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.~.~ Having means to hold hinged members against pivotal movement about hinge axis (e.g., catch)


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16 /   HD   MISCELLANEOUS HARDWARE

221  DF  HINGE {32}
277  DF  .~ Resiliently biased hinge {10}
297.~.~ Having means to hold hinged members against pivotal movement about hinge axis (e.g., catch)


DEFINITION

Classification: 16/297

Having means to hold hinged members against pivotal movement about hinge axis (e.g., catch):

(under subclass 277) Hinge including means to secure the hinged members* to prevent any swinging of the members about the hinge axis*.

(1) Note. The members must be secured against swinging movement in both directions, i.e., an abutment stop, per se, is excluded.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

292, for a hinge having a catch and biased by a coil spring oriented transversely to the hinge axis*.

374+, for a hinge having a stop or abutment.