Abstract: A hinge (20) includes a hinge body (30) pivotally connected with a hinge pin (70) to a leaf (26). The hinge body (30) includes a base (32) supporting a riser portion (36) connected to knuckles (34). The hinge body is configured so that geometry holds a pin retaining member (50). The retaining member (50) includes a portion (56) inserting into a side opening (46) of the knuckles (34) which engages angular groves (74) and (76) formed in the pin (70).

Abstract: A vehicle door hinge assembly according to this invention has a hinge bracket for mounting on each of a door and a body pillar of a vehicle. Each hinge bracket has a pair of spaced-apart legs wherein the pair of legs of one hinge bracket is received within and adjacent the pair of spaced-apart legs of the other bracket when the hinge brackets are hingedly mated together. The hinge brackets have aligned holes formed through their respective pairs of legs through which a hinge pin is received to hingedly mate the two hinge brackets together. The improvement comprises the hinge pin having a threaded tip or end and one of the legs of the outer hinge bracket having a nut affixed thereto in coaxial relation to the hole formed therein, or a the hole therein being threaded, and the threaded end of the hinge pin screwed therein when the hinge pin is inserted in the holes in the respective pairs of legs of the hinge brackets to hingedly mate the hinge brackets together.

Abstract: A hinge includes a first leaf member with a pair of knuckles receiving a hinge pin therethrough. The knuckles include a retainer member which extends into the path of the pin. Annular grooves formed in the pin receive the retainer member to keep the pin from easily sliding in and out of the hinge. One of the grooves includes a straight side and a tapered side while the second groove includes a pair of tapered sides for allowing the retainer member to slide over the second groove but not over the first groove. In this manner, the pin may not be forced beyond the retainer member and is held in place even when pulled out of the first knuckle for removing secondly.

Abstract: A telecommunications wall rack is particularly adapted for supporting a plurality of telecommunications panels. The wall rack includes a support frame which is adapted for mounting on a substantially vertical surface. The wall rack includes a mounting frame adapted for supporting a plurality of telecommunications panels. A pair of aligned hinges pivotally connects the mounting frame to the support frame. Each of the hinges has an axis of pivoting substantially aligned with the axis of pivoting of the other hinge of the pair. Each of the hinges has a threaded hinge pin mounted on the support frame. The mounting frame is threadedly connected to each hinge pin for pivoting on the hinge pins. A locking apparatus releasably connects the mounting frame to the support frame to allow selective pivoting of the mounting frame on the threaded hinge pins relative to the support frame to provide access to both sides of the mounting frame.

Abstract: A connector for attaching equipment to an underwater cable includes a cylindrical race having a plurality of sections pivotably connected by a hinge. The sections can pivot about the hinge to enable the race to be opened and detached from the cable. The hinge includes a plurality of sockets and a hinge pin received in the sockets. The hinge pin can preferably be retracted from the sockets to unlock the hinge and inserted into the sockets to lock the hinge. A retaining member may be provided to prevent the hinge pin from falling out of the sockets when the hinge pin is retracted.

Abstract: The improved structure of a lock mounting rack includes a receiving seat for receiving a lock, a plurality of connecting rods and position limiting rods; and further includes a card insertion type lock for an automatic or a manual shift lever, the lock further has a housing, a lock seat, a locking mechanism, a latching mechanism and an insertion type locking card; insert the locking card into the housing, the lock can be unlocked thereby, such locking card can increase the safety in duplicating-proofing and is easier for carrying in a pocket than a conventional key; the rack can suit various types of the seats for the shift levers in various types of cars, the cost of moulding thus is largely reduced.

Abstract: A hinge device includes first and second barrels, a pivot unit and a plug member. The pivot unit is constituted by first and second pins. The first pin has a front portion, a rear portion and an enlarged head between the front and rear portions and which is to be received engageably in a second section of the first barrel. The second pin has a shank and an enlarged head which is received engageably in a front section of the second barrel. A distal end of the shank extends beyond a rear section of the second barrel. The enlarged head of the second pin has a blind hole which permits extension of the rear portion of the first pin therein when the first and second barrels are disposed in alignment and the first pin is in the first barrel while the second pin is in the second barrel.

Abstract: Personal leather goods (PLG's) such as wallets, billfolds, pocket calendars have a portion which is required to bend repeatedly. This bending causes cracking and extreme wear which adversely affects the looks of the item and reduces its useful life. Disclosed is a mechanical hinge which attaches to leather-like panels of such PLG's. The hinge includes a set of interleaving knuckles of relatively soft material which form an axial bore along the length of the hinge, the bore receiving a thin pintle made of a relatively stiff but resilient material. The pintle is shorter than the axial length of the bore and is held into the bore by end caps, either separately applied or integrally formed with the hinge leaf. The leaves of the hinge have an overall curving shape having a concave side and convex side to permit the panels to which the hinges attached to remain parallel when materials are received between them.

Abstract: A portable cooler chest is disclosed having a collapsible storage bin for nonperishable items and wheels specially adapted for rolling on sand or soft soils. The collapsible storage bin includes foldable side panels and may be integrated with or separable from the lid of the chest. A cover is provided to cover the erected storage bin, or to enclose the collapsed storage bin between the cover and the lid. Pivotable rolling surface segments are hinged to the wheels such that the segments may be pivoted outwardly to augment the width of the rolling surfaces. The wheels are rotatably connected to the lower extent of the enclosure by pivoting spindles. The wheels may be pivoted under the bottom of the enclosure to prevent rolling of the chest and to place the wheels out of the way. Stowable retainer disks maintain the segments in the outwardly pivoted position. The wheels may be removed from the chest.

Abstract: A pivot assembly for mounting an operating member on a base member for pivotal movement about an axis at an optimum axial position comprising: a pivot shaft having an axis, a base member and an operating member having axially opposable first and second inner surfaces respectively, a first mounting apparatus for mounting one of the members at a fixed axial position on the pivot shaft, and a second mounting apparatus for mounting the other member on the pivot shaft for relative rotational movement, and for axial movement to a position where the first and second inner surfaces axially oppose each other with an axial space therebetween, and the other member is at the optimum axial position. The second mounting apparatus includes, a pair of compressible disk springs mounted to be in a biased condition when the other member is at the optimum axial position. The disk springs constantly tend to move the other member in one axial direction away from the optimum position.

Abstract: An improved hinge assembly for use on containers having a door on at least one side wall is disclosed. The features of the invention include the following: removable hinge rod for complete cleaning with rod held in place by a removable end mechanical retaining member; full length support for the door; end cap and hinge can be completely welded to pass sanitary construction specifications; enables use of aluminum or stainless steel rods; permits use of stainless steel hinge rod on aluminum containers; hinge rod can turn or rotate in end support areas or caps thereby avoiding binding or bending when installing door; and a hinge assembly area is easily cleaned; invention employs a continuous horizontal hinge rod which opens the hinge area for cleaning and continuous hinge support.

Abstract: A door holding device for motor vehicle doors includes a door holding rod which is swivelably attached to a structural door component, a door or a door post. The door holding rod extends with its other end through a holder housing mounted on another structural component or the like. The door holding rod has along its length increased thickness portions which protrude outwardly transversely of the longitudinal direction of the door holding rod. The door holding rod is freely swivelably mounted on a carrier member by means of a clinch bolt or a screw bolt. A spring load is applied to the door holding rod in axial direction of the swivel bearing of the door holding rod. The clinch bolt or screw bolt is mounted secured against rotation in the opening of the carrier member. The clinch bolt or screw bolt additionally has a knurled profiling in engagement with the opening of the door holding rod.

Abstract: A toilet covering hinge assembly for mounting a toilet covering to the rear of a toilet for rotation of the toilet covering about a hinge axis between a lowered and a raised position. The hinge assembly includes a hinge element which is provided at the rear end of the toilet covering and is formed with a bore extending along the hinge axis. A hinge shaft extends through the bore in a rotatively fixed relation thereto so as to be rotatable together with the toilet covering about the hinge axis. One end of the hinge shaft is received by a support member provided on the side of the toilet for allowing the hinge shaft to rotate together with the toilet covering relative to the toilet. A retainer spring is secured to the hinge element adjacent to the bore for latching the hinge shaft against an axial movement thereof.

Abstract: A door hinge assembly is disclosed, which comprises a door hinge assembly for pivotally connecting a door to a fixed structure. The assembly comprises a first wing member secured to the fixed structure, the first wing member having first aligned bores formed therethrough; a second wing member secured to the door, the second wing member having second aligned bores formed therethrough, the first and second wing members being so arranged that all of the first and second aligned bores are aligned; a pivot shaft passing through the aligned first and second bores to pivotally connect the first and second wing members; plastically deformable bushes respectively disposed in the second bores while rotatably receiving therein the pivot shaft; a first structure for suppressing rotation of the pivot shaft relative to the first bores; and a second structure for suppressing rotation of the bushes relative to the second bores.

Abstract: A hinge for use in serving carts to secure a pivotable door to the housing of the cart has a first pintle mounted in lugs provided in one vertical marginal portion of a sidewall forming part of the housing of a cart, a second pintle mounted in lugs extending from one vertical marginal portion of the door, and leaves which have holes or bores for both pintles and alternate with the lugs. At least one of the pintles is non-rotatably connected to the respective lugs or to the leaves. If the second pintle is non-rotatably connected to the leaves, it is pivotable with the leaves between a closed position and a position in whichis it coplanar with the sidewall carrying the first pintle, thereupon with the leaves to a position at right angles to and outwardly adjacent the sidewall, and thereafter to a fully open position which it reaches by pivoting about the axis of the second pintle and relative to the leaves. The sidewall and the door shield the leaves and the pintles in each position of the door.

Abstract: A non-handed shock arrestor is provided for pivotally mounted doors, and it includes a frame member with a pivot plate portion with pivot apertures adjacent either end thereof, and it is disposed horizontally on the door frame with one of its pivot apertures aligned with the hinge pins. The frame member also has a mounting portion extending perpendicularly to the pivot plate portion with apertures therein seating fasteners which secure the frame member to the face of the door frame. The arrestor also includes a door member with a pivot plate portion with pivot apertures adjacent either end thereof aligned with those of the frame member, and disposed horizontally of the door. It extends over the hinges. The door member also has a mounting portion intermediate the ends of the pivot plate portion extending perpendicularly thereto, and having apertures therein seating fasteners securing the door member to the face of the door.

Abstract: A fastening pin, or peg is partially inserted into an aligned aperture and attached thereto by a webbed flashing. In a one-step assembly operation, the pin is driven further into the aperture as the flashing is broken and driven through an aligned aperture of a second component.

Abstract: A concealed hinge for switching boxes which is unhingeable, the hinge having a first and second hinge part. The first hinge part having a bearing eye attached to an inside of a door leaf. The second hinge part surrounds the first hinge part in the shape of a U and is connectable to a vertical frame member of the box. The second hinge part has two bearing eyes on ends of a U-shaped member. The hinge parts are connected by a bearing bolt arrangement.

Abstract: A swivel bearing for a door-holding rod of a door holder of a motor vehicle. The door-holding rod is swivelable by means of a hinge pin about an axis extending parallel to the hinge axis of the motor vehicle door. The door-holding rod extends through a holder housing arranged on another structural door component. The hinge pin is of solid material and is rigidly but releasably connected to an end of the door-holding rod. The hinge pin has axially extending portions which have a different diameter from the diameter of the middle portion of the hinge pin extending through the door-holding rod. The axial portions having the different diameter are in engagement with a running fit in two bearing openings of the bearing block which are arranged at a distance from each other.

Abstract: A visor/mirror assembly comprising a visor subassembly having a visor, and a vanity mirror subassembly mounted to the visor. The vanity mirror subassembly comprises a mirror supported by a mirror frame on the visor, and a mirror cover hingedly mounted to the mirror frame for swinging between a closed position and an open position with respect to the mirror. A locking mechanism normally holds the mirror cover in the closed position against the force of a spring energizing the mirror cover toward the open position. Connected between the mirror frame and the mirror cover is a fluid damper which acts in opposition to the force of the spring for retarding the pivotal displacement of the mirror cover from the closed to the open position when the mirror cover is unlocked by finger pressure on the locking mechanism. With its momentum so reduced, the mirror cover comes to rest in the open position without shock or noise.

Abstract: A door-holding device for vehicle doors includes a door-holding rod which is swivelably attached to a structural door component. The door-holding rod extends with its other end through a holder housing mounted on another structural door component. The door-holding rod has along its length increased thickness portions which protrude outwardly transversely of the longitudinal direction of the door-holding rod. The door-holding rod is freely swivelably mounted on a carrier member with a clinch bolt or screw bolt. The carrier member is attached to one of the structural door components. A spring load is applied to the door-holding rod in axial direction of the swivel bearing of the door-holding rod. The spring rests against a head of the bolt. The bolt is mounted secured against rotation in an opening of the carrier member.

Abstract: A hinge for doors or windows which includes a first blade fitted to a door or window and a second blade attached firmly to the casing of the door or window. One of these blades is provided with a central knuckle placed in the free space between two end knuckles attached firmly to the other blade, and one pin engaged in these knuckles ensures the free rotation of one blade as compared to the other. The aforesaid central knuckle comprises, furthermore, a pore that opens into one or more housings into which are engaged plugs provided with jaws fitted with catches that enter into peripheral grooves made in the pin. These jaws take the shape of a cylinder with an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the boring of the housings, less twice, at least, the thickness of the catches.

Abstract: An arrangement for mounting doors on motor vehicles, wherein the doors may be removed during assembly and replaced in a desired mounted position on the vehicle including an upper and a lower hinge assembly with at least one screw bolt engaged in one of the assemblies along a common rotational axis for securing the door in its installed operating position. At least one of the hinge assemblies is provided with a first and a second commercial bearing part which are arranged in a forked configuration with a third commercial bearing part being operatively engaged between the first and second bearing parts in a free space therebetween. An axially adjustable bearing pin is arranged to extend through one of the first and second bearing parts to hold the door so as to be free from play and to secure the door in its installed operating position against unintentional removal.

Abstract: A removable door hinge for motor vehicle doors including two hinge portions to be fastened to the motor vehicle body and the motor vehicle door, respectively. The hinge portions have eye portions defining eye bores. When the hinge is assembled, the eye portions mesh with each other and a hinge pin extends through the eye bores. The two hinge portions are secured against unintentional separation over the permissible pivoting range of the hinge by means of meshing projections and recesses arranged alternatingly on the hinge portions. The hinge pin is divided into two bolt-like halves which are each non-rotatably fastened in an eye portion of one of the hinge portions. A recess serving for the hinge against unintentional separation is provided in the hinge portion to be fixed to the door immediately adjacent the upper eye portion of this hinge portion.

Abstract: The assembly comprises two, snap-together pieces which, following their clinched or latched engagement, are freely rotatable relative to each other. One of the two pieces comprises a sleeve which has an inner annular land, and the other of the two pieces comprises a rod having flexible extending fingers which terminate in outwardly-directed, land-engaging and latching lugs. The rod is slid into the sleeve, with the lug-ended fingers entering first, and, consequently, the fingers are resiliently forced inwardly until the lugs reach the land. Then the fingers spring outwardly while the lugs latch onto the land. This latching together of the pieces requires no tools.

Abstract: A hinge assembly is disclosed which is particularly well suited for vehicle accessory application such as for vehicle sun visors for example. A hinge assembly according to the present invention includes a rod member interconnected with the vehicle interior or other fixed member. A generally hollow elongated sleeve member is interconnected with a movable member and is adapted for longitudinally receiving the rod member for relative rotation therewithin. A resilient biasing member, which is preferably a leaf-type spring, is received within the sleeve member for resiliently biasing the rod member laterally against the interior surface of the sleeve member in order to provide a frictional relative rotational engagement between the rod member and the sleeve member.

Abstract: Self-aligning hinge for providing a properly aligned, uniformly tight fit between opposite mating first and second members has a resilient element in the form of a wire spring for permitting restrained movement of a hinge in all directions. The wire spring which is generally U-shaped has an intermediate portion residing within a groove in a mounting post extending outwardly from the first member and opposite end portions which encircle the opposite ends of a hinge pin. The pin resides within slots within an opposite pair of lugs mounted on the first member and within a hole in a single lug disposed between the spaced-apart pair of lugs and mounted on the second member.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for hingedly attaching a movable closure to a vehicle body comprises a male hinge member having an integral ferrule, a female hinge member having a pair of spaced ears for straddling the ferrule and a connecting means for pivotally connecting the hinge members together. The connecting means comprises a pair of flanged bushings which are slidably received in the ferrule, a pair of hinge pins which are slidably received in the bushings and force fittingly received in the ears and an adjustment screw threadably received in a threaded opening in the ferrule for engaging the bushings and moving the latter outwardly to seat against the ears on the female hinge member to take up fabrication tolerances and prevent rattling between the hinge members.

Abstract: A magnetic recording tape cassette comprises a pair of hubs around which a magnetic recording tape is wound and which are accommodated in a casing. The casing is provided with an access opening through which the magnetic recording tape is drawn out for recording or reproduction and a lid member supported for rotation between a closed position in which it closes the access opening and an open position in which it opens the same by way of a pair of pivots which are formed on opposite ends of the lid member and are rotatably received in respective holes formed in the walls of the casing perpendicular to the access opening. At least one of the pivots is provided with a slit extending along the longitudinal axis thereof. The hole or holes for receiving the pivot provided with the slit are arranged to support the pivot at three points.

Abstract: A caster pintle as disclosed having a resilient high tensile strength metal core encapsulated in a molded plastic body having a groove containing a resiliently collapsible friction ring and ribs for centering the ring in the groove prior to assembly of the pintle with a complementary socket.

Abstract: A precision, low cost bearing for connecting the ends of two hinge links to one another for relative pivoting, the adjacent end portions of the links being formed with housings each having a socket. A spindle fixed rigidly within one of the sockets is telescoped into the other of the sockets and is formed with a taper which mates with a taper formed in the closed end portion of the latter socket. A bushing is telescoped over the spindle and into the socket and is formed with a tapered hole which mates with a second taper on the spindle. The two sets of mating tapers coact to enable the spindle to turn in the bushing with a close but free running fit in spite of diametrical and axial dimensional differences between the socket, the spindle and the bushing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for assembling spring frame hinges that utilize a pin having a tapered self-aligning section, a stepped midsection and a raised diameter stopping element. By harvesting the offsetting tension created by the hinge tang and curls the pin is easily inserted, lockingly held securely in place without the use of any additional fastening technique and yet can be non-destructively disassembled with little difficulty. In preferred embodiments of the invention audio confirmation that the pin has been properly inserted is achieved and a locking flush pin is disclosed.

Abstract: The pin incorporates a cylindrical body in which two sliding components are mounted, the two sliding components being intended to engage in lug holes or between the cheeks of a bracelet link or of a fastener. The sliding components have a threaded portion which is intended to be screwed into the lug holes so as to ensure locking of the pin. The cylindrical sliding components may either be held apart by a spring, or may be screwed into the tube.

Abstract: A demountable hinge has a hinge pin held captive to a first hinge knuckle by a circlip and releasably held to a second hinge knuckle by a retaining screw threadedly engaged with the second knuckle and having a frusto-conical locking surface which makes a locking engagement with a frusto-conical surface on the hinge pin when the retaining screw is tightened. The engagement between the two frusto-conical surfaces urges the hinge pin axially of the second leaf to provide a firm engagement between a further frusto-conical surface on the pin and a complementary surface on the second knuckle. The hinge knuckles can be separated, for demounting a vehicle door, after partially unscrewing the retaining screw. In one construction in order to reduce the amount by which a door needs to be lifted for demounting, the second knuckle has a cut-out to permit the hinge pin to be disengaged from that knuckle after a reduced axial displacement of the knuckles.

Abstract: A hinge (16) pivotally connects a lid (14) to a body (12) of a container (10) for releasably holding the cover (14) at both open and closed positions. The hinge (16) has a pair of hinge leaves (22, 22A) and a boss (48) extending from one leaf (22) forms an outer cam surface having a pair of relatively flat cam portions (50, 52) on opposed sides of a high point (54) of the cam. The other leaf (22A) has a lip (42A) extending therefrom with the inner surface of the lip (42A) riding along the outer surface of the cam formed by the one leaf (22) to define a cam follower which forms a latch member. A high portion (54) of the cam by contacting the lip (42A) restrains movement of the cover (14) at both the open and closed positions thereof until an opening force of a predetermined magnitude is exerted against the cover (14) for moving the lip ( 42A) over the high portion (54) of the cam.

Abstract: A fire panel includes a housing with a rectangular opening and rectangular door covering said opening. The door is attached to the panel with a attaching elements which comprises a pair of tracks spanning the opening, each track having a t-shaped channel, and a pair of truss-headed screws attached to the door. The heads of the screws slide in the channels in the tracks permitting the door to be slid from one side of the opening to the other without detaching the door from the housing. The door permits ease of service while meeting Underwriter's Laboratories safety requirements.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet covering member to the rear of a toilet so as to permit rotation of the covering about a hinge axis between an up and a down position is disclosed. In one form, a pair of hinge posts are mounted to the rear of the toilet which extend along a hinge axis. Each of a pair of hinge receiving elements are mounted to the toilet covering and has a bore which is alignable with one of the hinge post elements along the hinge axis. The hinge post elements have lugs axially spaced apart from stops and the bores in the hinge receiving elements are key hole shaped to permit a key and slot type connection between the hinge post elements and the hinge receiving elements. The toilet covering member is captured on the toilet by axially inserting the hinge post elements into the corresponding bores and rotating the hinge post elements relative to the hinge receiving elements about the hinge axis to lock the elements together.

Abstract: A three piece molded plastic enclosure for electric service entry apparatus such as meters, fuses, circuit breakers and switches. The enclosure provides protection against adverse environmental conditions while providing visual access to the components contained therein. The enclosure is tamperproof by virtue of a hinge arrangement formed between a stationary cover and a movable door. Once the door is assembled to the cover, the door cannot be easily removed without a separate tool.

Abstract: An easily separable but conventional-appearing hinge wherein the hinge flaps can be connected or disconnected to/from one another without relative lengthwise displacement of the flaps by employing short axial movement of the hinge pin. The flaps thus may be hingedly securely connected together, or disconnected and separated within limited space. The flaps have tubular knuckles with adjacent space or gaps so knuckles of one flap can be interdigitated with knuckles of the other flap and held together by the hinge pin. Knuckles of one flap are slotted longitudinally forming open sided or split tubes; those of the other flap are fully tubular, i.e., unslotted. The removable hinge pin has adjacent cylindrical and flat portions, the latter positionable in gaps longitudinally aligned with the full tube knuckles of one of the flaps.

Abstract: A storage container for floppy disks and the like includes a cover member pivotally attached to a base member. The base member includes a floor that has a plurality of guide slots which accept dividers so as to permit organizational classification and to facilitate identification and recovery. The base member includes upwardly extending front, rear and side walls. A finger grip is formed in both the front and rear walls. Along the outboard edge of each side wall is a downwardly extending skirt that runs from the front wall to a point near the rear wall. The cover member may be pivoted through an arc of about 90 degrees which provides easy access to the disk stored inside. The rear edge of each skirt provides a cover stop against which the bottom edge of the rear wall of said cover member rests when the cover is in the fully opened condition. This prevents the cover member from opening further.

Abstract: A snap stud usable in window hardware, such as window operators and window hinges, for releasably pivotally interconnecting a pair of members. The snap stud has a stud extending from a first of the members and provided with an external peripheral groove which mounts a C-ring of spring music wire. The C-ring has a retention position partially extending beyond the periphery of the stud for overlying a second of the members and a compressed release position substantially entirely within the periphery of the stud, with the movement of the C-ring to the compressed release position occurring automatically in assembly and disassembly of said members.

Abstract: One leaf of a spring hinge has a center knuckle and the other leaf has aligned top and bottom end knuckles which are spaced apart. The center knuckle of the one leaf fits between the two end knuckles of the other leaf and is maintained in alignment with them by top and bottom hinge pins, the former extending from the top knuckle into the center knuckle and the latter from the bottom knuckle into the center knuckle. Whereas the bottom pin is attached to the center knuckle, the top pin is attached to the top knuckle, but its angular position is easily changed. Each pin has a threaded portion that is located within the center knuckle, and the end convolutions on a coil-type torsion spring are threaded over these threaded portions to secure the spring to the hinge pins. Each hinge pin also has a shank which extends from its threaded portion through the interior of the spring where the ends of the two shanks abut.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a lever assembly which comprises generally two parts, which are lever holder and a lever proper. The lever holder has at its one side a tubular portion which is lockably fitted in an opening formed in a door panel, while, the lever proper has at its one side a hollow shaft portion which is lockably but pivotally received in the tubular portion.

Abstract: A flush mounted hinge assembly for pivotally mounting a heavy closure on an armored vehicle such that the closure is disposed within an opening in the vehicle hull and is pivotal at least 180.degree. to an open position comprises two pairs of first and second hinge plates pivotally connected to intermediate hinge members so as to enable the first and second hinge plates to pivot about substantially parallel axes with respect to the intermediate hinge members. The hinge plates are disposed within recesses in the exterior surfaces of the closure and the hull, and the intermediate hinge members are mounted on an outwardly facing surface of a floating link member which extends between the intermediate hinge members and which constrains the intermediate hinge members for concerted movement.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for assembling spring frame hinges that utilize a pin having a tapered self-aligning section, a stepped midsection and a raised diameter stopping element. By harvesting the offsetting tension created by the hinge tang and curls the pin is easily inserted, lockingly held securely in place without the use of any additional fastening technique and yet can be non-destructively disassembled with little difficulty. In preferred embodiments of the invention audio confirmation that the pin has been properly inserted is achieved and a locking flush pin is disclosed.

Abstract: A non-handed two knuckle hinge comprises a pair of axially aligned hinge knuckles formed respectively on adjacent edges of two hinge leaves, and a pintle extending through the bore of one hinge knuckle into the bore of the second hinge knuckle. The pintle is secured in the bore of the second hinge knuckle, and the first hinge knuckle is pivotable about the pintle. The hinge includes a first vertical thrust bearing formed between the hinge knuckles for acting as a thrust bearing when the door is attached to the hinge leaf associated with the upper hinge knuckle, and a second vertical load bearing formed between the pintle head and the first hinge knuckle for acting as a thrust bearing when the door is attached instead to the hinge leaf associated with the lower hinge knuckle. Lateral bearing surfaces are provided in the first hinge knuckle for supporting the pintle at least in the vicinity of each end of the bore of the first hinge knuckle.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a hinge pin which passes through interfitting knuckles of two leaves which are to be hinged. An L-shaped tab lock has, in one embodiment, one leg trapped between a pair of the knuckles and another leg which passes through a slot in the head of the hinge pin and is folded over to prevent axial movement of the pin relative to the tab lock and knuckles. Preferably a flat on the side of the pin head abuts a flat surface on one of the leaves to prevent movement of the pin relative to that leaf.

Abstract: In a seatback pivotable joint, a pin, having an annular groove formed around the axis thereof, is secured to a stationary member of a vehicle body. A bracket having an opening therein is secured to the seatback. The pin passes through the opening of the bracket so that the annular groove of the pin is located behind the opening with respect to the stationary member. A catcher is provided for engaging the annular groove of the pin and for retaining the catcher in a predetermined position. A device for moving the catcher is supported by the bracket and moves the catcher from its inoperative position to the predetermined operative position thereby retaining the bracket relative to the pin.

Abstract: A snap stud usable in window hardware, such as window operators and window hinges, for releasably pivotally interconnecting a pair of members. The snap stud has a stud extending from a first of the members and provided with an external peripheral groove which mounts a C-ring of spring music wire. The C-ring has a retention position partially extending beyond the periphery of the stud for overlying a second of the members and a compressed release position substantially entirely within the periphery of the stud, with the movement of the C-ring to the compressed release position occurring automatically in assembly and disassembly of said members.