Hidden interlocking hinge assembly

摘要

The hidden interlocking hinge assembly at least partially hides or conceals the hinging mechanism of a door pivotally attached to a jamb. The assembly incorporates interlocking knuckles on the door and the jamb, an overlapping flange feature, and a corresponding depression feature that allows the overlapping flange and the depression to move relative to the other without binding and while generally concealing the balance of the assembly.

主权项

1. A hidden interlocking hinge assembly comprising:
a jamb including an inner jamb plastic layer and an outer jamb plastic layer selectively fused to form a jamb knuckle integrally formed with the jamb, the jamb knuckle forms a seam whereat the inner jamb plastic layer and the outer jamb plastic layer are fused and a barrel whereat the inner jamb plastic layer and the outer jamb plastic layer are spaced apart; a jamb hinge pin opening formed through at least one of the seam and the inner jamb plastic layer of the barrel; a door including an inner door plastic layer and an outer door plastic layer selectively fused to form a door knuckle integrally formed with the door; a door hinge pin opening formed only through the inner door plastic layer; a depression integrally formed with one of the jamb and the door; and a flange integrally formed with and extending from the other of the jamb and the door; wherein the door knuckle and the jamb knuckle are configured to interlock along a hinge axis that is coaxial with the jamb hinge pin opening and the door hinge pin opening; wherein the flange extends beyond the hinge axis; and wherein pivoting the door about the hinge axis pivots the flange into the depression.