Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for a door intended, in conjunction with the closing of same, to prevent injury by crushing between the door leaf (4) and the case (2). The arrangement (1) comprises a body component (5) with a plane surface (7) intended to be mounted against the door leaf (4). A longitudinal locking component (6) is pivotally mounted in the body component (5). A spring (9) acts between the aforementioned body and locking components (5, 6), which have devices which define a relative angular position. This means essentially that the direction of longitudinal extension of the locking component (6) forms a normal to the plane surface (7) of the body component (5). The spring (9) forces the components (5, 6) to adopt the aforementioned angular position.

Abstract: In order to retain an attaching plate so as to enable insertion from both sides for one hinge flap of a door hinge, against maladjustment when said plate is mounted in a milled recess at the edge of a door panel, at least one side of the attaching plate which extends in parallel with the direction of insertion provided with the shape of a circular arc, with the recess in the edge of the door panel having exactly the same shape. The attaching plate includes two opposed resilient panels having lugs which lock the hinge flap in position.

Abstract: A bi-stable hinge unit (10) of elastic material connects two inflexible end portions (12, 13) to take up two stable positions on either side of an intermediate unstable position. The hinge unit (10) comprises two equal elements (14, 15), each of which having two cantilever arms (18, 20), linked to each other by two folding lines (22) acting as a "living" hinge. A triangular rigid plate (16) is arranged between and defined by said folding lines (22). The elements (14, 15) are arranged substantially parallel to each other with a distance therebetween and forming the main hinge line between said end portions (12, 13). By swinging the end portions (12, 13) toward each other along the main hinge line, the four cantilever arms (18, 20) will start to deflect and act as springs and the two triangular plates (16) will rotate through approximately 180.degree. in a plane normal to the elements (14, 15).

Abstract: A swivel bearing for a door-holding rod of a door holder of a motor vehicle. The door-holding rod is swivelable by means of a hinge pin about an axis extending parallel to the hinge axis of the motor vehicle door. The door-holding rod extends through a holder housing arranged on another structural door component. The hinge pin is of solid material and is rigidly but releasably connected to an end of the door-holding rod. The hinge pin has axially extending portions which have a different diameter from the diameter of the middle portion of the hinge pin extending through the door-holding rod. The axial portions having the different diameter are in engagement with a running fit in two bearing openings of the bearing block which are arranged at a distance from each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a door, especially an all glass door, with a bearing recess provided which extends perpendicularly to a vertical edge of the door. The bearing recess has a side opening for the insertion of pivot pin at the end which is closest to the vertical edge.

Abstract: A lever handle assembly for a sanitary water fixture which includes a spindle for actuating the fixture. The lever handle assembly comprises the handle adapter, a handle sleeve having a handle lever, and a friction coupling. The handle adapter nonrotatably connects over the spindle, and the friction coupling couples the handle adapter to the handle sleeve, whereby the spindle can be selectively opened or closed by actuating the handle lever.

Abstract: A connecting device for portable computers includes: a housing unit with an open section formed at one side, a pivot opening, a bolt stud with a bolt hole formed therethrough and a blind screw hole respectively provided at another side of the housing unit; a first pivot bolt movably disposed in the pivot opening through the open section of the housing unit; a second pivot bolt movably disposed in the bolt hole; a first torsional element disposed around a middle portion of the first pivot bolt; a second torsional element installed around the bolt stud in connection with the second pivot bolt; and a linking member formed in conjunction with the open section of the housing unit and provided with a plurality of through openings, a stud hole thereof being connected to the housing unit in conjunction with the first and second pivot bolts; whereby, different positioning effects of the connecting device can be achieved through the turning movements of the first and second pivot bolts.

Abstract: A multiple piece thrust bearing assembly for a hinge structure having two hinge members and a clamp member. The hinge members are rotatably joined along their adjacent longitudinally extending edges by intermeshing gear segments which are held together by the clamp member to permit smooth and uniform movement of the hinge members. The multi-piece thrust bearing assembly of the present invention comprises a thrust bearing member and bearing inserts arranged between the thrust bearing member and each of the hinge members for improving durability of the thrust bearing assembly and, thereby, the hinge structure. The thrust bearing member of the bearing assembly is formed from a non-metallic material which extends laterally across the hinge members to inhibit their longitudinal movement relative to each other.

Abstract: A connecting assembly for connecting a handle member to a utensil. The utensil has an outer face to which is secured a support member of polygonal cross section and adapted to have the handle member attached thereto. The handle member includes a frontal cavity with a cross section generally conforming to that of the support member. The cavity is generally larger in cross section than the cross section of the support member. A spring member is provided and includes two integrally connected surface portions arranged at an angle to each other and is oriented between a pair of surfaces on the support member and a pair of interior wall surfaces in the cavity. The spring member includes structure for creating a spring force biassing the handle member in a direction transverse to the support member so that at least two wall surfaces on the support member will be urged into a direct form-fitting engagement with two other wall surfaces in the cavity.

Abstract: A device for assisting in the opening and closing of a pivotally mounted member comprising an elongated housing having a closed end and an open end and an inner annular cylindrical space. An annular cylindrical slide having an inner and an outer end is slidably mounted in the space for longitudinal movement into and out of the housing and a spring centrally mounted between the housing and the slide retains the slide in the housing in a retracted position. Braking devices are provided for retarding movement of the slide in either direction that include nozzle-shaped orifices communicating the inner space with the outside of the housing so that air has to flow into and out of said orifice as the slide moves relative to the housing. Locking devices hold the slide in an extended position, the locking devices being releaseable by pulling the slide out of the housing a short distance, and journal devices are at the outer end of the slide for connecting the slide to a pivotally mounted member.

Abstract: A hinge is made of two elements articulated to one another. One element constitutes at least one fork, supporting the hinge pin, and the other element constitutes at least one hub fitted on the hinge pin supported by the fork. Each bearing of the fork and each hub is connected by a tenon to a leaf of the hinge. The hubs and bearings of the two elements are accommodated in a housing of elastic material such as a metal or other appropriate material, such as a plastic or the like. The housing is rotationally connected with the bearings of each fork, with a longitudinal slot being provided in the housing, arranged parallel to the hinge pin. The slot is designed to allow tenons of both elements of the hinge to pass. The width of the slot is determined, at least by correspondence of the tenon of each hub, as a function of the maximum desired opening angle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved synthetic resinous formulation utilized to form a substrate for retention of carpet while securing tack and pre-nail elements in strip form, and with the pre-nails being adapted to secure the substrate in place along the edge surfaces of the floor and with the tack elements being adapted to retain the edge portions of a carpet in place thereon. The substrate is characterized in that it is formed essentially of a filled polyurethane compound which possesses unusual mechanical properties particularly desirable in the formation of carpet retaining strips. These properties include the flexibility to permit the strip to conform to an irregular floor surface, and furthermore can be readily cut and notched to allow it to be bent to conform to an inside or outside corner. Because of the excellent plastic memory, the carpet retaining tacks are held at a desired angle even when subjected to substantial lateral tension caused by the stretched in-place carpet.

Abstract: A detachable front wheel assembly for a pushcart including a sleeve being engagable onto a front leg of a pushcart. A dovetail slot is formed in the sleeve, and two openings communicate with the dovetail slot. A coupling shaft has a vertical dovetail and a protuberance formed on the vertical dovetail. The coupling shaft is insertable into the sleeve with the vertical dovetail slidably engaged within the dovetail slot of the sleeve. The front leg of the pushcart is insertable through the sleeve and then into the coupling shaft so that the coupling shaft and the front leg can be fixed together. Two guides are formed on the coupling shaft. The protuberance of the coupling shaft is engagable within either opening for determining the relative positions between the coupling shaft and the sleeve. A wheel seat with a front wheel is engagable onto the coupling shaft. An annular notch is formed at an intermediate position of the wheel seat so that the guides are limited and rotatable along the annular notch.

Abstract: A window actuating door handle of the type including a knob rotatably mounted on an elongated handle member and wherein the handle member includes a plurality of cylindrically disposed tangs adapted to resiliently engage a corresponding internal cylindrical surface of the knob to support the knob in a non-rattling and rotatable manner upon the elongated handle member.

Abstract: A low cost, durable, easily reuseable construction form plug (10) is provided to secure a nailed board (42) to the top of a construction form (38). The form plug (10) preferably includes a body (12) presenting a plug end (16), a flange (18) and a bore (30). The plug end (16) is inserted into a hole (35) within the construction form (38), a nail (40) is then driven through the bore (30) so as to engage the board (42) so that the board (42) is securely fixed to the form (38) thereby raising the effective height of the form (38) for purposes of pouring concrete (46) and the like. The plug end (16) includes a circumferential rib (20) which extends radially slightly beyond the radial periphery of the plug end (16) proper. In particularly preferred forms, the form plug (10) is composed substantially of 20% high density and 80% low density polyethylene.

Abstract: A counterbalance mechanism for negating the force of gravity when moving a display cabinet shelf up or down. The mechanism has a torsion spring counterbalance on a shaft extending the width of the shelf and gears at each end of the shaft which engage travelling rack gears attached beneath each end of the shelf. The shelf includes integral guide rails rolling on four bearings attached to the stationary frame of the cabinet. The use of spiral gears compensates for the spring torque variation and provides constant tangential gear force on the shelf regardless of the vertical position of the shelf. Having gears at each side of the moving shelf joined by a common shaft minimizes side-to-side tilting.

Abstract: Shower stall and bathtub enclosure door assemblies which use a hinged multipanel door design, with special waterproof hinges and seams, adjustable wall panels retained by waterproof mounting sheaths, and door panel deflector sections with corresponding deflector shields to deflect water which collects on the inner surfaces of the door panels, and a door closure system which firmly secures the doors when the door assembly is closed.

Abstract: Spring closing device for door or the like, comprising at least two hinges, each one comprising two components articulated on an axis and one of which, known as the mobile component, is fixed on the door and the other of which, known as the fixed component, is fixed on the post of this door, whereby a flexible spring torsion bar is also provided between this door and its post so as to bring it back automatically into the closed position, a device characterised in that the elastic component, comprises a steel spring torsion bar (6) connecting the fixed component of a hinge to the mobile component of another hinge.

Abstract: The wheel according to the invention is characterized by the fact that it includes a molded rim inside the bore of which is resiliently engaged a brace molded from a resiliently deformable material and a metallic axis forcibly crimped inside a bore of said brace.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved door catch and in particular to one utilizing an integrally formed door catch to catch a door knob by pushing a door backward, the knob of the door will push the elastic door catch upward and when the knob has passed through the hook of the catch and the door catch will, because of its elastic force, return to its original position and hook the knob thus the door is held at a fixed place.