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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Austin Hardware & Supply, Inc., Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Inventor:
Norman Allen Smith, Buford, GA (US);
Assignee:
AUSTIN HARDWARE AND SUPPLY, INC., Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 3/06 (2006.01); E05D 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D 3/147 (2013.01); E05D 3/142 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/41 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/518 (2013.01); Y10T 16/533 (2015.01);
Abstract
A concealed hinge is described. The concealed hinge may be used in the utility body vehicle market. The concealed hinge includes a first housing. The first housing holds a first pin and a second pin. The concealed hinge includes a second housing. The second housing holds a third pin and a fourth pin. The concealed hinge includes a linkage, which includes a central link, an upper link, and a lower link. The first pin and the second pin engage the first housing to the linkage. The third pin and the fourth pin engage the second housing to the linkage.