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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
May. 12, 2021
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Pullman, WA (US);
Eric M. Sawyer, Moscow, ID (US);
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Pullman, WA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an ambidextrous hinge. The ambidextrous hinge includes a first knuckle with a first engagement feature, a second knuckle with a second engagement feature, and a third knuckle movably coupled between the first knuckle and the second knuckle. The third knuckle includes a third engagement feature that engages the first engagement feature to cause the ambidextrous hinge to lock in a first open position when used as a first swing hinge. The third knuckle includes a fourth engagement feature that engages the second engagement feature to cause the ambidextrous hinge to lock in a second open position when used as a second swing hinge.