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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7152376 | Gutter emptying system This invention permits use of a conventional rain gutter system and downspout, and other gutter profiles as described to be converted into a dumpable rain gutter system which can be easily cleaned. This low profile gutter tilting system, which has few moving parts, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7065832 | Upper hinge assembly for refrigerator door An upper hinge assembly for pivotally mounting a door to a refrigerator cabinet includes an aligning plate fixedly secured atop a hinge plate to the cabinet. Once the hinge and aligning plates are factory set in position, with tight tolerances between fasteners and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6938665 | Door A door frame with a substantially continuous sealing surface supports a door with a substantially continuous sealing member mounted thereon. A stepped U-shaped frame member has an opening at one end that is closed with a square-cut member, such as a threshold. The f... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6539598 | Hinge component blank made from a rolled or drawn profiled material strip In a hinge-part blank made from a rolled or drawn profiled strip of stock that is separated into the individual hinge-part blanks by beam-cutting along an oblique boundary line (I) followed by parting along a parting line (II), the profiled strip of stock... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6493906 | Hinge structure A hinge structure which is invisible from the front of the panel to be opened, the hinge structure comprising a first member which has first and second pins extending upwardly and a second member which has first and second slots to receive the first and s... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6154926 | Reinforcing device A new reinforcing device for reinforcing the union of a metal door jamb (or frame) and a hinge of an attached door for helping prevent the bending and breaking of the door jamb and the sagging of the door from the weight of the door, especially on a metal... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152411 | Computer keyboard tray A keyboard tray assembly includes a tray having a front end and a bottom wall with an upper surface. A front wall is rotatably secured to the front end of the tray by a first hinge. The front wall is rotatable between an up position and a down position. T... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6068358 | Cabinet for accepting electrical and electronic components A cabinet for the acceptance of electrical and electronic components includes a rack to which a door leaf 8 having a hinge 2 as well as wall elements are mounted in a detachable fashion, the hinge 2 having at least one stationary section 3 attached to a s... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6039419 | Foldable ready-to-use entertainment stand A preassembled, foldable entertainment stand for a computer printer and the like is disclosed having a folded and erect configuration wherein a vertical back panel pivotally carries a plurality of vertical shelf panels. The shelf panels fold upwardly to a... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5997113 | Hand foldable and portable furniture A hand foldable and portable article of furniture comprising planar back and right and left side members hinged at edge surfaces thereof such that the right and left side members swing between a folded position with the side members on a back of the back ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5964499 | Door-mounted gasket for comb-type rear frame An improved sealing device has a base platform supporting at least an inner sealing member and an outer sealing member. The outer sealing member has a main body portion of substantially uniform thickness along its height, which is taller than the inner se... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5735085 | Hinged downspout The top wall of the horizontal spout section of a downspout assembly is cut away at the inlet end to create a notch such that interference with the top wall of the outlet end of the elbow section will be avoided when the horizontal section is pivoted to a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5595426 | Locker door retrofit assembly A locker door retrofit assembly is disclosed which is adapted for replacing door assemblies on metallic or other lockers with a plastic door assembly. The locker door retrofit assembly may include a plastic jamb hinge that covers the existing hinge and a ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5570917 | Home security interlocking hinges and striker plates This security system will prevent the door casing from failing upon a forced entry attempt into a home by forming a rigid connection from the door casing with said security system to the wall interior structure. It will enable the wall interior structure ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5544595 | Security hinge for gaming device A hinge arrangement for a gaming device includes a hinge pivotally connecting a cabinet access door to a cabinet. The cabinet access door and the cabinet form a gap therebetween adjacent the hinge when the cabinet access door is closed, but the hinge form... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5426822 | Hinge structure A hinge structure having a leaf having knuckles so formed that leaves having two identical such knuckle structures can be joined together to form a hinge, rather than requiring knuckle structures that are not identical. The hinge structure can have plates... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5391049 | Dual plate catcher for use in a component stacker A catcher for use in a component stacker for holding stacks of product die-cut from a continuous sheet of material. The catcher includes two catcher plates attached to a pivot pin for upward and downward pivoting between generally horizontal and generally... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5224241 | Gate hinge assembly A gate hinge member is designed for attachment to a metal T-post fence post. The gate hinge comprises at least one pair of first and second L-shaped hinge members, which are secured by means of a U-shaped fastener to the T-post in a tight wedged relations... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5199218 | Gate hinge A hinge for mounting a wooden gate to a wooden fence post. This hinge features a protected pivot point so as to minimize deterioration of the pivot point by weathering, lips that coact with the fence post so as to counter act gate sagging over time and th... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5172529 | Hinged wire management cover panel A panel (12) is mounted to a partition (10) by a hinge (50). The panel (12) includes a support member (118) which is pivotably mounted to a bracket (102) on the panel (12). The support member (118) includes a pedestal (120) which is adapted to engage the ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5172452 | Hinge with opening occupied by an intumescent material A hinge for use with a fire door has a blade in which there are formed a number of screw holes and a larger opening. The larger opening is filled with an intumescent material.... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5076017 | Safety door assembly including safety hinge The safety hinge is proposed for use to eliminate pinching of fingers in the area between a door frame and the hinge edge of a door panel. The hinge comprises interlocking hinge sections each including mounting flange, an arm extending perpendicularly fro... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5058946 | Hinged trailer and boat cover A hinged cover is provided for mounting on a trailer including a front end, a back end and opposite sides. The cover includes a body with a front end, a back end and opposite sides. A hinged assembly hingedly interconnects the trailer and the cover body a... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5056193 | Non-handed shock arrestor door pivot A non-handed shock arrestor is provided for pivotally mounted doors, and it includes a frame member with a pivot plate portion with pivot apertures adjacent either end thereof, and it is disposed horizontally on the door frame with one of its pivot apertu... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4993109 | Three-position hinge for folding table A three-position hinge, for mounting a leaf portion to a center portion of a folding table so as to be pivotable between upward, horizontal, and downward positions closely spaced to the center portion, includes a first mounting plate secured to one horizo... | 02/19/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4745657 | Hinged support bracket assembly for a drain trough A hinged support bracket for a drain trough is disclosed having a harness member which nests above a bracket member. Both harness and bracket members are joined by a hinge mechanism at their forward extremities, thereby permitting the harness member, cont... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4704766 | Concealed hinge A hinge for mounting a substantially planar faced door in a cabinet flush with the cabinet frame. The hinges are substantially invisible when viewed from the front and sides of the cabinet. The top hinge has a door plate member connected to the top edge o... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4671731 | Portable hoist A portable hoist is provided for lifting, transporting, and depositing loads onto a platform, such as a work bench, or into a vehicle, such as a pick-up truck. The portable hoist comprises a mounting for attachment to the a wall of a vehicle or a work ben... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4332055 | Hinge with a spring arm catch A hinge including a pair of pivotally connected elements. One element of the hinge has an undulate cam surface extending about the pivot axis of the hinge and the other element has a base surface and a groove in the base surface. A spring having a straigh... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4242845 | Connecting hinge system for prefabricated building foldable panel structures Initially folded wall panels connected by the novel hinge means to the sides of a common roof panel swing downwardly into upright positions as the roof panel is raised for integration into the composite building structure. The novel hinge means comprises ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4161850 | Room divider A room divider including a plurality of partition panels hingedly interconnected with one end of the panel assembly being pivotally connected to a permanent wall or other vertical support. Each of the panels forming the room divider is provided with caste... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4034512 | Door construction A door is fabricated from wooden boards arranged edge to edge in a layer and secured together by metal strips having fasteners in the form of integral nail-like projections. The strips extend horizontally of the door to one vertical edge thereof, and incl... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4014074 | Adjustable hinged bracket for a drain trough An eaves drain trough is provided which can be manually inverted to facilitate cleaning or servicing. The inverting of the trough is accomplished by means of a hinged bracket comprising an upper harness member pivotably joined to a lower support bracket m... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3969846 | Door hinge A door hinge having two leafs with one leaf attachable to a door and the other leaf having two non-coplanar portions interconnected by an off-set portion. Each non-coplanar portion has bores for securing it to the studding. One of such portions is exposed... | 07/20/1976 |
