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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042229 | Fastener A fastener includes a body member including a receiving portion longitudinally formed therein, two clamping portions transversely extending from the receiving portion and two through-holes in the clamping portions, respectively. A joint member, coupled to the two cl... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7350272 | Hinge device A hinge device where height adjustment, depth adjustment and side adjustment are permitted, wherein a hinge flap is adjustably supported by a rotatable pin with a polygonal flange, the hinge for side adjustment having an adjustable screw body fastened into the door ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346959 | Hinge A hinge for a door is disclosed. The hinge comprises a receiver assembly having a slot, a door leaf having a retaining spring biased away from the door leaf, the door leaf being dimensioned for insertion into the slot and a retaining device associated with the recei... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331085 | Horizontally adjustable hinge A horizontally adjustable hinge is disclosed. The hinge comprises a base member having a slot and a chemical generally perpendicular to the slot, an adjustment nut disposed in the channel, the adjustment nut having a generally circumferential recess and a threaded a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322072 | Fast disassembling joint structure A fast disassembling joint structure includes a base part and a removable part. One end of the removable part is secured to a desired structure; the other end is a connection arm. The housing has a raceway and a first semi-circular concavity. The movable clamp has a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7223096 | Lighter A lighter comprises a lighter housing, a gas container for storing liquid inflammable gas, a combustion device connected to the gas container, and an igniter for igniting inflammable gas in the combustion device. The housing includes an upper cover and a case, where... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7114219 | Automobile hinges A hinge for pivotably mounting a panel to a vehicle body includes a panel attachment plate securable to the panel, a body attachment plate securable to the vehicle body, and an intermediate member pivotably attached between the body and panel attachment plates. The ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100242 | Swingable armrest with unlocking element A hinged structure for an armrest, table or shelf, e.g. in a motor vehicle or a rail vehicle, in which a body is connected by the hinge with a support and a disengaging element on the body is cammed out of engagement with the hinge arm when the body is swung upwardl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7051404 | Self-locking hinge The self-locking hinge (24) includes a first plate (28) hingedly connected to a second plate (30). Fasteners (24) are provided on the plates to secure them to a member, such as a easel strut hinge (24) of picture frame back (20 | 05/30/2006 |
| 7017232 | Load limiting hinge The load limiting hinge provides a rigid, essentially inelastic drop down door mounting structure when normal loads are placed upon the door, but includes an easily replaceable weak link or “mechanical fuse” which breaks or opens when excessive force is applied ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6941616 | Pinless hinge The improved pinless hinge assembly (24) includes a first hinge plate (28) having a curled edge (28a) defining a center roll having a longitudinal axis (P) with an aperture (42) in the first hinge plate (28). A second hinge ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928695 | Checker-equipped door hinge A checker-equipped door hinge includes a checker that is provided between first and second hinge arms and imparts a stepwise limiting resistance to pivoting of the two hinge arms relative to each other. The checker includes a check cam that is formed separately from... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6732409 | Hinge mounting system A hinge that has a first mounting base for attachment to a first hinged object. The hinge also has first and second hinge members pivotally connected together. The first hinge member and the first base are configured and dimensioned for cooperatively positioning and... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6666497 | Door hinge mounting structure In a door hinge mounting structure, a retaining member having a threaded hole formed therein is provided in the interior of a door panel or a door mounting portion on a vehicle body. A positioning bolt is screwed into the threaded hole via a positioning b... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6408486 | Hinge assembly for a sectional door A hinge assembly includes a first member having a curved-shape abutment surface spaced about a pivot axis, and a second member having a second abutment, which is a complementary shape to the first abutment surface. A link connects the members in a manner ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6340146 | Ceiling LCD mounting structure A ceiling LCD mounting structure includes a mounting base fixedly fastened to the ceiling of a car, the mounting base defining a bottom receiving chamber, a pivot shaft coupled between two clamping plates in a top side of the mounting base and held down b... | 01/22/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6199548 | Structure of an oven A structure of an oven structure, comprised of a lateral, round body and a door panel pivoted to the body that can be lifted to open, and separated by removing the pivot members if required.... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6175992 | Hinge line for metal lockers in alignment, with external joint axis A hinge for metal cabinets has a first bearing support mounted to a body of a metal cabinet. A second U-shaped bearing support is attached to the door leaf of the metal cabinet by being inserted into a cutout provided in a corner area of an angled portion... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6082352 | Oven door hinge An oven door hinge comprises a pair of engaging devices at respective sides of the door, having a recess at the middle of each engaging device. A plural lugs are formed inside of the door for receiving covers to form a gap. The top portion of the engaging... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6070295 | Quick release toilet seat hinge with swivel A toilet seat hinge for releasably securing a toilet seat to a toilet bowl. The hinge comprises a mounting post and a hinge post. The mounting post is fixed to the toilet bowl. Various alternative constructions are employed for releasably securing the hin... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6058565 | Lower hinge engaging structure for refrigerator A lower hinge engaging structure for a refrigerator which is capable of providing a substantial door supporting force which is proportional to the weight of the refrigerator door and preventing a deformation of the refrigerator door. The structure include... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6006815 | Roller shutter member A roller shutter member for a roller shutter arrangement, which comprises individual, articulatingly connected slats, each slat being connected at one of its two connected longitudinal sides with a hook joint rail and at its other connected longitudinal s... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5960518 | Door hinge fixing structure for refrigerator A door hinge fixing structure for a refrigerator which is capable of enabling an easier engagement and separation between a refrigerator main body and a door so that a door hinge structure is simply engaged to and separated from the refrigerator main body... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5870801 | Screwless mounting for a door hinge plate of a refrigerator A refrigerator has a door-coupling structure facilitating the connection or disconnection of a door relative to a main body. The main body forms a food storage chamber which is opened and closed by the door. The door is hingedly mounted to the body by a h... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5842508 | Hinge assembly for sectional door An upward acting sectional door is formed of rectangular door sections which are interconnected to each other by a continuous hinge comprising opposed partial arcuate hinge members formed on a lower rail of an upper section and an upper rail of an adjacen... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5794309 | Hinge and lock assembly for a motor vehicle door A hinge and lock assembly for releasably mounting a vehicle door on a door pillar of a vehicle including two hinge flaps attachable to the door and the door pillar, respectively, a hinge pin for pivotally connecting the two flaps with each other, a suppor... | 08/18/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5644817 | Locator pin assembly for a vehicle door Hinge apparatus for a door of a motor vehicle providing precise door-on-door-off capability enabling the door to be hinged to a vehicle body post in adjusted position, unhinged, and then re-hinged in the same adjusted position. A pair of hinges connect a ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5561888 | Furniture hinge A furniture hinge (10) with a carcase-related part (12) which can be fastened adjustably on the carcase of a furniture piece, which is coupled to a door-related part by a linkage mechanism, and which is configured as a hinge cup (14) of metal. The cup par... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5557827 | Cabinet-wall related member for cabinet hinges A cabinet-wall member of a cabinet hinge in the form of an elongate arm which is stamped from initially flat sheet metal and shaped so that a flange is bent at a substantially right angle from each of its longitudinal edges such that the arm has an invert... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5507072 | Hinge securement device for a portable computer A hinge securement device for hingably securing the LCD support member and the main body of a portable computer. The hinge securement device includes a pair of hinges provided adjacent to opposite sides of a lower, front portion of an LCD support member, ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5446248 | Center-lock portable truck scale A center-lock portable truck scale has an end positioning post (4) between sides at ends of a truck scale and a central positioning post (8) positioned centrally in truck-scale sections. Positioning rods (5 and 9), preferably bolts, form positioning bumpe... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5412840 | Adjustable, furniture hinge having support arm with extensions engaging grooves in mounting plate A furniture hinge has a door fastening member coupled via a joint mechanism to a carcase fastening member which is constructed as a support arm movably securable to a mounting member secured to the furniture carcase. Means are provided which allow the doo... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5392494 | Window stay A stay generally indicated at 10 comprises a base 11, a window support 12 and a link 13. The link 13 is releasably and pivotally connected at 20 to the base 11. The connection at 20 is formed between a projection 22 and an end cap 23, which defines a thro... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5297314 | Three-piece lateral take-apart door hinge assembly Upper and lower three-piece hinge assemblies enabling a door to be attached and removed in a precise lateral take-apart manner during a vehicle body assembly line operation. Each of the hinge assemblies each provide a body-half mounting hinge and a door-h... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5249334 | Hinge for motor vehicles A hinge for a door or hatch of a motor vehicle has two hinge halves (1, 2), one (1) of which has a pivot pin (6) and the other (2) of which has a bearing portion (9) pivotally mounted on the pivot pin (6). The pivot pin (6) has a spherical end portion (11... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5208943 | Hinge with a coupling member releasably anchored A hinge includes a hinge arm mountable on a wall of a furniture unit and at least one hinge pot mounted on a furniture door and rotatably connected to the hinge arm. The hinge pot has a recess into which an inner coupling member may be inserted and in whi... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5159740 | Hinge with spring coupling member A hinge includes a hinge arm mounted on a base plate by an intermediate member having a U-shaped cross-section. The hinge arm is retained on the intermediate member by depth and joint adjustment devices, e.g. clamping and adjusting screws. Retaining eleme... | 11/03/1992 |
