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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7636985 | Dual stage hidden hinge Various embodiments of this invention disclose a dual stage vehicle door hinge that: allows a vehicle door to be opened at least one hundred and eighty (180) degrees; is compact; fits most production model vehicles, is inexpensive; is easy to install; is adjustable;... | 12/29/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7334361 | Access system for a display panel assembly A system for accessing internal electrical components of an LED display panel assembly includes a case and a display panel having a plurality of LEDs on an outer surface and electrical components on an inner surface. A linkage assembly is coupled to an inner surface... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7240400 | Vertical and horizontal adjustable hinge assembly A method and apparatus providing an adjustable hinge configured for a fence post and gate assembly of a fence. The adjustable hinge includes a first bracket operable to be secured to a first portion of the fence and a second bracket operable to be secured to a secon... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7066536 | Child seat An adjustable child seat includes a backrest and a seat base and may be used with or without the backrest. The child seat includes adjustable arm rests. The height of the backrest and the depth of the seat base are also adjustable. The connection between the backres... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6938665 | Door A door frame with a substantially continuous sealing surface supports a door with a substantially continuous sealing member mounted thereon. A stepped U-shaped frame member has an opening at one end that is closed with a square-cut member, such as a threshold. The f... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928713 | Hinge mounting system A hinge that has a first mounting base for attachment to a first hinged object. The hinge also has first and second hinge members pivotally connected together. The first hinge member and the first base are configured and dimensioned for cooperatively positioning and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6901706 | Door hardware interconnected with overlying reinforcement plate A system for reinforcing door hardware used to associate a door with a door jamb. The door hardware includes a substantially flat body and a projection extending transversely to the body. The hardware is coupled to the jamb and the projection is at least partly over... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6834416 | Loose-leaf structure The present invention makes use of an opening of a latch cover opening to engage the first loose leaf with the second loose leaf at a pivotal opening with a diameter smaller than the opening of the latch cover of the first loose leaf, and the latch cover of the firs... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6832412 | Hinge assembly of automobile armrest Disclosed is a hinge assembly for an automobile armrest for reducing or preventing noise during the opening/closing of the armrest and providing smooth opening/closing force using a damping force of gears. In the hinge assembly, a first body includes a first mountin... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6826803 | Toilet seat hinge and method of use A toilet seat hinge and base assembly to retain toilet seats on a toilet bowl uses a pair of hinge bases and a pair of hinge leafs for each base. The base is adapted to be secured to a toilet bowl, with the leaf hinges securing the toilet seat ring and toilet seat c... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6684457 | Adjustable and reversible hinge assembly A recessed hinge is disclosed that allows a door to open to an angle greater than 90 degrees. The hinge has a hinge pin with two free ends so that the hinge is also fully reversible, for use either on the right hand or left of an enclosure. The hinge also... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6618904 | Spring loaded vehicle hinge mechanism In a multi-link hinge assembly for a rear deck lid or front hood for an automobile, a torsional coil spring is mounted with its coil coaxial to or proximate to a pivotal connection of the hinge assembly with arms of the coil spring engaging members of the... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6502896 | Backhoe A backhoe (1) includes an upper structure (3) supported by a traveling device (2) to be rotatable about a vertical swivel axis (X). The upper structure (3) carries an excavator (4) and a cab (12) and has a rear edge (3A) formed arcuate about the swivel ax... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6449802 | Hinge member A hinge member 50 of the present invention for rotatably mounting a moving member (door) 10 to a fixed member (opening in a wall member) 11 includes a support plate 51 provided with a mounting means for mounting to the fixed member 11, and a hinge flange ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6438800 | Door hinge assembly for an electrical appliance enclosure A door hinge assembly for use in an electrical appliance cabinet includes a door hinge member having a door plate attached to one side of an elbow, a hinge pin sleeve attached to the opposite side of the elbow, and a flange extending upwardly from the elb... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434791 | Hinges A hinge has first and second hinge members interconnected by an axle that allows relative rotation between them. Each hinge member has screw holes allowing the hinge member to be connected to a leaf or a frame. The screw holes of one hinge member are prot... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434792 | Hinge A new and improved hinge for use with a refrigerator door. The inventive hinge is a drawn hinge, created by the drawing process. The inventive hinge includes first and second flanges, a pin, and a pin arm. The flanges on each side allow use of a thinner p... | 08/20/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6353966 | Frameless cabinet hinge connector system A hinge is attached to a cabinet wall of a frameless cabinet by an elongated support plate. The cabinet wall has an opening, an elongated recess extending inwardly from the opening and an elongated slot extending along the elongated recess and in communic... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6283565 | Adjustable hinge for a switch cupboard A hinge for a switch cupboard, having a first hinge part and a second hinge part. The first hinge part is arranged on a cupboard door and the second hinge part is arranged on the body of the switch cupboard. The hinge can be used on both left-mounted and ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6253419 | Pivot device with multiple pivotal bars for a notebook computer A pivot device with multiple pivotal bars for a notebook computer is disclosed. The pivot device has a main frame and multiple pivotal bars pivotally mounted on the main frame. Each pivotal bar has a positioning means mounted thereon to position each corr... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6173475 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly for pivotally interconnecting a door to a trailer body is disclosed. The hinge assembly includes a hinge plate having a mounting portion and a hinge portion. The mounting portion of the hinge plate is configured to permit attachment to th... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6154926 | Reinforcing device A new reinforcing device for reinforcing the union of a metal door jamb (or frame) and a hinge of an attached door for helping prevent the bending and breaking of the door jamb and the sagging of the door from the weight of the door, especially on a metal... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6081968 | Door hinge assembly with fixed pivot pin for an enclosure for electrical apparatus and enclosure incorporating same A hinge assembly for an enclosure for electrical apparatus includes a hinge pin non-rotationally fixed to either the door or the door jamb. A hinge housing is secured to the other of the door and the door jamb and clamps the hinge pin with a compression f... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6070297 | Concealed hinge for removable cover enclosures The present invention provides a concealed hinge for a removable cover and includes an integrally formed locking mechanism which prevents vertical movement of the cover when it is in the closed position. The hinge is made from two parts, one being welded ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6044611 | Window trim clip A trim clip hooks onto a main frame of a window and positions wood or vinyl trim (i) parallel to a head, sill or a side jamb of the main frame, and (ii) extending outwardly from an interior wall of the main frame. The clip includes a hinged, outwardly ext... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6039419 | Foldable ready-to-use entertainment stand A preassembled, foldable entertainment stand for a computer printer and the like is disclosed having a folded and erect configuration wherein a vertical back panel pivotally carries a plurality of vertical shelf panels. The shelf panels fold upwardly to a... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6035490 | Cover hinge with integral detent A simple hinge having an integral detent and stop member for a cover on an electrophotographic printing machine. The hinge is formed from a relatively lightweight material and has an aperture to secore a pin for attaching a cover. A detent is formed into ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5997113 | Hand foldable and portable furniture A hand foldable and portable article of furniture comprising planar back and right and left side members hinged at edge surfaces thereof such that the right and left side members swing between a folded position with the side members on a back of the back ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5938369 | Support for cathedral ceiling beams A cathedral ceiling beam support combination of identical first and second elongated support elements each extending along longitudinal axes thereof, each having opposite first and second ends and having intermediate structure extending along an imaginary... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5882098 | Preassembled foldable printer stand A preassembled, foldable utility stand for a computer printer and the like is disclosed having a folded and erect configuration wherein a vertical back panel pivotly carries a plurality of vertical shelf panels. The shelf panels fold upwardly to a general... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5738396 | Universal latch system for railroad car hatch covers A latch system for retaining hatch covers on railroad cars can accommodate any hatch cover type made by any car builder. The latch has a universal arm with a custom-made hinge adapter at one end for pivotally connecting the arm to any hatch design or cove... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5735085 | Hinged downspout The top wall of the horizontal spout section of a downspout assembly is cut away at the inlet end to create a notch such that interference with the top wall of the outlet end of the elbow section will be avoided when the horizontal section is pivoted to a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5722121 | Enclosure hinge A hinge (20) includes a hinge body (30) pivotally connected with a hinge pin (70) to a leaf (26). The hinge body (30) includes a base (32) supporting a riser portion (36) connected to knuckles (34). The hinge body is configured so that geometry holds a pi... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5666695 | Hinge system A hinge includes a first leaf member with a pair of knuckles receiving a hinge pin therethrough. The knuckles include a retainer member which extends into the path of the pin. Annular grooves formed in the pin receive the retainer member to keep the pin f... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5542153 | Simulated butt hinge construction A simulated butt hinge assembly comprises an artificial knuckle-pintle-finial butt hinge attached to an L-shaped plate structure. The artificial butt hinge comprises spaced knuckle simulating grooves in a one-piece cylindrical member with finials formed a... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5522118 | Hinge comprising two hinge parts rotatably connected with each other via support walls A hinge comprising two hinge parts rotatably connected to each other by support walls, on each of which a support arm of a suspension device for a control device or the like is disposed. The hinge axis extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5454144 | Furniture hinge including base plate with claw member A hinge for an article of furniture having a frame and a door includes a frame-side base plate with a hinge arm and which base plate embraces the frame in the manner of a U by means of two side webs and a central connection web. the hinge arm and a hinge ... | 10/03/1995 |
