Whats a heavy duty half pin barrel hinge?

Question

I have seen on some old movies that they are able to escape from prison because they are using a half pin barrel hing. I have never seen or heard of this type of heavy duty hinge before and i was wondering what in the heck is it?

Answer

Basically the reason why they are able to escape is because it is a hing that does not need tools to remove the door from the hinges. The hinges are still used today and however it is the older doors that have the ability to simply lift the door off it hinges. the Newer doors have a pin that hold the hinge knuckles together and the door can be removed by simply removing the hing. however the older more heavy duty doors had the pin attached to the knuckles on the door which meant that you could simply lift the door to slide the pin out off the hinges and escape.

 Mail this post

Technorati Tags: half pin barrel hinge, heavy duthy hing, heavy Duty Hinges Answers, hinge, PinBarrel