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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186014 | Furniture hinge with equipment A furniture hinge with equipment includes a toggle-type hinge and a shock absorber. The latter is either a rotary (a first approach) or a line (a second approach) shock absorber. Irrespective of the approach, the shock absorber is arranged transversely to a major lo... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186018 | Auxiliary handle for hand-held power tool An auxiliary handle for a hand-held power tool (7) includes a lockable lag hinge (46) provided between the clamping section (21) and the gripping member (34) and having a pivot pin (47), a tightening member (51) for tighteni... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186019 | Gripping handle for supporting a tool extension A handle for a rotating tool extension is disclosed. The handle includes a body member having a central portion with first and second end portions. The body member is positionable along an axis of rotation of the rotating tool extension and includes a bore formed in... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186013 | Double motion door hinge for motor vehicles A double motion door hinge for a vehicle door includes an upper door connection plate having a second motion assembly pivotally mounted to the upper door connection plate. The axis of rotation of the second motion assembly is perpendicular to the upper door connecti... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186016 | Hinge device for mobile device of folding type A hinge device has first and second bodies. The second body is rotatable about the first body. The hinge device is connected to a first and second hinge arm. The hinge device includes a first hinge bracket having a first case portion inserted in the first hinge arm,... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8181310 | Caster brake assembly A caster brake assembly is disclosed which comprises a yoke having a stem, a wheel rotatably supported by the yoke the wheel having a pair of interior rims with the rims having teeth, and a lock lever installed on the yoke having gears that are adapted to engage the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8171600 | Omni-directional handle The present invention provides a handle for attachment to luggage, vacuum cleaners, or another object to be moved. The handle includes a ball with a smooth surface surrounded by a hollow socket. A hole in the socket provides a passage way for a rod or other attachme... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171599 | Hinge A hinge, configured to be stably positioned by a simple mechanism and advantageously characterized by ease of installation and uninstallation, includes a first connection member and a second connection member. The first connection member includes a first fixing unit... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166612 | Adjustable hinge for pivoting door A hinge assembly is provided for a pivoting door mounted about an opening, and may include a hinge plate, an internally threaded adjuster, a locking element, a first cam element, a second cam element, and a limiting plate. The hinge plate is mounted about the openin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166610 | Spring hinge An electrically weldable spring hinge for eyeglasses includes a housing open on a bottom side having a cavity into which a spring element may be inserted and in which at least one support element is provided. The spring hinge additionally includes a hinge element di... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161604 | 360° Bi-directional rotary hinge A 360° bi-directional rotary hinge formed of a fixed bracket, a rotary bracket, a limiter plate, a stop plate, a positioning plate, a spring ring and a fastening member for use in a folding electronic device is disclosed. Subject to matching between bottom blocks o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161603 | Hinge A hinge according to the present invention includes: a housing; a shaft received in the inside of the housing; a guide member linearly moving along the shaft; and a first elastic member compressed and expanded along the movement of the guide member, wherein any one ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156613 | Adjustable door stop system An adjustable door stop system. The system includes a hinge pin having an axis about which the hinge leaves rotate, a top end, and an opposed bottom end. In one embodiment, a hinge pin cap has a first portion extending radially from the top end of the hinge pin and ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151416 | Hinge with integral locking mechanism A hinge for use in, e.g., folding tables, folding chairs, or folding shelves that can be locked in at least one position. According to an aspect of the invention, the hinge is locked in the position that would correspond to the open or deployed state of the piece of... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151417 | Vertical door conversion kit A vehicle door hinge for a passenger or driver side vehicle door. The hinge has a chassis mounting plate securely fastenable to the vehicle frame, a swingarm securely fastenable to the vehicle door, a bi-directional rotation mechanism connecting the chassis mounting... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146207 | Hinge and an electronic device with the same A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a first actuating unit, a pivoting limit and a second actuating unit. The first actuating unit has two tops. The pivoting limit is mounted pivotally between the stops. The second actuating... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146208 | Assist grip An assist grip includes a mounting clip formed of metal having spring resiliency and bent into a generally U shape. The mounting clip includes a pair of resilient legs. Each of the resilient legs includes a bulging portion that bulges outwardly and is provided with ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146204 | Apparatus and method for canceling opposing torsional forces in a compound balance A method and apparatus for reducing the torque of a compound balance in order to substantially cancel out the torsional force of the torsion spring acting on the spiral rod by creating an equal and opposing torsional force on the extension spring. The apparatus is a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146202 | Rug anti-slip device A Rug Anti-slip Device. The device includes a pin-shaped element that has a sharpened tip end for poking through a mat and into the underlying carpet. The device further has a handle tab made from plastic or other suitably durable and aesthetically pleasing material... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141205 | Hinge mechanism and portable electronic device using the same A hinge mechanism comprises a follower, a cam and a first spring. The first spring is spiral, one end of the first spring is mounted to the follower, another end of the first spring is mounted to the cam. The cam rotates relative to the follower about a rotating axi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136208 | Handle system A handle which provides a shaft coaxially rotatably engaged to a first bearing element and a second bearing element which attaches to a corresponding one of the opposed ends of a cable means. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136203 | Hinge arrangement A hinge arrangement of a door for closing off an opening, such as a housing opening, a partition opening, a wall opening, or the like, having at least one pivot pin connected to the door and oriented vertically in the direction of the housing, wherein the pin can be... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136205 | Biaxial hinge device and mobile terminal device A biaxial hinge device includes: a first rotation axis mechanism configured to form a first rotation axis by using a substantially cylindrically shaped first shaft member; a first arm portion configured to include a fixing portion fixed to a first case, and provided... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136206 | Biaxial hinge device and portable terminal device A biaxial hinge device includes: a first-shaft member; a second-shaft member orthogonal to the first-shaft member; a thrust-cam member provided to the second-shaft member so as to move in the extending direction of the second-shaft member; a rotational-arm member pr... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132296 | Auxiliary handle device The invention is based on an auxiliary handle device, in particular for hand-held power tools, comprising a fastening unit which comprises at least one fastening mechanism. It is proposed that the fastening mechanism is provided in an axial direction of a fastening ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132291 | Hinge device A hinge device includes a bearing seat, a spherical joint, a plurality of positioning pins, and a retaining ring. The bearing seat has a containing recess. The spherical joint is rotatably disposed in the containing recess, and the surface of the spherical joint has... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127401 | Method and removable clip for holding a vehicle door open A clip is attached to the hinge of a vehicle door to hold the door open during electro-coating and painting. The hinge is assembled with the clip to the vehicle prior to painting. The hinge is taken apart after painting to separate the door from the vehicle. An end ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122569 | Auxiliary handle for hand-held power tool An auxiliary handle for a hand-held power tool (7) includes an attachment section (21) for securing the auxiliary handle (11) on a section (8) of the power tool (7) a gripping member (31) for holding the auxiliary handle ( | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117716 | One-way valve and door check apparatus A one-way valve having a conduit for allowing liquid to flow therein, a valve element provided in the conduit, a hole portion provided in the conduit on the upstream side of the valve element and configured to be brought into a closed state by being closed by the va... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112844 | Hinge mechanism for a portable device A hinge having a base with a planar surface; a sliding plate having a planar surface; a revolving member located adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the base, the revolving member being capable of revolving and projecting from the base; a dampener located in the base... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108970 | Hinge mechanism and an electronic device therewith A hinge mechanism has at least one hinge assembly, a rail assembly and a sliding bracket. The hinge assembly has a hinge and a lifting seat. The hinge is adapted to pivotally connect a cover and a base of an electronic device. The lifting seat is attached to the cov... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108968 | Grommet assembly A grommet assembly includes a retainer including a sleeve, and a boot secured to the retainer, including a first and a second series of pleats aligned with the sleeve, each pleat of the second series decreasing in size as distance from the retainer increases, each p... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104144 | Hinge assembly and electronic device using the same A hinge assembly includes a first pivot shaft, a second pivot shaft, a third pivot shaft, a first bracket, a second bracket, a first meshing wheel, a second meshing wheel, a third meshing wheel, and a transmission belt member sleeved on both the first meshing wheel ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104142 | Drop-in damped hinge module A damped hinge module is disclosed and includes a first member, a second member and a torsion spring. The second member is rotationally movable relative to the first member between a first position and a second position. The second member being received at least in ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099833 | Washer for hinge assembly A washer is for a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly includes a shaft. The washer is placed around the shaft. The engagement between the washer and the shaft is a clearance fit. By the clearance engagement between the washer and the main shaft, the mechanism efficie... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096018 | Handle pivot structure A handle pivot structure includes carrier frame, a handle, and a pivot shaft mounted in an axle hole of the handle to pivotally secure the handle to a screw rod of the carrier frame, the pivot shaft having a mounting member threaded onto the screw rod of the carrier... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096017 | Grommet for metal stud A grommet for a hole in a metal stud includes a plastic sleeve having a radial flange, and a vibration isolating body having a substantially cylindrical portion having on one of its ends a radial flange and on the other end one or more flange sections, such flange s... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096021 | Hinge apparatus and foldable electronic device A hinge apparatus of the present invention comprises a first rotational shaft which rotates a first casing and a second casing relative to each other from a state where the first and second casings are folded down, and opens the first and second casings in a vertica... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096019 | Hinge device A hinge device includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and a locking member. The first connecting member defines a connecting portion hole therein. A positioning arm with an angled surface is located on the first connecting member. The second... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087128 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly includes a base, a joint member, a pintle, and a coiling spring. The joint member is rotatably connected to the base. The pintle runs through the base and the joint member. The coiling spring has a first end and a second end. The first end is fixed ... | 01/03/2012 |
