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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074323 | Inverted-type hinge and a portable electronic device A portable electronic device with an inverted-type hinge has a cover connected to a stationary bracket, a side shell connected to a tilting assembly, a cover connected to an inverting assembly and a sliding assembly being eccentric to a tilting shaft. With cooperati... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7231692 | Damping mechanism of opening and closing member, and container holder and automobile door including the same A damping mechanism for an opening and closing member that opens and closes an opening while changing a center of rotation has an arm with damped rotational speed to support a shaft part of the opening and closing member. A position of the shaft part with respect to... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7013532 | Hinge A hinge includes a pintle in turn extending through a first sheet, a rotating ring, a second sheet, a positioning ring, an elastic ring, and a washer, and fastened by a collar at a distal end of the pintle. The hinge can be rotated clockwise and counterclockwise and... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6910738 | Device and method for assembling a recliner mechanism An adjustable pivot rotatably supports and adjusts a position of a pivoting member within a housing. The adjustable pivot includes a central cylinder defining a first axis and rotatably supporting the pivoting member. A second cylinder extends from the central cylin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6775884 | Clip-type friction hinge device A clip-type friction hinge device comprises a hinge body having insertion grooves on both insides thereof, a shaft being inserted to the each insertion groove of the hinge body on one side thereof and defining a central shaft when a monitor is pivotally moved, stand... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6578233 | Hinge mechanism for outdoor lighting assembly A hinge mechanism for a lighting assembly has a base with a slot, a shuttle guide extending from edges of the slot, a shuttle coupled with the base and capable of sliding through the slot and shuttle guide between an up position and a down position, and a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 5737805 | Self rising cover assembly for machine housing Disclosed is a self rising cover assembly for use on a machine housing which includes a frame and a plurality of panels connected to the frame to define the machine housing. The cover assembly includes a flat body member which is pivotally connected to a ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5414898 | Slide track for a connection of two elements A slide track (6) interacts with a slide (8) arranged on a connecting rod (7), the slide track being arranged on one of the elements (1, 2, 3) and the connecting rod being articulated on the other element. As a result, two positions of the elements are de... | 05/16/1995 |
| 4879786 | Low profile tilt lock mechanism with pivotable locking link to engage cam surface A tilt-lock mechanism for a pivotable panel assembly incorporates a pivotable locking link biased into locking engagement with a curved cam surface on the panel assembly to lock the assembly at a selected tilted position. A slight force applied opposite t... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4841600 | Door check and stop A hinge assembly for a vehicle is provided having an internal passageway defined by mated slotted portions of the hinge and the door jamb, check assembly, mounted on the hinge and having a specifically configured free end extending through the passageway,... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4819298 | Self-closing hinge for corner cabinets Self-closing hinge for hanging the free leaf of a two-leaf corner cabinet door on the leaf that is hung on the carcase of the cabinet. The hinge has two members, one associated with each of the door leaves, which can turn by about 90° on hinge pins passi... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4736490 | Locking hinge A bracket hinge and bracket members (10, 10') with a spring biased and movable locking member (30). The locking or latch member (30) has ear parts (38, 39) received in locking openings (25, 25') where wedging surfaces (40, 41) on the ear parts cooperate w... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4672715 | Hinge assembly An improved hinge assembly is provided that dampens the movement of a spring biased and notched hold open detent link pivoted to the door mounted hinge strap, thereby giving a smoother movement to that hinge strap, and consequently to the door. A molded d... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4649599 | Hood hinge assembly for outdoor cooking device A hinge assembly for the hood of an outdoor cooking device provides for the pivoting adjustment of the hood from a closed to an open position. The hinge assembly includes two separable leaf members facilitating the removal of said hood from said cooking d... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4501045 | Self-locking hinge A self-locking hinge is disclosed for pivotally attaching a door to a frame member. The hinge includes first and second hinge members which are pivotally joined together by a pin. A socket is formed in the first hinge member which is designed to receive a... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4472857 | Stop device, in particular for an automotive vehicle door In the door stop, the arm which is pivotally mounted on the door has the shape of a flat strip against the respective edges of which strip are applied under elastically yieldable pressure two rollers. The first roller, which, in the open position of the d... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4470170 | Hinge arrangement A hinge arrangement for various types of movable objects, such as doors, windows, flap members and so forth. In the case of thick-wall doors having shutters or ornamental strips mounted thereat, equally in the case of double doors, windows or flap members... | 09/11/1984 |
