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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1983
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1980
Edmund A Stanczak, Detroit, MI (US);
Stephen J Ringe, Detroit, MI (US);
Fruehauf Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A double pivot or toggle action hinge action and a latching or keeping function are combined in a single entity for the purpose of hinging a door as well as serving as the mechanism to lock the door in a closed position. The combined assembly includes a shaft defining a first pivot axis and interdigitated hinge members on the shaft and on the associated door which are pivotally joined about a second axis parallel to the first axis and a handle is connected to the shaft to control the toggling action of the hinge and, finally, the door is provided with a latch or keeper which is adapted to capture and retain the handle whereby positively to hold the assembly in door-closed position.