Patent ID: 8231187
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge mounting assembly for use in a cabinet having at least one door and at least two outer side walls and top and bottom panels, the cabinet having at least one pocket door slide system with the pocket door slide system having at least one slide connected to an inner surface of one of the outer side walls and with the hinge mounting assembly including at least a pair of hinges to which at least one door is connectable to be movable from an open position substantially within the cabinet and substantially parallel to the one outer side wall to a closed position having a full inset or partial overlay position relative to the one outer side wall and substantially perpendicular to the one outer side wall, the mounting assembly further comprising a hinge bracket for use in converting the pocket door slide system for use when the cabinet to which the pocket door slide system is to be connected further comprises at least two inner side walls parallel to and spaced inward from the outer side walls, and wherein the at least one door having an outer edge is movable from an open position substantially within the cabinet and with the door substantially parallel to one of the inner side walls to a closed position having a full overlay door position relative to the one outer side wall; the hinge bracket comprising a first planar portion spaced apart from and within a common plane of a second planar portion, the common plane of the first and second planar portions being spaced apart from and substantially parallel to a third planar portion within a separate plane, the first planar portion being connected to the third planar portion by a first offset portion and the second planar portion being connected to the third planar portion by a second offset portion, wherein the first offset portion is spaced apart from the second offset portion; wherein the third planar portion of the hinge bracket is adapted to be connected to the at least one slide with the at least one slide being connectable to an outer surface of the inner wall within the cabinet wherein a first hinge of the pair of hinges is connected to the first planar portion, a second hinge of the pair of hinges is connected to the second planar portion, and the first and second hinges are each connectable to the door.