Miscellaneous hardware inventions 12/05

20050283943 - Gap adjustable bumper for glove box: A bumper for absorbing impact when a glove box is opened/closed. The bumper is screwed on a crash pad so as to adjust a protruded degree, thereby being capable of easily regulating a T coordinate when a gap problem occurs....

20050283944 - Discretionarily adjustable friction block and tackle balance system and uses thereof: Disclosed is a discretionarily adjustable friction force block and tackle balance system comprising a housing and an adjustable break, wherein means are provided for adjusting the friction force between an inner surface of the housing and the adjustable break. An adjustable balance system comprising a housing, a floating anchor assembly,...

20050283945 - Hinge connector for folding-type electronic apparatus: The invention provides a hinge connector for a folding-type electronic apparatus including a first housing, a second housing, a first electronic unit disposed in the first housing, and a second electronic unit disposed in the second housing. The hinge connector, according to the invention, includes a first shaft member, a...

20050283946 - Hinge device for foldable apparatus: A hinge device for a foldable apparatus includes first and second hinge sleeves (20, 70) connected respectively to two parts of the foldable apparatus, a spring member (30) received in the first hinge sleeve, a first disk (50) fitted untreatably into the first sleeve, a second disk (60) fitted unrotatably...

20050283947 - Disappearing hinging device for windows and doors with wing and swivel wing opening: A hinging device for windows and doors including a fixed frame and a movable frame, comprising: a first support element to be fastened to the fixed frame bearing a main axis of articulation, a second support element to be fastened to the movable frame, a main lever having a first...

20050283948 - Detachable hinge device: A hinge device having a way to detach one hinge member from another includes a fender mounting plate with a pivot pin secured thereto, a hood mounting plate having a pivot pin engaging slot, an elongated pawl having a latch plate engaging end, the pawl secured to the hood mounting...

20050283949 - Hinge: A hinge used for a mobile device includes a base mounted on a body of the mobile device. A bracket is rotatably mounted on the base by an upright pintle. A positioning washer is provided between the bracket and the base. A seat is mounted on the bracket, and a...

20050283950 - Travelknobtm: A magnetic knob is provided for use with a series of plates attached to threaded mounts which may be substituted for kitchen or bathroom cabinet door or drawer knobs. The user simply unscrews existing kitchen and/or bathroom cabinet knobs and replaces them with flat metal plates attached to threaded shafts....

20050278893 - Curtain hook, and strip and carriage for use in such a curtain hook: The invention relates to a curtain hook, comprising: a strip, an assembly connected to the strip of a first flange directed toward the strip and a second flange directed away from the strip, and at least one carriage closing round the second flange and provided with a hook-like member, wherein...

20050278894 - Multi-section hinge mechanism: A multi-section hinge mechanism (60) includes a rotary member (10), a connecting shaft (20) and a hollow cylindrical body (30). The rotary member includes a disk (1) and a securing portion (12) integrally formed with the disk. The connecting shaft includes a shaft portion (22) and an elastic body (23)...

20050278895 - Hinge for anchoring and folding on a small pintle: A hinge for anchoring and folding on a small pintle which has a diameter between 3 and 7.9 mm to form a stepless swiveling and anchoring by increasing the friction resistant force to counter the torque. It includes a maneuvering structure which has a rotary member and an anchor member...

20050278896 - Hinge device: A hinge device of a portable terminal connects a keyboard member to a comparatively massive display member and has cam and friction mechanisms. The cam mechanism has a fixing cam for axially receiving a shaft which extends into a cam case having a rotation arresting mechanism fixed on the shaft,...

20050278897 - Handle/grip and method for designing the like: The present invention provides a design method and apparatus for a handle or grip providing a shape and structure that fills various regions of the hand except a region in an area over the underlying carpal tunnel. Such design method and apparatus provides for various supports and handles for use...

20050278898 - Handle/grip and method for designing the like: The present invention provides a design method and apparatus for a handle or grip providing a shape and structure that fills various regions of the hand except a region in an area over the underlying carpal tunnel. Such design method and apparatus provides for various supports and handles for use...

20050273973 - Locking roller for an article of furniture: A locking roller assembly includes a housing adapted for mounting to an article of furniture. A wheel is rotatably mounted to the housing via a mounting arrangement that accommodates relative vertical movement between the wheel and the housing. The wheel is mounted to an axle, which in turn is secured...

20050273974 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator having a cabinet with a pair of hinge holes, a door having a pair of hinge shafts and being rotatably coupled to the cabinet by engagement between the pair of hinge shafts and the pair of hinge holes, and a door-closing device to allow the door to be...

20050273975 - Door closer: A door closer includes an anchor assembly for mounting on a door frame, an actuator assembly for mounting within the thickness of a door which is hinged for movement between open and closed positions, an operating member coupled by a linkage to the anchor assembly and mounted for a range...

20050273976 - Adjustable roller bracket device for retractable door hinge: The present invention provides an adjustable roller bracket for a retractable door hinge assembly. The adjustable roller bracket device comprises a mounting portion, wherein the mounting portion comprises a horizontal face having a first aperture and an upstanding plate member having a mounting section with a second aperture therein, an...

20050273977 - Hinge: A hinge includes a first leaf assembly with a first leaf and two barrels. A pintle has a cylindrical part extending through a first of the barrels and a non-cylindrical shaft extending through the second barrel. A second leaf is mounted on the pintle. A collar with a non-circular opening...

20050273978 - Friction hinge system: Means to create a friction restraint between the interlocking leaves of a hinge. The outer surface of the hinge pin shaft is in contact with the inner surface of the interlocking elements. Friction is generated between the contacting surfaces through a motion resistive material comprising the outside surface of the...

20050273979 - Hinge plate: A hinge plate had a part that can be attached to a frame or a door panel. The part has two hinge rollers that are spaced apart from one another. Sleeves are disposed in the hinge rollers so as not to rotate. A pin that is inserted into the sleeves...

20050268429 - Hinge device and electronic equipment using the same: A hinge for small electronic equipment has a latchless function even without a lock mechanism and couples the main and lid bodies in a turnable manner in vertical and horizontal directions. The hinge includes a mounting member and supporting member mounted to either the main or lid body, a horizontal...

20050268430 - Multiple self locking hinge assembly: The present invention is an ingenuously designed multiple self locking hinge assembly that is simple to manufacture and can come in a variety of shapes and sizes given the application requirements. It has few parts making it cost effect and simple to use. The hinge assembly can easily be opened...

20050268431 - Support and angle adjustable device for monitors: A support and angle adjustable device includes a U-shaped support member having two opposite walls and one of the two opposite walls has a hexagonal hole and the other one of the two opposite walls has a through hole. A pin with a hexagonal body extends through the through hole...

20050268432 - Closing device for furniture: A closing device for an opening part of a piece of furniture comprises a magnetic detent for retention of the part in a closed position in combination with a thrust “pull-push” mechanism for detachment from the magnetic detent upon command, so as to cause opening of the opening part of...

20050268433 - Virtual hinge: A magnetic or virtual hinge defining a virtual hinge axis includes first and second plates of non-magnetic material, and first and second magnets disposed in the respective plates adjacent the hinge axis for movement therewith. The first and second members are movable about the hinge axis between closed and open...

20050268434 - Lockable hinge: A lockable hinge includes a first and second hinge member, a lock, and an actuator. The lockable hinge is coupled to a pair of ladder-leg sections and is arranged to allow the ladder-leg sections to move among closed, trestle-ladder, and straight-ladder positions. The lock is used to lock the hinge...

20050262663 - Door hinge apparatus of refrigerator: A door hinge apparatus of a refrigerator comprises a hinge body having a screw hole and mounted at a refrigerator body, a hinge shaft coupled to the screw hole of the hinge body so that a height thereof can be controlled by a rotation and for rotation-supporting a refrigerator door,...

20050262664 - Restricting device: The invention provides a restricting device for a closure including a vent hingedly connected to a frame, the restricting device comprising a plate (1,4) for mounting on a frame, an arm (7) for pivotally mounting on a vent and means for releasably interengaging the arm and the plate, wherein, in...