| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 016382000 | Including means to fasten leaf to member | 35 |
| 20080216290 | HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a hinge bracket attached to a mounting surface and an insert bracket nested within the hinge bracket. The insert bracket includes a standoff support surface proximate the first end and a retention clip proximate the second end. The hinged object is hingedly attached to at least one of the insert bracket and the hinge bracket and is moveable between a first position in which it engages the standoff support surface and a second position in which it engages the retention clip. The hinge bracket may include a pair of walls extending from opposite sides of the hinge bracket that include rounded corners to move the user's fingers away from the hinge area and the first support surface. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080235910 | Hinge - A hinge assembly ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080256753 | Portable manway cover hinge device - A portable manway hinge device has a pair of hinge plates where each hinge plate has a support member with a hinge aperture positioned for alignment with a bolt opening of a manway cover and a manway flange, a linkage member adjacent a first end of each hinge plate and extending out of the plane of the hinge plate, and a pivotal connection coupling overlapping pairs of the linkage member of the pair of hinge plates. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080289147 | Dual-hinge mechanism and related methods - The present invention provides a mechanism for mounting a door comprising a dual-hinge or “double-knuckle” spine/hinge system which allows a traffic door to open a full 180 degrees in both directions from a closed position. The mechanism allows the door to be flush with a wall that is adjacent to the door resulting in minimal obstruction of hallways and/or other traffic areas into which the door opens, thereby significantly increasing the efficient use of limited space. The present invention also provides a mechanism for cushioning a door against sudden impacts and reducing the stresses from loads that are commonly placed on the door and jamb due to frequent opening and closing. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080307609 | Hinge - A hinge connects a display to a base of a notebook. The display has two sides and a bottom edge. The hinge has a stationary leaf, a bearing, a bracket and two pivoting leaves. The stationary leaf is mounted on the base. The bearing is formed on and at a relative incline to the stationary leaf. The bracket is parallel with respect to the base, but when the bracket rotates on the bearing, the bracket changes angle relative to the base until the bracket corresponds to the incline of the bearing. This raises an end of the bracket over the base and allows the display to rotate. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090025182 | Hinge for a notebook extension pad - A hinge for a notebook extension pad is mounted in an expansion pad of a notebook and has a pivoting assembly, a positioning disk, a limiting stationary leaf, a limiting disk, a pressing assembly and a locking assembly. The expansion pad has a mounting segment and a pad. The pivoting assembly is mounted securely on the pad and has a shaft. The positioning disk is mounted around the shaft. The limiting stationary leaf is adjacent to the positioning disk, is mounted rotatably around the shaft and connects with the mounting segment. The limiting disk limits movement of the pad relative to the mounting segment. The pressing assembly provides friction against movement to the hinge. The locking assembly is mounted around the shaft and selectively holds the pad at an angle allowing the pad to be used to display the notebook for presentations or achieving a comfortable typing angle. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090077769 | Portable terminal apparatus - A portable terminal apparatus includes a first body having a base, to which a first hinge arm is provided, the first hinge arm including a first axis hole having a protrusion extending axially; and a second body having a base, to which a second hinge arm including a second axis hole is provided. The apparatus also includes a hinge axis that includes an axially provided groove to be engaged with the protrusion, and that is fitted to the first axis hole and the second axis hole, so as to connect the first body and the second body, allowing opening and closing movements of the first body and the second body. The protrusion is formed such that an end of the protrusion facing the second hinge arm is positioned inside the first axis hole inwardly from an end of the first axis hole. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090133224 | Hinge - A hinge comprising two pivoting elements adapted to hingedly join two articles, each pivoting element including attachment means for attaching to an article; wherein when attached to the two articles the hinge is rotatable with respect to the articles. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133225 | Bearing Block - A bearing block has a screw guided through a bore of the bearing block as well as a bearing sleeve which has an internal thread which is in engagement with the external thread of the screw and whose outer surface serves as a door support. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090188082 | Adjustable glass hinge - An adjustable glass hinge mainly includes a fastening assembly fastened to a door frame and a clipping plate assembly to clip a glass panel. The fastening assembly includes a fastening seat, two bucking elements disposed from one side in the fastening seat and coupled respectively with an elastic element, a pintle running through another side of the fastening seat and a seat board fastened to the fastening seat. The clipping plate assembly has a first clip plate and a second clip plate that are coupled together, two pads held on an inner side of the first and second clip plates and a clipping blade to hold and confine two directing members. Alignment of the glass panel can be accomplished quickly. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090271949 | DOOR HINGE - A vehicle door hinge includes a base, a main link having first and second arms, a first end of the main link being pivotally mounted to the base at a first pivot, a drive link pivotally connected to an end of a control link, the drive link passing through a slot in the main link, a mounting plate having open ended slots opening at a first end of the plate, at least one closed end slot wherein an end of the drive link is pivotally secured in one of the open ended slots, an idle link pivotally secured in a closed end slot of the main link and an open ended slot of the door mounting plate, a kicker link having a first end thereof pivotally secured in the open ended slot of the main link and a second end pivotally secured in a closed end slot of the door mounting plate wherein the kicker link is longer than the idle link. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100101054 | Cook hinge - A hinge assembly may be provided to hingeably couple two substrates together to allow one of the substrates to pivot about the center plane of the other substrate. The hinge assembly may include two separable hinge components that are manufactured from lightweight materials and that are configured to provide up to about 180 degrees of swing for a door or other hingeably-coupled substrate. Polymer bushings may be employed to preclude the need for lubrication of the hinge assembly, and a spring loaded tab may be provided on a hinge pin of the hinge assembly to provide for ease of installation, removal or replacement of a hingeably coupled substrate. Flow channels with injection ports may be defined within each of the separable hinge components of the hinge assembly, and configured to evenly distribute injected bonding material around the components of the hinge assembly while they are positioned within respective substrate cavities. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100257700 | HINGE APPARATUS AND ATTACHMENT MEMBER FOR THE SAME - One end portion and the other end portion of the first link | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110000050 | Hinge For A Refined Built-In Appliance - A hinge for a domestic appliance, in particular a refrigerator, of the type adapted to be built-into a furnishing element comprising a body having a seat adapted to contain said domestic appliance and an opening for insertion of said domestic appliance adapted to be closed at least partially by a panel, said hinge being adapted to mutually connect at least one door of said domestic appliance to a body of said domestic appliance, and said door to said panel, so that by closing the door of the domestic appliance also said panel is closed and closes the seat of the furnishing element into which said domestic appliance is built. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110010893 | HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a first fixing member, and a second fixing member. The first fixing member can extend through the first connecting member and the second connecting member. The first fixing member includes a first magnet. The second fixing member can extend through the second connecting member and be received in the first connecting member. The second fixing member includes a second magnet. The first fixing member is engaged with the second fixing member under the magnet force between the first magnet and the second magnet. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110107556 | Hinge - A hinge includes a second connector having a pintle of which a locating rib is protruded at a peripheral outside, and a first connector which has a pivotal sleeve sleeved to the pintle and defining a slot to break off the pivotal sleeve for locking the locating rib therein. The locating rib can further slide along and abut against a peripheral inside of the pivotal sleeve to produce a friction resistance force therebetween for positioning the first connector at any desired angle relative to the second connector. A reinforcing sleeve is worn around the pivotal sleeve of the first connector for biasing the pivotal sleeve to strengthen the friction resistance force between the locating rib and the peripheral inside of the pivotal sleeve. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110258812 | Hinge Assembly For A Frame Structure - A hinge assembly is provided for a frame structure. The hinge assembly includes a first generally flat plate having an inner face, an outer face and a bolt-receiving bore therethrough. The bolt-receiving bore extending between the inner face and the outer face along a bore axis at an acute angle to the outer face. A second generally flat plate has an inner face, an outer face and a bolt-receiving bore therethrough. The bolt-receiving bore in the second plate extending between the inner face and the outer face thereof along a bore axis at an acute angle to the outer face. A pin pivotably connects the first plate to the second plate. A first lip extends from the inner face of the first plate and a second lip extends from the inner face of the second plate. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120017395 | Triple-Tooth Weld-On Hinge - A triple-tooth weld-on hinge includes a cradle plate, connector spinal plate, crowfoot wrench, riveting pin, connector plate, and spring. The cradle plate, connector spinal plate, and crowfoot wrench are connected through the connector plate and secured with the riveting pin. The bottom is joined by the spring. The range of movement between the cradle plate and the connector spinal plate is between σ | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120066865 | FOLDABLE ACCESSORY DEVICE - A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120137471 | Hinge Apparatus and Method - In accordance with an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises a hinge linkage member having first and second sides opposite each other and first and second shaped openings on at least one of the first and second sides; a first hinge bracket having a first axle element rotatably coupled with the hinge linkage member and movable with respect to a second axle element of a second hinge bracket, the first axle element extending at least partially through the first shaped opening; a second hinge bracket having the second axle element rotatably coupled with the hinge linkage member and movable with respect to the first axle element, the second axle element extending at least partially through the second shaped opening; and a latch rotatably coupled with the hinge linkage member, the latch being capable of securing the first hinge bracket when the second hinge bracket rotates to a open configuration. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120186044 | VEHICLE COMPARTMENT COVER COUPLING - A vehicle compartment cover coupling that moveably couples a vehicle compartment cover to a main body of a vehicle for movement of the vehicle compartment cover between an open position and a closed position. The cover coupling includes a first member that is coupled to the main body of the vehicle. The cover coupling further includes a second member that is coupled to the vehicle compartment cover, wherein the second member is moveably coupled to the first member. The vehicle compartment cover coupling further includes a retaining coupling that is operable to engage the first and second members together during a vehicle impact condition. The retaining coupling engages the first and second members to limit movement of the compartment cover in a first predetermined direction during the vehicle impact condition. The retaining coupling further includes a deformable portion configured and positioned to deform in a second predetermined direction during the impact to limit movement of the vehicle compartment cover in the first direction. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120297578 | Top Pin Door Assembly - An improved top pin assembly is provided for a traffic door which is side-mountable to the door without the necessity of integrated the top pin assembly within the interior of the door panel. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130031750 | ASSEMBLY FIXTURE FOR ASSEMLING A HINGE TO A DISPLAY PANEL - An assembly fixture used to assemble hinges to a display panel assembly includes a base to support the display and at least one hinge mounting member fixed on the base. Each hinge mounting member includes two support bars projected from the base, a axle and a rotatable arm. The opposite ends of the axle respectively rotatably connected to the tops of the two support bars. The rotatable arm can rotated in concert with the axle. Each rotatable arm further includes at least two protruding portions to position the hinge and at least one magnetic element to attract the hinge, thereby fixing the hinge to the rotatable arm. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130067689 | HINGE - A riser hinge ( | 03-21-2013 |
| 20150330132 | Garage Door Hinge - A hinge for removably joining adjacent garage door panels is provided. The hinge includes a first hinge bracket, a second hinge bracket, and a removable hinge pin. The first hinge bracket is mounted to a first panel and has a pair of first hinge pin holes therein for positioning adjacent to the first panel. The second hinge bracket is mounted to a second panel and has a pair of second hinge pin holes therein for positioning the first hinge pin holes in between the second hinge pin holes. The second hinge pin holes are aligned with the first hinge pin holes. The removable hinge pin is received in the first hinge pin holes and the second hinge pin holes. The removable hinge pin removably attaches the first panel to the second panel. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160040463 | SELF-SEALING BUTT HINGE - A hinge for coupling a movable element to a frame that defines an opening that receives the movable element. The hinge includes a frame interface assembly adapted to attach to the frame at one or more attachment points. The frame interface assembly includes a frame leaf and a sealing member, the frame leaf defines a mounting face adapted to abut an exterior surface of the frame and a plurality of spaced apart knuckles. The sealing member defines an attachment point liquid barrier sealing face abutting an interior surface of the frame opposite the mounting face. The hinge further includes a sash leaf adapted to attach to the window sash, with the sash leaf defining one or more knuckles, and a pin assembly including a hinge pin extending through the knuckles of the frame leaf and the knuckles of the sash leaf to couple the frame leaf and the sash leaf. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160076285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING CUTTING EDGES ON A V-BLADE PLOW - For a V-plow having a pair of blades hinged together along inboard ends of the blades at a hinge, a gauge on a lower end of the hinge having a spacer, the spacer having a thickness in a direction generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the V-plow corresponding to a desired minimum spacing between inboard ends of a pair of cutting edge plates to be installed on the blades, a method of installing the cutting edge plates on the blades is provided. The method comprises positioning one of the cutting edge plates along a lower edge of one of the blades so that the inboard end of the one cutting edge plate abuts one side of the spacer, securing the one cutting edge plate to the one blade, positioning the other cutting edge plate along a lower edge of the other blade so that the inboard end of the other cutting edge plate abuts the other side of the spacer, and securing the other cutting edge plate to the other blade. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160108654 | SLIP RESISTANT GLASS HINGE SYSTEM - A slip resistant hinge system for doors and, in particular, frameless glass doors, is provided. The hinge includes a dovetail-shaped central raised portion that minimizes or prevents the possibility of the glass slipping when secured to the hinge. The dovetail-shaped central raised portion can be designed as part of the hinge or can be created by inserts positioned around the central raised portion of the hinge. In operation, a corresponding dovetail-shaped opening is cut into the door for receiving the hinge. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160160547 | ADJUSTABLE CORNER FITTING - An adjustable corner fitting for a door element is disposed on a center of rotation and/or an axis, including first and second fitting elements, which, at least sectionwise, each include a locating portion for the abutment against the door element and are interconnectable while restraining the door element. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160160548 | ADJUSTABLE CORNER FITTING WITH HOLDING ELEMENT - An adjustable corner fitting for a door element is disposed on a center of rotation and/or an axis, including first and second fitting elements, which, at least sectionwise, each include a locating portion for the abutment against the door element and are interconnectable while restraining the door element. | 06-09-2016 |
| 016383000 | By expandable connector | 2 |
| 20110030172 | CONNECTING FITTING - A connecting fitting includes a body having a cam surface and an inserting assembly which is pivotally connected with the body. The inserting assembly includes an inserting member and at least one expandable member mounted between the body and the inserting member. The expandable member includes an expandable portion and a lip portion extending from the expandable portion. A compressible space is defined by the expandable portion and the lip portion, and the expandable portion has a plurality of snap portions. When the body is axially turned relative to the inserting assembly at a certain angle to generate a push force, the snap portions will be expanded outwardly by the push force. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110099762 | HINGE CUP FOR FURNITURE HINGES - A hinge cup for furniture hinges having a cup part which can be mounted in a bore in a furniture part such that it can be inserted in a recessed manner, and having, provided on the cup part in the state mounted in the bore, anchoring parts which can be spread open and have external bearing surfaces which are curved arcuately in a manner substantially corresponding to the radius of the bore and can be pressed via tension elements against the wall of the bore, wherein the tension elements can be moved via an eccentric mechanism in the insertion direction of the hinge cup at right angles to the mounting plane of the latter, and the anchoring parts are spread when the tension elements are moved in the direction from the insertion end of the hinge cup to the mounting surface thereof. | 05-05-2011 |
| 016384000 | Self-penetrating fastener | 3 |
| 20120011682 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY HASP - A locking assembly for securing a first item to a second item includes a staple plate configured for attachment to the first item and having a base plate with a staple projecting from the base plate. A hinge plate is configured for attachment to the second item and a flap is pivotably attached to the hinge plate and includes a channel defined by a pair of opposite sidewalls. The channel has a slot for engaging the staple when the flap is in a closed position. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20140033478 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY FOR BUILT-IN REFRIGERATOR ON A SIDE WALL OF A FURNITURE BODY - The invention relates to a fixing arrangement for fixing a built-in fridge ( | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140143983 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HINGE STRUCTURE - An electronic device includes a first object and a hinge structure. The first object includes a rear plate, and a plurality of positioning posts is located on the rear plate. The hinge structure includes a first connecting member secured to the first object. The first connecting member includes an installation board, and a plurality of installation holes is defined in the installation board, corresponding to the plurality of positioning posts. Each of the plurality of positioning posts is received in each of the plurality of installation holes, so that the installation board directly abuts the rear plate to decrease the thickness of the first object. | 05-29-2014 |
