Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082630 | Door hinge A vehicle door hinge includes a base, a main link having first and second arms, a first end of the main link being pivotally mounted to the base at a first pivot, a drive link pivotally connected to an end of a control link, the drive link passing through a slot in ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7934293 | Hinge mechanism A hinge mechanism 10 to lift the rear edge of a bonnet 11 of a motor vehicle comprises an upper leaf 13 connected to the bonnet 11, a lower leaf 12 connected to the body structure of the vehicle and a middle leaf 14 connecte... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7698785 | Articulating hinge An articulated hinge is provided which is capable of supporting a panel member and permitting the panel member to be moved away from an opening and at the same time permit the panel member to be rotated approximately 90 degrees. The hinge has a scissor arm mechanism... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7418766 | Hinge with tandem pivot structure motion lock and override An upper piggybacked unit of a tandem unit is provided with a hinge unit and at least one motion lock to prevent the upper unit from falling away from the lower unit when it is tandemly coupled to the lower unit and the lower unit is pivoted to a non-horizontal posi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7350273 | Vehicle body hinge A hinge, such as a truck body door hinge, includes a first mounting member, a second mounting member, a first connecting member that is pivotably connected to the first and second mounting members, and a second connecting member that is also pivotably connected to t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7197790 | Hinge including a gas strut A hinge which includes a gas strut. The hinge in one embodiment further includes a first control arm and a second control arm which is coupled to the first control arm. The gas strut in this one embodiment is coupled to both first and second control arms. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7003830 | Support structure for supporting a portion of a body A support structure for supporting a portion of a body, the support structure including a support member having a support surface, wherein said support surface is divided into a plurality of pieces; and a mechanism configured to couple said plurality of pieces to ea... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6918160 | Fold-up marine furniture component with articulated bracket support A four-bar hinge linkage and fold-down support assembly, such as an armrest, seat bottom, table top and the like especially suited for marine use in watercraft applications. The support member is pivotally supported by first and second four-bar hinge linkages for ar... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6648398 | Bed panel with torsion pin hinge A method and apparatus for coupling a vehicle body panel partition for pivotal movement between an upright and a retracted position. A mounting includes hinge sets formed from two hinge leafs, each hinge leaf being used to retain one of the alternate ends... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6619723 | Bed panel with torsion pin hinge A method and apparatus for coupling a vehicle body panel partition for pivotal movement between an upright and a retracted position. A mounting includes hinge sets formed from two hinge leafs, a hinge leaf being used to retain one of the ends of the torsi... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6578234 | Four bar hinge for vehicle rear deck lid A four bar hinge (24) for mounting a vehicle rear deck lid (26) for movement between open and closed positions includes first and second vehicle body and deck lid mounted hinge members (28, 32) one of which has an adjuster (38), and the hinge also include... | 06/17/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6374459 | Snap hinge for supporting closure sheet-like elements A snap hinge for supporting closure sheet-like elements, comprising a first articulated quadrilateral and a second articulated quadrilateral which have a first lever and a second lever in common, at least two elastic springs in parallel being further prov... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6141832 | Wide-angle hinge The invention is directed to a wide-angle hinge having articulated arms in the form of U-shaped profiled levers, the lateral sides of which are offset from one another and with U-shaped profiled transverse swinging arms being articulated to the levers wit... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5735021 | Snap stud assembly A snap stud assembly is provided for pivotally connecting two hardware members together. A stud is disposed within a tubular sleeve. A lower or bottom end of the stud is attached to a lower hardware member by pressing or deforming the bottom end of the st... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5500985 | Vehicle hinge assembly with translating pivot A hinge assembly for mounting to a vehicle body a rear deck movable closure panel, wherein as the panel is opened its forward edge is shifted rearward away from adjacent body structure. The hinge assembly includes a forward sector gear fixed to a panel-ha... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5465463 | Corner cabinet hinge Hinge for hanging the free panel of a bipartite corner-cabinet door on the panel that is hinged to the supporting wall of the carcase. The hinge has two leaves associated one with each of the door panels and the leaves can pivot relative to one another on... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5440773 | Foldable ramp A foldable ramp includes first and second sections longitudinally aligned with each other and joined by a hinge assembly permitting the sections to be pivoted to a working position in which the sections form a continuous, substantially straight ramp with ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5203525 | Hinge with offset pivot line A hinge system for a curved surface that has several first hinges arranged along a straight hinge line and at least one second hinge offset from the hinge line. In a preferred embodiments, these hinges are fastened to a pylon and support a curved portion ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5081743 | Friction stay and adjustable friction slider A slider for a track, such as the track of a friction stay, comprises a slider body adapted to be slidably received in the track, and slider body includes a recess having a cam mounted therein. Rotation of the cam causes the curved portions of the cam to ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5052079 | Pivoted fitting or turn-and-tilt fitting for windows, doors A pivoted fitting or turn-and-tilt fitting for windows, doors or the like comprises a bottom turn-and-tilt bearing and a top pivot bearing, both bearings being in each case constructed with two links in order to shift the pivot axis during pivoted opening... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5044044 | Hinged structure and method of integration in a standard ski construction A hinged structure comprises a forward body and a rear body each having a surface face and a channel. A first hinge link and a second hinge link are employed to pivotably and slideably connect the forward body and the rear body and to provide movement of ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5018687 | Door/hatch actuation A mechanically operable actuating device for opening towards the outside and closing a cargo hatch or freight door in the fuselage of an aircraft comprises two hinges for connecting an upper side of the door or hatch to the fuselage; a first swivel joint ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4843680 | Hinge particularly adapted for use with a false cabinet front A hinge for mounting a false front for swinging between closed and open positions on a cabinet. The hinge includes first and second mounting brackets adapted to be secured to the false front and the cabinet, respectively. A first link has one end pivotabl... | 07/04/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4817241 | Hinge, in particular for furniture To be able to mount a mitered door to a mitered wall and open it as wide as possible, and for keeping the miter joint as tight as possible, a hinge for the door comprises two base parts or inner and outer housings which are likewise mitered, making close ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4658475 | Side door hinge mechanism in motor vehicle Hinge mechanism for a vehicle door comprising a vehicle frame having a mounting surface extending along the vehicle frame, another mounting surface extending along the vehicle door proximate the mounting surface on the vehicle frame, and support members e... | 04/21/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4393542 | Polycentric hinge for cast-braces A hinge for a knee joint comprising two complimentary elements. One of said elements is a plurality of interconnected links. The links are interconnected in zig-zag manner. The other of said elements is a cable. The linkage and the cable are secured at th... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4382312 | Multiposition hood hinge mechanism A hood hinge mechanism includes upper and lower brackets interconnected by pivoted links. An auxiliary hinge member is pivoted to the upper bracket and secured to the hood. The lower bracket is secured to the body. The upper hinge bracket and auxiliary hi... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4236274 | Pantographic open-close device Two contraction-expansion pieces each have one end thereof connected to a base plate secured to a main body containing therein an opening and the other end thereof connected to a base plate secured to a lid serving to open and close the opening of the mai... | 12/02/1980 |
