Abstract: Provided is a sliding door closer set which makes it possible to adjust the position of a trigger arranged inside a door pocket from outside of the door pocket. A sliding door closer set comprises a rail (4), a closer (6) hanging a sliding door (1) and being capable of moving along the rail (4), and a trigger (8) arranged inside the door pocket (2), wherein the sliding door (1) is pulled into the door pocket (2) as a result of engagement between the trigger (8) and the closer (6), which has moved to a predetermined position on the rail (4). The trigger (8) arranged inside the door pocket (2) is integrally connected to a trigger integrated plate (10). The trigger integrated plate (10) is mounted to the rail (4) outside the door pocket (2).

Abstract: A caster assembly includes a base body, a tubular member, a retaining member and two wheel units. The base body includes an inner surrounding surface, a through hole surrounded by the inner surrounding surface, and a positioning slot extending along a line tangent to the inner surrounding surface and communicating with the through hole. The tubular member is inserted into the through hole. The retaining member is inserted into the positioning slot to retain the tubular member within the through hole. The wheel units are respectively and rotatably sleeved on two lateral connection portions of the tubular member.

Abstract: A hinge mechanism comprising first and second members rotatable relative to one another about a hinge axis from a first to a second position; and a biasing arrangement operative to adopt an active mode to bias the first and second members into at least one relative position and operative to adopt an inactive mode where the biasing arrangement does not provide bias to the first or second members to undergo relative rotation, wherein the biasing arrangement remains in the inactive mode on relative rotation of the first and second members through a first selected angular displacement between the first position and the second position, and is in the active mode on relative rotation of the first and second members through a second selected angular displacement between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: Door hinges on safe doors include recessed areas within the holes and the recessed areas include partial obstructions. Body hinges on safe bodies include protruding appendages. The appendages fit inside the recessed areas and during circular movement of the doors the doors are stopped when the protruding appendages abut and are blocked by ends the partial obstructions.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for securing a flap to a vehicle body includes a first hinge part which can be moved between a closed position and an open position for securing to a vehicle body, a second hinge part which can be moved between a closed position and an open position for securing the flap to be mounted relative to the vehicle body, and a deployment securing device for locking the second hinge part relative to the first hinge part. The deployment securing device has a first securing part which is paired with the first hinge part, a second securing part which is paired with the second hinge part, and a locking element and is configured such that the locking element is coupled to the first securing part in the closed position and is locked by the second securing part in a first locking position. The second securing part unlocks the locking element in the course of the movement of the second securing part from the closed position into the open position and thereby releases the locking element.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a multi-link hinge device in which any one of a plurality of links connecting a plurality of levers to each other may serve as a link and at the same time serve as a cover, thereby preventing a finger or the like from being caught in a space between the plurality of levers in advance when the door is opened or closed.

Abstract: Examples described herein include a flexible structure for an electronic device that includes oblong connection elements flexibly coupled to one another in series. The series can have a first and a second end oblong connection element. The first end oblong connection element can be coupled to a first anchor element, while the second end oblong connection element can be coupled to a second anchor element.

Abstract: A damping device includes a housing and a piston. The housing has an inner wall, and a chamber is defined by the inner wall. The chamber has a damping medium filled therewith. The piston is movable in the chamber, wherein the inner wall has a plurality of inner diameters.

Abstract: Certain embodiments relate to a hold-open assembly for a door closer including a pinion operable to rotate in a closing direction and an opposite opening direction. The hold-open assembly includes a ratchet wheel, a pawl, a controller, and a driver. The ratchet wheel is structured to be mounted to the pinion for joint rotation therewith. The pawl has an engaged position in which the pawl prevents rotation of the ratchet wheel in the closing direction, and has a disengaged position in which the pawl permits rotation of the ratchet wheel in both the opening direction and the closing direction. The controller is operable to determine a release condition and is configured to transmit a release signal in response to determining the release condition. The driver is configured to move the pawl from the engaged position to the disengaged position in response to the release signal.

Abstract: A damping device includes a housing, a piston and a controller. The housing defines a chamber filled with a damping medium. The piston is movable in the chamber and includes a passage for allowing the damping medium to pass through. The controller includes a control member and a resilient member. The control member is capable of being moved toward the passage of the piston or closing a portion or all portions of the passage of the piston in response to a speed of the piston.

Abstract: A grommet apparatus for a vehicle having a first floor and a second floor, and including a pin, a post, a slot grommet and a snap grommet. The pin is fixedly attached to a vehicle floor. The post is attached to the pin. The slot grommet includes a slot-grommet base member and an attachment member attached to each other such that the first floor is positioned therebetween. The pin and the post extend through the slot-grommet base member and the attachment member. The snap grommet is removably coupled to the post and includes a snap-grommet base member and a connecting member that are attached to each other such that the second floor is positioned therebetween. The pin and the post extend at least partially through the snap-grommet base member and the connecting member.

Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided. The hinge assembly includes a rotating shaft structure, a first movable assembly and a second movable assembly. The rotating shaft structure includes a first rotating part and second rotating part. The first rotating part coaxially rotates relative to the second rotating part. The first movable assembly includes a first connecting member and a first moving member. The first moving member is movably connected to the first connecting member. The first movable assembly is connected to the first rotating part to rotate with the first rotating part simultaneously. The second movable assembly includes a second connecting member and a second moving member. The second moving member is movably connected to the second connecting member. The second movable assembly is connected to the second rotating part to rotate with second rotating part simultaneously.

Abstract: An interlocking hinge is described. The interlocking hinge includes a first hinge member and a second hinge member. The first hinge member and the second hinge member interlock in a separable engagement.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for a computing system, including a first hinge bracket including a hinge shaft, the first hinge bracket coupled to a first body of the computing system; a second hinge bracket coupled to the hinge shaft, the second hinge bracket coupled to a second body of the computing system; friction disks positioned on the hinge shaft, the friction disks configured to exert a torque on the hinge shaft; an adjustment nut coupled to the hinge shaft, the adjustment nut configured to exert a force on the friction disks; a first spring clutch coupled to the adjustment nut, the first spring clutch configured to control a positioning of the adjustment nut relative to the friction disks; a first shape memory alloy (SMA) wire coupled to the spring clutch, wherein, upon energization, a length of the first SMA wire is adjusted to change the positioning of the adjustment nut.

Abstract: A finger grip is attachable to a handheld device for assisting a user in operating the handheld device. The finger grip includes one or more finger slots, where each finger slot includes an edge and is configured to accommodate one or more lower fingers of a hand of a user, and where the edge is configured to provide a rest to the lower finger accommodated by the respective finger slot. The finger grip further includes a back for attaching the finger grip to a back of the handheld device, allowing a thumb of the hand to have a reach on a range of the front of the handheld device when the lower fingers are accommodated by the finger slots in a position. The finger grip may further include a raised area configured for providing support to the hand.

Abstract: The invention relates to pocket door hardware. Devices are disclosed that include a plate configured to fit over a surface pull of a pocket door, and members protruding from the plate away from the broad plane of the door.

Abstract: A reinforced rug tab is disclosed. The reinforced rug tab can include a reinforcing material, a first rug tab applied above the reinforcing material, and a second rug tab applied below the reinforcing material. The first rug tab can include a first tab upper adhesive layer, a first tab lower adhesive layer, and a first tab support material between the first tab upper adhesive layer and the first tab lower adhesive layer. The second rug tab can include a second tab upper adhesive layer, a second tab lower adhesive layer, and a second tab support material between the second tab upper adhesive layer and the second tab lower adhesive layer. A method of stabilizing a rug and a kit for stabilizing a rug using the rug tabs are also provided.

Abstract: A door handle cover adapted for engagement to a door handle on a vehicle, comprising an elongate panel having an upper lip along an upper longitudinal edge thereof and a lower lip along a lower longitudinal edge thereof, the upper lip comprising a generally hook-shaped member that defines an interior region adapted to grippingly engage an upper portion of the door handle, the lower lip comprising a generally hook-shaped member that defines an interior region adapted to grippingly engage a lower portion of the door handle, wherein upon engagement of the upper lip and lower lip on the on the door handle the cover is thereby firmly affixed to the door handle.

Abstract: A lid stay for furniture includes a setting arm pivotably attached on a base element around a first setting axis between an open position and a closed position, and an energy accumulator coupled to the setting arm. The setting arm is acted upon by a force along at least a part of the pivot path of the setting arm between the open position and/or closed position and the energy accumulator includes a flat spring which is made from a plate-like flat material and the flat spring is elastically supported against the base element and the setting arm in a plate plane of the flat material.

Abstract: An appliance includes a linear hinge assembly that couples a door to a cabinet. The linear hinge assembly includes a bearing assembly mounted to the cabinet and an elongated shaft received within the bearing assembly for sliding along a translation axis. A cam is mounted to the door and is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of the elongated shaft such that such that the door is rotatable about a pivot axis that extends through the distal end portion of the elongated shaft. A timing cable extends from a fixed location on the cabinet to a fixed location on a cam profile such that the timing cable wraps around the cam when the door is moved toward a closed position and unwraps when the door is moved toward an open position.