Patent ID: 8966713
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adjustable self-closing fence hinge system, the hinge system comprising: a base plate attachable to a fence post, the base plate comprising a first wall mountable to the fence post and a pair of vertically spaced apart and aligned first hinge mounts extending outwardly from the first wall; a swing arm attachable to a fence gate, the swing arm comprising a second wall mountable to the gate; a hinge mounted to the base plate and the swing arm for hingedly connecting the base plate and the swing arm, the hinge comprising: a spring adjustment system, the spring adjustment system comprising: wherein tension of the spring is fixed when the pin head is seated in the bore of the pin retainer with the projections of the head of the pin received in the recesses of the bore, and wherein tension of the spring is adjustable by removing the fastener from the opposite end of the pin and withdrawing the projections of the head from engagement with the recesses of the bore of the first pin retainer, then rotating the head of the pin to wind or unwind the spring to adjust the tension of the spring, and then by installing the fastener onto the opposite end of the pin and positioning the projections of the head into engagement with the recesses of the bore of the first pin retainer, thereby fixing the tension of the spring at the adjusted tension.