US 11,913,271 B2
Pivot hinge
Brett Mitchell, Newnan, GA (US); and Andrew Bassett, Newnan, GA (US)
Assigned to Kason Industries, Inc., Newnan, GA (US)
Filed by Kason Industries, Inc., Newnan, GA (US)
Filed on May 20, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/878,961.
Prior Publication US 2021/0363804 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. E05D 3/02 (2006.01); E05D 11/10 (2006.01); E05F 1/12 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC E05F 1/1223 (2013.01) [E05D 3/02 (2013.01); E05D 11/1007 (2013.01); E05D 11/1014 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/218 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/484 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/12 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/674 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01); F25D 2323/024 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pivot hinge for use with a refrigerator door coupled to a door jamb, the pivot hinge comprising,
a tubular housing having an end with an exterior surface having a select exterior configuration, said tubular housing also having a stop cam movably coupled to said tubular housing end, said stop cam having an interior surface having a select interior configuration engaging said select exterior configuration of said tubular housing exterior surface to prevent rotational movement between said tubular housing end and said stop cam when mated and allow a plurality of fixed rotational positions between said tubular housing end and said stop cam, said stop cam also having an exterior surface including a round portion and a detent portion;
a first mount fixedly coupled to said tubular housing and mountable to a door;
a second mount mountable to a door jamb;
a spring assembly including a pivot pin and a torsion spring coupled to said pivot pin, said torsion spring having an end coupled to said tubular housing and another end coupled to said pivot pin, and
a cam follower assembly mounted to said second mount, said cam follower assembly having a cam follower riding upon said stop cam exterior surface and configured to mate with said detent portion to resist rotary movement of said tubular housing relative to said lower mounting plate at a select rotary position therebetween.