Patent ID: 6442798
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
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 door 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; and an eccentric mounted on said second end of said hinge arm and having a cam surface abutting a corresponding surface of said base plate, said eccentric being operable to move said hinge arm relative to said base plate as said eccentric is rotated.