Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
049399000 | Hinge leaf mounted on closure edge surface | 25 |
20080256874 | OUTSWINGING WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAVING AN OPERATIONAL MODE AND A WASH MODE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A window assembly including a frame having an interior portion with an inner surface, and a sash having an interior portion and an exterior portion. The window assembly includes an operational mode and a wash mode. In the operational mode, the sash is movable from a closed position to a position in which the sash is generally perpendicular with the frame. In the wash mode, the sash is movable to a position where the exterior of the sash faces toward the interior frame. | 10-23-2008 |
20090113805 | OPENING AND CLOSING SUPPORT MECHANISM AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An opening and closing support mechanism includes: a main body; an opening and closing member; and a support member includes: a first joint support portion that curves to deform when the opening and closing member is closed, and extends straight when the opening and closing member is opened; and a projection portion that projects to an opposite side of a curving side of the first joint support portion at a side of either one end portion or the other end portion of first joint support portion when the opening and closing member is closed, and is elastically deformed in a direction of approaching the first joint support portion while pressed against a portion of the main body or opening and closing member when the opening and closing member is opened, and the support member being fitted between the main body and the opening and closing member. | 05-07-2009 |
20090320377 | Casement Window - A window rotatable about a pivot point to selectively cover and uncover an opening of a structure, and having at least one operable sash selectively movable within a channel to partially uncover the opening without requiring rotation of the window about the pivot point. The window is preferably configured to rotate inwardly about a top edge whereby the window is protected within the structure when the opening is uncovered by rotation of the window about the pivot point. | 12-31-2009 |
20100313483 | ADJUSTABLE HINGE - An adjustable hinge easily operable to adjust the position of a swinging door vertically and/or horizontally within a door frame. | 12-16-2010 |
20100313484 | Child Safe Door, Frame and Hinge Assembly - A door, frame and hinge assembly ( | 12-16-2010 |
20100319266 | HINGES - A hinge set (and associated methodology and resultant hung doors or windows) where the leaf of each hinge sleeved component is, or is to be, leafwise received in, and is, or to be, screwed into, a different cavity, yet allowing aligned sleeve meshing for pin insertion. Its use allows the leaf to be largely concealed even when the doors or windows are open. | 12-23-2010 |
20110000137 | CLOSURE WITH AN EXTERNAL HINGE - The present disclosure is directed to a closure with an external hinge arrangement. The closure includes a lower closure part ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110011003 | FLEXIBLE DOOR WITH RIGID INSULATION - A door system comprises a door panel, a support member, and a pivoting vertical plate. The door panel comprises a plurality of discrete rigid insulation pieces interposed between flexible layers. An outer skin encompasses the rigid insulation pieces and the flexible layers. The door panel is secured to the support member by the outer skin, such that the outer skin bears the weight of the door panel. The vertical plate is secured to a trailing side of the door panel. The vertical plate includes keepers that selectively engage hooks extending from a casing positioned at a doorway. The rigidity of the door panel depends on the pivotal position of the vertical plate relative to a plane defined by the door panel. The door panel provides sufficient flexibility to withstand impacts from objects and vehicles yet also provides sufficient rigidity to insulate a cold environment from a warm environment. | 01-20-2011 |
20110047881 | WINDOW ASSEMBLY - An outwardly opening window assembly ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110107677 | OSCILLATING-MOUNT SPLIT-HINGE DEVICE DESIGNED TO BE FITTED ON A VERY HEAVY DOOR, AND VERY HEAVY DOOR EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - An oscillating-mount split-hinge device designed to be fitted on a very heavy door that includes at least one flap or panel mounted to pivot on a frame, includes at least one lower split-hinge for supporting at least the bulk of the load of the flap of the door and at least one upper split-hinge to form an anti-tilting holding point and axial guide of the flap, whereby each lower or upper split-hinge, includes a stationary split-hinge part integral with the frame and a movable split-hinge part, respectively, integral with the flap, and a pivoting shaft integral with the frame, or the flap, to guide in rotation the movable split-hinge part relative to the stationary split-hinge part around the pivoting shaft, by insertion of roller bearing elements that can allow an angular lack of coaxiality on the stationary split-hinge part relative to the movable split-hinge part of each so-called lower split-hinge and/or upper split-hinge. | 05-12-2011 |
20110120021 | Door Assembly - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a door assembly ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110185637 | HINGE AND DOOR UNIT - A hinge enabling a plurality of hold-stay members to automatically lock when the door is fully open, increasing the durability of the hinge, and enabling easy release of the hold-stay members. A hinge includes a one-side hinge plate, a plurality of opposing-side hinge plate portions provided along the lengthwise direction of the hinge plate and supported by it, and an open-angle limiting mechanism for stopping, at a specific angle, opening movement of the opposing-side hinge plate portions. | 08-04-2011 |
20110308168 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - The frontal crash load is transmitted from a front pillar to a center pillar in a reliable manner so that a bending moment caused by the frontal crash load is favorably supported, and the deformation of the door is avoided. A beam member attached to an inner panel includes a S shaped cross section member. An upper channel section of the S shaped cross section member extends along the lower edge of a window opening, and a lower channel section extends adjacent to and in parallel to the lower edge of a window opening in a rear part of the door and is offset toward a lower part of the vehicle body in a rear part of the door, with a front end being located at a same elevation as an upper door hinge. | 12-22-2011 |
20120036786 | ADJUSTABLE GATE MOUNTING HINGE - A mounting hinge for supporting a movable gate includes a mounting plate attachable to a fixed structure and an adjustment member constrained from horizontal movement by the mounting plate. The mounting hinge also includes a gate supporting member engaged with the adjustment member and movable responsive to a rotation of the adjustment member relative to the mounting plate. | 02-16-2012 |
20120102839 | All-Glass Door Assembly - An all-glass door assembly having an all-glass door supported by an upper and a lower pivotal fitting, which form a vertical axis of rotation, and having at least one lateral panel. A vertical edge of the lateral panel is disposed in an area between the pivotal fittings and adjoining the axis of rotation. | 05-03-2012 |
20120144750 | Door and Hinge for a Laundry Machine | 06-14-2012 |
20120204492 | HARDWARE FOR MOUNTING GLASS PANELS OR SIMILAR STRUCTURES - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a hinge for movably connecting a first panel to a second panel, the hinge comprising first and second spaced apart hinge members, each hinge member being connectable to the respective first and second panels; and a connector located between the hinge members, the connector having a pin member which connects the hinge members together to permit selective movement of the first panel relative to the second panel about multiple axes. | 08-16-2012 |
20120272580 | TOP-HINGED DOOR STRUCTURE - At a back door structure, a back door, that is rotatably supported at a rear roof header via a pair of door hinges, rotates around hinge shafts and opens and closes a rear opening portion. The back door is held in a fully open posture that opens the rear opening portion, by a single damper that is provided only at a right side with respect to the rear opening portion. In the back door structure a fit posture of the back door is corrected due to a vertical position of a mounting surface of the door hinge at the right side being set at an upper side with respect to a mounting surface of the door hinge at a left side in a state of not supporting the back door. | 11-01-2012 |
20130145697 | PROTECTION COVER MECHANISM WITH ENHANCED SPACE UTILIZATION - A protection cover mechanism is disclosed. A hollow hinge tube is connected to a protective cover. A first hinge cover body is connected to the hollow hinge tube and includes a positioning rib. A spring is disposed in the first hinge cover body and abuts the hollow hinge tube. A hollow driven member is movably disposed in the first hinge cover body and abuts the spring. The spring is abutted between the hollow hinge tube and the hollow driven member. The hollow driven member includes a protrusion. The positioning rib is positioned on the hollow driven member, forcing the hollow driven member to move linearly with respect to the first hinge cover body. A fixing base includes a hollow tube fit on the hollow driven member and having an annular inner guide track with an undulated profile. The protrusion abuts the annular inner guide track. | 06-13-2013 |
20130180177 | REMOVABLE DOOR WITH HINGE DETENT - A hinge assembly may include first and second hinge portions, a pivot pin, and a retaining member. The first hinge portion may be secured to one of a vehicle body and a door, and may include a first aperture and a protrusion. The second hinge portion may be secured to another of the vehicle body and the door, and may include a second aperture and a first detent. The protrusion may engage the first detent when the door is in an open position. The pivot pin may selectively engage the first and second apertures to provide relative rotation between the first and second hinge portions. The retaining member may engage a portion of the pivot pin and may be axially movable relative to one of the first and second apertures. | 07-18-2013 |
20130219797 | HINGE SUPPORT - A hinge support includes a brace, a trestle, and a positioning device. The brace includes a base wall and a first side wall, a second side wall, and a positioning wall that extend from the base wall. The first side wall has a first sloped surface, and the second side wall has a second sloped surface. The trestle includes a top wall and a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and a support wall that extend from the top wall. The third side wall has a third sloped surface, and the fourth side wall has a fourth sloped surface. The positioning device is supported by the support wall and positioned to abut the positioning wall to mount the trestle to the brace. The third sloped surface slides along the first sloped surface and the fourth sloped surface slides along the second sloped surface under control of the positioning device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130318880 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR DOOR SKIN OUTER GLASS - A household cooking appliance include a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes an outer door skin forming an outer surface of the door, the outer door skin including an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position, a middle glass panel disposed between the outer glass panel and the inner glass panel, and outer glass support means for supporting the outer glass panel on the outer door skin. | 12-05-2013 |
20140041308 | DEVICE FOR FIXING A PIVOT-OPENING GLAZING, GLAZING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE GLAZING - A device for fixing a glazed element into an opening for the glazed element to be pivotable with respect to the opening. The device includes at least one projecting element including an axis for fixing the device to an upright of the opening, and at least one baseplate including interior and exterior faces facing a surface of the glazed element. The baseplate is at least partially integrated into a portion of elastic material adhering at least to the interior face. The projecting element rigidly fixes the projecting element to the upright of the opening so that the orientation of the axis with respect to the upright remains unchanged during opening or closing movement of the glazed element and so that during the opening movement, at least part of the portion of elastic material is squashed between the baseplate and the upright or between the baseplate and the glazed element. | 02-13-2014 |
20150361697 | Door System - A door system includes a non-folded door leaf ( | 12-17-2015 |
20160060928 | HINGE POCKET FOR GLASS WINDSHIELD - A hinge system for a glass windshield with a receiving cut includes a protective flange with an opening therein secured adjacent the receiving cut on one side of the glass windshield. A stiffener is positioned adjacent the receiving cut on an opposite side of the glass windshield. A hinge member including a hinge tab is disposed in the opening of the protective flange and is secured to the stiffener. | 03-03-2016 |