Self latching hinge

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5715573
SERIAL NO

08602207

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The self latching hinge of the present invention includes a hinge having a hinge housing with a receiving channel and at least one receiving bore wherein the hinge housing is operably secured to a first hinged component. A piston having a concentric compression spring is operably received within the at least one receiving bore for movement between an extended position and a retracted position. One side of a latching link is operably connected to the at least one piston and another side of the latching link is connected to a second hinged component. When the at least one piston is in an extended position, the latching link is removed from the channel and when the at least one piston is in a retracted position, the latching link is received within the channel to form a locked and oriented connection between the first and second hinged components.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.;ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION;CTA SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.;HERLICK, SUSAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Holemans, Walter Washington, DC 22 462

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