US 12,258,753 B2
Hinge joint
Neale Sutton, Fullarton (AU)
Assigned to HUMANIHUT PTY LTD, Fullarton (AU)
Appl. No. 17/627,515
Filed by Humanihut Pty Ltd, Fullarton (AU)
PCT Filed Jun. 30, 2020, PCT No. PCT/AU2020/000058
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/007607, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019/206038 (AU), filed on Jul. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0282473 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. E04B 1/34 (2006.01); B65D 88/52 (2006.01); E04B 1/344 (2006.01); E05D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/3445 (2013.01) [B65D 88/522 (2013.01); E05D 1/02 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/12 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hinge joint including:
a first hinge component;
a second hinge component; and
a flexible member formed of an impermeable material, the flexible member linking the first and second hinge components to support relative movement of the first hinge component and the second hinge component between an abutting relationship and a non-abutting relationship, the flexible member comprising a strip including spaced apart and longitudinally extending first and second protuberant edges,
wherein the first hinge component includes a first channel having a first inner region for receiving and retaining the first protuberant edge and the second hinge component includes a second channel having a second inner region for receiving and retaining the second protuberant edge, such that the first and second inner regions are sized to receive and retain the first and second protuberant edges respectively with a clearance thereabouts, each of the clearances allowing at least an extent of positional movement of the protuberant edge retained therein during movement of the first hinge component and the second hinge component between the abutting and non-abutting relationship,
wherein the first hinge component further includes a first region having a first profile and the second hinge component further includes a second region having a second profile such that during movement of the first hinge component and the second hinge component to form the abutting relationship, the first profile and the second profile progressively intermesh with each another,
wherein one of the first or second profiles includes at least one projecting portion and the other of the first or second profiles includes at least one correspondingly shaped recess for receiving the at least one projecting portion to form the abutting relationship, and
wherein in the abutting relationship, the first hinge component and the second hinge component intermesh to form a desired alignment therebetween.