| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 049394000 |
With latch or lock
| 87 |
| 049386000 |
With biasing means
| 61 |
| 049399000 |
Hinge leaf mounted on closure edge surface
| 25 |
| 049383000 |
Hinge edge, finger guard, lock or disparate seal
| 24 |
| 049398000 |
Concealed hinge
| 12 |
| 049400000 |
Closure nests within portal frame
| 12 |
| 049397000 |
Unitary structural member and hinge element
| 11 |
| 049382000 |
Hinging position reversal means
| 6 |
| 049388000 |
Pivots on opposed portal members | 4 |
| 20080289257 | COVER ASSEMBLY FOR STORAGE DEVICE - A cover assembly includes a panel defining an opening therein for allowing a storage device to move in or out therethrough, a cover shielding the opening, a connecting member, and an elastic member. The connecting member is pivotably connected to the panel through a first pivoting mechanism formed therebetween along a first axis, and is pivotably connected to the cover through a second pivoting mechanism formed therebetween along a second axis separate from and parallel with the first axis. The elastic member is arranged between the cover and the connecting member, for restoring the cover to shield the opening of the panel. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100319265 | Hinge - The invention relates to a device having a component ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110011001 | CLOSURE DEVICE WITH A PIVOTED DOOR - A closure device includes: a main body having first and second shoulders; a door secured rotatably to the main body and having first and second door edges; an engaging member; an engaging mechanism; and a second pivot axle. The first shoulder and the first door edge respectively have a through hole and a first axle hole. The engaging member and the engaging mechanism are disposed respectively at an inner side of the main body. The engaging member includes a first pivot axle extending through the through hole and the first axle hole, and a positioning piece extending radially from the first pivot axle and engaging the engaging mechanism. One of the second shoulder and the second door edge has a second axle hole, while the other of the second shoulder and the second door edge has the second pivot axle extending through the second axle hole. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20130081331 | HINGED-LATCH - Described herein is a hinge and latch system that can be employed as a hinge, a latch, or both a hinge and a latch. | 04-04-2013 |
| 049402000 |
Closure overlies portal frame | 3 |
| 20090113806 | Pesticide dust port - A device for providing closeable access through a ceiling, wall or floor and into an adjacent space, such as a crawl space or attic, includes a base flange surrounding an open portal and a cover plate attachable to the base flange for closing the open portal. The base flange mounts to the ceiling or wall with the open portal axially aligned with an opening previously formed through the ceiling or wall, wherein movement of the cover plate from the closed position permits access through the open portal and into the adjacent space. In a preferred embodiment, the cover plate is hingedly attached to the base flange to permit swinging movement between the closed and open positions. A pesticide dust can be conveniently applied to the adjacent space by inserting the wand end of a duster blower machine through the open portal. An angled adaptor, attachable to the wand end, allows 360° dispersal of the blown pesticide dust within the adjacent space. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20140033611 | PET DOOR ENCLOSURE SYSTEM - The door system disclosed herein includes a frame and a door fabricated from a plurality of horizontal and vertical wire rods. The door may have an inverted hook which is aligned to a horizontal wire rod of the frame when the door is pivoted to the closed position. To close the door, the door is dropped so that the horizontal wire rod of the frame is traversed into the inverted hook. At this point, the animal inside of the pet crate cannot open the door by pushing on the door. Rather, the door must be raised so that the inverted hook clears the horizontal wire rod of the frame to pivot the door to the opened position. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20160024836 | DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE - A door opening and closing device includes, a door supporting portion for supporting an axial side of a door, a door receiving portion inclined to the door supporting portion for receiving an open-send side of the door, an opening formed from the door supporting portion to the door receiving portion to be opened and closed by the door, a first support point made by a combination of a shaft attached to the axial side of the door and an elongated hole formed on the door supporting portion, and a second support point provided at an intermediate portion between the axial side and the open-end side of the door and capable of freely contacting-with and separated-from the door receiving portion. The open-end side is angled to the axial side to have an angle therebetween in accordance with an inclined angle of the door receiving portion to the door supporting portion. | 01-28-2016 |
| 049396000 |
Compensator for front end weight; e.g., sag preventer | 1 |
| 20160376822 | UNIQUE ANTI-WARPING ANTI-SAGGING INTERLOCKING GATE, HAVING ANTI-WARPING ANTI-SAGGING INTERLOCKING TRIPLE-U-SHAPED-CLAMP BRACKETS, ANTI-WARPING ANTI-SAGGING INTERLOCKING L-SHAPED HINGES, AND INTERLOCKING TUBE NUTS - A unique anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking gate comprises: multiple triple-U-shaped-clamp bracket systems having front and rear plates and bracket tube nuts, multiple anti-warping anti-sagging interlocking-tube-nut hinge systems having crisscross 90-degree hinge tube nuts, multiple struts, a truss having cable ends and a cable clamp, and a truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel system. The front and rear plates and bracket tube nuts are for uniquely securing the triple-U-shaped-clamp bracket systems to the struts to prevent the interlocking gate from warping and sagging. The crisscross 90-degree hinge tube nuts are for uniquely interlocking the hinge systems to a fence post in two 90-degree interlocking directions and in five different crisscross interlocking elevations. The truss-cable-clamp-hiding tunnel system is for uniquely hiding the cable ends and a cable clamp inside one of the struts and under one of the triple-U-shaped-clamp bracket systems. | 12-29-2016 |
| 049385000 |
Transverse pivot; e.g., single pivoted corner | 1 |
| 20120279133 | HINGED LATCH - Described herein is a hinge and latch system that can be employed as a hinge, a latch, or both a hinge and a latch. | 11-08-2012 |
| Entries |
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| 20080244983 | Single universal adjustable gate hinge - A single universal adjustable gate hinge pivots about two mutually perpendicular axes and provides a pivot beam pivotally fastened to an anchoring gatepost between an upper and lower angle axle brace. A support collar defining a medial through channel and structurally carrying two spaced apart parallel mounting brackets is slidably carried on the pivot beam. A pivoting gate bracket rigidly fastened to one end portion of a gate with collar clamps is journaled between the two mounting brackets on a gate pivot pin. A height securing pin extending through vertically spaced holes defined in the pivot beam and support collar allow the vertical position of the gate to be adjusted. A gate pivot pin extending through horizontally spaced holes defined in the mounting brackets and a medial gate pivot pin hole defined in the pivoting gate bracket allow the lateral position of the gate to be adjusted. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090100759 | HINGE DEVICE FOR TAILGATE GLASS - The present invention provides a hinge device capable of adjusting an angle between a flip-up glass and a tailgate, at multiple steps, thereby improving user's convenience. The hinge device for a tailgate glass includes a base hinge, a rotary hinge, a glass hinge, and a turning angle adjusting unit. The base hinge is fixed to a tailgate and has multistage fixing gear teeth. The rotary hinge is connected to base hinge by a connecting pin so as to rotate with respect to the base hinge. The turning angle adjusting unit adjusts a relative moving stroke of glass hinge with respect to rotary hinge and thus selectively changes an engagement position between fixing gear teeth and locking protrusion, thereby adjusting the angle of glass hinge with respect to base hinge at multiple steps. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090120004 | Mounting assembly for closure devices - The invention is a mounting assembly for closure devices, such as doors, retractable screens, sliding doors, or the like. The mounting assembly comprises a mounting bracket and a main body, wherein the mounting bracket is attached directly to an enclosure component and the main body are fitted to the mounting bracket at a non-parallel orientation. In this manner, the mounting assembly compensates for misaligned enclosure components, thus promoting easy and efficient operation of the closure device. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090126278 | DOOR MOUNTING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for temporarily mounting a side rail such as a z-bar during installation of a door assembly. The apparatus includes a mounting structure that cooperates with a fastener to accurately position the side rail at a desired location on a structural member such as a door jamb. In the case of hinge-side side rails, the side rail may be aligned without the door attached thereto while the location for the fastener established. The mounting structure may aid in the proper placement of the fastener in the structural member. Once the fastener is in place, the side rail can be removed from the structural member without removing the fastener. The door may then be attached to the side rail to form a door/side rail assembly. The door/side rail assembly is then engaged with the fastener for temporary and accurate positioning while the side rail is affixed to the structural member. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090211161 | DOOR WITH CLOSING PROFILE AND INTEGRATED VENTILATION - A closing profile for mounting on one of two opposite members of a door assembly, at least one of the opposite members being a rotatable door, the closing profile including a mounting member by means of which the closing profile is mounted to a reveal part of the one member of the door assembly and a flexible member connected to the mounting member, the flexible member being shaped for engaging a complementary edge part on the other member of the door assembly and for releasably maintaining the door in a closed position. The closing profile may have a hollow space between the flexible member and the mounting member to enable the flexible member to deform resiliently towards the mounting member upon opening the door, and the flexible member is preferably longitudinally divided into two wings, each being provided for engaging the complementary edge part and maintaining the closed position in one direction of opening the door, the wings being bendable independently from each other towards the mounting member. A door assembly includes a door and a door frame mountable in a wall opening and a number of circumferential profiles fixable to the door and/or the door frame for optically closing gaps between the door and the wall opening, the door optionally having an oblong grip profile which divides the door into separate door panel segments extending on opposite sides of the grip profile, wherein at least a first of the circumferential profiles and/or the oblong grip profile has an integrated ventilation system and is constructed such that the integrated ventilation system is hidden in the profile and penetration of light therethrough is avoided. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100077667 | DOOR PANEL - A door panel that is capable of ensuring sufficient strength at a portion where a hinge is attached to a double-panel structure including an outer panel and an inner panel, and is also capable of preventing entry of rain water or the like from the aforementioned portion, is provided. An internal reinforcing plate for mounting hinges is immovably sandwiched between the outer panel and the inner panel, which is affixed to the inner surface of the outer panel. The internal reinforcing plate has bolt insertion holes, and nuts that are conjoined with the reverse surface of the internal reinforcing plate. The inner panel includes hinge mounting surface portions provided at such a location as to overlap the internal reinforcing plate. The hinge mounting surface portions have bolt insertion holes. The hinges having bolt insertion holes are respectively brought into contact with the hinge mounting surface portions and fastened by tightening bolts inserted through these bolt insertion holes as well as nuts that are in screw engagement with the bolts. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100146860 | WORKING MACHINE - A working machine has a machine room cover and a bonnet on an upper rotating body. The bonnet has a frame-like raising member and a dome-like hood member that covers an opening in the upper part of the raising member. The lower part of the raising member is attached so as to surround an opening portion formed in the upper surface of the machine room cover, and the hood member is attached to the raising member so as to be able to be rotationally opened and closed. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100257787 | DOOR OF A VEHICLE - An emergency door of a vehicle composed such that a large space is not required outside the vehicle to open the door, ingress of rainwater is prevented even in a case the emergency door is mounted at curved profile of front face of leading car, the door can be opened easily with small force, and the door is supported rigidly and steadily with compact configuration. The interior of the door | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110030279 | DOOR PANEL - A door panel that has a double-panel structure comprising an outer panel and an inner panel and is capable of ensuring sufficient strength at portions where hinges are attached is provided. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110047880 | Apparatus and methods for making pile articles and improved pile articles made therewith - Filamentary materials, such as yarn ( | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110173894 | PROTECTIVE COVER MECHANISM - A protective cover mechanism includes a housing, a protective cover and a latching piece. The housing includes an opening defined therethrough. The latching piece is assembled to the housing adjacent to the opening and comprises two holding arms. One holding arm defines a first locating portion and a second locating portion. A protective cover comprises a hinged post formed thereon, the protective cover is rotatably assembled to the housing by means of the latching piece with the hinged post held between the two holding arms. The protective cover is configured for selectively covering or exposing the opening of the housing as the hinged post is rotated from the first locating portion to the second locating portion. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110209409 | Vehicle door - A vehicle door comprising a first outer layer ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110271597 | GATE FOR BARRIER SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE ASSEMBLY AND USE THEREOF - A gate for providing an opening in a barrier system includes a gate barrier segment and a connector having first and second connector segments. The first connector segment is coupled to the gate barrier segment. The first and second connector segments are releasably coupled, and may be hingedly connected on at least one of a first and second side thereof. The second connector segment is configured to be coupled to a stationary barrier segment. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120017513 | GATE BRACE - A brace includes a first body configured and disposed to secure ends of adjacent structural members together, the brace having a substantially triangular shape. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120079770 | PULLING KNOB, PUSHING KNOB, AND HINGED DOOR HAVING THE SAME - A pulling knob for a hinged door, mounted to a door surface of a hinged door, includes an upper post and a lower post respectively mounted to the door surface at one ends thereof, and a first grip portion and a second grip portion respectively extending from the other ends of the upper and lower posts, the first and second grip portions being tilted toward the door surface and connected with each other. A pushing knob includes a pad body, which has a base surface mounted to the door surface and a pad surface formed at an opposite side of the base surface and having a tilted structure in one direction. A hinged door includes the pulling knob and the pushing knob. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120117884 | HINGE APPARATUS AND DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS - A body portion | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120159855 | METHOD OF MAKING ANNEALED DOOR SKINS AND COMPOSITE DOOR ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED ARTICLES - A method is provided for making an annealed door skin or composite door assembly. At least the door skin is formed of a composition comprising a thermoset binder and fiberglass. The door skin, alone or in combination with other parts of a door assembly, is subjected to annealing to make the annealed door skin. The process of annealing comprises the step of heating the door skin, alone or in combination with other parts of the door assembly, above the glass transition temperature yet below the thermal degradation temperature of the thermoset binder for a sufficient amount of time to cause release internal stresses in the door skin, then the step of cooling the door skin. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120167471 | HOUSING WITH BALL-JOINTS - A housing with ball-joints includes a rotatable member, a main body and two ball-joints. Each of the ball-joints includes a ball head and a corresponding shaft hole. The ball-joints are received in the shaft holes correspondingly. Each ball head is formed by two hemispherical elements. One of the hemispherical elements is smaller than the other, and a bottom of the smaller hemispherical element is connected to a top portion of the larger hemispherical element, Where the hemispherical elements meet, a ring-shaped intersection line is formed. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120198774 | DOOR OPENER ASSEMBLY - A door opener assembly having a rotatable arm-bar for hands-free use by individuals in high-traffic pedestrian conditions. The rotatable arm-bar has a distal knobbed end and allows users to easily position a wrist or forearm within the hook and to move laterally, as the person moves, as the door is opened and thereafter provides a slide-release of the forearm or wrist. The smooth surface and design of the arm-bar allows users to disengage from contact without risk of injury occurring such as from the unexpected opening of the door from the opposite direction. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120216461 | Opening Leaf Upper Module for a Vehicle Glass Panel - The present invention relates to an opening leaf upper module of this type particularly comprising a rigid frame and a flexible weather strip. The method of manufacturing an opening leaf upper module according to the invention, comprising a molded frame based on at least one thermoplastic polymer and a molded weather strip secured to the frame and based on at least one elastomer, comprises a step whereby a moving-platen mold or alternatively transfer molding is used to perform multiple-shot injection molding of materials that are intended to form the frame and the strip which are injected in succession, the elastomer being a thermoplastic elastomer compatible with this thermoplastic polymer, so as to obtain the module formed as a single piece. For preference, the strip comprises a continuous wiping lip for wiping the glass panel and an interface lip for interfacing with the bodywork of the vehicle, and the frame has a longitudinal hollow. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120279132 | TRANSIT WINDOW ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES - A transit window assembly for a vehicle includes a panel. A support frame is attached to the panel. A base mount is removably attached to the support frame. A mounting frame is attached to the vehicle. The base mount is linked to mounting frame. A seal is positioned about the base mount and contacts the panel continuously sealing between the base mount and the panel. A rigid linkage removably connects the base mount to the support frame. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120291357 | LINKAGE DEVICE AND PROGRAMMABLE CONTROL UNIT USING THE SAME - A linkage device cooperating with a casing, which has a connecting port, is disclosed. The linkage device includes a barrier and a push bar. The barrier is pivotly disposed on the casing and is positioned at a first position or a second position with respect to the connecting port of the casing. When the barrier is at the first position, the barrier covers at least a part of the connecting port; otherwise, when the barrier is at the second position, the barrier does not cover the connecting port. The push bar is slidingly disposed on the casing and abuts against the barrier. When the push bar pushes the barrier, the barrier rotates from the first position to the second position. A programmable control unit using the linkage device is also disclosed. The programmable control unit is assembled with a bottom board. The bottom board pushes the push bar to rotate the barrier from the first position to the second position. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120324795 | HINGE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN UP STOP DAMPING MECHANISM FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING A DECKLID OF A VEHICLE - A hinge assembly for rotatably supporting a decklid relative to a body of a vehicle includes a damping mechanism for damping movement of the decklid relative to the body. The damping mechanism includes a damping clip attached to a bracket of the hinge assembly, and a damping bumper attached to a hinge box of the hinge assembly. Movement of the bracket from a closed position into an open position brings the damping bumper into engagement with the damping clip. The damping bumper spreads and/or elastically deforms the damping clip to absorb energy and dampen the movement of the bracket and/or the decklid. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130014443 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAANM Kim; Tae HanAACI Seongnam-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Tae Han Seongnam-si KRAANM Jeon; Yang BaeAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Jeon; Yang Bae Suwon-si KRAANM You; Yun KiAACI Yongin-siAACO KRAAGP You; Yun Ki Yongin-si KR - An image forming apparatus includes a main body, a document board to open and close an upper side of the main body while being pivoted, and a shock absorber to reduce impact generated when the document board closes the upper side of the main body, wherein the shock absorber includes a link pivotably mounted, at a first end thereof, to the document board while guide protrusions are formed at a second end thereof, and a guide slot formed so that each guide protrusion is movable. Since the guide slot applies a pressure gradually increased from the first end side of the guide slot to the second end side thereof, to the guide protrusion, a speed of the guide protrusion and a pivoting speed of the document board are restricted below a certain speed when the upper side of the main body is closed through the document board. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130074412 | VARIABLE DOOR CHECK SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A door check system includes a rod interconnecting a door assembly and a body of a vehicle. The door check system secures the position of the door at any location along a swing path of the door, between a fully open position and a fully closed position. The door check system includes a rod interconnecting the door assembly and the body. A coil spring is disposed about the rod, with the rod extending through a central aperture thereof. An actuator is coupled to the coil spring and configured for tightening and loosening the coil spring about the rod. When the actuator tightens the spring about the rod, the spring grasps the rod and secures the position of the door assembly relative to the body. When the actuator loosens the spring from about the rod, the door assembly is free to move along the swing path. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130125470 | LOW-PROFILE THRESHOLD BARRIER - A low-profile barrier and method of installation is provided including a barrier door located in an opening defined by a frame having a pair of upwardly extending arms connected to a lower cross member. In an un-installed position, the lower cross member has a curvature biasing the upwardly extending arms outward. In an installed position, the curvature of the lower cross member is compressed to zero so that the lower cross member lays flat against a lower surface | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130145695 | DOOR DAMPING MECHANISM - A damping device that includes an arm having a longitudinally extending slot and a cylinder cut-out defined therein, and a damping assembly secured in the cylinder cut-out. The damping assembly includes a cylinder housing with a chamber having a piston and fluid disposed therein. The piston includes a rod with a head on a distal end thereof that extends outside the cylinder housing and into the slot. The damping assembly includes a biasing member extending between the cylinder housing and the head. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130199096 | DOOR WITH REMOVABLE SURFACE - A barrier system for an internal volume of a kitchen appliance, such as a commercial oven, is provided. The barrier system includes a door pivotably mounted to a housing of an appliance, the housing enclosing an internal volume as well as components associated with controlling an environment within the internal volume. The door is configured to selectively isolate the internal volume of the appliance when in a closed configuration, and to allow access to the internal volume when pivoted away from the closed configuration. The door includes a frame rigidly supporting an outer barrier and an inner barrier spacedly positioned thereon, wherein the outer barrier is rigidly mounted to the frame, and the inner barrier is rigidly mounted to the frame, but is configured to be removable from the door upon removal of a fastener. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130227890 | DOOR INNER PANEL AS AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A door inner panel as automobile parts is manufactured from a tailor welded blank formed from a different thickness steel sheet by means of different thickness connection for connecting different kind steel sheets having different sheet thicknesses. In the tailor welded blank, a weld line of the tailor welded blank includes linear weld line portions and an R-shaped weld line portion through which the linear weld lines are connected. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140083014 | LOW-PROFILE THRESHOLD BARRIER - A low-profile barrier and method of installation is provided including a barrier door located in an opening defined by a frame having a pair of upwardly extending arms connected to a lower cross member. In an un-installed position, the lower cross member has a curvature biasing the upwardly extending arms outward. In an installed position, the curvature of the lower cross member is compressed to zero so that the lower cross member lays flat against a lower surface | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140083015 | Medical Lock For Pressure Vessel For Human Occupancy - The present invention describes a medical, supply or transfer lock ( | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140150345 | HINGE ASSEMBLY, DOOR ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODS - A hinge assembly comprising first and second hinge plates mounted for relative rotation about a pivot. The first hinge plate comprises a mount for coupling to a door component and the hinge assembly is arranged to permit a degree of relative linear movement between the second hinge plate and a door component coupled to the mount, independent of the relative rotational position of the first and second hinge plates within their range of relative rotation about the pivot. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140165472 | Locker Strap System - A system for use with a locker door having an upper opening and a lower opening, the system including a strap passed through the upper opening and the lower opening of the locker door. The system further includes a component configured to be releasably coupled to the strap. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140165473 | SELF-ALIGNING COVER FOR AN SST - A method and apparatus are disclosed for aligning a cover with an opening in a housing. The apparatus includes at least one hinge member securable to a housing and moveable between open and closed positions about a hinge axis, at least one attachment member for mounting a cover member to the moveable hinge member, and at least one alignment member for guiding the cover member into an aligned position when the cover member is moved with the hinge member towards the closed position, wherein the attachment member is adapted to allow the cover member to move in a perpendicular direction relative to the hinge axis. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140215923 | Adjustable Hinge - The hinge has a bracket for mounting on a door frame, an adjusting plate for securement to a door, a flange pivotally mounted on the bracket and disposed over the adjusting plate and captive nut assemblies for securing the flange to the adjusting plate in a releasable longitudinally adjustable manner. Loosening of the captive nut assemblies allows the door to be moved laterally of the frame before tightening of the captive nut assemblies fixes the door relative to the frame. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140283454 | Expandable shelf wall - An expandable shelf is disclosed for use on a door of a refrigerator, cabinet, or other compartment. The expandable shelf includes a flexible member secured along edges thereof to the panel, such as by means of vertical supports positioned on either side of a horizontal support defining a shelf. The expandable shelf may be used to replace a rigid panel secured to the vertical supports and thereby expand the capacity of the shelf. In use items placed on the shelf may deflect the flexible member and the biasing force of the flexible member may retain the items on the shelf notwithstanding the item being only partially supported by the horizontal support. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140366451 | WEATHERSTRIP ASSEMBLY HAVING A REMOVABLE RETAINING MEMBER - The subject invention provides for a weatherstrip assembly for sealing between a frame and a closure member of a vehicle. The assembly includes a trim portion having a body and a flange extending from the body. The flange is capable of moving between an initial position and a final position. A seal extends from the body for abutting and sealing the closure member. An adhesive is disposed on the body for coupling the trim portion to the frame. The adhesive is disposed opposite the seal such that the seal extends away from the adhesive. A retaining member is selectively mounted to the flange and spaced from the adhesive for selectively engaging the frame to selectively hold the flange in the initial position relative to the frame. The retaining member is removed from the flange while concurrently moving the flange toward the final position. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140373455 | DOOR FOR AN APPLIANCE - A door includes a first door assembly, a second door assembly mounted to the first door assembly, a left hinge, and a right hinge. The first door assembly includes a first panel, a first brace, and a plurality of tabs that extend from the first brace. The second door assembly includes a second panel, a second brace, and a plurality of slots formed in the second brace. The first brace is mounted between a left side flange of the first panel assembly and a right side flange of the first panel assembly. The second brace is mounted between a left side flange of the second panel assembly and a right side flange of the second panel assembly. The plurality of tabs are configured to align with and to slide down into respective ones of the plurality of slots to mount the first door assembly to the second door assembly. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150068126 | DEVICE FOR A MOVABLE FURNITURE PART, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - A device for a movable furniture part having a first stop part which can be attached to a body and is connected via a joint mechanism to a second stop part which can be attached to the movable furniture part for pivoting of the movable furniture part. A damping device is provided, and includes a damper housing and an inner part which is received on the damper housing, which damper housing and inner part can be moved with respect to one another, and the damper housing or the inner part serving as a contact part which, for the damping operation, comes at least temporarily into contact with a section of the device, which section can be moved during the pivoting of the furniture part. A setting mechanism is provided, by way of which setting of the damping action which is provided by way of the damping device can be performed. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150128501 | HINGE RECEIVER, DOOR INCLUDING A HINGE RECEIVER, METHOD OF FABRICATING A DOOR, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A HINGE RECEIVER - A hinge receiver includes at least one aperture defined by a first wall, and at least two holes defined by second walls. A door includes a substrate and a hinge receiver embedded in the substrate. A method of fabricating a door includes placing at least one hinge receiver in a form, and filling the form with a material. A method of fabricating a hinge receiver includes forming a first ring wall adjacent to two second ring walls. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150337578 | FURNITURE HINGE WITH PLASTIC INSERT - A hinge is provided, including a hinge arm and a hinge cup connected to one another by a hinge pin at a joint in association with a spring, and an insert provided on the hinge arm at the joint and having an external surface which the spring slidably contacts. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150337581 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus is housed within a housing. A cover covers an opening in the housing. Connecting members connect the cover and the housing. A shaft supporting section of each connecting member supports a shaft. A first extending section extends from a bearing in a direction orthogonal to the shaft. The first extending section and the bearing are rotatable with respect to the shaft supporting section. A stopper is not adjacent to the first extending section in the shaft direction when the first extending section is within a first angle range with respect to the shaft supporting section. The stopper is disposed at a position of sandwiching, with the shaft supporting section, the extending section in the shaft direction by being adjacent to the first extending section in the shaft direction, when the first extending section is within a second angle range with respect to the shaft supporting section. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160145930 | ARCUATE DRIVE THROUGH BIN DOOR ASSEMBLY - A drive through bin door having a curved bottom I-beam connected to an inner and outer door frame. The door frames have a curved top member connected to a pair of posts by a plurality of nuts and bolts. A door panel is hingedly connected to one of the door frames. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160153227 | COMPARTMENT DOOR SYSTEM WITH WATER MANAGEMENT FEATURE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160160546 | CORNER FITTING FOR DISPOSING A DOOR ELEMENT ON A CENTER OF ROTATION OR AN AXIS - A corner fitting for disposing a door element on a center of rotation and/or an axis includes 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. A | 06-09-2016 |
