Patent ID: 6014806
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an impression with internal teeth in a flat wall of a hinge member of an adjustable hinge mount, comprising the steps of:providing a hinge member of an adjustable hinge mount;stamping said hinge member, thereby forming said hinge member into an intermediate member having a major portion with a first planar bottom surface and a parallel first planar upper surface, a recessed portion with a second planar bottom surface and a parallel second planar upper surface that is generally parallel to and offset from the first planar upper surface, and a continuous peripheral wall interconnecting the first planar upper surface with the second planar upper surface; and thensimultaneously stamping and cold pressing said intermediate member, thereby forming a plurality of teeth in said continuous peripheral wall, and a bridge portion that interconnects said major portion with said recessed portion, wherein the bridge portion includes:(i) a concave outer wall interconnecting said first planar bottom surface with said second planar bottom surface, wherein the concave outer wall faces in a first direction; and(ii) a concave inner wall interconnecting said second planar upper surface with said continuous peripheral wall, wherein a portion of the concave inner wall is located between said teeth and said second planar upper surface, and wherein the concave inner wall faces in a second direction that is substantially opposite to said first direction.