Bekaert Handling Limited

David M Abbott

Michael James

A hinge ( ) comprising a bobbin ( ) and an arm ( ), the bobbin having a peripheral flange ( ) at each end of a cylindrical portion ( ) and being formed with two parts ( A, B) split longitudinally with internal surfaces ( ) enabling the bobbin to be assembled non-rotatably around a rectangular-section frame member ( ), there being holes ( ) in the bobbin parts for securing them to the rectangular-section frame member, and the arm ( ) having a first bore ( ) rotatable around the cylindrical portion ( ) of the bobbin and a second bore ( ) parallel to the first bore and in which a round-section frame member ( ) can rotate, the arm being split between the two bores and beyond at least one of the bores in a plane containing the axes of the bores enabling the arm ( ) to be assembled around the bobbin ( ) and the round-section frame member ( ), there being holes ( ) in the arm ( ) intermediate the bores ( ) and perpendicular to the plane for securing the arm on the bobbin and the round-section frame member

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David M Abbott