Hinge-integrated adjustable door stop.

(54) Title: ADJUSTABLE DOOR STOP INTEGRATED IN HINGE. (54) Title: HINGE-INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE DOOR STOP.

(57) Summary

A hinge has an integrated hinge stop; the hinge includes a first hinge wing having a substantially flat portion with a pivot edge and a top edge; the first hinge wing includes a first joint that extends from the pivot edge of the substantially flat portion near the top edge; the first joint of the first wing includes an internal fluted surface; the hinge also includes a second hinge wing having a substantially flat portion having a pivot edge; a first joint extends from the pivot edge of the substantially flat portion of the second hinge wing, where the first wing has an inner surface and a first joint stop member on the inner surface; a hinge pin has a shaft having a shaft diameter and an upper spline portion having nails extending beyond the shaft diameter and a hinge pin stop member located on the shaft below the upper spline portion.

(57) Abstract

A hinge has a hinge-integrated stop. The hinge ineludes a first hinge leaf having a substantially-planar portion with a pivot edge and a top edge. The first hinge leaf ineludes a first knuckle extending from the pivot edge of the substantiallyplanar portion near the top edge. The first knuckle of the first leaf ineludes an inner splined surface. The hinge also ineludes a second hinge leaf having a substantially-planar portion having a pivot edge. A first knuckle extends from the pivot edge of the substantially-planar portion of the second hinge leaf, where the first knuckle has an inner surface and a first knuckle stop element on the inner surface. A hinge pin has a shaft having a shaft diameter and an upper splined portion having fingers extending beyond the shaft diameter and a hinge pin stop element located on the shaft below the upper splined portion.

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PATENT TITLE No. 359488

Owner (s): HINGEWORX, LLC

Address: 12079 Nicklaus Road, Sandy, Utah, 84092, USA

Name: INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE DOOR STOP WITH HINGE.

Classification: CIP: E05D11 / 06; E05D ^ lp; E05D5 / 14

CPC: E05D11 / e6; 'Effl | D | / lV ^ 0 | D ^ Í4

Inventors): BRENT 4ξΝΙ ^ Ε · Κ '

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MX / a / 2012/006322

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Validity: Vejhte years Expiration Date; December 2, 2030 Publication Date: September 7, 2018. The reference patent is granted based on te »ai

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to door stop mechanisms, and more particularly to hinged integrated adjustable door stops.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A variety of mechanisms are currently used to act as door stops to stop movement of a door in a desired location, with a variety of problems. Some door stops mount to an adjacent wall and are designed to impact a portion of the door or door handle to stop door movement.

Such door stops have various problems. They are limited and generally only able to stop the door in one simple location. In addition, they have an additional component to the door system, increasing costs and possible failures. When the door is not attached to such door stops, they protrude from the wall, where they can meet on the road (such as for vacuuming or other cleaning) and are visually unattractive. Finally, these systems may produce holes and / or dents in the door and / or wall.

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Alternatively, the door stops s'i'íttí'l'áhse connect to the doors and stop the doors by a püFüTSrT of the door stop hitting a wall structure, commonly the plinth or other structure on the wall. Such systems have many of the same problems as wall mounted stops. If the wall is insufficiently reinforced at the knock location or the door stop is misplaced, the result may be a hole or holes in the wall. These systems also spoil the appearance of the door and provide only minimal or no location adjustment to stop the door. Having a separate component also adds cost to a door system.

Other door stops are floor mounted. While these stops provide better location adjustability to stop the door, these stops also have significant problems. Such door stops are commonly located outside the wall and therefore are a significant tripping hazard. Also, the stops may require some integration with the existing flooring, and once in place they are not easy to change the location to stop the door, as may be necessary to repair the flooring in the original location. These door stops also add cost to a door system.

Still other stops are hinge mounted. A cap of

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shown in US Patent No. 3,913,717. v uses a pair of arms mounted on top of the hinge pin to impact the door and cover around the door. While such systems are easier to adjust than other systems, they still have significant problems. Such systems are unattractive to the eye, and commonly produce holes in many doors, such as hollow core doors. Other door stop systems have similar problems to those discussed above.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The implementation of the invention provides a hinge, such as a door hinge, that has an integrated hinge stop. The hinge includes a first hinge sheet with a substantially flat portion and a flap and a second hinge sheet with a substantially flat portion and a flap. The hinge also includes a hinge pin and a door stop element. When the hinge is assembled with the hinge pin passing through the hinges of the first hinge leaf and the second hinge leaf, the door stop element hides inside the hinges.

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provides a hinge, such as a door higag-ra, that has an integrated hinge stop. The hinge includes a first hinge sheet that has a substantially flat portion with a pivot edge and a top edge. The first hinge sheet includes at least a first hinge extending from the pivot edge of the substantially flat portion of the first hinge sheet near the top edge. The first hinge of the first sheet includes an inner ribbed surface.

The hinge also includes a second hinge sheet that has a substantially flat portion that has a pivot edge. The second hinge sheet also includes a first hinge extended from the pivot edge of the substantially flat portion of the second hinge sheet, where the first hinge has an inner surface and a first hinge stop member on the inner surface.

A hinge pin completes the hinge. The hinge pin has a shaft having a shaft diameter and an upper grooved portion having fingers extended beyond the shaft diameter and a hinge bolt stop member located in the shaft below the upper grooved portion.

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One way the hinge is enáeSttí5l «stop position is chosen is by connecting lT'plIntuí liuju. H »hinge to one of a door and a door frame, connecting the second hinge leaf to the other of the door and to the door frame 5 in a position corresponding to a location of the first hinge leaf, and positioning the door proximal to the door frame so that the first hinge of the first hinge leaf is substantially aligned on the first hinge of the second hinge leaf. The hinge pin is inserted through the first hinge of the first hinge sheet and the second hinge of the second hinge sheet until the upper grooved portion of the hinge pin is located just above the inner grooved surface of the first hinge of the first hinge leaf. After that, the hinge pin is rotated relative to the first hinge leaf to a position that defines a stop position for the door and is then fully inserted, whereby the upper grooved portion of the hinge pin engages with the inner ribbed surface of the first hinge of the first hinge leaf. This engagement prevents rotation of the hinge pin relative to the first hinge sheet.

The integrated hinge stop serves to stop the door in a desired position. When the door opens or

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The objects and features of the present invention will become fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, taken in conjunction with the appended figures. With the understanding that these figures represent only typical embodiments of the invention and, therefore, are not considered a limitation of their scope, the invention will be described and explained with specificity and additional detail through the attached figures in which:

Figure 1 shows a view of one embodiment of a hinge with a hinge pin removed for illustration purposes.

Figure 2 shows a top and a side view of a first hinge leaf of the embodiment of the

Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a top and a side view of a second hinge sheet of the embodiment of the

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Figure 1.

Figure 4 shows a side view and a cross-sectional view of the hinge pin of the embodiment of Figure 1.

Figure 5 shows an alternate embodiment view of a hinge with a hinge pin removed for illustration purposes.

Figure 6 shows a top view and a partial side view of a first hinge sheet of the embodiment of Figure 5.

Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view and a side view of a second hinge sheet of the embodiment of Figure 6.

Figure 8 shows a side view of a hinge pin similar to the hinge pin of the embodiment of

Figure 5.

Figure 9 shows top, side and bottom views of a first hinge sheet having internal ribbed surfaces on multiple hinges.

Figure 10 shows an embodiment of a hinge with a hinge pin removed for illustration purposes.

Figure 11 shows an alternate embodiment of a second hinge sheet.

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Figure 12 shows a hinge; and

Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 15, Figure 16, Figure 17, Figure 18, Figure 19, Figure 20, Figure 21, Figure 22, and Figure 23 show various perspective views of other modality of a hinge.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

A description of the embodiments of the present invention will now be provided with reference to the

Figures. It is expected that the present invention may take many other forms and aspects, therefore, the following description is intended to be illustrative and not limiting, and the scope of the invention should be determined by reference to the appended claims.

The embodiments of the invention provide a hinge, such as a door hinge, having an integrated hinge stop. The hinge includes a first hinge sheet with a substantially flat portion and a hinge and a second hinge sheet having a substantially flat portion and a hinge. The hinge also includes a hinge pin and a door stop element.

When the hinge is assembled with the hinge pin passing through the hinge of the first hinge sheet and the second hinge sheet, the element hides within the hinge.

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Other embodiments of the invention provide a hinge, such as a door hinge, that has an integrated hinge stop. The hinge includes a first hinge sheet that has a substantially flat portion with a pivot edge and a top edge. The first hinge sheet includes at least a first hinge extending from the pivot edge of the substantially flat portion of the first hinge sheet near the top edge. The first hinge of the first sheet includes an inner ribbed surface.

The hinge also includes a second hinge sheet that has a substantially flat portion that has a pivot edge. The second hinge sheet also includes a first hinge extended from the pivot edge of the substantially flat portion of the second hinge sheet, where the first hinge has an inner surface and a first hinge stop member on the inner surface.

A hinge pin completes the hinge. The hinge pin has a shaft having a shaft diameter and an upper grooved portion having fingers extended beyond the shaft diameter and a bolt stop member below the grooved hinge portion located in the upper shaft.

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One way by which the hinge is assembled to the chosen stop position by connecting the first hinge leaf of one door and a door frame, connecting the second hinge leaf to the other of the door and the door frame in a position corresponding to a location of the first hinge leaf, and positioning the door proximate to the door frame so that the first hinge of the first hinge leaf is substantially aligned on the first hinge of the second hinge leaf. The hinge pin is inserted through the first hinge of the first hinge sheet and the second hinge of the second hinge sheet until the upper grooved portion of the hinge pin is located just above the inner grooved surface of the first hinge of the first hinge leaf. The hinge pin is then rotated relative to the first hinge leaf to a position that defines a stop position for the door and is then fully inserted, whereby the upper grooved portion of the hinge pin engages the inner grooved surface of the first hinge of the first hinge leaf. This engagement prevents rotation of the hinge pin relative to the first hinge sheet.

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Integrated hinge stop serves for 'SféfT &amp; tter⁴ door in a desired position. When the puff^s'H.H^to^ In ~ o the opposite rotates about the hinge axis, the first hinge stop element engages the hinge pin stop element, stopping the rotational movement of the second hinge leaf relative to the hinge pin and the first hinge leaf, stopping the movement of the door in the desired position.

In the description, the hinge modalities are described in relation to a door hinge to provide a hinged movement about a substantially vertical axis to a door. As such, the references in the description and in the claims for vertical should be understood to refer to refer to a direction substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the hinge, since door hinges are commonly used with rotational axes that are substantially vertical. . Thus, vertical as used herein, when referring to hinges where the axis of rotation is horizontal or any other orientation, is to be understood as being almost parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hinge pin.

Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of a hinge. The hinge includes a first hinge sheet 10 yi jfo

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twenty. Pivot edge 2 0 is the edge of substantially flat portion 14 adjacent to or closer to the axis of rotation of first hinge sheet 10 relative to second hinge sheet 12. A first hinge 22 extends from the edge of pivot 20 near the top edge of the substantially flat portion 14.

In this embodiment, the first hinge 22 is formed from an extension of the material (Commonly metal) forming the substantially flat portion 14, where the extension has bent into a curved shape to form an almost cylindrical shape. A second hinge 24 extends from the pivot edge 20 near the bottom edge 18 of the substantially flat portion 14. The second hinge 24 is also nearly cylindrical in shape. A third hinge extends from the pivot edge 20, near the center of the pivot edge 20, and also bends or forms in an almost cylindrical shape. Figure 2 shows more detailed top and side views of the first hinge sheet of Figure 1.

As illustrated in Figure 2, the first hinge includes an inner ribbed surface 28. The

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-,. . INSTITUTO MEXICANO interior grooved surface 28 an upper portion of the first hinge 22 is provided. T, the inner grooved snnerfinís 28 may be formed before the first hinge 22 is wound into its quasi-cylindrical final shape, as shown in the side view of Figure 2. When the first hinge 22 is wound, the inner grooved surface 28 forms a grooved opening 30, as shown in the top view of Figure 3.

The hinge embodiment shown in Figure 1 also includes the second hinge sheet 12. The second hinge sheet 12 includes a substantially flat portion having a pivot edge 34 which is the edge adjacent to or closer to the axis of rotation of the second hinge sheet 12 relative to the first hinge sheet 10.

A first hinge 36 and a second hinge 38 extend from the pivot edge 34 of the substantially flat portion 32. The first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38 each have an inner surface when they are wound into their quasi-cylindrical shapes shown in the

Figure 1.

At least one of the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38 includes a hinge stop element. In the hinge of Figure 1, the hinge stop element is a tongue 40 extended inward (toward the center of the

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INDUSTRIAL quasi-cylindrical space defined by the first ^) and / or the second hinge 38) from the inner surface of the first hinge 36 and / or the second hinge 38. The modality of Figure 1 includes a tongue 40 both in the first hinge 3 6 and the second hinge 38, which is shown in a line shape in Figure 1, although shown in more detail in the side and top views of the second hinge sheet 12 in Figure 3.

The second hinge sheet 12 is shown with the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 3 8 in a coiled form in the top view of Figure 3, and with the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38 before being wound in the side view from Figure 3. Although the views in Figure 3 show the tabs 40 located almost centrally in the pieces of material to be wound or formed in the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38, it should be understood that the tabs 40 can be located in essentially any vertical location or rotation within the inner surface of the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38 that provides the functionality described herein.

Figure 1 also shows the third hinge component, primarily a hinge pin 42. Hinge pin 42 of Figure 1 is shown in more detail in

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Figure 4. Figure 4 includes a side view of the hinge 42, as well as a cross-sectional view of the hinge pin 42 taken along line 4-4 in the direction shown. Hinge pin 42 includes a shaft 5 44. The shaft 44 has a shaft diameter 46, which almost corresponds to the size of the holes that pass through the various hinges, so that when the hinge pin 42 is inserted into the hinges of the two hinge leaves 10, 12, form a perfect fit.

In the hinge pin 42 embodiment shown in Figure 4, shaft 42 is not uniformly cylindrical.

Instead, the shaft includes a circumferential channel 48 in a longitudinal location corresponding to the first hinge 36 of the second hinge sheet 12 and another circumferential channel 48 in a longitudinal location corresponding to the second hinge 38 of the second hinge sheet 12. As can best be seen in the cross-sectional view of Figure 4, the circumferential channels 48 extend circumferentially around the shaft 42 from a longitudinal channel 50 to a longitudinal edge 52. The longitudinal edge 52 of each circumferential channel forms a stop member hinge pin that is configured to engage the first hinge stop element (eg, tab 40) and the second hinge stop element

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MEXICAN PROPERTY INSTITUTE hinge (for example, tongue 40) on a certain rotational hinge pin 42 relative to CTTTS '·' gé ^ üñ'dá hinge leaf 12.

Hinge pin 42 also includes a top grooved portion 54. Top grooved portion 54 has a plurality of fingers extending beyond shaft diameter 46 so that the effective diameter of top grooved portion 54 is slightly larger than the shaft diameter 46 of shaft rest 44. Therefore, although hinge pin 42 may also have a head similar to the head of standard hinge pins, some modalities of hinge pin 42 do not need to have a conventional head such as head 56, since the diameter slightly The larger of the upper grooved portion 54 serves to prevent the hinge pin 42 from moving too low or falling out of the hinge.

Longitudinal channel 50 serves to allow hinge pin 42 to enter hinge leaf hinges 10, 12 as the hinge is assembled, including entering the first hinge 36 and second hinge 38 of the second hinge sheet 12 , even with the presence of the reeds 40.

Thus, the hinge is assembled as described in the following manner for use with a

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MEXICAN INSTITUTE F. ü £ LA PUONüDAD £ door. The first hinge sheet 10 connects to^{! N}ÜSS^iAÜeni door and a door frame. The second hg^,ha ~ T3é^r'^rbÍLdyid 12 connects to each other and to the door and door frame in a position corresponding to the location of the first hinge sheet 10, as with other hinges known in the art. This process can be repeated for any other hinges that are used for the door. All hinges may have hinged integrated door stops of the type discussed herein, or only a subset of hinges (eg, one hinge or two three-hinged one-door hinges) may have hinged integrated door stops. Once all the hinge leaves for all the hinges have been connected to the door and frame, the door is positioned next to the door frame so that the hinge openings of the various hinge leaves of the hinges are aligned substantially.

The hinge pin 42 of a hinge is then inserted into the first hinge 22 of the first hinge sheet 10 and partially into the first hinge 3 6 of the second hinge sheet 12 until the hinge pin 42 reaches the tongue 40 of the the first hinge 36. If the hinge pin 42 is not rotated so that the longitudinal channel 50 is aligned with the tab 40, the hinge pin 42 hits the tab 40 and further insertion is prevented. For the

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Thus, the hinge pin 42 is rotated at Γ ^ ϊ ^ ίέ ^ ηίΐοΛΡο second industrial hinge sheet 12 until the longitudinal channel 50 is aligned with the tab 40, and the hinge pin 42 can then be inserted further through the first hinge 36, through the third hinge 26 of the first hinge leaf 10, and into the second hinge 38 of the second hinge leaf 12.

The tongue 40 of the second hinge 38 may also impact the hinge pin 42 if slight rotation of the hinge pin 42 occurs while the tongue of the first hinge 36 is aligned with one of the circumferential channels 48. Alternatively, depending on the space of the various hinges, the tongue 40 of the first hinge 36 can impact the upper surface of the circumferential channel 48. However, this additional impediment can overcome the slight rotation of the hinge pin 42 relative to the second hinge blade 12 until the hinge pin 42 can be almost completely inserted into the hinge.

In most cases, the insertion of the hinge pin 42 stops just before the upper grooved portion 54 enters and engages the inner grooved surface 28 of the first hinge 22 of the first hinge sheet 10. The insertion of hinge pins 42

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INDUSTRIAL that all hinge bolts 42 of the type hinge including integrated hinged door stops are inserted with the upper grooved portions 42 located just above the inner grooved surface 28. When the hinge pins 42 are inserted in this manner, although not fully inserted, the tabs 40 (or other hinge sheet stop elements) are located within the circumferential channels 50, near the bottom of each circumferential channel 50 This allows the hinge pins 42 to be rotated relative to the first hinge sheet 10 and the second hinge sheet. The hinge bolts 42 are therefore rotated into a position that defines a stop position for the door (a position where, when the door is opened or otherwise moved to that position, the hinge bolt stop element (eg, longitudinal edge 52) engages the hinge stop member (eg, tab 40) to stop additional door rotational movement).

Subsequently, the hinge pin 42 is fully inserted into the hinge, whereby the upper grooved portion 54 engages the inner grooved surface 28, preventing further rotation of the hinge pin 42 relative to the first hinge sheet 10.

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When the hinge pin 42^15T,^’^_lcHEn3If completely industrial at the hinge, the circumferential channels 48 are wholly or largely mediated within the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38 of the second leaf 12. Therefore, when the hinge pin 42 is fully inserted , at least a portion of each of the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38 surrounds a portion of the hinge pin 42 having the shaft diameter 46 with the exception of most of the longitudinal channel

fifty. This maintains or improves the stability of the hinge so that the stability of the hinge is not significantly less than that of a standard hinge.

Because the engagement of the upper grooved portion 54 with the inner grooved surface

28, the hinge stop position is adjustable for a wide variety of positions, as defined by the grooved portion fingers 54 and the inner grooved surface 28. The adjustability is provided during initial installation, and is always available for further adjustments, if necessary. For subsequent adjustment, the hinge pin 42 is simply lightly tapped upward so that the upper grooved portion 54 no longer engages with the inner grooved surface 28, and then the hinge pin 42 is rotated to a new one. position in

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To ensure a desired position of the hinge pin 42 relative to the first hinge sheet 10, a variety of methods can be used. As an example, the head 56 or one of the fingers of the upper grooved portion can be marked to show where the second sheet will stop relative to the hinge pin 42. Therefore, the hinge pin 42 can be rotated until the Mark is pointing in the desired direction, and hinge pin 42 is fully inserted. Alternatively, while the door is in a less open position than the desired stop position, the hinge pin can be rotated until the hinge pin stop element (eg, longitudinal edge 52) engages the stop element hinge (for example, on the tongue

40). The door then opens to the desired stop location. Opening the door causes the hinge stop element to press the bolt stop element, thereby rotating hinge bolt 42 relative to the first hinge sheet 10. While the door is in the desired stop position , the hinge pin 42 is fully inserted into the hinge, locking the stop position.

In yet another alternative, the door opens to the

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Once all of the hinge pins 42 of the various hinges are in place and fully inserted, the hinge pin stop member or elements of each hinge pin 42 are substantially aligned with the hinge pin stop members of the other hinge pin 42 or hinge pin 42.

Figure 5, Figure 6, Figure 7 and Figure 8 show an embodiment of an alternate hinge, where the hinge pin stop element and the hinge stop element are a different type of element. Figure 5 shows a complete hinge, Figure 6 shows partial top and side views of the first hinge sheet 10, Figure 7 shows a side view of the second hinge sheet 10 and a cross-sectional view of the second hinge sheet hinge 10 taken along the line and at the

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Address 7-7 shown, and Figure 8 shows the alternative hinge 42. The features of this type of modality are similar in many ways to the modalities discussed in relation to Figure 1, Figures 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4.

Therefore, the first hinge sheet 10 includes a substantially flat portion 14 having the top edge 16, the bottom edge 18, and the pivot edge 20.

On the first hinge sheet 10, the first hinge 22 extends from the pivot edge 20 near the top edge

16, the second hinge 24 extends from the pivot edge 20 near the bottom edge 18, and the third hinge extends from the pivot edge 20 near the center of the pivot edge 20. The second hinge sheet 12 also includes the substantially flat portion 32 having the pivot edge 34. On the second hinge sheet 12, the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38 extend from the pivot edge 34. The various hinges form quasi-cylindrical openings sized to perfectly accommodate hinge pin 42. However, as can be seen in Figure 5, and Figure 8, the hinge pin in this embodiment is configured differently.

Hinge pin 42 includes shaft 44, upper grooved portion 54, and optionally the

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To insert the modified hinge pin 42 and provide the door stop function, various hinges of the first hinge sheet 10 and the second hinge sheet 12 are formed differently from the modalities discussed above. Specifically, in relation to the first hinge sheet, at least the first hinge is modified as shown in Figure 6. The inner surface of the first hinge 22 is modified to include a vertical channel 60. Vertical channel 60 allows hinge pin 42 to pass through first hinge 22 with tab 58 passing through vertical channel 60. In modes where hinge pin 42 includes two tabs 58, the third hinge 26 also includes a channel

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Similarly, the first rbam_?i_to tea _and The second hinge 3 8 of the second hinge sheet 12 are provided with corresponding vertical channels 62. The vertical channels allow the hinge pin 42 to pass to the first hinge 3 6 and the second hinge 38 with the tongue 58 passing through it. vertical channel 62. In this embodiment, for hinge pin 52 insertion to occur, the vertical channel 62 or vertical channels 62 of the second hinge sheet 12 must be substantially aligned with the vertical channel 60 or vertical channels 60 of the first hinge sheet 12 . When the hinge pin 42 is inserted into the hinge until the upper grooved portion is slightly above it and does not engage with the inner grooved surface 28, the tabs 58 are located entirely within a circumferential channel 64 on an inner surface of the first hinge 36 and / or the second hinge 38 of the second hinge leaf 12. Subsequently, the first hinge sheet 10 and the second hinge sheet 12 can rotate relative to each other, and the location of the door stop position is established as described above. In this embodiment, a substantially vertical edge 66 of circumferential channel 64 serves as the hinge stop member engaging the

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Although not all of the embodiments are presented, the cross-sectional view of the second hinge sheet 12 shown in Figure 7 illustrates a feature that can be incorporated in some embodiments of the invention, including types similar to the embodiment of Figure 1 and types similar to the modality of Figure 5. This feature is that at least one of the circumferential channels 64 have a variable depth that is shallower near the substantially vertical edge 66.

The shallow depth of the circumferential channel 64 can cause frictional engagement with the tab 58, making the door more likely to reduce at least slightly or even stop before the hinge pin stop member and hinge stop member fully engages to stop the door.

This can serve to reduce or prevent abrupt stops on the door, and can also serve to decrease door rebound after hitting the stop. A similar feature incorporated in the embodiment of Figure 1 uses a circumferential channel 48 having a similarly variable depth.

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The hinge pin 42 illustrated in ^!&gt;FTífttka illustrates an additional feature that may be provided for some modalities. To increase the strength and security of placement of hinge pin 42 in relation to first hinge sheet 10, a lower end of shaft 44 may be provided with a lower grooved portion 68. The lower grooved portion 68 has fingers extending no further than the diameter of the shaft 46, so that the lower grooved portion 68 is capable of passing through ₄the various hinges. The lower grooved portion is configured to mate with an inner grooved surface 70 of the second hinge 24 of the first hinge sheet 10 (this grooved surface

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Figure 9. The inner grooved surface 70 of the second hinge 24 in such embodiments defines a grooved opening 72 (when the second hinge is in a rolled configuration) that is narrower than the grooved opening 30 defined by the inner grooved surface 28 of the first hinge 22. Figure 9 shows an embodiment of the first hinge sheet 10 according to such embodiments.

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Figure 10 shows another embodiment of a? * Hinge with hinge pin 42 removed from the tJt'SUyi'a '-stay ™ for illustration purposes. The tabs 58 of the hinge pin 42 of this embodiment include a sloped bottom edge, the purpose for which will be discussed in relation to the accompanying embodiments of the second hinge sheet 12 shown in Figure 11. This embodiment includes circumferential channel 64, in which a lower portion includes the variable depth as discussed above, and a portion without upper slope 74 is also provided. This non-sloping portion 74 can make it easier to establish the hinge pin stop location during hinge use, as the tabs 58 on the hinge pin 42 encounter no resistance when located in the non-sloping portion 74 and the bolt The hinge pin 42 is rotated relative to the second hinge sheet 12. Then, when the desired set location is reached, the hinge pin 42 is pressed down. The sloped bottom edge of the tabs 58 helps the user overcome any resistance encountered as the bottom edge of the tabs 58 engages the variable depth portion of the circumferential channel 64, making final insertion of the hinge pin 42 easier.

Figure 12 shows an embodiment of a hinge e

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illustrated modalities). The additional mounting hole 76 can ensure the most secure connection to a door and door frame, preventing or reducing the likelihood of removing screws from the door and / or frame. Additionally, a fold 78 has been added to each of the various hinges proximal to the hinge joint for the respective substantially flat portions. The fold 78 increases the resistance of that portion of the hinge to an unwanted bending of the original location. Although not shown in the

Figure 12, the similar (or additional) reinforcement of the various hinges can be achieved by spot welding on each hinge once it is wound in the final configuration.

Even with reinforcing features such as those illustrated in Figure 12, it has been envisioned that

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Forces greater than desired may occasionally be applied to the hinge. While Figure 12 illustrates features that improve hinge strength, other features may be provided to overcome exceptional force. For example, in relation to the modalities that incorporate the tabs 58

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So designed, the design of such hinge modalities is such that the most comfortable failure mode of the integrated hinge stop is anticipated to break the tabs 58. When the tabs 58 are broken, they remain contained in the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 36. hinge 38, and the hinge then functions as a normal hinge. Thus, when failure (designated or otherwise) occurs, this hinge continues to function as a normal hinge. Hinge repair for all door stop functionality is easily accomplished by simply purchasing a new hinge bolt machine 42. The broken and old hinge bolt 42 is removed, after which the broken tabs 58 simply drop out of the bottom of the hinge.

The new hinge pin 42 is inserted and set as indicated above, and functionality is restored

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Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 15, Figure

16, Figure 17, Figure 18, Figure 19, Figure 20, Figure 21, Figure 22, and Figure 23 illustrate various views of another embodiment of the invention. Figure 13 shows a perspective view of the assembled hinge. The

Figure 14, Figure 15, Figure 16, and Figure 17 show various perspective views of the first hinge sheet 10 of this embodiment. Figure 18 shows a perspective view 15 of a grooved insert 80 for inserting into the second hinge 24 of the first hinge sheet, as shown inserted in Figure 17. Figure 19, Figure

20, Figure 21 and Figure 22 show various perspective views of the second hinge sheet 12 of this embodiment. Figure 23 shows a perspective view of hinge pin 42 of this embodiment.

As illustrated in Figure 13, when the hinge of this embodiment is assembled, substantially similar to the hinges and discussed and shown above in most

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DS LA reOWHDAD StfE? ' of the aspects. Significantly, the carad1! FS ¥ ^ 'Stic^:---- from the integrated door stop they are hidden from -dra ”” V ± ST ^ TeftTro 'of the various hinge hinges. Most of the significant differences in appearance is that the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38 of the second hinge sheet 12 have an enlarged or bulging diameter compared to the hinges of the previous Figures.

There are multiple purposes for this lengthening. First, the bulge serves to preserve the life of the progressive die used to manufacture the second hinge sheet

12, since during manufacturing the metal forming the second hinge sheet need not be placed thinner (or at least not so much), but rather be deformed in a cavity. The deformation that buckling also makes the respective hinges 15 stronger. This change is most visible in Figure 19, Figure 20, Figure 21, and the

Figure 22.

Another change that is not visible in the assembled hinge can be seen with reference to Figure 14, the

Figure 15, Figure 16, Figure 17 and Figure 23. The first hinge 22 of the first hinge sheet 10 is provided with a top boss 82 extending upward from the top edge of the first hinge 22, but inward of an outer surface of the first

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hinge 22. As can be seen in Figure 14, the first hinge 22 is the one with the internal grooved surface

28. As such, the first hinge 22 is subjected to additional forces whenever the characteristics of the hinge door stop are used, such forces can cause the first hinge 22 to tend to open over time, which may allow the bolt Hinge 42 will eventually slide and not provide the desired door stop characteristics. As can be seen in Figure

23, the head 56 of the hinge pin 23 in this embodiment is mushroom-shaped and has a lower cavity 84 that accepts the upper protrusion 82 when the hinge pin 23 is fully inserted into the hinge. Coupling of the upper projection 82 of the lower cavity 84 provides additional security to the first hinge 22 against unwanted opening of the first hinge 22.

Figure 15, Figure 16, and Figure 17 show perspective views of the first hinge sheet 10 approximately pointing down and up through the hinge pin channel. The view of Figure 15 shows the upper projection and vertical channel 60 of the first hinge 22. The view of Figure 17 shows an optional feature that can be included in certain hinge modalities for additional security of the

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coupling between the first hinge sheet 10 and "eí '^{TO THE}eg hinge 42, specifically in the gutter insertTagSgTTOT The view in Figure 16 shows the first hinge sheet 10 with the gutter insert 80 removed from the second hinge 24, illustrating a gutter insert opening configured to receive the gutter insert 80. The grooved insert 80 has a notch 88 and the grooved insert opening 86 has a notch tab 90 to ensure proper alignment of the grooved insert

80 within the grooved insertion opening 86 so that the fingers of the grooved insert 80 are suitably aligned relative to the fingers of the grooved opening 3 0 so that the hinge pin 42 can be properly inserted therein.

As can be seen in Figure 17 and Figure

18, the ribbed insert 80 is a continuous element and is not a coiled element like the various hinges. As such, the grooved insert 80 is extremely resistant to unwanted openings that could allow the fingers of the grooved insert 80 to disengage the corresponding fingers in the lower grooved portion 68 of the hinge pin 42. The grooved insert 80 can be fixedly connected within the grooved insert opening 86 such as by welding, bonding, and the like.

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While the modality illustrated in Figure

14, Figure 15, Figure 16, Figure 13-τ · I Figure 19, Figure 20, Figure 21, Figure 22, and Figure 23 includes grooved insert 80, other embodiments do not have grooved insert 80, but only the grooved interaction between the first hinge 22 and hinge pin 42.

As can be seen in Figure 18, the grooved insert 80 has twenty-four fingers 92 that have equal spaces around the opening of the grooved insert 80. This is intended to be exemplary only, although it will be readily appreciated that having this number of fingers means that the characteristics of the hinge door stop relative to the single hinge pin 42 can be adjusted in fifteen degree increments (three hundred and sixty degrees divided between twenty-four). Corresponding numbers of the similar fingers are provided on the hinge pin 42 and the grooved opening 30 (of course, the total number of fingers in the grooved opening 30 will be less, since there is a gap from the crimping of the first hinge 22, as well as an additional space for the vertical channel 60). In some cases this may be sufficient for adjustment. In other cases, it may be desirable to have a finer adjustability than fifteen degrees. This setting³⁶ IM, finest Mexican institute can be achieved in one of the various

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In an exemplary way, the finer adjustment can either ___ log-rs »or by · increasing the number of fingers 92 (and decreasing their angular space). Thus, if the thirty fingers 92 are provided, the door stop angle can be adjusted in twelve degree increments. If thirty-six fingers 92 are provided, the door stop angle can be adjusted in ten degree increments.

Depending on the materials used for the various components and any desired strength characteristics, there may be a practical limit to the number of fingers 92 that can be provided, and thus the minimum adjustment angle that can be achieved using the method depending on the increase in number of fingers 92. Instead, a different method can be used that relies on having multiple hinge bolts 42, each with relative rotational location of fingers 92 rotating by a certain amount with respect to the hinge bolt stop element (eg, tabs). 58). For example, returning to the example in Figure 18, a single hinge bolt 42 will allow stop adjustment in fifteen degree increments. If two hinge bolts 42 are provided, each having their respective fingers rotated to seven and a half degrees different compared to their respective

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different hinge pins 42. In this way, any adjustment increments for the door stop characteristics can be provided with multiple hinge pins

42. A system with multiple hinge pins 42 can be sold together, or individual hinge pins 42 can be sold separately.

Figure 19, Figure 20, Figure 21 and

Figure 22 shows the second hinge sheet 12 of this embodiment, showing how the first hinge 36 and the second hinge 38 bulged compared to the modalities discussed above. This provides certain potential advantages as previously discussed. The hinge functionality essentially remains unchanged when compared to the modalities discussed above. The view of Figure 21 shows the non-sloping portion 74, which, as discussed above, can assist in positioning the stop position. Hinge pin 42, as shown in Figure 23, can be struck at the final location, with sloping bottom portions 94 of the incustkial V / V i / HonEUAG '' tabs 58 serving to facilitate movement of the i · JL IUJ_ || CÍ. .._w ι-ίΑ'βί, - ,. Γ ^ .η ^ -4-B3ra * · * :.

tabs 58 on the portion having a variable depth 96 shown in Figure 21.

Although not every element discussed with respect to Figure 5, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6, Figure 7, Figure 8, Figure 9, Figure

10, Figure 11, and Figure 12 have been discussed in connection with or specifically listed in Figure 13, Figure

14, Figure 15, Figure 16, Figure 17, Figure 18, Figure 19, Figure 20, Figure 21, Figure 22 and the

Figure 23, it is believed that the applicability of such characteristics will be easily apparent from the study of this description and the attached figures.

A contemplated benefit of the various embodiments of the present invention is the ease with which the embodiments of the invention can be manufactured and used. Essentially, the current manufacturing processes used to manufacture hinges need only be slightly modified to suit the invention. The stamping and shaping processes currently used to form hinges are acceptable for manufacturing the first hinge leaves 10 and the second hinge leaves 12 according to the embodiments of the invention. A minor addition of stages

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40, circumferential channels 64, vertical channels

60, the vertical channels 62, or any other hinge stop elements or elements similar to those described herein. Hinge pins 42 in accordance with the embodiments of the invention can be forged like current hinge pins, with the forging modified to incorporate the features discussed herein.

Another contemplated benefit is the fact that the integrated hinged door stop is easily adjustable.

Additionally, adjustability is achieved without the need for any modification or repair of a tie point such as with previous door, wall, or floor mounted door stops.

Another contemplated benefit is the fact that the door stop is completely contained within the hinge, and is therefore essentially undifferentiated from the above hinges. The embodiments of the invention can therefore be used in a wide variety of situations, including situations where the aesthetics of the hinge is of high importance. Since the integrated hinge door stop is located inside the hinge, it also prevents any need to have elements

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that are potentially dangerous and / or WTé'éto related to cleaning.

The present invention can be carried out in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics. The described modalities will be considered in all aspects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention, therefore, is indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description. All changes that come within the meaning and equivalence margin of the claims will be accepted within the scope.

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Having described the present invention, it considers as novelty and, therefore, what is described in the following is claimed as property: