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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434295 | Spring hinge using clutch structure for eyeglasses A spring hinge using clutch structure for eyeglasses of the invention includes a hinge bracket, a end-meshing element, a central-meshing element; a hinge cannula, a resilient element received in the hole of the central-meshing element; a fixing element; and a slide ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7412270 | Multifunctional mobile radio communication apparatus A mobile radio communication apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge part that foldably connects the second housing to the first housing, a one touch opening mechanism that is provided to the hinge part, and automatically opens the second housi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7340801 | Stay The basal end part of a second arm is turnably connected to the leading end part of the first arm. An engagement recess is formed in the leading end face of the first arm. The second arm is provided at its basal end part with a lock member such that the lock member ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335129 | Gear unit fitting for a vehicle seat In a gear unit fitting (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, with a first ring wheel (13) to be mounted on a frame side, with a pinion (21) meshing with the first ring wheel (13), and with a second ring wheel ( | 02/26/2008 |
| 7275285 | Deployment hinge A deployment hinge for deploying an appendage, including a movable portion affixed to the appendage, and a stationary portion affixed to a stationary body. In a non-deployed state, the movable portion is mechanically engaged with the stationary portion and a mechani... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275286 | Pivot device A pivot device has a pivot axle fastened on a cover of a lap top computer, a seat fastened on a chassis of the computer, and a first ring and a second ring respectively mounted around the pivot axle. The second ring and an elastic device are respectively mounted on ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270590 | Assisted walking dolls and joint assemblies for use with same A toy doll may include a body supported by a skeletal structure including one or more joint assemblies. A joint assembly may include a pivot block further including a pivot stop, and a joint member rotatably coupled to the pivot block, the joint member further inclu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261379 | Reclining vehicle seat hinge assembly A reclining vehicle seat hinge assembly includes a first housing, a second housing having a plurality of teeth, a primary cam member having a pair of primary camming surfaces, and a secondary cam having a plurality of camming surfaces and driveable by the primary ca... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7188905 | Reclining device for vehicle seats A reclining device for vehicle seats having a structure capable of reliably maintaining a seat back locking state for preventing the seat back from being undesirably moved on the seat cushion is disclosed. The reclining device includes a base plate, an arm plate, a ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168133 | Hinge for a portable electronic device A hinge (300) includes a cam (32), a cam follower (30), a torsional spring (31), and a can (33). The cam includes a round flange (321), with a notch (321b) defined therein. The cam follower connects with the ca... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160051 | Closure device A fixed frame (4) and a covering element (6), the frame (4) defining a frame plane (P—P). A first latch (30) has two latch surfaces (32, 34) which cooperate and which are inclined relative to the frame plane (P—P). The covering... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159945 | Detent fitting for a vehicle seat, especially for a seat of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a detent fitting that is provided with a solid fitting component (10) appurtenant to the seat component and a fitting component (12) appurtenant to the backrest. The fitting component (12) is pivotably mounted in relatio... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146684 | Retention element Retention element, especially a lid stay or a flap holder, comprising a first arm, having a first friction face, a second arm, connected pivotably around an articulation axis to the first arm, an operating element and a locking element, forming a locking face, where... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140071 | Electric motorized hinge apparatus In an electric motorized hinge apparatus, a biasing means maintains a concavo-convex engagement state between a third rotating member and a second engagement portion in a second rotating member, and thus the second rotating member rotates to follow the third rotatin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124472 | Hinge mechanism with single hand operation A hinge mechanism includes a shaft having an outer screw thread, a rotating cam, a rotating cam having an inner screw thread, a first elastic element, a sleeve having a latching block, a second elastic element, an anchoring block, and a button having a post. The dri... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111362 | Electronics devices with spring biased hinges and methods therefor A hinged panel (110) coupled to a body member (120), for example in a wireless communications device, including a torsion spring (150) coupled to the body member and to the panel, a cam (127) coupled to the body member, a follower (134... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100987 | Reclining vehicle seat hinge assembly A reclining vehicle seat hinge assembly includes a first housing, a second housing having a plurality of teeth, a primary cam member having primary and secondary camming surfaces, a primary spring, and a secondary cam having at least one spring arm and a plurality o... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093321 | Lockable hinge A lockable hinge includes a first and second hinge member, a lock, and an actuator. The lockable hinge is coupled to a pair of ladder-leg sections and is arranged to allow the ladder-leg sections to move among closed, trestle-ladder, and straight-ladder positions. T... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7003849 | Self locking hinge The present invention is an ingenuously designed self locking hinge that is simple to manufacture and can come in a variety of shapes given the application requirements. It has few parts making it cost effect and simple to use. The hinge can easily be opened and clo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000290 | Lockable hinge A lockable hinge for preventing opening of a door wherein the fixed and pivoting hinge plates have solid, torque resistant knuckles with aligned passages configured in non circular shapes to permit insertion of a complementary hinge pin thereby preventing opening of... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968598 | Seat back hinge fitting for a motor vehicle seat A seat back hinge fitting for a motor vehicle seat having a seat carrier and a seat back. The seat back hinge fitting has a lower arm that is rigidly fixed to the seat carrier, an upper arm that is rigidly fixed to the seat back and a forward tilting hinge for swift... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6926363 | Angle-adjustable hinge An angle-adjustable hinge provided with a first arm having a case portion and a second arm connected to the first arm with the case portion as to oscillate around a first axis and having a gear portion. The angle-adjustable hinge is also provided with a wedge-shaped... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920668 | Hinge unit and electronic apparatus unit According to the present invention, a hinge device which may be mounted with one action without fixing and mounting the hinge device with any other discrete part and is superior in mounting work, in which a cam portion 4 is provided within a mounting case bod... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910738 | Device and method for assembling a recliner mechanism An adjustable pivot rotatably supports and adjusts a position of a pivoting member within a housing. The adjustable pivot includes a central cylinder defining a first axis and rotatably supporting the pivoting member. A second cylinder extends from the central cylin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6802107 | Self-locking hinge apparatus with a single stable state A self-locking hinge apparatus with a single stable state includes a pivotal shaft, a retaining ring, a stator, a compression spring, and a rotor. The retaining ring, the compression spring, the stator and the rotor are arranged in series along the pivotal shaft. Th... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6796612 | Pivot mechanism A pivot mechanism includes a pivot arm (14) that is rotatably mounted on a base member (1) via a pivot pin (16). The pivot mechanism includes a locking mechanism comprising a convex tooth segment (36) provided on the pivot arm and a locki... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6684456 | Hinge apparatus to open and close an upper member used in an office machine A hinge apparatus to open and to close an upper member such as an automatic document feeder or an upper cover used in an office machine has an upper hinge fixed on the upper member, a lower hinge fixed at a main body of the office machine, a hinge shaft t... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6634061 | Hinge A damped hinge comprising a first part mounted to a second part to allow relative rotation between the first and second part; biasing means for providing rotational movement between the first and second part; wherein upon rotational movement between the f... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6505382 | Hinge apparatus with cam mechanism An improved hinge mechanism for use with a portable computing device is disclosed. According to one aspect, a hinge mechanism includes a first assembly with a pivot connection, a cam follower, and a second assembly. The cam follower is used to produce a c... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6477737 | Single-pin hinge with improved features A hinge for furniture comprises a bowl (11) adapted to be fastened to a door (12) of a piece of furniture and a wing (13) designed to be fixed to the piece of furniture. The wing has an end (15) which is pivotally mounted to the bowl for rotation relative... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6446307 | Manway lid lifter A lid lifter mount is installed on the hinge pin of a conventional manway lid, and has a compression spring assembly engaging a lever which is also installed on the hinge pin. The lever has a bar engaging a lid hinge arm. A spring force adjustment screw c... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6430776 | Hinge mechanism A low cost and long lasting hinge mechanism suitable for hinging a cover to a housing of a device is disclosed. The hinge mechanism has a pair of pins attached to the cover and a corresponding pair of apertures on the housing. The pins fit into the apertu... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6351373 | Cam and hinge mechanism for angular insertion A hinge engages a cam such that the hinge first rotates relative to the cam, then linearly engages the cam. Preferably, the hinge includes a guiding post that rides along a raised arched surface on the cam during the rotary motion of the hinge. Linear mot... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6178596 | Apparatus for adjusting angle of back seat for vehicle An apparatus that accurately adjusts the angle of the back of a seat that prevents the twist caused by an external impact to a vehicle to mitigate the risk of injury. The apparatus includes turning pieces, each of which are mounted to supporting brackets ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6112370 | Hinge for a seat, in particular for an automobile vehicle, and seat provided with said hinge The hinge comprises a flange (26) for connection to a seat cushion or squab, a support-flange (38) and at least one lever (34d) for coupling the flanges (26, 38) together having a first end (36A) mounted to pivot on the support-flange (38) so that the cou... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6085386 | Hinge for a seat in particular for an automobile vehicle and seat provided with said hinge The hinge includes two flanges (24, 26) adapted to be fixed to a seat cushion and a seat squab (backrest), respectively. The flanges (24, 26) can turn relative to each other about a hinge axis (X) that is substantially perpendicular to them. The hinge add... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6047444 | Positive lock armrest mechanism A hinge mechanism including a positive latching assembly is provided for allowing rotation of a first hinge member relative to a second hinge member about a pivot when the positive latch is released and prevents rotation about the pivot when the positive ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5937062 | Hinge module for mounting a flip onto a portable telephone set A hinge module for mounting a flip onto a portable telephone set. The hinge module uses a retractable member so the flip can be easily mounted onto the handset. The retractable member includes a shaft movably received in a tube, which also functions as a ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5934753 | Cam assembly for detachably locking a structural member especially on a motor vehicle seat A cam assembly for detachably locking a structural member includes a pivot axle, a cam body having a locking cam surface adapted to make locking contact with the structural member and a curved surface comprising a circular arc segment and another segment ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5894634 | Latch mechanism for vehicle seat A latch mechanism, particularly for securing a pivoting member of a motor vehicle seat with respect to a fixed member is disclosed, comprising, a latch plate having a tooth, a notch flanked by a front ramp and a rear ramp, and a rear stop, and a cam which... | 04/20/1999 |
