Benifits of a friction hinge

A friction hinge is used as a lid support on chests and toy boxes. These hinges provide a very important safety mechanism. In essence, the hinge makes it harder to open the lid. More importantly, however, it makes it harder to close the lid. This prevents the lid from slamming down hard on precious little fingers.

As you can see from the photo, the friction hinge affixes to both the inside of the chest, and the underside of the lid. When properly place, the hinge provides a furtgher level of safety by catching the lid and preventing it from falling backwards. This feature prevent damage to the chest by preventing the hinges from being sprung, or the lid from snapping off altogether. If you are buying a hope chest or a toy box for someone you love, you owe it to them to make sure your purchase comes complete with a friction hinge. All chests and toy boxes at www.duvallswoodwright.com come standard with this feature.

The friction hinge is not fail proff, and we all know that accidents happen. To get the most protection from your friction hinge, it is very important that it is properly serviced and maintained no less than once a week. At the bottom of the hinge, where it affixes to the inside of the chest, there is a small brass set screw. To insure proper friction, it is imperative that this screw be kept tight. The looser the screw gets, the easier it will be for the lid to slam down onto delicate fingers. This adjustment can easily be made in just a few seconds using a standard phillip's head screw driver.

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