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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171599 | Hinge A hinge, configured to be stably positioned by a simple mechanism and advantageously characterized by ease of installation and uninstallation, includes a first connection member and a second connection member. The first connection member includes a first fixing unit... | 05/08/2012 |
| 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 |
| 7411153 | Removable panels for a welding-type machine enclosure A hinge arrangement for a welder enclosure includes a door panel having at least one hinge at one end that is engagable in a slot of a base to allow the door panel to move between a maximum closed position to a maximum open position. The hinge and slot arrangement o... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401380 | Low overhead hinge assembly A low overhead hinge assembly comprising a stationary hinge plate and a rotating hinge plate. The stationary hinge plate having a stationary hinge plate body portion and a plurality of stationary hinge plate digits coupled to the stationary hinge plate body portion,... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7228659 | Sliding door reinforced frame header with movable cover A sliding door includes a frame comprising an elongated header member having a topwall, a backwall, an intermediate wall and a bottom wall. The bottom wall and intermediate wall are engageable with sliding door panel support rollers and the bottom wall and intermedi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219868 | Hook device for attachment to tables and the like A hook device for securement to the substantially horizontal, bottom surface of a table top, bar top, or the like for supporting personal items. The hook device includes a base, a hook, and an attachment mechanism pivotally securing the hook to the base. The attachm... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7108447 | Construction castings with ball and socket connectors A joint suitable for construction castings having a frame and a lid or cover, such as manholes, grates, trench drains, hatches and the like, and construction castings incorporating the same. No tools are necessary to separate the joint. A ball head located on a lid ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6938444 | Device for linking door to case in drum type washing machine and method for assembling the same Device for linking a door to a case in a drum type washing machine including a bracket having one end to be inserted in a pass through hole formed in the vicinity of the laundry opening in a washing machine case, and the other end fixed to an outside wall of the cas... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6802106 | Clamp on adjustable male hinge A two-part adjustable hinge is provided that is used in place of a standard gate hinge on a fence. The nut with attached pin can be adjusted upon the threads of the bolt attached to the clamp to change distance between the post and the gate without installation of n... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6708368 | Hinge clip and cover for telecommunications equipment A hinge clip apparatus for selectively engaging and disengaging a cover includes a base, a hinge defining a hinge axis, and a spring member. The spring member is pivotally moveable relative to the base along the hinge which connects the base to the spring member. Th... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6701573 | Fast assembly hinge A hinge assembly for securing a pivotally movable cover to a back or support plate includes a pair of hinge pins projecting from the back or support plate and a pair of hollow pin receiving barrels projecting from the cover for receipt of the pins. The ho... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6681447 | Hinge assembly for a storage enclosure A hinge assembly for a storage enclosure is disclosed. The hinge assembly includes a base and a pair of pivot mounts. The base includes a pivot member, and the pair of pivot mounts include a male/female interface. The male/female interface is configured t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6594857 | Hinge clip and cover for telecommunications equipment A hinge clip apparatus for selectively engaging/disengaging a cover includes a base, a hinge defining a hinge axis, and a plate. The plate is pivotally moveable relative to the base along the hinge which connects the base to the plate. The plate includes ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6571852 | Colapsable, self-supporting, rigid laser containment barrier A collapsible, self-standing, rigid laser containment barrier, which includes at least two adjacent, substantially rigid laser beam absorption panels hingably attached to each other using first and second pairs of aligned hinge pins proximal top and botto... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6539579 | Hinge A hinge giving a neat look to a mounting area of a door is not exposed to an outer surface of the door. The hinge has a hinge spindle unit, buried flush with top and bottom lines on a fixed end of the door and disposed so as to allow protrusion and retrac... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6513196 | Top cover hinge and method for using same A hinge is provided for hinging the top cover of an appliance to the remaining cabinet. The hinge body includes an upper end, a lower end, first and second opposite lateral edges, a front face, and a rear face. The hinge body includes one or more appendag... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513289 | Retaining clip for trunking, in particular trunking for electrical devices A retaining clip for trunking includes a fixing base attached locally to a longitudinal wall of a base section of the trunking, such as an internal partition thereof, and a retaining flap which is articulated to the fixing base and can move from a standby... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6454444 | Molded hinge assembly A lighting fixture frame with two diecast hinges. One part of each hinge has a split trough molded-in with the body of the mounting member. One side of the split trough has a molded ball rib. The second part of each hinge has two pins molded-in with the l... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6434792 | Hinge A new and improved hinge for use with a refrigerator door. The inventive hinge is a drawn hinge, created by the drawing process. The inventive hinge includes first and second flanges, a pin, and a pin arm. The flanges on each side allow use of a thinner p... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6345415 | Self-captivating pinless hinge A hinge assembly has a hinge door that is pivotally mounted to a hinge base. The door has a flat body with a pair of square tabs extending laterally from one end. The hinge base has a flat frame with a rectangular aperture. A pair of parallel, rigid flang... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6233784 | Hinge The present invention is directed to a hinge for releasably attaching two components in pivotable relation comprising a first member having a detent on a flexible arm, said arm being movable from an engagement to a disengagement position, and a stop membe... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6205618 | Hinge The invention relates to a hinge for connecting any two separate apparatuses that rotates around a common axis. Advantages of the proposed hinge comprise simple combination process, secured structure and no assistant tool is required. The proposed hinge c... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6085385 | Upper hinge frame for refrigerator An upper hinge frame of a refrigerator, capable of firmly supporting a refrigerator door, thus preventing a refrigerator from having a gap between the door and a main body thereof, includes: a hinge supporting body formed at a front edge of a top surface ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6065251 | Bath bench A convenient bathtub and shower seat, adapted for wall surface mounting within a bathtub with shower stall environment, includes a panel member which is pivotally connected to the shower stall wall for up and down pivotal movement between a vertical stora... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5956809 | Self-aligning hinge A hinge structure composed of a supporting hinge and aligning hinge. The supporting hinge is composed of a first and second part one of which has a first bearing with a spherical bearing portion the other a cooperating seat and preferably a cylindrical be... | 09/28/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5898132 | Lay-in wireway A lay-in wireway for cords, wires and the like for use in connection with machinery employs a laser cut, sheet steel, U-shaped trough having an end configuration allowing it to be attached to similar troughs and angled connectors to form the wireway syste... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5884366 | Door hinge fixing structure for refrigerator A door hinge fixing structure for a refrigerator which is capable of enabling an easier assembling and disassembling operation between a refrigerator main body and a refrigerator door without using a predetermined device (tool) for assembling or disassemb... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5815886 | Hinge device for covers A hinge device is provided for pivoting a cover to a base housing and is designed such that when the cover is in a closed position it does not easily come off the base housing when subjected to external force yet the cover is easily and readily removable ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5761849 | Structure for opening doors of vehicles at upper and lower sides of the doors A structure for opening doors of vehicles at upper and lower sides of the doors, provided for opening a door of a vehicle, which covers an opening formed on a vehicle, at and about the upper side or the lower side of the opening to open and close the open... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761768 | Flexible hinge mechanism The present invention is a flexible hinge assembly. The hinge component includes a flexible body having a flange extending lengthwise down each side. The body has a groove cut into it extending lengthwise. The body is inserted into an opening in a frame u... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5588182 | Arrangement for securing a door to an enclosure A durable, economical, and aesthetically pleasing terminal enclosure (2) for housing standardized terminal blocks (50). The terminal enclosure (2) includes a base section (30) formed as an open-faced trough with integral perpendicular end panels (24, 34).... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5531486 | Mounting means for a door of sheet material This device includes: (a) an access opening, (b) support structure located adjacent an edge of the access opening and containing a plurality of slots, and (c) a sheet-metal door having one edge located adjacent the support structure, having a closed posit... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5359587 | Electronic equipment housing assembly with integral fastening components An assembling structure of a case assembly and a process for assembling the case assembly are disclosed. Right-hand and left-hand supports [10] elastically support the core [1] of an apparatus in a buffered position via dampers [1a] and springs [3]. The c... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5070577 | Seperable hinge A collapsible container includes a base and walls. Each of the walls are connected to an edge of the base at a first edge of the wall. Each of the walls are also connected to adjacent walls and have a hinge, integrally formed in the wall to allow the wall... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4892276 | Collar for fastening pipes, cables, rods and the like A collar of metal, plastic material, or any other suitable materials, for fastening pipes, rods, and the like, to walls in general, constituted by an arcuate half-clamp, which can be fastened onto the wall by means of a stud or the like, and by an arcuate... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4799289 | Hinge frame with easily-releasable attachment of the furniture-side cover bracket to the furniture piece A quick-assembly hinge frame with easily releasable attachment of the furniture-side cover bracket to a mounting plate attached to a furniture piece will be described, in which the connection between the releasable part of the hinge frame and the piece fi... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4799290 | Cabinet hinge Cabinet hinge whose mounting plate serving for the adjustable attachment of the carcase-related part of the hinge to the carcase of a cabinet is composed of two parts, i.e., of a bottom plate and a top plate. The bottom plate has in its outer end adjacent... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4771506 | Security device for hinge side of a door A hinge-like device for securing the hinge side of a door against "kick-ins." The device comprises a jamb leaf that extends outside the area protected by a closed door so that a buck pin projecting through the extended portion can engage the strongest par... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4724579 | Hinge including slots and tabs structure A hinge structure is formed by at least two ears projecting from one side edge of a panel with each of the ears being provided with a lobe extending in the same direction from its respective ear and spaced from the edge of the panel to provide an undercut... | 02/16/1988 |
