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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161602 | Hinge assembly and portable electronic device using same A hinge assembly includes a mounting sleeve defining a pivoting hole, a fastening seat, an elastic member, and a right side cover. The pivoting hole is enclosed by an interior peripheral wall. The interior peripheral wall defines a stopping slot. The fastening seat ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7493674 | Cover restricting mechanism of foldable electronic device A cover restricting mechanism (8) is adapted for use in a foldable electronic device (9). The foldable electronic device includes a cover (10). The cover restricting mechanism includes a follower (31), a housing (20), and a restric... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7424933 | Ladder assemblies A folding ladder includes a hinge assembly having first and second ladder hinge plates each defining a plate opening and a plurality of locking slots. A housing is associated with the first ladder hinge plate and extends through the plate openings to provide a rotat... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421762 | Hinge for a liquid crystal display A hinge of a LCD has a stationary bracket, a first shaft assembly and a second shaft assembly. The LCD had a base and a screen. The stationary bracket is attached to the base. Each shaft assembly is mounted pivotally on the stationary bracket and has an adapting bra... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7360659 | Space-saving mounting fixture for use with an equipment rack Components can be received within regions of limited access present in an equipment-supporting rack using an installation fixture including a pair of mounting plates which are pivotally connected to each other by a hinge positioned along lateral edges of the respect... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353048 | Transformer hinge design A mobile terminal having three parts rotatably interconnected by hinges. The terminal can be a mobile telephone having an operative position where a microphone and a loudspeaker are positioned for conversation. When not in operation, the terminal may be positioned a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7251859 | Hinge device A hinge pin 6 is turnably inserted in a through hole 22 formed in a first hinge member 2. A second hinge member 3 is fixed to the hinge pin 6. A movable member 7 is connected to the first hinge member 2 such that said... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243406 | Casket with combination hinge, brace, and lock A casket comprises a casket shell having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, a casket lid pivoted to the casket shell for movement to an open position and to a closed position, and a combination hinge, brace, and lock mechanism connecting t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7152898 | System and method for reducing vehicle noise A system and method for reducing or eliminating noise generated in a vehicle by contact between components of similar or identical materials isolate the components using a dissimilar material disposed between the components of similar or identical materials. An isol... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150073 | Hinge pin A hinge pin is suited for use in a hinge for a rotatable arm of a vehicle lift. The hinge pin has a groove formed within its side surface. The groove is configured to permit engagement of the pin with a restraining member configured to prevent rotation of the arm. T... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7140072 | Lockable ladder 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-ladder, trestle-ladder, and straight-ladder posit... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7103938 | Motor vehicle door hinge The invention relates to a motor vehicle door hinge comprised of a first hinge part (2), a second hinge part (3), a shaft section (4), which joins a hinge eye (10) of the first hinge part (2) and a hinge eye (17) of the seco... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7085375 | Small-sized hinge device The present invention is a small-sized hinge device for connecting a first member and a second member rotating relatively to each other, such as a transmitter section and a receiver section of a twofold portable telephone, comprising a case body with baffle means mo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7065834 | Bistable hinge with dampening mechanism A hinge for controlling a pivotal rate of movement. The hinge includes a first hinge part and a second hinge part that is pivotally mounted to the first hinge part. The first hinge part movable to and between open and closed positions relative to the second hinge pa... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032271 | Noise control device for a steel door A noise control device for a steel door includes a buffer, a shock-absorbing member, a stopping member, or only includes a colliding member. The noise control device is installed at any location of a steel door and a casting where noise may be generated when the ste... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017233 | Hinge assembly with integrating shaft A hinge assembly includes a shaft (1), a prime mover spring (2) having two end portions (22, 23), a case drive member (3) having a cam face (311), a main body drive member (4) having a cam face (411) movably engaged w... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007341 | Door closer A door closer includes a closer casing, a pivot unit, and a length-variable damping cylinder. The pivot unit includes a pivot axle, a cam member, and a cam follower member. The pivot axle has a drive end portion that extends into and that is retained rotatably in th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007344 | Safety unit of hinge for folding ladder Disclosed herein is a safety unit of a hinge for a folding ladder to prevent a user's finger from being caught in the hinge when the hinge rotates. The hinge includes a first joint unit, a second joint unit, and a locking unit, and the safety unit is provided betwee... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007345 | Opening and closing device An opening and closing device includes a rotor pressed by a rotor spring and a reverse-rotor pressed by reverse-rotor spring, of which rotor cam and reverse-rotor cam are respectively placed at a certain position of stator cam. With this construction, rotor is urged... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6948217 | Single-shaft hinge device comprising a plurality of torque-generating sections A single-shaft hinge component is provided that can be made durable, of small size and light weight. The single-shaft hinge device is made up of a plurality of torque-generating sections wherein, a single-shaft hinge is formed of a single shaft 1, rotary cams... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6923416 | Adjustable device with a musical keyboard stand An adjustable device includes a first disk mounted on a side of the first stand to have a finger hole to movably receive therein a finger, a second disk mounted on a side of the second stand to combine the first disk and having multiple adjusting holes defined in a ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6848731 | Hinge for extended grabber tool An elongate engagement tool that has engagement elements located on a distal end of a first rod, a handle on the proximate end of second rod, a controller on the handle to control the engagement elements, and a linkage between the controller and engagement elements ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6817062 | Door hinge apparatus having a door checking function The present invention provides a door hinge apparatus having a door checking function capable of gradually opening or closing a door of an automobile. The door checking apparatus includes a long groove formed on at least one side portion of a body bracket. The long ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6785936 | Hinge device The present invention provides a hinge assembly (1) in which a projection and a cam face for converting a biasing force of bias means (9) into a turn biasing force for turning a turnable member (3) disposed at one end portion of a hinge main bod... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6711780 | Hinge for collapsible ladders A hinge for collapsible ladders, includes an external frame including a center aperture and a pair of locking apertures; an inner frame rotatable with the external frame and including a center aperture and pairs of locking apertures; a rotary plate rotatably dispose... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6688572 | Plane display with foldable support A plane display with foldable support. The plane display comprises a base and a back plate mounted on a plane display panel. The back plate pivots onto the base through a bolt. The back plate has a fixing piece and a first arm. An operating rod movably co... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684455 | Articulated joint, in particular a door hinge, having a device for fastening a first movement element The invention provides an articulated joint having a device for movably coupling a first movement element to a second movement element. The device comprises a fastening unit, which comprises at least one first braking element connected to the first moveme... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6385924 | Reinforced window system A reinforced locking mechanism for a casement window comprising at least one first eye hinge attached to any of a hanging stile, a shutting stile, a top rail and a bottom rail of the window sash, and at least one corresponding second eye hinge attached to... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6373690 | Apparatus for mounting a panel to a chassis of a computer An apparatus for mounting a panel to a chassis of a computer. The apparatus includes a release member movably mounted on a top surface of the chassis and a flange fixedly mounted to a base portion of the chassis. The release member is movable between a st... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6343406 | Hinge on ladder A hinge on a ladder comprises outer casing pair, inner casing pair, a fixing plate with a shaft and three lock pins, a central rivet pin, and a button knob. The outer casing pair and the inner casing pair are pivotally engaged to each other in such a way ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6195839 | Hinged detent Two pivoting portions of a product are connected by a hinged detent. The hinged detent provides a snap feel when the product halves are closed or opened to an operable angle. It also allows for the placement of wires and connectors within the hinge. The h... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6122801 | Hinge mechanism A hinge mechanism in provided with a first hinge portion, a second hinge portion, and a third hinge portion coupled to said first hinge portion. The third hinge portion includes a first end and a second end. A first axle is coupled to the first end of the... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6115886 | Hinge apparatus A hinge apparatus for portable electronic devices such as portable telephones and handheld personal computers can be manufactured with a small and simple structure at a low cost. The hinge apparatus has a shaft with a flange, a cam engaged with an end of ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6034867 | Portable computer having a locking assembly Disclosed is the improved locking assembly of a display panel in order to enlarge the display of a portable personal computer. A portable computer having a locking assembly coupled to hinging shafts including a setting member, a locking member connected a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5996178 | Hinge suitable for use in a foldable device A foldable device (100) includes two housings (102, 108) rotatably coupled by a hinge (3800) about an axis of rotation (211). The hinge (3800) has a stationary element (3802) and a movable element (3804) positioned in a pocket (3858) of one of the housing... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5966776 | Hinge device A hinge device is disclosed for interconnecting a first member with a second member for relative rotational movement, the hinge device comprising: a rod means connected with the first member; a sleeve member for receiving the rod means for relative rotati... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5722730 | Reinforcement member for pivotable assembly A reinforcement member for a pivotable assembly is provided, enhancing resistance to deflection of the componentry of the pivotable assembly when subjected to shear loading. The pivotable assembly is expressly suitable for use as a recliner for a motor ve... | 03/03/1998 |
