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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Wahlstedt, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Reell Precision Manufacturing Corporation, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 1/764 ; E05D 1/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 1/764 ; E05D 1/108 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a friction torque hinge and method for making the same. The friction torque hinge comprises a rotatable shaft, at least one frictional element and an element housing. The frictional elements are mounted on and frictionally engage the shaft. The frictional elements have an outer element shape. The element housing has an inner cavity with a shape that matches the outer element shape of the frictional elements. The element housing contacts substantially the entire outer element shape of the plurality of frictional elements. This prevents relative rotation of the element housing and the frictional elements.