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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434771 | Expandable support for sewer or drainage conduit The supports of the present invention further comprise a frame strut extending across a lower portion of the support frame. Two openings are defined in the frame strut which are adapted to receive ends of an expansion limiter piece. This limiter piece is generally V... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7340800 | Three-piece barrel hinge A barrel hinge having a female barrel portion and two male barrel portions. The female barrel portion has a sidewall with an aperture formed therein, a length, two ends, and an outside surface, and an axial bore, with an interior wall surface and a diameter, which e... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325276 | Detachable door hinge device for vehicles Disclosed herein is a detachable door hinge device for a vehicle. The door hinge device includes a first hinge portion protruded from a door bracket and having a hole for pivot connection formed inside thereof. A pivot pin is rotatably inserted into the hole for piv... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309472 | Sterilization apparatus for orthodontic bands A sterilization system for dental and orthodontic tools is provided with a transport rack dimensionally sized to hold a plurality interchangeable cassettes. The interchangeable cassettes are designed and intended to hold kits of dental or orthodontic tools and are p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7281300 | Hinge and use thereof A hinge for a child safety barrier, consisting of first (1, 9) and second (2, 10) bracket parts, wherein the first bracket part is formed with a pin (4) whose free end is formed with a shoulder (5). The second bracket part (2, 10) ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7246553 | Bread maker A bread maker includes a frame, a bracket combined to a side part of the frame and formed with a combining hole, a door provided in front of the frame, and a door hinge combined to the door and formed with a combining projection rotatably combined to the combining h... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7080428 | Detachable hinge device A hinge device having a way to detach one hinge member from another includes a fender mounting plate with a pivot pin secured thereto, a hood mounting plate having a pivot pin engaging slot, an elongated pawl having a latch plate engaging end, the pawl secured to th... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6955205 | Panel system and hinge device therefor A panel system comprises at least one bi-fold panel assembly (2, 3) of two panels hinged together along one edge (18) of each so as to be foldable thereabout, with at least one edge (20, 22, 24, 26) of the bi-fold panel assembly (2, 3) su... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6901937 | Make-up type case comprising an articulated lid This application relates to a case (1) comprising a bottom (2) and a lid (4) capable, at least prior to first use, of pivoting with respect to the bottom so as to be positioned underneath the latter, the bottom (2) being hinged about a fi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6755493 | Wall mounted cabinet having improved hinge design A wall mounted cabinet with an improved hinge design having a mounting frame, a cabinet body and a pair of improved hinge apparatus. The hinge apparatus includes a hinge shaft attachable to a side of the mounting frame in such a manner that the hinge shaft is slidab... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6591451 | Automotive door hinge with removable component adapted for structural reassembly An automotive hinge adapted to facilitate removable attachment of a closure panel to a body structure comprises a door component comprising upper and lower door component pivot arms adapted to be mounted to a vehicular closure panel, a body component comp... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6330161 | Rotatable removable computer power supply A computer is disclosed having a power supply assembly that may be rotated into a first position for operating the computer, rotated into a second position for servicing components within the computer, or removed from the computer quickly and easily. The ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6182331 | Sequestered pin box hinge and mortising jig for hinge installation The invention is a box hinge comprising a pair of identical hinge members pivotably secured by a sequestered pin captured within a bore in each hinge member. The identical hinge members are cylindrical with a rounded end from which a spherical quadrant ha... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6151757 | Lockable hinge assembly A lockable piano-type hinge assembly including a locking hinge piece in addition to two hinge pieces which include the hinge pin barrels. The hinge pin is secured to the locking hinge piece which has an opening aligned with a locking loop secured to one o... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6115885 | Twisted hinge A hinged door for a rack mounted electronic device includes a pair of hinges which use pins to retain the door on the device. A pair of removable mounting blocks permit the hinges to twist from a free portion to a locking portion so that in the locking po... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6070296 | Detachable door hinge for motor vehicle doors A detachable door hinge for motor vehicle doors which includes two hinge halves securable to a door and a door pillar, respectively, two hinge pin stubs fixedly secured in respective gudgeons of one of the two hinge halves and extending, in an attached po... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5906028 | Hinge assembly for an expandable performance platform A hinge assembly for use with an expandable performance platform that allows relative independent pivotal movement between its first or extension panels and its adjacent second or base panel. The hinge assembly allows the extension panels to lay atop the ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5706555 | Articulation arrangement for detachably connecting two wall parts An articulation arrangement for detachably connecting two wall parts of a container, each of the wall parts having a surface and an underside, one of the wall parts having a side face extending between the surface and the underside, and the other wall par... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5706556 | Pinless sheet-metal hinge with maintenance free bearing for motor vehicle doors The invention is based on a pinless sheet-metal hinge with maintenance-free bearing for motor vehicle doors, comprising two hinge halves, each securable via hinge tabs to one of the two parts of the door arrangement and meshing with one another with their... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5682643 | Hinge construction A bifold door comprises door panels and a center section, with a hinge construction between each panel and the center section. Each door panel and center section comprises an extruded metal section. First and second hinge elements of synthetic plastic mat... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5669106 | Hinge mechanism A hinge mechanism for separably and pivotably connecting a base with a cover which is integrally molded with the base and the cover. The base has a first hinge body molded therewith, with the first hinge body having a cavity defined a longitudinal pivot a... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5595317 | Lid prop for commercial trash bin A prop for propping the lid of a trash bin in a partially open position includes a frame having an elongated slot. The prop is mounted on a trash bin by inserting the lid hinge rod of the bin through the slot. When mounted on a trash bin, the prop can be ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5590441 | Lift-off door hinge An automotive lift-off type door hinge is provided which includes a body side hinge having a vertical leg for attachment with a body opening frame, the body side hinge having joined to the vertical leg a horizontal leg which has a stop pin aperture and sp... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5570498 | Lift-off door hinge A lift-off type door hinge for pivotally and detachably connecting a door to a vehicle body is provided including a body strap with a base for connection to the vehicle body with generally horizontally projecting upper and lower arms projecting therefrom,... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5561886 | Separable hinge The invention concerns a hinge, in particular a hinge for switch-cabinet and instrument-cabinet doors, the hinge comprising a part fitted to the door and a part fitted to the cabinet which engage with each other for rotational motion by means of at least ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5372175 | Tambour door construction A tambour door for a cabinet having a series of hinged, vertical panel members which are precluded from moving vertically one with respect to the other by a plug which coacts with slots defined in the hinge elements connecting the adjacent tambour elongat... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5355556 | Enclosure having reversible door and hinge therefor Hinges on the door have pairs of pins facing in opposite directions. One of each pair of pins is inserted in a socket of a hinge knuckle. The end of the pin bears against an interior surface of the knuckle. The pins can be connected by a post. A slot is p... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5167049 | Square frame hinge The invention is a gate hinge comprising a male half with a rod extending upward from it and a female half with a sleeve which fits over the rod and swivels on the rod. Both the male and female halves have "U"-shaped portions extending outward at right an... | 12/01/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5127132 | Hinge made from identical hinge plates Each of two identical hinge plates has projecting from one longitudinal side edge thereof four, spaced, coaxially aligned barrels, two of which have therethrough coaxial bores, and each of the other two of which has a reduced-diameter cylindrical pin proj... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5031275 | Structure of the simple pivot A hinge is described having a first plate consisting of two leaves which form at their end portions a barrel and an awl member received within the barrel. A second plate is then mounted on the awl member so that the second plate is contained within a plan... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4937916 | Offset door pivot An improved offset door pivot is disclosed wherein the pivot is mountable to the face of a door without having to mortise or otherwise machine the door. Further, the door pivot is non-handed, such that the identical pivot can be mounted to either the righ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4858274 | Lift-off hinge assembly A lift-off hinge assembly including a first hinge leaf hingedly connected to a second hinge leaf, the hinge connection between the hinge leaves being defined by at least two hinge formations spaced apart along the pivot axis of the hinge assembly, each hi... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4827568 | Visible 180 degrees hinge An externally visible 180 degree hinge for switching boxes having a first bearing block attached to a box casing and a U-shaped second bearing block surrounding the first. The second bearing block is attached to a door leaf and pressed into an edge area o... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4819985 | Vehicle sunroof hinge A vehicle sunroof (16) is disclosed as having a detachable hinge (44) including cooperable rigid blocking members (50, 52) that prevent detachment of a sunroof panel (30) during normal use when positioned in either a closed or upper vented position. Detac... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4807329 | Detachable hinge, particularly for articulating a lid on a box body The invention relates to a detachable hinge for articulating a first element and a second element, particularly to provide a fisherman's creel/seat. This hinge is characterized in that it consists of a main flap (5), an auxiliary flap (9), a removable con... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4684017 | Compact case A compact case including a case proper and a lid member which are connected to each other through a hinge so that the case is freely opened and closed, wherein concave notches communicating with each other are formed in rear end portions of the case prope... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4400847 | Self-clamping hinge for solar collector frames and the like A pair of male and female hinge halves fabricated of extruded metal sections having complemental cross-sectional shapes so as to slidingly interfit and interhookingly engage with one another define a longitudinally extending through opening at one transve... | 08/30/1983 |
