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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099904 | Mechanism for the installment of a door or other similar closure having a rotational-sliding movement A mechanism for the installment of a door or other similar closure having a rotational-sliding movement, of the type comprising the following elements to associate to a shutter: first pivot means defining a first vertical axis for the pivoting of a shutter, in a sub... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7997028 | Internal swivel door for compartment of a vehicle An internal swivel door for an aircraft compartment. A door frame for entering the compartment includes a horizontal element and at least one door leaf which is mounted inside the door frame wherein the door leaf is turned about a vertical door rotational axis. The ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7975432 | Casement window assembly with windload and impact resistance A casement window assembly includes a rectangular sash frame enclosing an insulated glass panel unit and supported for swinging movement by a surrounding main window support frame. At least one set of interfitting and interlocking members are positioned in opposing ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7900400 | Adjustable window hinge The present invention corrects sash sag in casement windows by implementing an adjustable hinge. The adjustable hinge includes a sash arm, a support arm, a retaining clip and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism serves a twofold purpose. First, it allow... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7429072 | Vehicle enclosure Accessory door assembly for the normally open sides of a recreational vehicle such as a golf cart. The door assembly includes a doorframe that can be secured to the vehicle, and a preferably rigid door that is easily mountable and demountable, and is movable between... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422267 | Vehicle enclosure Method of controlling the climate in a recreational vehicle with an accessory door assembly such as for a golf cart, method of mounting a door assembly, and method of golfing. The door assembly includes a doorframe that can be secured to the vehicle, and a preferabl... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7357354 | Aircraft door hinge assembly A hinge assembly for attaching a door structure to an aircraft fuselage is provided. The door structure is linked to the aircraft body structure by way of a programmable mechanical linkage that is attached to the hinge member. The programmable mechanical linkage is ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325359 | Projection window operator A projection window operator providing horizontal displacement of a window relative to a vertical plane of the frame of the window. With at least one projection window operator installed on each of opposing sides of the window, the window can be actuated between a f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7305795 | Barn window A window for use in buildings for housing animals, such as barns, that is openable in two generally perpendicular directions, is provided. The window includes an outer frame secured within an opening in the structure, a middle frame that is pivotally secured to the ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7219948 | Vehicle enclosure Accessory door assembly for the normally open sides of a recreational vehicle such as a golf cart. The door assembly includes a doorframe that can be secured to the vehicle, and a preferably rigid door that is easily mountable and demountable, and is movable between... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178202 | Door setting device Disclosed is a lid-positioning device for a cabinet, comprising an actuating arm (10) which is fixed to a side wall (3) of a cabinet carcass (1) so as to be pivotable around a first axis of actuation (13) between an open position and a cl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7121042 | Door assembly for sealing a chamber A door assembly providing an airtight seal for a chamber. The door assembly includes a link assembly that allows a door to move inward toward a gasket sealing an opening into the chamber. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7066505 | Combination folding crank handle and lock A window handle assembly for use with a window having a moveable sash. The assembly including a window handle having a pivot mechanism. The handle pivotable at the pivot mechanism between open and closed positions. When open, the handle is free to rotate to move the... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047600 | Egress 4-bar hinge assembly An egress 4-bar hinge assembly having two load-bearing links that pivot about spaced-apart bearing pivot points, wherein an entire length of at least one of the links overlies a planar bearing surface. The two links include a cooperating interface selected to engage... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040687 | Construction machine with door locking device This invention provides with a construction machine having a door-locking device comprising a door lock upon closing a door including two sets of locking mechanisms and door strikers mounted on front and rear sides of the door in which the locking mechanisms and doo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040578 | Locking the cowl doors of a turbojet Turbojet cowl doors have bottom longitudinal edges fitted with hooking means and with locking means which comprise catches fixed on a rotary drive shaft carried by one of the doors and which co-operate with hooking members hinged about an axis on the other one of th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6997504 | Dual pivot hinge assembly for vehicles A dual pivot door hinge assembly for a side door system of a vehicle includes a body side-mounting bracket adapted to be connected to a vehicle body of the vehicle. The dual pivot door hinge assembly also includes a door side-mounting bracket adapted to be connected... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971439 | Protective screen arrangement for an agricultural machine An agricultural machine is described with a screen for protecting a part of a cooling system of a motor mounted on the agricultural machine, the screen being mounted in its operational position adjacent the cooling system, wherein the screen is movable from the oper... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6915608 | Motorized operator for casement windows A motorized operator for opening and closing a window sash relative to a window frame via an arm mechanism connected to the window frame and being adapted to be installed in a cavity defined in the window frame. The operator comprises a motor, a drive axle rotated b... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910373 | Apparatus and methods for repeatable door closure in a plethysmographic measurement chamber Apparatus and methods for generating repeatable closure of a volume measurement chamber are provided. More particularly, in one embodiment of the present invention, a dual articulating hinge is used to affix a chamber door to a volume measurement chamber, providing ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6834834 | Articulation device for an aircraft door panel and an aircraft door integrating such a device Articulation device for an aircraft door panel and an aircraft door integrating such a device. An aircraft door panel is articulated on the jamb by a device (20) that defines an approximately elliptical opening and closing trajectory, in which the majo... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6808223 | Two way hinge for motor vehicle doors This invention describes a novel two way hinge for motor vehicle doors that hinges open at a 20 degree angle, then rotates upward 45 degrees. The motor vehicle door is maintained in the open position by a shock absorber/piston arrangement that is common in the autom... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6685139 | Emergency opening cylinder of a passenger door for an airplane, a door system and a method of modifying a door system An emergency opening cylinder of a passenger door of an airplane is provided. An existing emergency opening cylinder is adapted at the lowest expenditures and with an insignificant increase in weight with respect to its operating characteristic to the loa... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681448 | Hinge assembly for a vehicle door A vehicle door hinge assembly that includes a body bracket, a door bracket, and, an interconnecting door bracket carrier. The door bracket carrier and the door bracket shift in unison from a fully closed position to an intermediate open position. The door... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6658803 | Access door mounted on pivoting frame An access door is suitable for installation in a structure such as a building and allows ready access to an enclosed region of the structure. The access door includes a door frame that can be mounted on the structure and that forms an access opening. A pa... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655634 | Arrangement for moving an airplane door swivellably disposed on a supporting arm An airplane door is swivellably disposed on a supporting arm, the supporting arm being swivellably disposed on an opening frame of a fuselage, and including a driving device for lifting and lowering the door and another driving device for swivelling the d... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6647664 | Hanger for a housing A control panel, which might be enclosed within an openable housing, can be movably supported on a pivotable support structure. The support structure which incorporates one or more pivot points facilitates movement of the control panel from a normal opera... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6578899 | Convertible vehicle In a convertible vehicle including a roof which is movable between a closed position, in which the roof covers an interior vehicle space, and an open position, in which the roof is deposited in a storage compartment behind the passenger compartment of the... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6547186 | Device for raising and lowering the passenger door of an aircraft A device for opening a passenger door of an aircraft includes a supporting arm connected movably to the fuselage frame, a wishbone connecting the support arm to the passenger door, a first journal rotatably connecting the wishbone to the support arm, and ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6460292 | Barrier gate arm assembly and methods for use thereof The present device is directed to a new and improved barrier gate assembly which comprises an automatic vehicle gate operating mechanism and a barrier arm assembly. The barrier arm assembly, attached to the automatic vehicle gate operating mechanism, comp... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6442899 | Two bar hinge assembly for casement windows A hinge assembly for casement windows is shown. The hinge assembly includes a slide block for connection to the sash arm that includes a reinforcing plate that extends downward before extending upward and around the flange of the track overhang. A larger ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442898 | Opening and closing control mechanism for project window An opening and closing control mechanism for the project window which mainly comprises a slide frame, a slide block, a retaining block, a pivoted force arm, a carrier arm, a support arm and a connecting arm in an effort to improve the carrier arm which wo... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6434887 | Window stay and window construction equipped with window stay A window stay is provided for mounting a window in a window frame. The window stay comprises a bar member for connection to the window, a track member for connection to the window frame, a slide member slidably mounted on the track member, and a pair of a... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6405484 | Sealing system in which there is relative sliding motion between a gate and a port A sealing system includes a gate (2) which is pivotably mounted to a crank (3) which is mounted for rotation with shaft (1). A spring (5) is disposed between gate (2) and crank (3). The gate (2) includes an O-ring (6) which compresses and slides during cl... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6374544 | Window actuator for casement type window A window actuator for a casement window has an actuator housing having a generally channel shaped receptacle portion defined by a rear wall, a front wall generally parallel to the front wall, and two end walls spaced to form therebetween a hollow interior... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6282847 | Workcell door and wall assembly An improved workcell is provided with a door hinged at a midpoint between the opposite sides and maintained in a parallel relationship to the workcell access opening, thereby minimizing the clearance space required to open and close the door. The workcell... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6250707 | Tailgate of a motor vehicle A tailgate of a motor vehicle which can be selectively pivoted as the trunk lid around a front pivot axis by a front four-bar mechanism which has two levers or can be pivoted as the lid of a roof receiver for the folding roof around a rear pivot axis by a... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6213535 | Articulating closure A vehicle access system includes an access opening for the passenger compartment that is closed by a swinging door in combination with an articulating door. The articulating door moves through an arc without angling away from the vehicle body and is suppo... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6141908 | Transit vehicle door system The invention provides a door system for a transit vehicle. It has an actuator which provides a rotary motion about an axis of the actuator for moving the door panel between an open position uncovering the aperture and a closed unlocked position covering ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 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 |
