US 12,247,427 B2
Hinge, hinge system and method of hinging
Jon Thomas, Peachtree Corners, GA (US); Austin Bush, Peachtree Corners, GA (US); George Fleck, Atlanta, GA (US); and Joe Boeckel, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by The Big Green Egg, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/092,894.
Prior Publication US 2024/0218718 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. E05D 11/06 (2006.01); E05D 3/02 (2006.01); E05D 3/18 (2006.01); E05F 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 3/18 (2013.01) [E05D 3/02 (2013.01); E05F 1/12 (2013.01); E05Y 2999/00 (2024.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hinge for rotating a first object relative to a fixed second object, wherein the first object has a lower edge configured to matingly engage an upper edge of the second object, and wherein the first object and the second object have a front side and an opposed rear side, the hinge comprising:
left and right upper rear brackets coupled to the lower edge of the first object at the rear of the first object, the left and right upper rear brackets each comprising:
a proximal upper flange portion and an opposed distal portion, the distal portion extending rearward from the first object; and
a pin coupled to the distal portion;
left and right lower rear brackets coupled to the upper edge of the second object at the rear of the second object, the left and right lower rear brackets each comprising a proximal lower flange portion, an opposed distal lower portion and a central portion between the proximal lower flange portion and the distal lower portion,
wherein an arcuate slot is defined in a portion of each of the left and right lower rear brackets, the slot having a first slot end defined in the central portion and a second slot end defined in the distal lower portion, and wherein the slot is sized and shaped such that at least a portion of the pin can be positioned therein and can slidingly move therethrough the slot, and
wherein the first object is rotatable about and between a first closed position, in which the lower edge of the first object engages the upper edge of the second object, and a second open position, in which the front of the first object is spaced from the second object a predetermined open distance, and wherein the distal portion of the left and right upper rear brackets extends below the upper edge of the second object when the first object is in the first closed position and in the second open position.