BIS QCO FOR THE HINGES (PARLIAMENT HINGES)

OVERVIEW

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade vide order has issued the BIS QCO for Hinges (PARLIAMENT HINGES) order in 2023. The Bureau of Indian Standards shall be the certifying and enforcing authority for the goods. The Hinges (PARLIAMENT HINGES) shall bear the Standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards as per Scheme-1 of Schedule-II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.

This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards after the draft finalized by the Builder’s Hardware Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council. The Parliament Hinge is designed for doors that need to fold back on themselves creating the maximum possible opening through a doorway. Traditionally used to allow a door to fully open 180 degrees, back onto a wall. The extra projection allows the door to clear any obstruction.

Hinges are a particular kind of hinge that have rectangular pieces that fasten to two different, parallel parts that close on each other, joining them and enabling swinging motion of up to one hundred and eighty (180) degrees. Like all hinges, butt hinges are made up of a knuckle, a pin, and two leaves. Steel is now abundantly available in our country and is being used for the manufacture of hinges. This standard was first published in 1989 and revised in 1997. Further, unequal flap hinges have been categorized into two types, lightweight unequal and heavy-weight unequal flap hinges. In addition, provision for additional sizes of lightweight type hinges has also been incorporated.

QCO - Quality Control Order