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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779509 | Sliding hinge A sliding hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a stationary leaf, a moving leaf, a resilient device, a main linkage and a secondary linkage. The stationary leaf is connected to the base. The moving leaf is connected to the cove... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7063341 | Collapsible skateboard A collapsible skateboard includes an upright handle having lower portion on which is fixedly mounted a bracket, a connector having a curved slot having a lower end formed with a horizontal recess, an upper end formed with a vertical recess, and a circular hole under... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6945621 | Refrigerator assembly unit A refrigerator having a cabinet forming a refrigerator compartment; a door opening and closing the refrigerator compartment; and a hinge member rotatably connecting the door to the cabinet. The hinge member has a rotation axis varying in position, depending on rotat... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6520558 | Mounting hardware for a hard tonneau cover A hinge assembly mounts a hard tonneau cover on a vehicle having a storage area. The assembly has a moveable hinge portion adapted for mounting on the tonneau cover and a stationary hinge portion adapted for mounting to the vehicle. A guided member co-act... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6431567 | Collapsible skateboard A collapsible skateboard includes an upright handle having lower portion on which is fixedly mounted a bracket, a connector having a curved slot having a lower end formed with a horizontal recess, an upper end formed with a vertical recess, and a circular... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6206387 | Collapsible skateboard A collapsible skateboard includes an upright handle having lower portion on which is fixedly mounted a bracket, a connector having a curved slot having a lower end formed with a horizontal recess, an upper end formed with a vertical recess, and a circular... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6119879 | Pasta drying rack mountable as a fixture in a kitchen A rack useful for drying pasta includes a mountable base member; at least one pivoting member connected to the base member and dependable therefrom, the at least one pivoting member being elongate with two opposing ends, about a first opposing end of whic... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5725279 | Folding seat hinge A folding seat hinge (10) having a first hinge member (16) with an arcuate slot (46) radially displaced from the pivot axis (40) of the hinge. A second hinge member (12) is disposed with respect to one side (54) of the first member (16) to fully cover the... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5500985 | Vehicle hinge assembly with translating pivot A hinge assembly for mounting to a vehicle body a rear deck movable closure panel, wherein as the panel is opened its forward edge is shifted rearward away from adjacent body structure. The hinge assembly includes a forward sector gear fixed to a panel-ha... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5257846 | Reversible-lid arrangement A reversible-lid arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a floor panel having an opening, a lid member, and a pair of oppositely-arranged guide rails. The lid member is so sized as to close the opening, and has first and second side surfaces which are op... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5208945 | Mechanism for openable/closeable means This invention relates to a mechanism or hinge for use in a structural glass assembly. In particular the mechanism is attachable to a glass unit, e.g. a double glazing unit, to enable it to open or close. The mechanism has essentially two parts, a station... | 05/11/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5139322 | 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... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5044044 | Hinged structure and method of integration in a standard ski construction A hinged structure comprises a forward body and a rear body each having a surface face and a channel. A first hinge link and a second hinge link are employed to pivotably and slideably connect the forward body and the rear body and to provide movement of ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4587760 | Closure panel hinge assembly An improved closure panel hinge assembly is provided that gives an improved opening motion to a closure panel, such as a deck lid that has an edge disposed close to a vertical plane associated with the vehicle, such as the plane of a backlite. A pair of h... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4512469 | Storage receptacle for electronic storage media A compact storage receptacle for magnetic tapes, computer disks, phono records and other electronic storage media having a containerized housing with spaced apart, parallel side walls, which space between the walls defines a storage section for the tape o... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4418805 | Hinge means and luggage combined therewith The present invention provides unique hinge means comprising three components, two of which are wedge shaped members or segments which slidably pivot relative to each other about a central pivot point and the third being a base bracket pivotably attached ... | 12/06/1983 |
