Patent ID: 6378172
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: E05D,E05Y,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A hinge for joining two panels of a door, said hinge comprising:a first piece adapted to receive a first panel, said first piece having a socket defined between two spaced stopping surfaces, a second piece adapted to receive a second panel, said second piece having a socket defined between two spaced stopping surfaces, and a middle piece having a pair of cylindrical sections at outer ends of arms extending outwardly from a central section of said middle piece, one of said cylindrical sections being received within said socket of said first piece and the other of said cylindrical sections being received within said socket of said second piece wherein interengagement of said stopping surfaces of said first and second pieces of said hinge with said middle piece of said hinge prevents said door panels from folding in one direction while enabling said door panels to fold together in the other direction.