Patent ID: 8505169

Claim:
A hinge comprising: a first hinge leaf; a second hinge leaf interleaved with the first hinge leaf; a housing defined within a posterior side of at least one of the first hinge leaf and the second hinge leaf and configured to receive a conduit adapted to receive and pass through a medium of power transfer from the first hinge leaf to the second hinge leaf on an anterior side of the first hinge leaf and second hinge leaf; an aperture defined on the anterior side of at least one of the first hinge leaf and the second hinge leaf through which to access the housing; a flexible conduit assembly connected between the first hinge leaf and the second hinge leaf, one end of the flexible conduit assembly being slidably disposed within the housing, wherein an open motion to the hinge extends the flexible conduit assembly from the housing, and wherein a close motion to the hinge retracts the flexible conduit assembly into the housing; an end cap disposed upon said one end of the flexible conduit assembly to prevent overextension; and a seating spring disposed around said one end of the conduit between said end cap and one of the first hinge leaf and the second leaf, to provide a tension and retract the conduit to a nested position and to provide structural security and safety by preventing the overextension, and potential crush of the flexible conduit if left overextended when a doors closes.