Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1887
Complete Left, 23rd Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
HUGH MCKIBBIN of 15 Percy Street Belfast County of Antrim Ireland Mechanic
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
These improvements in hinges relate to hinges which have their axes or joints
horizontal or thereabouts such as are used for ventilating sashes skylights and other
covers for openings that require to be readily detached and replaced.
These improvements consist in making one part of the hinge in which the pivot or
pin turns in the form of an open groove or fork so that the pin or pivot part of the
hinge may be lifted out or when the pin or pivot part of the hinge is fixed that the
open grooved or forked part may be lifted off and so the parts of the hinge become
separated.
In the case of skylights or covers for flat or inclined openings a swinging catch or
hook is used to prevent the open grooved or forked part of the hinge from being lifted
off the fixed pivot except when the moving part of the hinge is in such a position that
the swinging catch or hook hangs free of the fixed pin of the hinge and so permits of
the lifting off the cover or skylight to which the forked part of the hinge and the
swinging catch or hook is attached.
The swinging catch or hook does not interfere with the reuniting of the parts of the
hinge.
By these arrangements a form of hinge is obtained that is particularly serviceable
where it is required to disconnect the hinged parts as in ventilating sashes skylights
and other covers for the purpose of cleaning or repairs.
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page_text: HUGH MCKIBBIN 15 Percy Street Belfast County of Antrim Ireland Mechanic
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
These improvements in hinges relate to hinges which have their axes or Joints
horizontal or thereabouts such as are used for ventilating sashes skylights and other
covers for openings that require to be readily detached and replaced.
These improvements are exemplified in the drawing herewith the same letters and
figures of reference being employed to indicate like parts Figs. 1 and 2 shew two
ways of attaching the binge Fig 3 is a front view of the two parts separated Fig. 4
is a front view of the hinge together Fig. 5 is an example of the open hinge with
swinging catch.
These improvements consist in making one part of the hinge in which the pivot or
pin (a) turns in the form of an open groove or fork (6) so that the pin or pivot part (a)
may be lifted out or when the pin or pivot part (a) of the hinge is fixed as in fig. 2
that the open groove or forked part (4) may be lifted off and so the parts of the hinge
become separated.
In the case of skylights or covers for flat or inclined openings as shewn in fig. 5 a
swinging catch or hook (c) is used to prevent the open groove or forked part (b) of
the hinge from being lifted off the fixed pivot (a) except when the moving part of the
hinge is in such a position that the swinging catch or hook (c) hangs free of the fixed
pin (a) of the hinge as shewn in dotted lines fig. 5 and so permits of the lifting off the
cover or skylights to which the forked part (6) of the hinge and the swinging catch
or hook (c) is attached.
The swinging catch or hook (c) does not interfere with the reuniting of the parts
of the hinge.
By these arrangements a form of bingo is obtained that is particularly serviceable
where it is required to disconnect the hinged parts as in ventilating sashes skylights
and other covers for the purpose of cleaning or repairs.
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
The peculiar forms described of separable hinges for the purposes mentioned.