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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802344 | Affixable plastic shim A plastic shim that has a hole for fixing the shim to a wide variety of objects. The shim may also be breakable for use with smaller applications, while also being usable for larger applications without breaking. In a preferred embodiment, each of the breakable sect... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7536747 | Hinge shim and sheet thereof An improved plastic hinge shim or work piece that allows for quick alignment of a door is claimed. The hinge shim is an elongated tapered hard plastic body wherein each hinge shim has transverse break lines so that segments can be broken off. Additionally, the hinge... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7197791 | Adjustable door stop system An adjustable door stop system and method for a hinge mounted door having at least one hinge leaf connected to the door and at least one hinge leaf connected to the doorway. The door stop system includes a hinge pin having an axis about which the hinge leaves rotate... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7117561 | Low profile hinge with three-dimensional mechanical adjustment Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member an intermediate plate dispose... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096539 | Shim assembly for releasably engaging a hinge assembly A shim assembly is constructed for engaging a hinge assembly to allow operable installation of the hinge assembly in an otherwise oversized sash-frame cavity. A shim body can include at least one projecting tab for engaging a vent bar of the hinge assembly, wherein ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7065832 | Upper hinge assembly for refrigerator door An upper hinge assembly for pivotally mounting a door to a refrigerator cabinet includes an aligning plate fixedly secured atop a hinge plate to the cabinet. Once the hinge and aligning plates are factory set in position, with tight tolerances between fasteners and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036781 | Connecting unit for the angle-adjustable connection of at least two loudspeaker enclosures, and correspondingly connected loudspeaker enclosures The invention relates to a connecting unit for the angle-adjustable connection of at least two loudspeaker enclosures. There are provided a first supporting part (13), which can be assigned to one loudspeaker enclosure (11), and a second supporting par... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6938303 | Double pivot concealed hinge A dual pivot hinge for a vehicle door includes a door side hinge support, and a body side hinge support, connected by a hinge arm. The door side hinge support includes a cam surface terminating in a detent. A rocker arm is pivotally mounted to the hinge arm, and inc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6918158 | Hinge A hinge (2) is used for furniture having a frame (3) and with a door wing (1) secured to the frame (3). The hinge (2) has a bedplate (5) to be fitted to the frame (3), which bedplate carries a hinge arm (7), an... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6901633 | Door hinge A door hinge is adapted to connect a door to a vertical metal post of a sectional rack, so that an enclosed storage space may be provided on the sectional rack. The door hinge includes a fixing member for connecting to the door, a hanger for hooking to the vertical ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6763551 | Hinge for a vehicle flap Hinge, particularly for a vehicle flap, having two hinge parts and an axle bolt which, axially inserted into aligned openings in the hinge parts, forms a swivelling axis for the hinge parts. One hinge part is in areas axially arranged either between two legs of the ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6745434 | Cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement to a mop A cleaning attachment for converting a cleaning implement, such as a broom, to a mop includes a flexible cover having end sections interconnected by a central section. Fastening structure secures the end sections together to create an enclosure for the broom head. R... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6374458 | Anti-sag hinge for commercial refrigerator and freezer doors An anti-sag hinge is disclosed that provides an adjustment plate to facilitate alignment of a commercial refrigerator or freezer door to an associated cabinet. The invention includes a strap assembly and a mounting flange that cooperate to effect opening ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6158086 | Adjustable butt hinge A hinge assembly includes a first hinge leaf for attachment to a door, a second hinge leaf hingedly coupled to the first hinge leaf, and a mounting plate for adjustably positioning and attaching the second hinge leaf to a cabinet frame, casing, door jamb,... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6058564 | Adjustable hinge An adjustable cabinet hinge includes a door wing to be mounted on a door, a frame wing to be mounted on a frame and rotatably connected to the door wing, and an adjustment module. The adjustment module includes a substantially cylindrical, externally thre... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5916334 | Bottom guard mechanism for an automated machine A bottom guard for a machine having a plate with a hinged side pivotably attached to a first frame member of a machine and a catch side opposite the hinged side releasably held near a second frame member by a latching device. The plate holds debris from t... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5752291 | Adjustable butt hinge A butt hinge is comprised of first and second swingably coupled hinge plates. At least one of the hinge plates is provided with clearance openings to enable the said one hinge plate to be moved over a given range relative to portions of wood screws passin... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5603142 | Frame hinge A frame hinge has a hinge arm which may be secured to a furniture frame and a hinge pot which may be set in a door leaf and is connected to the hinge arm on the frame side by way of at least one articulation pin. The hinge arm is secured to a first wedge ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5555605 | Door hinge alignment apparatus An apparatus and method for aligning a door includes a door plate and a jamb plate hingedly connected to the door plate. A backing plate is spaced from and adjustably connected to the jamb plate, the backing plate including an adjustable spacing device fo... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5383255 | Hinge arm fastening plate spacer An improvement in a hinge arm fastening plate which includes a spacer preferably formed of plastic material and suitable to provide horizontal position adjustment of the hinge arm fastening plate relative to a supported door.... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5353476 | Hinge cup positioning device An improvement in a configured hinge having a hinge cup for mounting on a surface provided with a hinge cup bore hole comprising a spacer having a pre-selected thickness and a periphery substantially conforming to the configuration of the hinge cup for mo... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5347686 | Convertible hinge preparation assembly and method A convertible hinge preparation assembly is mounted in hinge cut-outs of a steel door frame or door. The convertible hinge preparation assembly is capable of mounting either regular weight hinges or heavy weight hinges. A plurality of pips are provided fo... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5150500 | Adjustable lift-off hinge An adjustable lift-off hinge comprises a support member having a longitudinal axis mounted onto a frame. A knuckle assembly mounted onto a door is provided having a longuitudinal adjustable knuckle member rotatably coupled to the support member along the ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5072488 | Method and apparatus for mounting hinges to a door frame A hinge preparation assembly is mounted in hinge cutouts of a steel door frame. The hinge preparation assembly is capable of mounting either standard weight hinges or heavy weight hinges. Set screws are provided for positioning a standard weight hinge lea... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4873744 | Door hinge A door hinge adapted for pivotally securing a door to a second door or a supporting frame in which the two hinge plates of the hinge are connected by pinned inter-engaging tab and knuckle parts so that at least two of the tab parts support at least two of... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4805265 | Hinge for fastening swivelably arranged electrotechnical appliances A hinge which provides for a simple and fast assembly or dismantling and for an automated assembly and for use with assumed planarly fashioned hinge pin receptacles which proceed parallel to one another. A region of the hinge is fashioned as an ondular wa... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4761852 | Hinge for vehicle panel door A hinge comprised of a door leaf, a body leaf, and required shims, which support and asist in pivoting a vehicle panel door. The door leaf is uniquely constructed, having extended parallel portions on each side of the wide end connected by an integrally f... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4662553 | Shimming system A shimming system and shim assembly are provided, particularly for door guides and supports for sliding and folding doors of closets and the like. The shim assembly includes shim members having shim plates and projections of different lengths so that diff... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4639971 | Door hinge shim A door hinge shim for use with hinge mounted doors to control the spacing beween first and second members that are interconnected by a set of threaded fasteners. The shim plate has slots opening in one of its edges at locations to receive the shanks of th... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4619465 | Shim for adjusting camber An improved method for aligning the wheels on a vehicle having a suspension system of the general type including a vertically disposed shock strut and a spindle having an upper and a lower arm bolted so the shock strut such that when the securing bolt is ... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4553286 | Hinge preparation assembly for a steel door frame The invention relates to hinge preparation assembly for mounting in each of the mortises formed in the hinge jamb of a steel frame. The hinge preparation assembly includes a hinge reinforcement member having a plurality of spaced apart threaded openings f... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4547930 | Hinge preparation assembly for a steel door The invention relates to hinge preparation assembly for mounting in each of the hinge mortises formed in the hinge edge of a steel door. The hinge preparation assembly includes a hinge reinforcement member having a plurality of spaced apart openings inclu... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4513474 | Wedge hinge having an axially movable pivot A hinge device comprising a main body in the form of a channel member, a mount pin projecting outward from the web of the main body, and a pressing plate pivoted at its one end to the inner side of one side wall of the main body and retractable into the c... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4434523 | Door hinge for furniture doors or the like A semi-concealed hinge has been provided for mounting a door in a relatively close adjustable operating relation with a furniture side rail or frame. A socket part is adapted to be substantially fully positioned within a backwardly and edgewise open slot ... | 03/06/1984 |
