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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Malcolm Muir, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Inventor:
Malcolm Muir, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
Advantage Manufacturing Corporation, Victor, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 15/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An egress 4-bar hinge assembly having two load-bearing links that pivot about spaced-apart bearing pivot points, wherein an entire length of at least one of the links overlies a planar bearing surface. The two links include a cooperating interface selected to engage through only a portion of the respective range of motions. The hinge assembly includes a support extension to define the bearing surface, wherein the support extension can include an integral end cap.