Patent ID: 7278183
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: E05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pivot hinge assembly for use in mounting a cabinet to a frame, the pivot hinge comprising: a first hinge pin bushing adapted to mount to a wall of a cabinet, the first hinge pin bushing having a hole formed through it; a second hinge pin bushing adapted to mount to a wall of a frame, the second hinge pin bushing having a hole formed through it; the first and second hinge pin bushings having substantially complementary mating surfaces for providing a bearing interface; a pin removably disposable within the holes formed in the first and second hinge pin bushings, the pin having a head that is located on the opposite side of the second hinge pin bushing from the mating surface and a terminal end located on the opposite side of the first hinge pin bushing from the mating surface when the pin is disposed in the first and second hinge pin bushings, the pin having threads formed on a portion of it which are threadingly engageable with threads formed in the hole of the second hinge pin bushing; a locking device removably attached to the pin near its terminal end; wherein the mating surfaces include a recessed seat on the first hinge pin bushing and a projecting nub on the second hinge pin bushing that is shaped to seat in the recessed seat, the hole in the first hinge pin bushing being axially aligned with the recessed seat and extending from a bottom of the recessed seat to an opposite end of the first hinge pin bushing, the hole in the second hinge pin bushing being axially aligned with the projecting nub and extending from a top end of the projecting nub to an opposite end of the second hinge pin bushing; and wherein the first hinge pin bushing includes a flange which substantially surrounds the recessed seat, the flange including a plurality of mounting holes for mounting the first hinge pin bushing to a structure; and wherein the second hinge pin bushing includes a flange which substantially surrounds the projecting nub, the nub projecting out from one side of the flange, the flange including a plurality of mounting holes for mounting the second hinge pin bushing to a structure.