Patent ID: 7694388

Claim:
A horizontally adjustable hinge for use with a door and frame, the adjustable hinge comprising: (a) a first leaf rotatably connected to a second leaf; (b) the first leaf adapted and configured to be connected to a door and the second leaf adapted and configured to be connected to a frame; (c) one of the leaves having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface abutting one of the door and frame; (d) an adjustment screw capturing member operatively connected to the bottom surface, the capturing member having an opening for receiving a head of an adjustment screw, the screw having its head having a width larger than a width of its shank, the capturing member configured to allow the adjustment screw to slide a longitudinal length of the leaf into position; (e) the capturing member having opposing sides, the sides, at one location, spaced at a distance less than the width of the head of the screw and at another location greater than the width of the head of the screw, wherein the head of the screw is captured between the bottom surface and the sides and is still rotatable while captured, the bottom surface limiting movement of the adjustment screw toward the bottom surface and the sides limiting movement of the adjustment screw away from the bottom member, rotation of the adjustment screw, while captured, horizontally adjusts the hinge; and (f) the one of the leaves having an access opening for allowing a tool to have access from the top surface to turn the adjustment screw.