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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Terry Michael Bowman, Mebane, NC (US);
Robert Bruce Wallace, Mebane, NC (US);
Peter Donald Muse, Durham, NC (US);
Gilbert Anthony Soares, Mebane, NC (US);
Edgar Yee, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A hinge for mounting a door to an enclosure includes a first leaf, a second leaf, and a pin. The first leaf includes a first tongue attached to a surface formed on one of the door or the enclosure, and a first knuckle depending from the first tongue. The first knuckle includes a tab depending therefrom, and the tab extends through an aperture in a flange depending from the surface. The second leaf includes a second tongue coupled to another of the door or the enclosure, and a second knuckle coupled to the second tongue. The pin extends through the first and second knuckles. A method of assembling a hinge to a door includes: extending a portion of the hinge within an aperture in the door; applying a magnetic force to the portion of the hinge to secure the portion of the hinge within the aperture; and securing the hinge to the door with a fastener while applying the magnetic force.