Patent ID: 6336249
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An elongated plastic hinge having an open spine and adapted to being mounted to and pivotally connecting two generally flat hinged members, said hinge comprising:two elongated hinge leaves, each said hinge leaf having a body portion, each said body portion having an attachment surface for attachment to a respective said hinged member, each said hinge leaf having at least two axially aligned and spaced apart lug portions, each said lug portion being integral with said respective body portion; each said lug portion of each said hinge leaf cooperably intermeshing with a. respective said lug portion of the other hinge leaf thereby establishing at least two pivot connections, said pivot connections being spaced apart by a distance such that the ratio of the combined length of said pivot connections to the overall length of said elongated plastic hinge is less than about 0.8:1, and a plurality of generally equally sized bead protrusions on said attachment surfaces of each said hinge leaf adapted to space said attachment surfaces a predetermined distance from said hinged members.