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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7261180 | Rigging system for speaker cabinets A rigging system includes a lever arm permitting all speakers supported by the speaker whose rigging is adjusted to be angularly reoriented to focus the system, even out the coverage and fine tune the coverage. Multiple pivot attachment points for the moment arm are... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7073861 | Hinge construction for seat back A hinge construction in which a center hinge 14 is provided between seat backs 1 and 2 arranged by being divided into left and right, and the left and right seat backs 1 and 2 are supported by the center hinge 14 so as to be... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7024728 | End cap for multi bar linkage hinge assembly An end cap for a supporting bracket having a multi bar linkage includes at least one reinforcing rib. The reinforcing rib extends along a seating portion of the end cap, which engages a track of the supporting bracket and along a length of an upstanding portion of t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024821 | Window with multi-way for opening A window that can be opened in multiple manners such as pushing/pulling and rotating outwards by using a sliding pipe assembly, includes a frame assembly and at least two sash assemblies. A horizontal frame in the frame assembly has a cavity with an opening, a guide... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6941617 | Hinge device with detent A wing or leaf-type hinge assembly for use with a thin panel or lid installation includes a manual snap assembly of its pivot pin. The pivot pin structure includes an interlock, which requires a positive release for disassembly. A backer support plate permits the sa... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928697 | Hinge A hinge for supporting a vent between a closed position in which it lies within a fixed frame and an open position in which it extends substantially perpendicularly to the fixed frame comprises a support track, a slider mounted on the support track and a vent arm at... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6868582 | Computer hinge A computer hinge includes a hollow cylindrical sleeve which is to receive therein the first extension and the second extension of the first stem and the second stem respectively. The sleeve has an arcuate block integrally formed on one end face of the sleeve to opti... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6353970 | Foldable seat hinge The present invention relates to the field of hinges, and specifically, to seat hinges of the type used for foldable boat seats. A hinge including two seat cushion supporting members and a back plate is taught. One supporting member has a peripheral reces... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6138325 | Mounting device for a window hinge A mounting arrangement for a window stay. The mounting arrangement comprises a mounting bracket 11 which is mountable to a part of a window construction such as a window frame or window sash. The mounting bracket 11 has an abutment 25 with an opening 26 t... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5898977 | Non-handed in-line window supporting bracket A supporting bracket for windows which can be used on any side of a window and which can be mounted using existing central mount installation tooling is disclosed. The supporting bracket uses dual sided containment of the vent bar end for preventing sash ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5809617 | Mounting for movable members The invention comprises an apparatus for connecting two elongate members (16, 10) in parallelism and so that one may be moved relative to the other, the other member (10) being adapted to be rigidly mounted and having a neck portion (12a) extending longit... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5673459 | Deployment hinge apparatus Deployment hinge apparatus comprises a stationary U-shaped bracket including a flange defining a retention recess. A hinge arm for supporting an operating structure such as a communication antenna reflector is pivotally mounted on the stationary bracket f... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5535482 | Wide angle hinge with an opening angle of about 180 degrees A wide angle hinge includes an assembly casing fastenable on a cabinet carcass and having front and back slots which engage corresponding front and back pins connected to a hinge arm, so that the hinge arm is slidable and rotatable relative to the assembl... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5287596 | Hinge with adjustable stop and hold mechanism A universal hinge is a hinge with the capability of performing stop and hold mechanisms without installing extra stop and/or catch components on an object abutted to the universal hinge. The universal hinge comprises a hinge body, a stop mechanism, and a ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5191679 | Displaceable hinge A displaceable hinge (28), of particular use in a carrier (10) for a beverage container to allow use of the carrier (10) with different sizes of beverage container, comprises a first member (12) passing through an aperture in a second member (14), the fir... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5083344 | Pivotal support bracket for a window hinge A window hinge having a track mountable to a window frame, a sash arm mountable to a window sash, and a plurality of pivotally interconnected links connecting the track to the sash arm to allow pivotal movement of the sash relative to the window frame. At... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5048153 | Spa cover lift mechanism A lift mechanism (15) for the cover (13) of a portable spa or hot tub (11) comprising a pair of compressible struts (21) and upper and lower hinge mechanisms (24 and 23) is disclosed. The preferred lower hinge mechanism (23) includes a torque tube (25) ro... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5031811 | Convertible chair and load carrier device The convertible chair and load carrier device includes a dorsal member, a load support member pivotally mounted on the dorsal member, and a harness for attaching the dorsal member on the back of a user person. The load support member can be pivoted betwee... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4984333 | Separable hinge connection A separable hinge connection comprising a leaf member and a pin means, the leaf member has a first hooked end which with a bridge overlying a body part of the leaf member couples the leaf member to the door and permits predetermined limited movement betwe... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4980947 | Casement window hinge A casement window hinge comprising a toggle hinge assembly slidably received within a laterally symmetrical track. The hinge assembly includes an end block having a sloped upper surface. The ends of the track are notched to assist in alignment of the hing... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4930185 | Window stay cap member A cap member for a window stay, particularly a four bar friction linkage stay, comprises a recess for receiving the tapered end of the bar which is attached to the openable vent of the window when the window is closed, and a pivotally mounted pawl member ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4914783 | Sliding hinge with locking A sliding hinge for mounting a nose cone or cover on a nacelle or housing, such as an equipment package suspended from the wing of an aircraft. Typically two hinges are used, positioned at opposite sides of the housing, for pivoting the nose cone upward t... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4874118 | Pistol holster with limiting swing clutch A pistol holster with a limiting swing clutch having the holster and belt-loop separated from one-another by the engaged swing clutch face-to-face elements, all held in a tightly compressed state susceptible of limited flexing movement against a flexible ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4869529 | Automatic bookmark and page holding device A bookmark and page holding device is provided for automatically holding and marking a page of a book. A spring clip attaches the bookmark to the rear cover of a book. A spring-loaded swing arm is pivotally attached to the spring clip at one end and has a... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4847950 | Self retained axle pin assembly for shear application The assembly comprises two, snap-together pieces which, following their clinched or latched engagement, are freely rotatable relative to each other. One of the two pieces comprises a sleeve which has an inner annular land, and the other of the two pieces ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4833754 | Supporting bracket for windows A supporting bracket including a track member, a slide, a stop member, a sash arm, a short link, a strut and a brace. The track member has a pair of folded side flanges along the length thereof with at least one of the folded side flanges which is subject... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4800678 | Tilt-lock device A tilt-lock device 3 for rotary tilt-wing windows and doors or the like consists of a tilt-lock plate 4 with lock-webs 14, 15 sitting upon the upright frame bar in the lower frame corner at the lock side and of a locking element 11 associated with the upr... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4793632 | Automatic bookmark and page holding device A bookmark and page holding device is provided for automatically holding and marking a page of a book. A spring clip attaches the bookmark to the rear cover of a book. A spring-loaded swing arm is pivotally attached to the spring clip at one end and has a... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4720004 | Coin-operated display rack having rotatable coin-receiving mechanism which activates a movable coin diverter A coin-operated latch mechanism for a newspaper rack includes a coin-receiving mechanism into which coins are deposited. A coin-return mechanism is provided which, when depressed, swings the coin-receiving mechanism to a position in which the outlets of t... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4718144 | Friction supported stays for windows A friction supporting stay comprises a channel section track (10) and a slider (15) linked to a strut (24). At the upper and of track (10) is a cap (14) with internal surfaces (36) (37) engageable by one end of strut (24). A plastic nose member (35) is ri... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4704604 | Pivoting mount for detachable keyboard A pivoting mount for a detachable, low profile keyboard in a computer terminal which includes a video display unit, e.g., a CRT, provides for the secure positioning of the keyboard adjacent to the video display unit in either a lowered, use position or a ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4697306 | Self-closing child-proof hinge/lock mechanism A self closing lockable hinge system including a pin member and a sleeve member rotatable about the pin member. The pin member and the sleeve member have associated therewith mutually engageable surfaces such that upon rotation of one member relative to t... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4689852 | Friction supported stays for windows A friction supported stay comprising a track (10) secured vertically to a window frame with a slider (15) connected by link (18) to a strut (16) in turn connected to bar (24) which is also connected to slider (15) by a link (21). The bar, which is normall... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4604770 | Selectively adjustable hinge A selectively pivotal hinge including first and second hinge elements pivotally connected together about a pivot point. The inner portion of the first hinge element is formed into a circular dial disk having a plurality of spaced transverse peripheral ape... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4571776 | Releasable window hinge A window hinge assembly for use with windows which pivot outwardly of the room about a substantially vertical axis. Each hinge assemlby has a rail which mounts on one end of the window frame and a mounting bracket to connect to the window sash. Linkages b... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4566350 | Lever assembly Herein disclosed is a lever assembly which comprises generally two parts, which are lever holder and a lever proper. The lever holder has at its one side a tubular portion which is lockably fitted in an opening formed in a door panel, while, the lever pro... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4554700 | Invisible hinge means for lid and hood of a canister vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner structure having an invisible hinge structure hingedly mounting a hood to the vacuum cleaner body and a lid to the hood. The body defines an arcuate guide slidably receiving an arcuate slide-track for hingedly mounting the hood to the bod... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4546898 | Box A box, such as may be used to store audio disks computer floppy disks or the like, in which the box opens up into a fan-like shape so that the articles stored therein can readily be identified. A box body is constituted by a back plate, a bottom plate and... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4536958 | Twin element, cylindrically disassemblably hinged tool A tool, particularly a nut-cracker, consisting of two twin elements each having at one end a projection shaped as a cylinder sector surrounded by an annular element forming an eyelet and by a circle sector shaped tongue, concentrical with respect to said ... | 08/27/1985 |
