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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7849559 | Pedestrian safety hood stop A vehicle hood stop arranged to collapse if the vehicle hood is struck by an object with an impact force exceeding a predetermined limit. The hood stop includes an upper section arranged below a lower surface of the hood, a lower section arranged to be attached to t... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7383614 | Door checker for automobile A door checker includes: a check lever 6 formed, at the proximal end thereof, with a boss 10 connected to a bracket 7 via a shaft 8; a case 1 having through holes 4, 5 through which the check lever 6 passes; and shoes... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7360804 | Articles, systems, and methods for suppressing noise and/or vibrations in hotel/motel doors A door guard for hotel/motel doors comprises two articles, one article to be attached to a door, and another article to be attached to a door frame. One article is attached to the door, including a hook element adapted to receive a latch member of the door guard and... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356879 | Adjusting unit for adjusting a spacing between two members An adjusting unit for adjusting a spacing between a fixedly mounted first member and a resiliently mounted second member. The adjusting unit comprises an adjusting screw and a sleeve-like receiving member which are adjustable relative to each other via a pair of thr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7308731 | Dampened slide for an anti-chucking wedge assembly A dampened slide for a wedge assembly includes a slide housing having perimeter walls. First and second alignment members connect to the perimeter walls, each having a deflectable portion. The deflectable portions extend opposite to each other and transverse to a ce... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7246411 | Methods and systems for sliding windows and doors An adjustable mechanism for sliding panels, such as sliding windows and doors is disclosed. One embodiment comprises adjustable buttons that extend from a housing positioned in the sliding panel. The adjustable threaded buttons of the present invention provide a sur... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243395 | Bumper device A bumper device for use in muffling or deadening the sound created by a door closing against a cabinet includes a bumper device body defining a base, a ring-shaped portion, and a concentrically positioned, conical shaped center portion that further defines an indent... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240399 | Door checker for automobile In a door checker for an automobile, including: a case; a check plate which movably extends through the case and which has on its opposite sides ball guide grooves extending in a lengthwise direction; a pair of ball holders accommodated in the case; a pair of balls ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234199 | Self adjusting furniture guide A furniture glide is provided for mounting on the terminal end of a furniture leg having an outer surface. The furniture glide includes a base having a generally arcuate lower surface for engaging a supporting surface. A sleeve extends from the base and defines a ca... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213849 | Fitting A hardware fitting for an all-glass door, including a first fitting half arrangeable on an outer side of the door, a second fitting half arrangeable on an inner side of the door, an actuatable nut arranged between the first and second fitting halves, a lock having a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213850 | Door knob holder A door stop is attached to a wall at the same height as a doorknob. When the door is swung into an open position, the door stop is lifted. The doorknob passes under the door stop, which is then dropped so that it rests on the axel connecting the doorknob to the door... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210255 | Padded license plate screw The padded license plate screw is a single piece screw with a force-dispersing pad permanently attached to the head. The padded license plate screw is designed specifically to replace license plate bolts and used to prevent or minimize bumper damage that would other... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201440 | High chair tray adapted to receive receptacles A tray connects with various high chairs and securely attaches various food receptacles to resist knocking over by a small child or toddler seated within the high chair. The tray has an annular slot with curved wider and curved narrower slots in alternating sequence... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7168130 | Gap adjustable bumper for glove box A bumper for absorbing impact when a glove box is opened/closed. The bumper is screwed on a crash pad so as to adjust a protruded degree, thereby being capable of easily regulating a T coordinate when a gap problem occurs. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7111360 | Door catch A door catch includes a back plate having two laterally symmetric sleeves formed on a front face thereof. A slot is provided on the back plate behind each of the sleeves at a predetermined position to communicate with an inner space of the sleeve, and an insert plat... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111359 | Rod gripper A bar or rod gripper for arresting the linear axial movement of a rod, e.g. the piston rod of a door closure between a door open or closed position, that includes a compressible bushing slidably disposed about the rod or bar, and a canter washer disposed about the c... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093320 | Pin-less locks for sliding members A lock for overlapping parallel sliding members has a hinge member having two leaves. The two leaves include a fixed leaf permanently secured to one of overlapping sliding members, and a pivotal leaf pivotally moveable between locked and unlocked positions, to permi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7076833 | Automobile door checker An automobile door checker includes a check plate, a shoe holder housed in a case, a shoe that is held by the shoe holder and the shoe slides on the check plate accompanying relative movement between the case and the check plate, and a check spring that resiliently ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076834 | Cabinet door buffer bar A cabinet door buffer bar includes a hollow tube, a shaft, an elastic element and a sliding member. The sliding member and the inner wall of the hollow tube form different intervals there between so that a resilient member mounted thereon receives varying constraint... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059693 | Refrigerator A refrigerator with a home bar door is smoothly and automatically opened and includes an automatic opening unit, a hook unit, a latch unit, and a damping unit. The automatic opening unit pushes the home bar door to a predetermined angle, so that the home bar door is... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032271 | Noise control device for a steel door A noise control device for a steel door includes a buffer, a shock-absorbing member, a stopping member, or only includes a colliding member. The noise control device is installed at any location of a steel door and a casting where noise may be generated when the ste... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024726 | Rotating door stop and method of use A rotating door stop includes a base member which is mounted to a baseboard or other structure. A stop member is connected to the base member so that the stop member freely rotates about its longitudinal axis with respect to the base member. Because the stop member ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6978513 | Method and apparatus for stopping a moving member A system and method for stopping a moving member located on a stationary member. The system includes sliders or rollers configured to move along a track. The track has a discontinuity to move the moving member to engage a friction pad to slow the moving member. The ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976288 | Rod gripper A bar or rod gripper for arresting the linear axial movement of a rod, e.g. the piston rod of a door closure between a door open or closed position, that includes a compressible bushing slidably disposed about the rod or bar, and a canter washer disposed about the c... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6948214 | Removable door check device A removable door check device for use for use with a door hinge for holding a vehicle door in an opened position. The removable door check device includes a body, a first contact element extending from the body and having a first contacting surface, and a second con... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938302 | Door closing mechanism A door closing mechanism, involving a shaft rod that moves in relation to, and is installed inside a tube unit. On the shaft rod is an open/close unit. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928694 | Apparatus for controlling a door Door check device for a vehicle door, movable from a closed position in a door frame to a plurality of different open positions and held in the open positions, includes a strip connected to the door or door frame and a braking mechanism connected to the other of the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926265 | Vehicle post safety guard A protective bumper or guard having a substantial thickness of semi-rigid material formed in a geometric configuration, such as a dome, which will not catch or snag personnel or garments moving about structures such as posts having jagged edges or points. The protec... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926353 | Removable roof for a motor vehicle This removable roof, which is suited for a motor vehicle such as a passenger car, overarches a passenger space in a body of the passenger car and is held on fixed body structures of the body. The roof is provided with at least one locking device, is made of dimensio... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6760954 | Door bumper An improved laterally resilient and displaceable mechanical door bumper for moving an elongated retractable shaft. The body or mold of the door bumper includes a base portion in which mounting screws are firmly anchored into the wood of the adjacent door portion. Th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6728992 | Retractable door system A retractable door system for returning to a nearly closed position a door that has been opened having: a catch knob secured to a doorframe; a housing secured to a door; a retractable cord anchored within the housing at one end and having means for attaching to the ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6651295 | Door stop A door stop is provided comprising a first vertical plate for mounting to a wall and second horizontal pivot plate affixed to and extending outwardly from the wall-mounting plate. A third elongated member is pivotally mounted at its inner end to the pivot... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6513193 | Door check mechanism providing an infinite number of stable positions A checkstrap assembly is provided for a door of a vehicle. The checkstrap assembly includes an arm passing inside a channel. The arm has a first end rotatably mounted to the vehicle frame such that the door may be selectively moved relative to the arm. A ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6487751 | Door safety devices Gravity actuated door safety devices, which prevent injury to fingers and pet's tails, are provided. A swinging door safety device comprises a pair of spaced parallel bars connected to one another at one end by a crossbar. At the opposite end of each bar,... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6487752 | Sliding door stop The present sliding door stop is positioned within the header of a sliding door frame. It is comprised of first and second arms connected by a connecting member. First and second bumper surfaces on the inner and outer edges of the first arm are respective... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6467125 | Retractable door stop for sliding door An improved door stop for a sliding door to reduce damage to vehicle tires passing over the door stop includes a vertically oriented housing to be embedded in the floor in alignment with the sliding door. A top block supported by a spring is slidable with... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6430775 | Door stop A door stop is provided for preventing damage to a surface by a door knob of a door. The door stop includes a support member extending along an axis and having a first end connectable to a surface and a second opposite end. A generally flat deflection mem... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6401396 | Device for guiding and limiting the travel of a sliding door element A device (10; 10a) for guiding and limiting the travel of a sliding door element (1) has a receiving and stop element (12; 12a; 12b; 12c) which cooperates by positive engagement with a centering element (11; 11a). It is proposed that the centering element... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6370732 | Door check mechanism providing an infinite number of stable positions A vehicle door checkstrap assembly is provided including an arm having the first end engaged to the frame and a second end interconnected to a brake member within the vehicle door. The brake member cooperates with a carriage assembly which slidably engage... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6327743 | Door safety device The present invention relates to a door safety device for use in conjunction with a door that is pivotably mounted to a wall. The safety device comprises a base member that mounts to either the door or the wall, and an engaging member that movably mounts ... | 12/11/2001 |
