Patent ID: 6041478
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A low-profile hinge for a sectional door, said low-profile hinge providing for a significant reduction in the width of the gap between door sections comprising:a first hinge leaf fabricated from a mild steel and having a first end and a second end, said first end of said first hinge leaf having a first diametrally reduced pin tube formed therein;a second hinge leaf fabricated from said mild steel and having a first end and a second end, said first end of said second hinge leaf having a second diametrally reduced pin tube formed therein;a diametrally reduced pin tube formed by aligning said first diametrally reduced pin tube with said second diametrally reduced pin tube, said diametrally reduced pin tube having a first end and a second end; anda spring steel hinge pin, said spring steel hinge pin having a diametrally reduced diameter not greater than one-eighth inch (0.318 cm), said spring steel hinge pin having a length that is incrementally shorter than said diametrally reduced pin tube and being telescopically received in said diametrally reduced pin tube.