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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7472458 | Tilter apparatus for electronic device having bias assembly A tilter assembly is provided for positioning an electronic device such as a flat panel display. The tilter assembly includes a tilter shaft holder having an opening aligned along an axis and a shaft received within the opening. The shaft is rotatable about the axis... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7305797 | Door-closing assembly of frameless glass door A door-closing assembly is used on a frameless glass door and has a body, a drive device, a mounting bracket and a holding device. The body has a mounting panel and a casing. The casing has an outer end, a transverse hole and a longitudinal hole. The longitudinal ho... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305796 | Door-closing assembly A door-closing assembly is used on a door and has a body, a drive device and a fastening device. The body is mounted on the door and has a connecting element, a longitudinal hole and a threaded hole. The longitudinal hole is defined in the bottom near the proximal e... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7178197 | Guard assembly for a sectional garage door A guard assembly is provided for use with a sectional garage door. The sectional garage door includes a plurality of sectional panels connected by garage door hinges. Each hinge is comprised of a first hinge plate attached to one of the sectional panels with a first... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6989985 | Electronic apparatus having display unit rotatably connected to main unit An electronic apparatus has a hinge mechanism, which connects a main unit and a display unit. A first shaft of the hinge mechanism connects the display unit to the main unit such that the display unit is rotatable between a closed position where the display unit ove... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6357081 | Take apart door hinge with lock-on cam A disjoinable hinge mechanism having a locking cam is provided. The hinge mechanism includes a hinge assembly having a hinge pin which pivotably couples a first hinge structure to a second hinge structure. The hinge mechanism also includes a cam pivotably... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6352295 | Fuel door assembly There is described an improved fuel door assembly and methods for assembling same. In one preferred example the fuel door assembly comprises a housing that defines an axis of rotation and has a moveable retaining surface that is biased toward the axis of ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6226835 | Hinge A hinge used to mount a cabinet door to a frame is disclosed. The hinge is a fully concealed cabinet hinge having a mounting cup. The mounting cup is configured to be received in a bore in a cabinet door. The mounting cup is pivotally attached to a frame ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5845366 | Hinge structure for portable type electronic equipment A hinge structure for a portable type electronic equipment connects a protection cover which protects a tablet type display and a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case which serves as an equipment main body with each other. This hinge structure in... | 12/08/1998 |
| 4932101 | Hinge for motor vehicle door A hinge is provided between bodywork and a door of a motor vehicle. A stationary bracket is fixed to an upright of the bodywork and includes a base with a hole. A movable bracket is fixed to the door and a pin connects the stationary and movable brackets.... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4856142 | Hinge structure with torsion bars A hinge structure by which an upper unit of a housing can open and close with respect to its lower unit around its edge includes two elastic bars twisting around each other. The elastic forces of these bars are set according to the shearing stress applied... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4706334 | Compartment lid torque rod opener assist assembly A passenger car rear compartment lid hinge and torque rod arrangement is disclosed having both releasable and permanent torque rod holders that cooperate with the torque rod to automatically preload the latter with initial lid movement.... | 11/17/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4057165 | Reusable folding container A reusable container which when unfolded and assembled may be used to store and ship products and provided with means for compactly re-folding or disassembling for return to source of origin and subsequently reused.... | 11/08/1977 |
