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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7748081 | Adjustable hinge The invention has as its object an adjustable hinge, comprising at least one pivotable hinge plate provided with at least one through-opening, and comprising at least one alignment washer provided with at least one through-opening, which through-openings are provide... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7591044 | Hinge for furniture with a low thickness and improved structure A hinge for furniture of the “frame” type comprises a base portion to be mounted to the frame of the piece of furniture and a portion for fastening to the furniture door and articulated on the base portion. The base portion comprises a lower element intended for... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7392567 | Hinge actuator and method for adjusting two parts of a hinge actuator relative to each other A hinge actuator having a first part and a second part. The first part being connected to the second part so as to be hingeable about a geometric axis. The actuator includes a signaling means for signaling a select or predetermined angular position of the first and ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386330 | Bi-axial swivel mechanism in electronic apparatus A support shaft is received in a socket for relative rotation. A first hollow space penetrates through the support shaft. A first hollow member extends in a first direction from the tip end of the support shaft. The first hollow member defines a second hollow space ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7350272 | Hinge device A hinge device where height adjustment, depth adjustment and side adjustment are permitted, wherein a hinge flap is adjustably supported by a rotatable pin with a polygonal flange, the hinge for side adjustment having an adjustable screw body fastened into the door ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343711 | Adjustable door assembly for a walk-in environmentally conditioned room A preferred embodiment adjustable door includes a bracket having a front and sides defining a cavity, and one of the sides includes a retaining member. A tapping plate fits within the cavity and is operatively connected to the adjustable door with the bracket. The t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7305797 | Door-closing assembly of frameless glass door A door-closing assembly is used on a frameless glass door and has a body, a drive device, a mounting bracket and a holding device. The body has a mounting panel and a casing. The casing has an outer end, a transverse hole and a longitudinal hole. The longitudinal ho... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7258386 | Fuel door assembly There is described an improved fuel door assembly. In one preferred embodiment, the fuel door comprises a housing that defines an axis of rotation and has a biasing element that is at least partially surrounded by a second interface that forms a cavity that narrows ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7231691 | Full overlay hinge with three-dimensional mechanical adjustment and top pins Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame is provided comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member, an intermediate ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228597 | Partition apparatus and hinge apparatus A partition apparatus or system having one or more panels each releasably fixed with respect to a hinge element. The hinge element has at least one hinge leaf, each with an outer edge. Each hinge leaf has at least one opening, preferably multiple openings, extending... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213300 | Full overlay hinge with three-dimensional mechanical adjustment and side pins Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member, an intermediate plate dispos... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188390 | Adjustable hinge for a glass door An adjustable hinge is mounted on a doorframe, holds a glass door and has a stationary bracket and a clamp assembly. The stationary bracket is mounted securely on the doorframe and has a sliding actuator. The clamp assembly is mounted rotatably on the stationary bra... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181805 | Sash window hinge A sash window hinge for pivotally connecting a window having a window sash to a window frame. The window hinge includes an elongated track having a track base wall attachable to the window frame. The track also includes a track flange extending from at least a porti... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178199 | Hinge The distal end part of an arm 5 is turnably and removably connected to the distal end part of a base part 5 through a connection mechanism 7. An engagement recess 46 whose upper part opposing the arm 5 is open, is formed in a basal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171726 | Hinge construction and hinge actuator, in particular for a wing mirror of a motor vehicle A hinge construction comprising two hinge members provided with a guide track. The guide tracks of each of the hinge members comprise at least three substantially flat, circular segment-shaped track parts, which each extend between first and second track ends and wh... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7127777 | Non-glass-cutting and adjustable automatic positioning hinge for a glass door A non-glass-cutting and adjustable hinge has a doorframe mount, a securing base, a spindle, a door bracket assembly, at least one positioning device and an adjusting assembly. The securing base is securely attached to the doorframe mount. The door bracket assembly i... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117561 | Low profile hinge with three-dimensional mechanical adjustment Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member an intermediate plate dispose... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114219 | Automobile hinges A hinge for pivotably mounting a panel to a vehicle body includes a panel attachment plate securable to the panel, a body attachment plate securable to the vehicle body, and an intermediate member pivotably attached between the body and panel attachment plates. The ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101442 | Reaction apparatus A reaction apparatus including: a main body having a reaction chamber with an upper opening thereof, a lid hinge, and a lid combined to the lid hinge, rotationally opening and closing the upper opening; a lifting member having a first end part separated from a rotat... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7065832 | Upper hinge assembly for refrigerator door An upper hinge assembly for pivotally mounting a door to a refrigerator cabinet includes an aligning plate fixedly secured atop a hinge plate to the cabinet. Once the hinge and aligning plates are factory set in position, with tight tolerances between fasteners and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055214 | Anti-sag hinge An anti-sag hinge (10) is disclosed which includes a mounting flange (12), a strap assembly (15) and a cover plate (17). The strap assembly includes a top flange (18), a bottom flange (19) and a strap (25) extending b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055724 | Support unit for pickup truck The support unit is essentially a box-like structure having a bottom, a top, two opposing side walls, a front door, a locking device for the front door, and a rear wall opposing the front door. The front door is pivotally attached to the side walls and positioned to... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051404 | Self-locking hinge The self-locking hinge (24) includes a first plate (28) hingedly connected to a second plate (30). Fasteners (24) are provided on the plates to secure them to a member, such as a easel strut hinge (24) of picture frame back (20 | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036781 | Connecting unit for the angle-adjustable connection of at least two loudspeaker enclosures, and correspondingly connected loudspeaker enclosures The invention relates to a connecting unit for the angle-adjustable connection of at least two loudspeaker enclosures. There are provided a first supporting part (13), which can be assigned to one loudspeaker enclosure (11), and a second supporting par... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017231 | Hinge A hinge is to be used for a piece of furniture with a frame and with a door wing secured to the frame. The hinge has a bedplate to be fitted to the frame, which bedplate carries an intermediate piece and a hinge arm. Furthermore, a joint-adjustment screw and a devic... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010832 | Angular adjustment arrangement of side pivot hinge A side pivot hinge includes a joint body for securely mounting a side edge portion of the glass structure, a joint seat, having a joint sleeve, for securely mounting to a border frame, and an angular adjustment arrangement which includes a joint housing securely mou... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003850 | Railroad car hatch cover hinge structure and method for connecting a hatch cover to a railcar A hinge structure including a universal adapter located toward one end of and for allowing the hinge structure to be pivotally connected to different stationary brackets having differing pivot axes. The universal adapter defines multiple openings disposed in spaced,... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996877 | Snap-on hinge assembly This invention relates to a hinge assembly comprising a frame plate for engagement to a furniture frame member comprising means for engaging a spring assembly, an intermediate plate comprising means for rotatably engaging the intermediate plate with a pin, and two s... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978516 | Apparatus for controlling various movements of a door Apparatus for controlling various and different movements of a door, said apparatus having a door hinge assembly with a hinge pin having a plurality of bearing surfaces to reduce stress and wear on a hinge pin housing, a torque mechanism for pre-torquing and torquin... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973903 | Valve-operating lever A valve-operating lever comprising a valve arm including a first aperture defining a valve arm engagement portion. The lever also includes a connector member having an outside surface and a first stop. The connector member and the first stop cooperate to define a fi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971142 | Mounting plate for adjustably retaining furniture hinges on the body of pieces of furniture Mounting plate (10) which can be fixed on the supporting wall of the carcass of a piece of furniture for adjustably retaining the bracket of a furniture hinge, wherein the said mounting plate has a flat base plate (12) with wing projections (22)... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6941616 | Pinless hinge The improved pinless hinge assembly (24) includes a first hinge plate (28) having a curled edge (28a) defining a center roll having a longitudinal axis (P) with an aperture (42) in the first hinge plate (28). A second hinge ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928697 | Hinge A hinge for supporting a vent between a closed position in which it lies within a fixed frame and an open position in which it extends substantially perpendicularly to the fixed frame comprises a support track, a slider mounted on the support track and a vent arm at... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925683 | Hinge A hinge comprises two elements, respectively attachable to first and second structures, and hingedly rotatable about an axis relative to each other. One said element comprises a first elongate member extending along the direction of the said axis and having a keyway... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922942 | Vine wire support post A vine wire support post molded as integral unit from plastics has an elongate tapered supporting portion having upper end and lower end, a wire attachment provided on the supporting portion, a peg for holding support post in ground joined to lower end of supporting... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918158 | Hinge A hinge (2) is used for furniture having a frame (3) and with a door wing (1) secured to the frame (3). The hinge (2) has a bedplate (5) to be fitted to the frame (3), which bedplate carries a hinge arm (7), an... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910373 | Apparatus and methods for repeatable door closure in a plethysmographic measurement chamber Apparatus and methods for generating repeatable closure of a volume measurement chamber are provided. More particularly, in one embodiment of the present invention, a dual articulating hinge is used to affix a chamber door to a volume measurement chamber, providing ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6904645 | Furniture hinge Furniture hinge (10) for pivotally mounting a door leaf (12) to a cupboard body whose door-side front is narrowed by a frame that projects inwardly at a right angle to the side walls. The hinge has a hinge arm (24) made of sheet metal and provid... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6886219 | Adjustable hinge The present invention is a hinge for furniture that includes a first hinge part rotatably connected with a second hinge part via at least one hinge axis. The first hinge part has a substantially U-shaped cross-section with its legs on one end having free ends that p... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6880205 | Hinge A hinge for anchoring a door leaf (2) to a frame (1) of an item of furniture has a base plate (5) that may be secured to the frame (1) and an intermediate piece (3) on which there is mounted a hinge arm (4) connected to a hi... | 04/19/2005 |
