Patent ID: 6732409
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A hinge system suitable for continuous hinge applications, the hinge system comprising:a first elongated mounting base having a length, two longitudinally extending lateral sides for mounting a hinge member thereto, and an attachment portion between the lateral sides for attaching the first base to a first hinged object; a first hinge member configured to engage the two lateral sides of the first base, the first hinge member capable of being slidable along the length of the first base and lockable to the first base in a plurality of mounted positions; a second hinge member pivotally connected to the first hinge member; and at least one first locking member associated with the first hinge member for locking the first hinge member to the first base in one of the mounted positions, the first locking member engaging one of the lateral sides of the first base to lock the first hinge member to the first base, the first locking member movable from a locked position for locking the first hinge member to the first base to an unlocked position for releasing the first hinge member from the first mounting base, wherein the first hinge member is attachable and releaseable from the first mounting base without sliding the first hinge member along the length of the first base.