Patent ID: 7743434
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: A47K,E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A hinge assembly for a plumbing fixture, comprising: a first hinge body having a radial portion and an offset portion, the radial portion extending along a line intersecting a pivot axis and having a connection for pivotally connecting the hinge assembly along the pivot axis to a fixed part of the plumbing fixture, the offset portion intersecting the radial portion at one side of the pivot axis and extending back toward an opposite side of the pivot axis to a free end so as to follow an eccentric path as the first hinge body is pivoted about the pivot axis; a second hinge body connectable at one end to a movable part of the plumbing fixture; and a connector joining the free end of the offset portion of the first hinge body to the second hinge body such that the first and second hinge bodies are joined in lengthwise contact, wherein the second hinge body defines a pocket receiving the free end of the offset portion of the first hinge body, and wherein the free end of the offset portion of the first hinge body has a notched shoulder that interlocks with a projection of the second hinge body.