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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7037165 | Container for holding component parts of a construction toy A container for holding component parts of a construction toy. The container preferably is a suitcase or briefcase configuration, with a carrying handle at the top. An access cover, comprising a large portion of the front wall of the container and a portion of the b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 4524438 | Record player with hinged dust cover In a record player comprising a housing and a hinged dust cover, a hinge device is formed by a hinge wall and an abutment which are integral with the housing and spaced from each other. An end portion of a first limb of a hinge coil spring acts against th... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4473261 | Swivel joint for a lid A swivel joint for a lid for the detachable application of the lid to a cabinet, having a lever mechanism which is under spring biasing, the lever mechanism permitting a weight-balanced raising of the lid and, upon raising, pulling the pivot pin of the jo... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4356594 | Friction hinge having a balancing spring A friction hinge arrangement for the hinged connection of a cover to a base, for example a record player base, comprises a hingeable friction member, which is mounted between the limbs of a friction member whose limbs are urged towards each other with the... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4193164 | Rear hinge for holding lid of record player to console A rear hinge arrangement for holding the lid of a record player to the console. A lock plate is affixed to the rear top portion of the console, said lock plate having a defined receptacle portion to receive and hold an insert component of an attaching mem... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4101182 | Hoods for record players A record player hood having a pair of raised strips thereon and a pair of stops projecting upwardly from the strips near the side about which the hood pivots so as to prevent record jackets from sliding off the hood when it is raised. A channel is formed ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 3930594 | Pivot hinge for an apparatus cover hood A pivot hinge for an apparatus cover hood comprising sleeves concentric to the pivot axis and axially displaceably yet non-rotatably arranged relative to the housing bottom part on the latter, and the face sides of the sleeves, respectively, being formed ... | 01/06/1976 |