| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 016225000 | Pliant or elastic hinge | 29 |
| 20080250604 | Elastic device of a hinge - An elastic device of a hinge includes a hinge cup, a hinge arm, a connecting pivot, and a leaf spring. The hinge cup has an accommodation. The hinge arm has a cam section which is secured in the accommodation by the connecting pivot. The leaf spring is a U-shaped plate which has a fixed section at one end and a tongue at the other end. The fixed section is flush with the bottom of the accommodation and secured thereat. The tongue extends through a slot of the hinge arm and is against the cam section of the hinge arm. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080263821 | IN-MOLD HINGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A molded hinge assembly is provided. The molded hinge assembly includes a male portion, a female portion formed unitarily with the male portion, a swivel shaft formed unitarily with the male portion, the swivel shaft including a plurality of channels defined along a rotational axis thereof. The molded hinge assembly also includes a plurality of molding gates formed at an intersection between each respective channel and the female portion, the female portion being subsequently rotatable with respect to the male portion after the molding gates are broken. During operation, the swivel shaft is friction fit within the female portion after the subsequent rotation of the female portion to break the molding gates. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090199361 | Slidable dual-axis hinge assembly - A slidable dual-axis hinge assembly has a sliding leaf and a stationary leaf. The sliding leaf has two detents and an outer pivot formed on a pivoting end of the sliding leaf and pivotally mounting the sliding leaf in a cover of a portable electronic device. The stationary leaf has an inner pivot formed on a proximal end of the stationary leaf and pivotally mounts the stationary leaf in a base of the portable electronic device, and has two slide brackets engaging the detents and defining two sliding grooves oppositely therein and being mounted around the side edges of the sliding leaf to allow the sliding leaf to slide relative to the stationary leaf. Thereby, the cover of the portable electronic device pivots relative to the base in two different positions. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20110239403 | Fitting - A fitting for rotatably or displaceably supporting swing leaf doors or sliding doors, including a lower fitting part configured to be attached to the door leaf. The lower fitting part is fastened to a hinge strap or to an adapter support by a fastener. The fitting includes a transponder, which serves to identify the fitting. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20130232726 | Elastic Hinge Of Quick-Assembly Leg - The present invention directs an elastic hinge for quick-assembly leg including: a double-tooth of hinge, a screw, a spring core assembly and a leg; wherein the spring core assembly includes a elastic buckle, a single-tooth frame which is inserted in cavity of the elastic buckle, a core pin sleeved in a cavity of the elastic buckle which is formed after the single-tooth is assembled into the elastic buckle, and a spring sleeved on the core pin; the elastic buckle is provided with a fastening part and a leg is formed with locking part to engaged with the fastening part, and the removable part of the leg and the elastic hinge are assembled together. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130276266 | UNIVERSAL HINGE - A durable, two-ply rubber-reinforced hinge is designed to bend an indefinite amount of times, thereby solving the problem of breaking or tearing that occurs in conventional plastic hinges. The hinges of the present invention may be particularly suited for use with ice chests/portable coolers—either at the original hinge at the time of manufacture, or as a replacement hinge when the original hinges break. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140007376 | FLEXIBLE COMPOSITE HINGE - A hinge for use with movable components is provided including a generally rectangular body. The body includes a bend region, a first flange, and a second flange. The first flange and the second flange are positioned on opposing sides of the bend region. A portion of the bend region has a reduced thickness relative to the first flange and the second flange. A hinge axis is defined within the bend region. The first flange and the second flange rotate about the hinge axis. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140007377 | HINGE FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND PROCESS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A hinge is disclosed having at least two groups of layers of fibers arranged on and/or under two opposite edges, respectively, of at least one substrate of a material flexible and compatible for the adhesion with resins for composite materials, so that a central portion of the substrate is not covered by these layers, the substrate and the layers being incorporated in a cured and flexible resin. The present invention also relates to a process for manufacturing said hinge. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140020208 | Foldable Hinge Assembly - Briefly, the invention involves a hinge construction. The hinge construction includes a pair of contoured wing members connected at one end with a living hinge, each wing member including a portion of a hinge barrel. The wings are constructed to be folded around a hinge pin, forming the hinge barrel and positioning the wings in a generally parallel relationship with respect to each other. A portion of a wall or door jamb is positioned between the wings. Fasteners or the like are secured through the wings to fix the assembly, whereby the hinge pin is free to rotate within the barrel created by the folded wings. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140196253 | HINGE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a hinge for a display device. A hinge for a display device according to the present invention, which connects and folds/unfolds first and second plates in a display device, includes: a soft plate member that is bendable while connecting first and second plates; a plurality of ribs formed at regular intervals at both sides of the soft plate member; a link means connecting the ribs and composed of first and second link and individually rotating with the bending of the soft plate member; and a fixing mechanism generating a fixing force by spring elasticity to control the rotation angle of the first and second links of the link means. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140215758 | ASSEMBLY PROCESS FOR GLUE-FREE HINGE - The described embodiment relates generally to the field of press-fit technology. Press-fit technology results in deformation of one component to lock another component in place. This deformation commonly causes surface strain to occur on the deforming component. When a component is anodized surface strain can result in anodization cracking; this ruins the finished appearance of cosmetic surfaces, generally resulting in ghosting lines and splotches appearing on the surface of a component. The described embodiment achieves a careful balance between component deformation and surface strain. By utilizing specific press-fit geometries and assembly methods, surface strain can be sufficiently limited to eliminate anodization cracking while also achieving a durable press-fit joint. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140250631 | TUNED HINGE - A product including a hinge which may include two opposed columns or towers defining at least one gap there between, and a compressible or elastomeric material filling at least a portion of the at least one gap. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140304946 | Hinge comprising a textile - The invention relates to a hinge comprising a textile which connects a first part ( | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140310914 | MEMS HINGES WITH ENHANCED ROTATABILITY - A mechanical device includes a long, narrow element made of a rigid, elastic material. A rigid frame is configured to anchor at least one end of the element, which is attached to the frame, and to define a gap running longitudinally along the element between the beam and the frame, so that the element is free to move within the gap. A solid filler material, different from the rigid, elastic material, fills at least a part of the gap between the element and the frame so as to permit a first mode of movement of the element within the gap while inhibiting a different, second mode of movement. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140317882 | HINGE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge module connected between a first body and a second body of an electronic device is provided. The hinge module includes a hinge connecting the first and the second bodies, a linking rod, and a sleeve pivoted to the second body. The linking rod has a first end connected to the first body and a second end slidably coupled into the sleeve. When the first and the second bodies are rotated by the hinge module, the first body drives the linking rod such that the second end slides in the sleeve and drives the sleeve to rotate relative to the second body. Inner wall of the sleeve has at least one interfering section. When the second end moves onto the interfering section, the linking rod is interfered to the sleeve, such that the first body is supported by the hinge module and opened relative to the second body. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140359973 | BLIND HINGE USED FOR FURNITURE - A blind hinge used for furniture, comprising a movable cup seat provided on the furniture door body, a regulating base provided on the main body of furniture, a rotary arm connected between the movable cup seat and the regulating base as well as an elastic element designed to generate start-stop acting force on the movable cup seat at least, characterized in that, the front of the rotary arm is designed as similar “ | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140366321 | Hinge Connector for Foldable Door - A hinge connector for a foldable door includes a board body, a protruding column and two flexible pivotal strips. The foldable door includes a plurality of door panels, and a longitudinal groove with an opening is disposed in each of two lateral sides of each door panel. The protruding column is protruded outwardly from an inner surface of the board body and includes two inwardly inclined side faces and an inner end face. Each pivotal strip is extended outwardly from one of the side faces of the protruding column and includes an enlarged connecting head formed on a terminal thereof. Each pivotal strip of the hinge connector is adapted to be engaged in the opening of an associated groove of a corresponding door panel with the connecting head of each pivotal strip engaged in the associated groove of the corresponding door panel. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150040349 | Composite Live Hinge - A hinged component includes first and second portions of material coupled together by a composite live hinge. The live hinge includes a layer of tensile fabric and a layer of elastomer interposed between the tensile fabric and the material of one or both of the coupled first and second portions. The composite live hinge is capable of joining structural composite materials without the need for scoring, and thereby weakening, the structural composite material along the desired hinge line. The live hinge can be embedded in the materials it joins in a method that is compatible with traditional structural composite layup processes and in a manner which prevents resin from the structural composite materials from infiltrating the tensile fabric and compromising its flexibility. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150040350 | ANTI-RATTLE SLEEVE FOR A HINGE JOINT - An anti-rattle sleeve that includes a retention feature on a split end that extends radially from the body portion and a slot configured to allow the retention feature to be pressed through an opening. The sleeve also includes a flange portion opposite the split end that includes an inner bump configured to contact a surface of an object bracket and an outer bump configured to contact a surface of a mounting bracket. The inner bump and the outer bump are located relative to the slot such that the sleeve is deformed by the brackets in a manner effective to reduce relative motion between the object bracket and the mounting bracket when compressed between the brackets. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150047151 | HINGE IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - Disclosed is a hinge having a rigid portion integral with a flexible portion suitable to be bent with respect to the rigid portion, wherein the rigid portion has a substrate in a rigid composite material and the flexible portion has a first flexible sheet, wherein a first portion of the first flexible sheet is joined at least partially to the substrate by means of at least one first layer of resin for composite materials, wherein the flexible portion also has a second flexible sheet joined at least partially by means of at least one second layer of resin for composite materials both to the first portion of the first flexible sheet and to at least one second portion of the first flexible sheet which is not joined to the substrate. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150067983 | MULTI-SEGMENTED LIVING HINGE - A flexible structure is provided that includes multiple members and a hinge set providing a connection between adjacent members. The hinge set includes at least one living hinge where multiple living hinges are separated by segment portions that collapse on each other when the hinge set is in a closed position. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150143665 | ONE-PIECE HINGE BODY AND HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR PIVOTING ELEMENTS - The present invention provides for a robust one-piece hinge body which is suitable to withstand strain of rough handling. The novel one-piece hinge body includes a first profile portion which is configured to at least partially enclose a first profile. The hinge body also includes a second profile portion which is configured to at least partially enclose a second profile which is parallel to the first profile. The hinge body further has an outer portion which connects the first and second profile portions and which is located on the outside of the hinge joint of the pivoted profiles. The body also includes an inner portion which opposes the outer portion and connects the first and second profile portions while being located on the inside of the hinge joint of the pivoted profiles. According to the invention the inner portion consists of joinable terminal ends of the first and second profile portions, wherein a mating surface is formed between said joined terminal ends. Accordingly, the outer portion is solid for withstanding retraction upon closing movement of the hinge. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150366113 | LAYERED ASSEMBLIES - An assembly structure is formed of generally rigid layers of material bonded to generally flexible layers so as to form apparatus including hinges, bearings, and other translating and rotating subunits along with embedded functional devices. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160130413 | THERMOFORMABLE POLYLACTIC ACID - The present disclosure provides an article manufactured from PLA, such as a packaging, comprising a hinge. The present disclosure provides a film comprising PLA and impact modifier. The present disclosure provides a PLA material having haze as measure by ASTM D1003 of about 10% or less, about 8% or less, about 6% or less, about 5% or less. The present disclosure provides a PLA material having an impact resistance as measured by ASTM D-5420 of about 2 inches or greater, about 3 inches or greater, about 3.5 inches or greater, about 4 inches or greater, about 4.5 inches or greater, about 5 inches or greater, about 0.5 inches or greater. The present disclosure provides a PLA material having a fold endurance as tested by TAPPI method 511-08 of about 100 cycles or greater, about 125 cycles or greater, about 150 cycles or greater. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160145919 | HINGE SYSTEM HAVING COMBINED COMPLIANT HINGES - According to an aspect, a hinge system includes a first compliant hinge having a first attachment portion, a first flexible portion, and a first movable portion, where the first flexible portion is disposed between the first attachment portion and the first movable portion, and a second compliant hinge having a second attachment portion, a second flexible portion, and a second movable portion, where the second flexible portion is disposed between the second attachment portion and the second movable portion. The first attachment portion is coupled to the second attachment portion. The hinge system is configured to move from an un-deflected configuration to a deflected configuration in which the first movable portion and the second movable portion move away from each other. | 05-26-2016 |
| 016226000 | Metallic | 3 |
| 20090307871 | HINGE STRUCTURE HAVING A KNUCKLE WITH ANTI-UNFOLDING PROPERTY - A hinge structure includes a shaft extending into a knuckle. The knuckle, when stretched-out, includes a knuckle body having a right portion and a left portion for coupling with the right portion. The knuckle body has a protrusion member projecting outwardly from the right portion with a neck section proximate to the right portion and a head section. The head section has a width greater than a width of the neck section. The knuckle body further has a recess member extending inwardly from the left portion with a narrow section proximate to the left portion and a large section. The large section has a width greater than a width of the narrow section. The width of the head section is greater than the width of the narrow section while the width of the neck section is smaller than the width of the narrow section in order to extend therethrough. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20120110784 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND HINGE WITH A FLEXIBLE TUBE - A hinge is mounted in a portable device with two panels and has a flexible tube and a linking unit. The linking unit receives the flexible tube and is attached to the panels of the portable device. Since the flexible tube does not restrict the rotating angle, the panels can stay at any desired visual angle and are pivoted steplessly. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20150337576 | DEFORMABLE STOW BOX DOOR HINGE - As described herein, a hinge system may comprise one or more a guide wire hinges. In general, the guide wire hinges may be unitary members having a generally constant diameter. A pair of guide wire hinges may be utilized to hingeably couple a stow box door to the stow box housing. The hinge system may be configured to be deformable in response to experiencing a warping. | 11-26-2015 |
| 016227000 | Snap or X hinge | 1 |
| 20160177605 | DEPLOYABLE JOINT | 06-23-2016 |
