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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8081440 | Portable computer and hinge mechanism thereof A portable computer and a hinge mechanism thereof are provided. The portable computer includes a display monitor, a host and a hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism for rotating the display monitor and the host relatively includes a bottom board, a pivot, a power ada... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7974091 | Handheld electronic device and hinge assembly A hinge assembly for a handheld electronic device is provided. The hinge assembly includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion. The hinge assembly comprises a primary member structured to hingedly couple the first portion to the second portion and ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963002 | Hinge A hinge comprising two pivoting elements adapted to hingedly join two articles, each pivoting element including attachment means for attaching to an article; wherein when attached to the two articles the hinge is rotatable with respect to the articles. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7891057 | Hinge bearing block A bearing block has a screw guided through a bore of the bearing block as well as a bearing sleeve which has an internal thread which is in engagement with the external thread of the screw and whose outer surface serves as a door support. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7690083 | Clip fixture for the fast assembly of fittings, such as swiveling lever-type closures and hinge parts, in breakthroughs of a thin wall The description is directed to a snap fastening for fast mounting of fittings such as socket wrench latches, swivel lever latches, hinge parts in openings in a thin wall, comprising a head part which is to be arranged on one, outer side of the thin wall and which ov... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7571516 | Hinge-plate accommodation element for attaching a hinge plate A hinge plate accommodation element for attaching a hinge plate has a holder bracket that has a first shank for attachment on the frame side and an angled short shank, a bracing plate that is connected with the short shank of the holder bracket, so as to pivot, a pr... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7562418 | Hinge mounting apparatus A hinge mounting apparatus (100) for mounting a hinge (80) of a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes an accommodating cavity (904). The hinge mounting apparatus includes a base (10), a hinge tube... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7526836 | Hinge with an improved box-fastening arrangement A hinge for furniture comprises a fastening box designed to be received with a central portion thereof into a hole in a piece of furniture. The box comprises two axially rotatable pins designed to be fitted into the hole together with the central portion of the box.... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7480962 | Slide hinge One side portion of an intermediate member 6 is inserted in one side portion of a tubular portion 71 of a fixed member 7 and rotatably coupled to the one side portion of the tubular portion 71 in this state. A vertical slit 71c ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7469450 | Articulated window panel with hidden hinge for vehicles An articulating window assembly is adapted for use with a support structure. The assembly includes a windowpane with an inner surface. A hinge is adjacent to the inner surface. The hinge includes a cylindrical member having a pivot axis and a stud member attached to... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7467441 | Shaft structure of liftable screen cover A shaft structure of a liftable screen cover includes a screen cover, a cover reinforcement plate and a shaft set. The side of the screen cover is formed with a bent sidewall. One end of the sidewall has a non-circular first hole. The cover reinforcement plate dispo... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7406748 | Hinge with stiffened leaf A hinge including a stiffened leaf. The hinge may generally comprise a first longitudinally-extending leaf having a base portion and a mounting portion offset and preferably parallel to the base portion that defines a cavity. The mounting portion may contain at leas... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7389564 | Arrangement for fixing furniture fittings to frame profiles of plate-type or board type furniture elements A furniture fitting including frame sections which are preferably extruded and are intended to enclose furniture parts in the form of plates or panels, wherein the flame sections have an open groove extending in the longitudinal direction receive and retain a retain... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7360279 | Adjustable hinge A hinge for a door or cover of a cabinet includes first and second hinge wings. Each wing has a plurality of openings for receiving attachment screws that penetrate associated bores in components to be held together by means of the hinge. An adapter is positioned on... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328482 | Fitting system The invention relates to a fitting system according to parent application DE 101 19 987.3 for rotatably bearing a door leaf (2) in a glass construction. A fitting (1) is disposed on the top and/or at the bottom of said door leaf (2) and interact... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322633 | Releaseable hinge for truck bed cover A releasable hinge for attaching tonneau covers to the cargo compartment of pickup trucks. The hinge has a hinge mechanism fastened to the bottom or underside of the tonneau cover. A complementary locking tab is mounted to the cab end of the cargo compartment. The h... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308732 | Adjustable hinge assembly A hinge assembly 15 for a vehicle tailgate 14 comprises a first hinge member 21 fastened to the tailgate 14 and a second hinge member 22 fastened to a hollow flange 23 of a vehicle roof 13 by means of adjustment devic... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7277273 | Equipment cabinet providing full access to equipment housed therein A cabinet (10) that provides full access to equipment (12) mounted therein broadly comprises a housing (13) for housing the equipment (12), an access door (24) for selectively protecting the equipment (12), a rack (40... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274558 | Electronic apparatus and display panel fixed structure An electronic apparatus of the present invention has a display panel incorporating therein a display screen and a back cover that covers the display panel. The display panel is fixed to the back cover via a fixing part. The back cover has a positioning pin standing ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7228596 | Hinge assembly for refrigerator door A hinge assembly for a refrigerator door improves productivity and reduces a manufacturing cost by improving a structure of a hinge assembly installed between a refrigerator main body and a door, and improves an appearance by using one hinge assembly for one door so... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222735 | Rail packaging A packaging (10) for a component (12) can be attached by means of at least one attachment element (14) to a mounting surface of a superordinate component, whereby the component (12) has an upper surface (12a), a bottom surfa... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223096 | Lighter A lighter comprises a lighter housing, a gas container for storing liquid inflammable gas, a combustion device connected to the gas container, and an igniter for igniting inflammable gas in the combustion device. The housing includes an upper cover and a case, where... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213299 | Method and apparatus for securing a door piston to a door jamb A door piston to door jamb interface (30) includes an elongated plate (32) having a number of threaded holes (34) therein and a bracket (50) including a base (52) and a transverse support member (54) affixed to the base (... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188390 | Adjustable hinge for a glass door An adjustable hinge is mounted on a doorframe, holds a glass door and has a stationary bracket and a clamp assembly. The stationary bracket is mounted securely on the doorframe and has a sliding actuator. The clamp assembly is mounted rotatably on the stationary bra... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186067 | Fastener with attached pivotable handle The fastener includes a shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end of the shaft includes a threaded portion. A head is connected to the second end of the shaft and a flange extends radially outward from the head. A handle is connected to the head and t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178199 | Hinge The distal end part of an arm 5 is turnably and removably connected to the distal end part of a base part 5 through a connection mechanism 7. An engagement recess 46 whose upper part opposing the arm 5 is open, is formed in a basal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7127777 | Non-glass-cutting and adjustable automatic positioning hinge for a glass door A non-glass-cutting and adjustable hinge has a doorframe mount, a securing base, a spindle, a door bracket assembly, at least one positioning device and an adjusting assembly. The securing base is securely attached to the doorframe mount. The door bracket assembly i... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127775 | Hinge attachment and associated method of making and assembling a door and door frame An improved door hinge attachment device is provided. The device includes a plate formed separately of the door and door frame that is attached to a door or door frame. The device has elongate threaded bores alignable with screw holes in the hinge plates. The device... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128232 | Adjustable assembly of a first structural part to a second structural part, in particular for automobiles An adjustable assembly of a first structural part and a second structural part, in particular for automobiles having a flap and a pivotable arm for the flap, is such that the first structural part is displaceable along two orthogonal axis with respect to the second ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111660 | Roll-up door assembly A lightweight roll-up door comprises multiple lightweight panels that can be transversely installed/removed with a simple hinge assembly. The panels are hinged about one edge and have outer complementary arcuate portions that fill the gap at the edges of the door as... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7089626 | Adjustable door hinge An adjustable hinge assembly for a vehicle door in which a body-mounting plate has a spherical convex surface in moveable contact with a corresponding spherical concave surface at the base of a hinge plate permitting adjustments in the pivot axis of the hinge assemb... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059020 | Hinge for doors and similar construction components The invention concerns a hinge for doors and similar construction components. The hinge can be installed in a recess of a door frame, whereby the recess receives the hinge completely when the door is closed. In this way, the hinge will be completely invisible when t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051404 | Self-locking hinge The self-locking hinge (24) includes a first plate (28) hingedly connected to a second plate (30). Fasteners (24) are provided on the plates to secure them to a member, such as a easel strut hinge (24) of picture frame back (20 | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036187 | Reinforcer for wrapped band friction hinges An improved friction hinge assembly is provided. The friction hinge assembly includes a rotatable shaft and a band having a circular spring portion for defining an opening in which the shaft is rotatably inserted in order to provide frictional torque between the sha... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017231 | Hinge A hinge is to be used for a piece of furniture with a frame and with a door wing secured to the frame. The hinge has a bedplate to be fitted to the frame, which bedplate carries an intermediate piece and a hinge arm. Furthermore, a joint-adjustment screw and a devic... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6996877 | Snap-on hinge assembly This invention relates to a hinge assembly comprising a frame plate for engagement to a furniture frame member comprising means for engaging a spring assembly, an intermediate plate comprising means for rotatably engaging the intermediate plate with a pin, and two s... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981540 | Proper tent door A tent door which opens and closes in a manner similar to that of a regular house door, yet is in keeping with the requirements for mobility of being light-weight and easily taken apart or reassembled. Such a door being comprised of a fabric panel (54), suppo... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6971142 | Mounting plate for adjustably retaining furniture hinges on the body of pieces of furniture Mounting plate (10) which can be fixed on the supporting wall of the carcass of a piece of furniture for adjustably retaining the bracket of a furniture hinge, wherein the said mounting plate has a flat base plate (12) with wing projections (22)... | 12/06/2005 |
