Patent ID: 6442799
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: E04H,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A hinge mountable between two relatively movable articles and comprising a base member mountable to one of the articles, a first movable member mountable to the other article, and an intermediate member rotatable about a first axis fixed to the base and relative to which the first member is rotatable about a second axis fixed relative to the intermediate member, a spring coupled between the intermediate member and to one of the base and the first members to impose a selected bias effect upon relative rotation of the members between which it is coupled, and a rotation stop engagable between the intermediate member and the other of the base and first members, and in which a first portion of motion between the base and first members occurs without effect of the spring and a remainder portion of motion between the base and first members occurs with effect of the spring.