Improvements in Hinges.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1891-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hinges.
I, KARL RADLER, of Hildesheim, in the Province of Hannover, in the Empire of
Germany, Brass and Bell Founder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My said invention relates to improvements in the construction of hinges chiefly
for hanging doors, gates and the like.
My improved hinge is made to be adjustable by means of a screw and I adopt
means to prevent the said adjusting screw from working loose or from changing
its position.
But
In a hinge having two hinge plates one above the other one of the plates for
example the lower plate being fixed to the door post or gate post and the other or
upper plate to the door or gate the sleeves of the hinges are connected by a stud.
loosely inserted in the upper plate sleeve and also in the lower plate sleeve.
whereas the upper plate may freely turn on the stud I use means to prevent rotation
in the lower sleeve, lest the adjusting screw which supports the foot of the stud
should be disturbed by such rotation. This prevention of rotation of the stud in
the lower plate sleeve I conveniently effect by forming the sleeve so as to leave an.
internal space throughout the depth of the sleeve. A pin head projecting from the
stud or a rag or rags hacked in the stud may serve to occupy and slide in this space
and thus prevent the stud from turning in the sleeve. The adjusting screw enters
the foot of the sleeve and raises or lowers the stud in the sleeve as desired.
other or door hinge plate being suspended upon the upper half of the stud, the door
or gate is consequently raised or lowered as desired by manipulating the said adjusting
screw. The same effect might be obtained by screwing the foot of the stud and using
a nut as the means of adjustment the nut acting directly on a ring connected to the
stud by means similar to those already described.
Dated this 6th day of June 1890.
The
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hinges.
I, KARL RADLER, of Hildesheim, in the Province of Hannover, in the Empire
of Germany, Brass and Bell Founder, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described.
and ascertained in and by the following statement and accompanying drawings:
My said invention relates to improvements in the construction of hinges chiefly for
hanging doors, gates and the like. My improved hinge is made to be adjustable
by means of a screw or nut and I adopt means to prevent the said adjusting screw
or nut from working loose or from changing its position.
The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings which.
illustrate the hinge as it appears when put together and also in detail.
Fig. 1 illustrates the complete hinge.
Fig. 2 shows the hinge pin the sleeves of the hinge plates appearing in section.
Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the hinge pin and sleeve.
Fig. 4 illustrates the lower portion of the hinge pin in side view, and also in plan,"
the latter view showing the sleeve applied.
Figs. 5, 6, and 7 show modifications of the invention.

page_text: In a hinge of the type shown in the drawings, having two hinge plates one
above the other, one of the plates (for example the lower plate) being fixed to
the door post or gate post and the other or upper plate to the door or gate, the
sleeves 3 of the hinges are connected by a stud or hinge pin dloosely inserted
in the upper plate sleeve f³ and also in the lowerplate sleeve. But whereas the
upper plate sleeve f³ may freely turn on the stud d I use means to prevent rotation
in the lower sleeve flest the adjusting screws which supports the foot of the
stud deshould be disturbed by such rotation. This prevention of rotation of the
stud-din the lower plate sleeve f I conveniently effect by forming the sleeve so as
to leave an internal space or corner throughout the depth of the sleeve the sleeve
being formed as clearly shown in the sectional plan views Figs.r3 and .4, with a flat
side
A pin head i projecting from the stud das shown in Fig. 3 or a rag or
rags, hacked in the.stud d as.shown in Fig. 4-may serve to occupy and slide in this
space or corner, and thus prevent the stud d from turning: in the sleeve. The
adjusting screw & enters the foot of the sleeve 2 and raises or lowers the stud d in
the sleeve as desired. The upper or door hinge, plate being suspended by its
sleeve upon the. upper half of the stud the door or gate is consequently raised or
lowered as desired, by manipulating the said adjusting screws.
The adjusting. effect hereinbefore described might also be obtained by the
modification shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7. In this instance the stud d' is fast to the
bracket. and is screwed at. the foot. Upon this screwed portion I screw a nut s
and upon the nut s¹ I place a separate loose ring which supports the foot of the
sleeve. The head of a transverse pin 22 or it might be any other suitable
excrescence projecting from the stud d¹, occupies a slot n (see Fig. 7) in the ring r.
This prevents the ring from turning with the sleeve (not shown in Figs. 5 and 6).
otherwise the ring, might also turn the nut by frictional contact. The ring and
consequently ther sleeve can be, raised and lowered by the nut the slot n allowing
longitudinal movement of the ring, although preventing rotation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what 'I
claim is:
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1. In adjustable hinges for hanging doors, gates and the like. and adjusted by
means of a screw pin as described providing means which will prevent rotating
frictional contact between the adjusting screw pin and the hinge pin or stud the said
means.consisting of the combination of a hinge sleeve f2 having a longitudinal slot
or recess and a pin i or projections entering the said slot or recess and thus
preventing the hinge pin from turning, while permitting longitudinal movement,
substantially as described and as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings.
2. In adjustable hinges of the indicated type the adjusting means consisting of
the screwed spin or stud d'; nut s' and loose ring r the said loose ring being prevented.
fronu revolving on the pin by means of the pin head or projection occupying a
corresponding slot or recess in the ringssubstantially as described and shown..
Dated this 28th day of February 1891.
DUTTON & FULTON;
1, 'St. James Square; Manchester, Agents!