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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Earnest N. Copeland, Abingdon, MD (US);
Robert John Cirincione, II, Towson, MD (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 55/05 (2006.01); B24B 23/02 (2006.01); E05F 1/06 (2006.01); E05F 1/12 (2006.01); E05D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 55/052 (2013.01); B24B 23/028 (2013.01); B24B 55/05 (2013.01); E05D 7/00 (2013.01); E05F 1/063 (2013.01); E05F 1/1223 (2013.01); Y10T 16/5387 (2015.01);
Abstract
A hinge assembly for attaching a door member to a main structure is provided. The hinge assembly, in an embodiment, includes a first hinge member securely attached to one of the door member or the main structure; a second hinge member securely attached to the other of the door member or the main structure and rotatably engaging the first hinge member; and a cam/spring assembly configured to bias the door member into an open or a closed position with respect to the main structure.