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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Trisha L. Oyen, Hazel Green, WI (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/00 (2006.01); E05D 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 11/1085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self locking hinge is disclosed which can index a door to multiple open positions and hold it in place. The door may be closed by opening it completely and then returning it to the closed position or by lifting the door to clear a portion of a locking mechanism and simultaneously closing it.