| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 049394000 |
With latch or lock
| 46 |
| 049386000 |
With biasing means
| 29 |
| 049383000 |
Hinge edge, finger guard, lock or disparate seal
| 19 |
| 049399000 |
Hinge leaf mounted on closure edge surface
| 19 |
| 049400000 |
Closure nests within portal frame
| 9 |
| 049398000 |
Concealed hinge
| 6 |
| 049397000 |
Unitary structural member and hinge element
| 6 |
| 049388000 |
Pivots on opposed portal members | 4 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 049382000 |
Hinging position reversal means | 2 |
| 20130111817 | DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN INSTRUMENT CABINET AND METHOD FOR CHANGING A HINGE SIDE OF A DOOR ASSEMBLY - A door assembly for an instrument cabinet includes a door element having a first side edge and a second side edge opposite the first side edge adapted for installation in a predetermined orientation, at least two first withdrawable pins in a region of the first side edge and at least two second pins which form a pivot axis in a region of the second side edge, wherein, in an extended condition, the first pins are in communication with a first depression in the instrument cabinet to prevent the door element pivoting about the pivot axis and, in a withdrawn condition, extend out of the first depression to permit the door element to pivot about the pivot axis, at least one handle element having a fixed part that secures to a front side of the door element and a movable part that mechanically couples to the two first pins, wherein actuation of the movable part allows the first pins which are coupled thereto, to move into a retracted condition, wherein the door element and/or the handle element are of symmetrical construction such that releasing the handle element, turning it through 180 degrees and securing the turned handle element enables functional elements to close the door assembly to be switched from the first side edge to the second side edge and vice versa. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20110041410 | DOOR CLOSING MECHANISM - The present invention relates to a hydrotherapy device comprising at least one door which is operable between an open condition in which access is provided to the interior of the device and a closed condition in which access is prevented to the interior of the device. The door closing mechanism according to the present invention may be designed to quickly provide either a “left hand” or a “right hand” configuration to the door. | 02-24-2011 |
| 049402000 |
Closure overlies portal frame | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20120117884 | HINGE APPARATUS AND DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS - A body portion | 05-17-2012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20110209409 | Vehicle door - A vehicle door comprising a first outer layer ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
