US Patent Issued to Flow Sciences on Dec. 9 for "Detent position hinge for use with containment systems" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,585, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Flow Sciences Inc. (Leland, N.C.).

"Detent position hinge for use with containment systems" was invented by Scott Williams (Wilmington, N.C.) and Allan James Goodman (Lake Waccamaw, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detent hinge firmly secures the door of a containment system in an upward position, downward position, and optionally at pre-determined positions therebetween. The hinge generally includes two hinge assemblies each including a leaf and one or two knuckles, with the knuckles of both assemblies aligned end-to-end. The two hinge assemblies are independently rotatable relative to each...