; and a spring mounted around the hinge pin in the vertical stepped through hole, the spring having a bottom end against one of the shoulders and a top end abutting against the hinge pin.