We have two designs for our spring hinges. One design, called the spring loaded butt hinge, is like our standard hinges; however, there is a spring integrated into the hinge so that the stainless steel spring hinge always returns to the same position. This is really handy when you want the door out of the way when you open the enclosure or if you always want the enclosure door to close itself.
Our second design includes spring loaded pins that can be retracted to remove the hinge from its other half. In many instances it can be desirable to remove the door quickly and easily without having to remove fasteners. Both designs are available in multiple sizes to fit any application you desire. If you have any specific requests, please contact our sales department to see what we can do for you.
They can also be made from steel or stainless steel. Our line of stainless steel spring loaded hinges works extremely well in environments where steel would start to oxidize and eventually degrade the hinge. We use only high quality designs to ensure that our products always exceed your expectations.
The criteria in this guide is based upon yield load and not upon ultimate load (failure). The ratio of ultimate load to yield load is at least 1.5
for all hinges and is a natural safety factor. Impact or shock loads are not included. Additional safety factors should be considered based
on the material requirement. Generally harder materials, or metals, result in stronger hinges.