US 7,521,632 B2
	Door hinge assembly and enclosure employing the same
Jeffrey L. Johnson, Lincoln, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Gaton Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/468,973.
Prior Publication US 2008/0053677 A1, Mar. 06, 2008
Int. Cl. H02G 3/14 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 174—67  [174/66; 174/58; 174/135; 439/136; 220/241]

22 Claims

1. A door hinge assembly for an enclosure including a housing having a panel member and a plurality of sides extending outwardly from said panel member to define an interior and an opening for providing access to said interior, said door hinge assembly comprising: a generally planar portion structured to cover said opening of said housing of said enclosure; at least one side flange portion structured to extend outwardly from said generally planar portion toward said housing of said enclosure, at least one of said at least one side flange portion including a number of bends forming at least one first hinge element; and at least one second hinge element structured to be disposed at or about one of said sides of said housing of said enclosure, in order to pivotably receive a corresponding one of said at least one first hinge element, wherein said at least one side flange portion and said at least one first hinge element thereof, are a single continuous piece of material, wherein said door hinge assembly is structured to move between an open position corresponding to said interior of said housing of said enclosure being accessible through said opening of said housing, and a closed position in which said generally planar portion of said door hinge assembly substantially covers said opening of said housing, and wherein said at least one first hinge element comprises a number of hinge curls, wherein said at least one second hinge element comprises a number of hinge pins, and wherein said hinge curls slide over said hinge pins.