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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275352 | Fire retardant panel door and door frame having intumescent materials therein with a 90 minute fire rating A fire retardant panel door, including a panel door having at least one door panel and stiles and rails. The door panel includes an interior composite section formed by a first plurality of layers of intumescent materials and a first plurality of layers of fire resi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7213374 | Hinge for an enclosure A hinge for an enclosure is disclosed. The hinge includes a hinge rod and a bushing. The hinge rod is secured to one of a door and a door jamb of the enclosure. The bushing is secured to the other of the door and the door jamb of the enclosure. Moreover, the hinge r... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7155779 | Automatic lift and turn hinge and gate An automatic hinge having an upper or left hand section with an arcuate interior or lower edge, a central section with an arcuate left hand or upper edge and an arcuate right hand or lower edge, and a lower or right hand section with an upper or interior edge. The s... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7127849 | Manway lift device having an adjustable biasing assembly therefor A manway lift device comprises two hinge assemblies, each hinge assembly comprising a first hinge member, a second hinge member, a smooth bore bushing, an internally threaded bushing and an adjustable biasing assembly. At least one of the bushings of each hinge asse... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7028431 | Fire-resistant door A fire-resistant, aluminum, cementitious-material-free, insulation-free door adapted to prevent the spread of fire and heat passing therethrough, consists of: a door frame, a door hingedly mounted on the door frame, the door having a bottom wall, a top wall, and sid... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024823 | Sentinel event reduction system A sentinel event reduction door comprises a trapezoidally-shaped panel comprising four sides. A continuous hinge is connected to the panel along substantially the full length of a first side thereof. A second side of the panel is adjacent to the first side, wherein ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6925683 | Hinge A hinge comprises two elements, respectively attachable to first and second structures, and hingedly rotatable about an axis relative to each other. One said element comprises a first elongate member extending along the direction of the said axis and having a keyway... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925772 | Earthquake-proofing reinforcing metal fitting A reinforcing holder against vibrations for mounting on orthogonally joined architectural structural members for a wooden building so it can withstand vibrations from an earthquake. The reinforcing holder comprises a first reinforcing base member 1 which is f... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6886298 | Shutter A shutter includes a shutter frame defining an open space, a shutter panel mounted within the open space of the shutter frame, a mounting device and a packing plate. The shutter panel has an open panel frame and a plurality of louvers pivotally mounted inside the op... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6824196 | Motor vehicle having an opening closeable by a swivellable component A motor vehicle has an opening which can be closed by a swivellable component, particularly a tail gate, the component being mounted by at least one hinge on a vehicle body part and the hinge having a first hinge half fastened to the vehicle body part and a second h... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6772480 | Fitting having support arm or swing arm for supporting a turning sash or a turning-tilting sash A window sash (3) is mounted on a stationary frame (2) so as to be only rotatable about a horizontal axis but not tiltable using a lower corner bearing (5) such as is also used for turning-tilting fittings, and using an upper hinge bearing (9... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6520288 | Acoustic door assembly An acoustic door assembly generally comprises a door, a frame and a hinge. The door of the assembly is an insulated, acoustic door having a predetermined length. The frame of the assembly is positioned proximate the door and is joined thereto by the hinge... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6511120 | Vehicle door hinge attachment system and method A reinforcing nut plate (40) contacts one surface of an automotive vehicle body pillar (28) with hot-melt adhesive bodies (52) therebetween. A door hinge plate (15) is secured to the pillar (28) and nut plate (40) by one or more bolts (20,22) providing a ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6505381 | Pulley actuated translational hinge system A hinge system for deploying panels or other structures from a satellite or spacecraft has at least two configurations. The panels are held in a substantially stacked disposition in the stowed configuration by the hinge system which connects to each panel... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6442799 | Hinge A hinge comprising a base and a plate rotataby coupled to the base about a turn axis fixed in the base. The hinge further includes a swing member rotably coupled to the plate about a pivot axis fixed relative to the plate and a spring coupled between the ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6381909 | Corner transom fitting for frameless tempered glass door A corner transom fitting of a frameless tempered glass door. A first seat has an L shape, and through holes and screw holes are installed and locked by the locking studs. The first seat has a long side installed with a protruding resisting block for placi... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6312043 | Flush-mounted frameless vehicle window A window construction for vehicles such as motor coaches is disclosed which includes a window panel that overlaps on the exterior of the vehicle body at least one of the edge portions defining the window opening. In particular, the window includes a windo... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6286262 | Fitting having support arm or swing arm for supporting a turning sash or a turning-tilting sash A window sash (3) is mounted on a stationary frame (2) so as to be only rotatable about a horizontal axis but not tiltable using a lower corner bearing (5) such as is also used for turning-tilting fittings, and using an upper hinge bearing (9), which is c... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6170210 | Continuous gear hinge with intumescent seals A continuous gear hinge, having extruded aluminum leaves and an extruded aluminum cap which holds the leaves together at meshed gear segments on the leaves, has the capacity to establish a seal between the door and hinge jamb to which it is attached. That... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6029402 | Facade door A door structure includes a frame defining glazing channels in which a glazing panel is mounted, and a plurality of hinge lugs which project outwardly from a major planar surface of the frame, with each of the lugs including an aperture for receiving a ve... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5809617 | Mounting for movable members The invention comprises an apparatus for connecting two elongate members (16, 10) in parallelism and so that one may be moved relative to the other, the other member (10) being adapted to be rigidly mounted and having a neck portion (12a) extending longit... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5651223 | Door frame A door frame made of synthetic material having an elongated, horizontally-oriented head and an elongated, horizontally-oriented sill, spaced apart from the head portion. The head and sill are preferably single, continuous members. The door frame also has ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5423149 | Reversible door hinge and method A kit including a full door piano hinge and frame mount for one lateral edge of a door is disclosed. Door edge trim for mounting on the closing side of the door may be optionally employed. While the hinge and frame mount are integral, they are reversible ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5193308 | Snap-in hinge for doors with hollow metal frames A snap-in hinge assembly for mounting doors on door frames comprises a hinge with one of its leaves providing a plurality of spaced recesses, and a hinge leaf receiving receptacle mounted in a recess. The receptacle includes a reinforcing member having mo... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5001863 | Hinge system A hinge system including a door and a frame having matching angular edge surfaces and a hinge comprising an L-shaped pintle and an elongated secondary element each having a wood screw thread wherein the pintle has a vertical leg and the secondary element ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4974366 | Thermally insulated aluminum door frame A frame construction for a door opening comprises an elongated aluminum extrusion adapted to be secured to a wall defining the door opening. The aluminum extrusion includes first and second elongated spaced apart members each having an L-shaped profile an... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4937978 | Joining of side-plates at a metal door A metal door construction has two sheet-metal panels 10,11 which form the flat sides of the door. The panels present folded side-edge portions 10a-10g, 11a-11e which extend parallel to and in contact with one another within a joint region 10f; 11e. One pa... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4748771 | Fire door A fire door comprising a core and edge banding, the principal ingredients of the core being expanded perlite, gypsum and cement, the edge banding comprising a strip of natural wood, a strip of a cast mixture of which the principal ingredient is gypsum and... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4684167 | Roof hinged door apparatus An automobile body is disclosed herein having a roof hinged door operable between a raised open position and a lowered closed position wherein the hinge is a unitary construction having a well with arcuate side portions mating with a seal secured in the r... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4502249 | Doorway structure In order to rigidify a doorway structure, one or more fixed doorway panels are anchored at their tops, bottoms and along one vertical edge in the case of an endmost fixed doorway panel. A swinging door is hinged to the other vertical edge of the one or mo... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4489459 | Adjustable hinge construction including spring clips for prefab door and jamb assemblies A preformed door, preferably of metal, with a frame of wood in which a floating hinge connection is provided allowing the door to be adjusted relative to the frame by way of a hinge securing floating clamping plate disposed within a channel formed in the ... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4438597 | Adjustable hinge mount A door frame or jamb and hinge mount which is at once pre-hung and adjustable comprises a mounting bracket positionable immediately behind the body of the frame for rigid attachment to a hinge leaf disposed at a cutout in the frame and adjustable attachme... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4385475 | Combination of hollow member and backing member Disclosed herein is an improved combination of a hollow member and a backing member to be inserted therein. Another member such as a hinge is secured to the hollow member by machine screws which extend through the hinge and the wall of the hollow member a... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4344256 | Door with variable hinge locations A replacement door which accommodates a wide variety of existing hinge spacings on a door jamb. The door includes a frame with at least one continuous hinge channel member. The channel member includes a plurality of offset sections spaced along its length... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4203255 | Fire-resistant composite wood structure particularly adapted for use in fire doors A composite wood material, specially adapted for use as part of a door with a long fire rating, comprising a board material made of wood chips and fire-retardant chemicals and one or more sheets of material of pressed wood fibers with a fire retardant add... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4106238 | Interchangeable storm doors A door assembly including a door having a top, bottom and side rails along each longitudinal edge of the door, at least one hinge to be secured to the door, and means, to the at least one hinge, to be secured to a door frame to mount the door, the side ra... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4104828 | Solid door having edges of laminated pressed wood fiber sheet material A solid board, specially adapted for use as a door with a long fire rating, comprising a fire resistant core material with edges thereon formed of a plurality of layers of sheet material of pressed wood fibers with a fire retardant added thereto. A fire d... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4099347 | Door hinges Methods and means are disclosed for supporting doors, windows and the like with improved leaf-type hinges in which the leaf of the hinge mounted against the supporting structure, such as the door frame, is extended laterally to fit beneath and be partiall... | 07/11/1978 |