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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161603 | Hinge A hinge according to the present invention includes: a housing; a shaft received in the inside of the housing; a guide member linearly moving along the shaft; and a first elastic member compressed and expanded along the movement of the guide member, wherein any one ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8122568 | Swing hinge module and portable terminal employing the same A swing hinge module bidirectionally swinging a movable body and a portable terminal having the same are disclosed. The swing hinge module includes a rotation cam, a rotation shaft, a fixed plate, and a guide pin. The rotation cam is fixed to the movable body to be ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112844 | Hinge mechanism for a portable device A hinge having a base with a planar surface; a sliding plate having a planar surface; a revolving member located adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the base, the revolving member being capable of revolving and projecting from the base; a dampener located in the base... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108971 | Hinge for a roof window with a pivot sash A pivot hinge for roof windows with a sash pivoting around the axis located between the upper and the lower member of a window, has a balancing system, which ensures the state of equilibrium of a window sash when its centre of gravity is located outside the sash rot... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7845053 | Integrated hinge assembly with spring biased prop arm A hinge assembly for use with a pivotally movable closure panel is operable to provide a counterbalancing force to lock or hold the closure panel in an open configuration against a predetermined threshold closure force without the need of separate support components... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7410162 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has a chassis, a paper feed roller, a lifting member, and a biasing member. The chassis has a first side surface, a second side surface, and a bottom surface that connects the first and second side surfaces. The bottom surface has one of a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7369190 | Position-variable locking structure for liquid crystal panel Disclosed is a position-variable coupling structure for a liquid crystal panel, capable of assembling the liquid crystal panel with an external device by varying a position of a guide groove formed in a top case surrounding the liquid crystal panel according to a po... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360278 | Home-bar door opening/closing device for refrigerator A home-bar door opening/closing device for a refrigerator. Guide slots 72 are provided in both side surfaces of an opening 59 provided in a refrigerator door 55 and connected to one ends of links 75 which rotate and vertically move. Then,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363635 | Disk drive A long aperture extending along the forward and backward movement direction is formed on each of the brackets, each of the supporting shafts is movably inserted into each of the long apertures, a spring shaft in parallel with one of the supporting shafts is protrude... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7337499 | Knuckle arm A knuckle arm interconnects a machine body and a top cover of a machine, and includes a base fixed on the machine body, and a pivot seat connected pivotally to the base and attached to the top cover. A biasing unit is disposed between the base and the pivot seat so ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333323 | Display system for use with portable display device A method and system are provided in which a display screen of an electronic device such as a laptop computer is double-hinged to a base or keyboard unit in such a manner as to allow the display screen to be opened while the bottom portion of the display screen is fr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7309101 | Folding ottoman Disclosed herein is a folding ottoman which is convertible to a chair having the usual seat and back rest. A seat frame extends between a pair of opposing arm panels. A storage compartment is slidably connected to the arm panels below the seat frame. The storage com... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306075 | Dynamic hinge for ladder A dynamic hinge includes a first member connected to a first ladder portion of a ladder, and a second member connected to a second ladder portion. The first member pivots relative to the second member about a pivot axis that does not intersect both the first and sec... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299525 | Self-locked hinge device A self-locked hinge device includes a hinge body, a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate and a locking mechanism, The first mounting plate is hinged to a first end of the hinge body, and the second mounting plate is hinged to a second end of the hinge body.... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296325 | Hinge members and hinge assemblies A hinge member comprises a mounting portion to be secured to a vehicle body panel, and an extension portion having a fixed orientation relative to the mounting portion. The extension portion has a pivot-receiving slot defining a hinge pivot hole to receive a hinge p... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284549 | Portable barbeque grill A portable grill that includes a grill body and support stand that may be removably mounted on a wall and alternatively supported on a horizontal surface such as the ground or a table using the same support stand. A cutting board is selectively interchangeable with ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278184 | Slide hinge for small-sized information terminal A slide hinge for a small-sized information terminal having a first casing with keyboard and a relatively slid second casing with display. The slide hinge has a linear slide between the first and second casings, and a turning mechanism for a turning operation of the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267316 | Brace rotating mechanism A brace is provided so as to be able to maintain the open position of a lid of a keyboard musical instrument (grand piano), is able to rotate between an erect position that maintains an open position of lid and a collapsed position, and is able to be self-standing i... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255101 | Apparatus with a door, in particular, a cooking appliance door An apparatus includes a door, in particular, a cooking appliance door, through which a useful space can be closed, and having a stowage space, into which the door can be lowered at least partly, guided by a guide system that has a pivot axis and at least one guide e... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7204556 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat underframe and a backrest which tips forwards, these being interconnected by an adjustment and tipping axle and which preferably has a backrest inclination adjustment device on both sides. The adjustment device containing an adjustment... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195220 | Support arm for stored devices A support arm for stored devices, which is pivotably seated in a holder fastened to a fastening surface and can be horizontally adjusted into a pivoted-in position and a pivoted-out position. In the pivoted-in position the support arm extends approximately parallel ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192104 | Refrigerator and freezer A refrigerator and/or freezer with an appliance body and a door for closing an opening of the appliance body, wherein a pivot bearing pivotably supports the door relative to the appliance body about a pivot axis. The door relative to the pivot axis and/or the pivot ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7065835 | Slide hinge for small-sized information terminal A slide hinge is provided for a small-sized information terminal composed of a first casing and a second casing. The slide hinge functions to relatively and automatically slide the first casing and the second casing from predetermined slide positions. The slide hing... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6948758 | Hinge for a tonneau cover A hinge assembly pivotally attaching a tonneau cover panel to a cargo bed of a motor vehicle. The hinge assembly includes a attachment bracket fixedly secured to the cargo bed of the motor vehicle. The attachment bracket defines a slot extending between a closed end... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938444 | Device for linking door to case in drum type washing machine and method for assembling the same Device for linking a door to a case in a drum type washing machine including a bracket having one end to be inserted in a pass through hole formed in the vicinity of the laundry opening in a washing machine case, and the other end fixed to an outside wall of the cas... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6862858 | Apparatus for securing a part to an extruded section For securing a fitting to any point of an extruded section by a clamping device, the extruded section has two spaced apart parallel webs between which a holding part of the fitting can be inserted which is supported on the edge faces of the webs facing one another. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6804860 | Wide angled hinge for container A container includes a container body which includes a base and a plurality of side walls peripherally and upwardly extended from the base to define a storage cavity, a container cover adapted to selectively cover the storage cavity, and one or more wide angled hing... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6622345 | Door hinge mechanism A simple and inexpensive hinge system or mechanism that may apply to the front panel or door so as to obtain an easy access to the inside without making the mechanism much more complicated or expensive. The hinge mechanism for a front panel or door is hin... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6588062 | Spring loaded pop-up friction hinge assembly A hinge assembly for rotatably coupling a first member to a second member. A cylindrical pintle is secured to the second member. A friction element secured to the first member includes first and second cylindrical walls that wrap at least substantially ci... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6578233 | Hinge mechanism for outdoor lighting assembly A hinge mechanism for a lighting assembly has a base with a slot, a shuttle guide extending from edges of the slot, a shuttle coupled with the base and capable of sliding through the slot and shuttle guide between an up position and a down position, and a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6460222 | Hinge structure for back door A hinge structure of back door constructed to reduce the sizes of parts comprising hinges of a back door for enabling to obtain an accommodation space, wherein, in a door hinge having a first hinge unit and a second hinge unit rotatively coupled to an inn... | 10/08/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6430779 | Mounting apparatus for concealed hinge of operable wall A mounting bracket for an invisible hinge of an operable wall includes upper and lower end portions for attachment of the bracket to the edge frame of the operable wall. The end portions include vertical slots to allow for vertical adjustment of the wall.... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401299 | Folding hinge A pivoting hinge joint having two end stop positions including a pivot arm including a first guideway, a stationary guide including a second guideway having a bent configuration with a turning point, a pivot axis for allowing the pivot arm to pivot with r... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6292981 | Crescent hinge This invention relates to hinges in general. More particularly, the invention is concerned with hinges wherein it is desired to have no parts of the hinge visible on the outside of a door or enclosure, where, typically in prior art hinges, a hinge pin is ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6243920 | Rotational-translational double hinge-arm The hinge includes a first flange and a second flange which pivot and translate with respect to each other. The first flange includes a first laterally offset pivot axis. The second flange includes a second laterally offset pivot axis and a translational ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6167977 | Easy-install, two-position tractor hood A work vehicle having a novel hood coupling apparatus is disclosed. The work vehicle includes a frame provided with a compartment and a hood. The hood is coupled to the frame by at least one hinge and at least one latch. The latch includes a stationary po... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6151755 | Front-mounted hinge Disclosed is a front-mounted hinge for mounting a door to a vehicle structure. The hinge includes a housing, a translating base, a hinge strap, and a cover assembly. The housing mounts to the exterior surface of the vehicle structure, and the hinge strap ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6125030 | Vehicle overhead console with flip down navigation unit A vehicle overhead console assembly includes a console body with a door pivotally attached to the console body. The door is pivotally movable between open and closed positions. A navigation display unit is connected to the door such that the navigation di... | 09/26/2000 |
