INCH-POUND
A-A-55596B
27 August 2010
SUPERSEDING
A-A-55596A
31 October 1997
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
HINGE, BUTT, CONTINUOUS (PIANO)
.0125 THICKNESS, .375 PIN DIA
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this
Commercial Item Description for all Federal Agencies.
1. SCOPE. This Commercial Item Description (CID) covers commercial and industrial quality, continuous
butt piano hinges suitable for use on cases, chests, and any other adaptable surface.
2.
SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS.
2.1 Butt hinges and pin hinge furnished under this CID shall conform to the dimensions as specified in Table I
and Figure 1 below.
G ((SEENOTTE .3.)3)
SEE NO E 66
L
275 MIN
A
F
B
OPENING
.040 MAX
D
.125 ±.008
P
IMPRESS PART IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AT A MAXIMUM OF 5 INCH INTERVALS
FIGURE 1. HINGE.
TABLE I. DASH NUMBERS AND DIMENSIONS
WIDTH
KNUCKLE
PITCH
KNUCKLE
PIN
STOCK
LENGTH
LENGTH
DASH
A
B
G
.031
F
D 1/
L
No.
REF
P 2/
.03
+.000
+.015
+.007
-.015
-.003
-.001
6
4.000
2.000
84.00
7
5.000
2.500
.375 .002
SEE SAL.
8
6.000
3.000
1.998
4.000
.380
CHAR. 2.6
9
-
-
-
-
-
1/ SEE SAL. CHAR. 2.4
2/ SEE SAL. CHAR. 2.5
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