Clamp (connecting element)
A clamp is an L-shaped connecting element for the pivoting suspension of windows , shutters , doors and gates on the building wall or on posts.
Clamps for rotatably attaching a door leaf to the frame are also referred to as door hinge. The terms cock and angel are often used synonymously .
The basic element of a block is an L-shaped part, which is either forged or consists of a horizontal band with embedded vertical pins . The longer, horizontal end is either knocked, screwed, or walled into the door frame into the dummy frame or another solid frame . Instead, the horizontal end is often made short and fastened to a perforated sheet metal that is screwed to the wall, door frame or post.
The upper part of the hinge is pushed over the vertically standing bolt , pin or tenon in order to flexibly hang up the drawer, gate, door or window. As a rule, two clamps are used to pivot door leaves or window sashes. Heavy doors, gates and the like can also be hung from three or more clamps. To compensate for height differences, Fitschenrings are inserted between the clamp and the upper part of the band .
Clamps are among the door or window fittings . They are mostly made of metal, but there are also wooden and stone blocks.
The term "Kloben" is also used for medieval helmets such as the dog's cowl . The adjective “clunky” means “bulky / bulky”, “awkward / clumsy”.
literature
- Otto Lueger : Lexicon of the entire technology and its auxiliary sciences . 2nd Edition. Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart and Leipzig 1920 ( zeno.org [accessed on October 9, 2019] Lexicon entry "Kloben").