Patent ID: 6622343
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A hinge for articulating a door to a frame of an article of furniture to enable movement of the doors between an open position and a closed position with respect to the frame, said hinge comprising:a hinge boss to be mounted on the door; a base plate to be mounted on the frame by at least one fixing screw, said base plate having a web portion and a bridge; a hinge arm having a first end hinged to said hinge boss by a hinge pin and having a second end inserted between said bridge and said web portion of said base plate such that said bridge straddles said hinge arm, said second end having at least one projection extending from a surface thereof, and a disc rotatably mounted to said bridge, said disc having a spiral rib, and being arranged so that said spiral rib is located between said bridge and said second end of said hinge arm such that said spiral rib engages said at least one projection, said disc being operable to move said hinge arm relative to said base plate as said disc is rotated due to the engagement of said spiral rib and said at least one projection.