Class 16/312 - Including cam surface and follower

Subclass of Class 16 - Miscellaneous hardware
Definition: Hinge including a sloped or curved surface fixed with respect
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 05/24/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7945996	Self-closing hinge A compact and aesthetically-pleasing self-closing door hinge comprises a gravity-assist feature and preferably a spring-assist feature, wherein the spring may be easily adjustable, replaceable, and even left out of the hinge. The preferred embodiment is reversible f...	05/24/2011
7375956	Cover positioning structure of a dual-usage portable computer A cover positioning structure of a dual-usage portable computer is disclosed, which comprises a base, at least one slide block sliding on the base, at least one elastic slice imposing a pressure to the at least one slide block, and a rotary member rotated relative t...	05/20/2008
7334295	Rotating structure and electronic device utilizing the same An electronic device and a rotating structure thereof. The rotating structure comprises a base, a shaft, a rotating assembly, and a movable assembly. The shaft comprises a first groove, and is disposed on the base. The rotating assembly comprises a second groove, an...	02/26/2008
7261274	Vibration isolation system for dagger mounted equipment A vibration isolation mount, a vibration isolation system and a method of resiliently mounting a device, and particularly a device that is mounted in a cramped space with the vibration isolation mount including a dagger plate having an elastomer secured thereto to p...	08/28/2007
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
7213301	Folding device A folding device can be used for various kinds of electronic apparatuses and is capable of easy processing of parts and lowering of cost. Inner cases 16 and 17 are mounted in outer case 15, which houses fixed member 1 and movable member	05/08/2007
7155779	Automatic lift and turn hinge and gate An automatic hinge having an upper or left hand section with an arcuate interior or lower edge, a central section with an arcuate left hand or upper edge and an arcuate right hand or lower edge, and a lower or right hand section with an upper or interior edge. The s...	01/02/2007
7155776	Multipurpose hinge apparatus having automatic return function A multipurpose hinge apparatus having an automatic return function is provided in which the apparatus is installed between the door and a main body. The apparatus includes a driving mechanism for ascending and descending a piston rod according to opening and closing...	01/02/2007
7150072	Hinge assembly A hinge assembly includes a housing (1) encasing a spring (2), a cam follower (3), a cam member (4) and a washer (5) therein. The cam follower has a shaft (31), and a pair of tabs (32) perpendicularly formed on the sh...	12/19/2006
7140075	Vertical door conversion kit with lag mechanism and motion range limiter A door hinge mechanism allowing two dimensional motion of the door as it opens, combined with at least one mechanism allowing control of the range of horizontal motion of the door during normal operations. Horizontal lag adjustment and range limitation of the mechan...	11/28/2006
7111363	Door hinge structure for refrigerator Disclosed herein is a door hinge structure for a refrigerator. The door hinge structure comprises an upper fixture unit which is screwed to a predetermined front upper portion of a refrigerator body, and has an upper hinge pin to be inserted in a top aperture formed...	09/26/2006
7076837	Hinge device for electronic display A hinge device for pivotally coupling a display to a base includes a seat for being secured with the base, a rotor, a pair of hinges, and at least one roller located on the rotor. The seat defines a hole, and a railway defined in an inner wall of the seat. The rotor...	07/18/2006
7047598	Pivotal device A pivotal device which is fixed onto a first body and a second body and enables the first body to make rotary and upward/downward movements against the second body is provided. The pivotal device includes a rotary spindle and a holder. The rotary spindle which has a...	05/23/2006
7013531	Gravity actuated hinge assembly Gravity hinge assembly which does not rely upon an axial rod or pintle to maintain axial alignment between the cam cylinders. The assembly incorporates an inter-connective attachment arrangement between the upper rotating cam cylinder and the door connection plate t...	03/21/2006
7008032	Refrigerator incorporating french doors with rotating mullion bar A refrigerator includes French-style doors and a rotating mullion. The rotating mullion is mounted to one of the French-style doors through first and second hinge members. Each of the first and second hinge members include first and second hinge elements having corr...	03/07/2006
6928699	Automatic closing door hinge, automatic closing door mechanism, and hinge of automatic closing door mechanism An automatic closing door hinge, an automatic closing door mechanism, and a hinge of the automatic closing door mechanism, for smoothly opening a door or closing, with damping, a door. For example, an automatic door closing mechanism has a hinge having a pair of win...	08/16/2005
6840592	Drinking glass display and storage cabinet A cabinet having a hinged, see-through door for viewing wine and like drinking glasses suspended from the underside of its top surface and shelves in an inverted upside-down orientation with internal illumination and with a self-sealing felt composition compressible...	01/11/2005
6721991	Elastic hinge with inclined plane eyelet for automatic closing of spectacle temples The present invention concerns a hinge for the hinging of spectacle temples, which allows the automatic closing of the temples on the same front of spectacle which has been removed from the head or which features one or both temples in open or wide-open position. A ...	04/20/2004
6484670	Incubator In this incubator, when the angle of a door to a nursing window of a hood is smaller than a rotation restricting angle, door rotation restricting means restrains the rotation of the door in an opening direction. Because of this reason, when the angle of t...	11/26/2002
6233879	Double pivotable door A double pivotable door, particularly for use with modular office partitions is disclosed. The double pivotable door includes a frame, which is mounted to a partition by at least one hinge having a first axis of rotation. The frame include a door which is...	05/22/2001
6230365	Hinge for a notebook computer A hinge for a notebook computer is disclosed. The hinge is composed of a base and a hinge member pivotally mounted on the base by a pintle. The base has a pulley bracket pivotally mounted thereon and a pulley rotatably mounted on the bracket. A tongue is ...	05/15/2001
5600868	Deployment hinge A hinge (20) includes two hinge plates (22, 24) and a connecting hinge pin (32). A coil spring (48) supported on a bushing (44) overlies the hinge pin (32), which is free to move along its longitudinal axis (30). A cam follower (42) on the hinge pin (32) ...	02/11/1997
5500984	Refrigerator door opening/closing apparatus A refrigerator includes a housing and a door hinged to the housing. The hinge carries a door opening/closing apparatus in the form of a follower slide member carried by the door and arranged to slide upwardly along a camming slide member during opening of...	03/26/1996
5367745	Hinge for shower stall doors A shower stall door hinge has two members connected by a pintle and having axially aligned sleeves. The sleeves of one member with one notch at one end which can be engaged by a radial pin in a radial bore of the pintle. In one of the other sleeves, a rad...	11/29/1994
5265311	Self closing hinge For swingably mounting a door on a jamb, a dual action self closing hinge has a stationary component which seals, shields, and carries a stationary cam and a rotatable cam follower. The cam elements cooperate with one another to displace the cam follower ...	11/30/1993
5189760	Medicine cabinet An improved medicine cabinet is constructed predominantly from molded plastic components adapted for rapid assembly. The medicine cabinet includes a forwardly open main housing having preformed grooves therein which cooperate with one or more upright cent...	03/02/1993
5133152	Heavy duty constant use self closing gate A self closing gate comprising a pair of first and second parallel and spaced vertically extending stationary posts. The gate is mounted between the posts for rotation about the first post between positions closing the space between the posts and opening ...	07/28/1992
4991259	Butt mounted riser hinge A butt mounted riser hinge has a plastic cam assembly mounted in two metallic cylinders so that their camming surfaces do not rub against the metallic cylinders and become readily worn. The cam assembly includes a male member with bevelled end that is rot...	02/12/1991
4864691	Hinge assembly A hinge for rotatably mounting a barrier member to a structural member. The hinge comprises a first hinge assembly which comprises a first hinge bracket attachable to the structural member, a second hinge bracket attachable to the barrier member, a first ...	09/12/1989
4631777	Gravity door hinge A gravity door hinge in which a cam is inserted non-rotatably into the lower half of a socket provided in a fixed member, the upper end of an axial rod is inserted non-rotatably into an axial bore hole provided in a rotational member, a cam follower is fi...	12/30/1986
4609184	Pivoted gravity return fence extension for cattle guard A fence line is provided including a pair of spaced posts between which a fence opening is defined and wherein a cattle guard is substantially centered in the opening and spans considerably less than the width of the opening. A pair of edge upstanding pan...	09/02/1986
4253275	Gate hinge and lubricating means therefor A gate hinge embodies an upstanding casing closed at its lower end and attached to a supporting post. A pintle is fixedly mounted within the casing and concentric therewith. Lower, upper and intermediate sleeves surround the pintle within the casing with ...	03/03/1981
4190925	Door-closer and hinge combination A door-closer and hinge combination includes a pair of hinge plates adapted respectively to be fixed to a door and door frame, these plates respectively carrying a pair of extensions which are situated along a predetermined hinge axis and which are formed...	03/04/1980
4143857	Safety/privacy fence A fence which provides an effective barrier to the attempts of children to climb and which is of durable and attractive appearance is formed of molded or stamped panels connected to support posts and a fence cap interlocking with the upper ends of the pan...	03/13/1979

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Class 16/312 - Including cam surface and follower