Swinging Patents (Class 16/103)
  • Patent number: 11118388
    Abstract: A device for sliding and braking a sliding door includes a profile fastened to an inside of the sliding door, and two damper stops arranged on a base portion of the profile at opposite ends of the profile and offset relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to the inside of the sliding door. Each damper stop includes a piston and a coil spring housed in a frame, and a pivoting slider slidably supported in the frame and connected to the piston and the coil spring. The device further includes a wall support for supporting the door on a wall via engagement of wheels provided on the support in an upper guide portion of the profile. The support has appendages arranged so that a respective one of the appendages actuates the pivoting slider of one of the two damper stops when opening and closing the sliding door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Giovanni Terno
  • Patent number: 10563450
    Abstract: A barn door kit includes a plurality of pieces disassembled that are packaged in a much smaller footprint than an assembled barn door. The pieces that make up the door include a plurality of frame pieces and a plurality of panels. The frame pieces are connected together to create a frame of the door having a channel along an interior perimeter. The panels are configured to be inserted within the frame with the channel providing support. The panels include tongues on one side and corresponding grooves on the other side for securing adjacent panels together. The frame pieces and the panels are made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The kit also includes a track, roller brackets, handle and hardware. The hardware includes brackets mounted to upper edges of a right side frame and a left side frame to enable the roller brackets to be secured thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: LTL Wholesale, Inc.
    Inventor: Malcolm K. Groff
  • Patent number: 10557297
    Abstract: A panel carriage hanger designed to travel slidable along a track, the panel carriage hanger having a cylindrical bore in a body, the bore having a lip substantially at a first end, the lip having a plurality of castellations. An anti-rotating sleeve having a plurality of castellations is located in the bore, and a biasing mechanism provides a substantially downwards force to the anti-rotating sleeve to mate the castellations. The anti-rotating sleeve movable substantially upwards from a first position in the bore where the castellations of the anti-rotating sleeve and the castellations of the bore mate such that the anti-rotating sleeve cannot rotate into a second position in the bore where the anti-rotating sleeve can rotate. A rod passing through and keyed to the anti-rotating sleeve such that the rod and the anti-rotating sleeve can rotate together, or both cannot rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Damon Peter Stenhouse, Nolan Couzyn, Bryce Alan Molloy, Peter Qin
  • Patent number: 10125528
    Abstract: A method of installing a storm door is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: attaching a track to a door head; attaching one or more rollers to the track; and attaching the storm door to the one or more rollers. After the storm door is installed, the storm door can be slid along a length of the track between an open position and a closed position. While sliding the storm door between the open position and the closed position, the storm door remains generally parallel to the door head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Zdzislaw Stanislaw Wypych
  • Patent number: 10066667
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sliding support assembly comprising an elongate rail of channel section defining a first web and first and second flanges. A slide cassette is positioned between the first and second flanges of the elongate rail such that the slide cassette and the first and second flanges define a first endless track and a second endless track and a plurality of bearing balls is positioned within the first and second endless tracks. The slide cassette comprises a body member formed from extruded material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Accuride International Limited
    Inventors: Stefan Herchenreder, David Brooks, Peter Bayles
  • Patent number: 9389011
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator having a sliding door, comprising: a refrigerator body which has an opened front part and has a storage space therein; a pair of sliding guide units provided on upper and lower ends of the refrigerator body; a door arranged on the front side of the refrigerator body; and a sliding operation unit which has one end that is coupled so as to allow a sliding movement and a horizontal rotation along each sliding guide unit and the other end that is hingedly coupled to the door, and which is foldable according to a moving direction during the sliding movement such that the door is gradually separated from the front side of the refrigerator body during the sliding movement so as to open the inside of the refrigerator body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: KANGTANSANUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Woo Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20150047150
    Abstract: A movable body assist device includes a contact receiving body provided in one of a support body or a movable body relatively moving to the support body; a base body supported on a rail provided in one of the support body or the movable body relatively moving to the support body; a hanging wheel including a base provided in the other of the support body or the movable body and a roller supported in the base, and rotatably moving inside the rail, and suspending the other of the support body or the movable body movably on the rail; a contact body formed to swing in a first direction relative to the base body, and formed to engage with and disengage from the contact receiving body; an urging mechanism urging the contact body; and a connection portion connecting the base body to swing relative to the base of the hanging wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: NIFCO INC.
    Inventor: Norio Saito
  • Publication number: 20130283565
    Abstract: A roller hinge assembly for connecting articulating door panels and simultaneously supporting a laterally extending panel support roller assembly includes one or more hinge units each having a male hinge strap and a female hinge strap. The structural integrity of one or more of the hinge units is supplemented by a reinforcing, slotted tubular member fitted over the roller axle support bushing which extends between and simultaneously engages opposed, spaced hinge strap arms. Two or more such hinge units may be arrayed laterally or side by side co-joined by a single hinge pin. Further, to insure appropriate alignment, a single tubular roller bushing may co-join the male or the female hinge units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Raynor Mfg. Co.
    Inventor: Raynor Mfg. Co.
  • Publication number: 20130276265
    Abstract: A roller hinge assembly for connecting articulating door panels and simultaneously supporting a laterally extending panel support roller assembly includes multiple uniformly sized hinges having a male hinge strap and a female strap. Two or more such uniformly sized hinge units are arrayed laterally or side by side co-joined by a single hinge pin. Further, to insure appropriate alignment, a tubular roller bushing co-joins the male or the female hinge straps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Raynor Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Raymond J. Friesen, Surinder Sambhi
  • Patent number: 8482906
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the field of environmentally sealed casings for protection of electronic or other devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to enclosures for protecting LCD panels from the harsh environments in which they are sometimes used. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a harsh environment LCD enclosure comprising: a casing with an interior for protecting an LCD panel; a door for accessing the interior of the casing; a compression gasket assembly for sealing together the door and casing; an actuator for opening and closing the door; and a hinge assembly disposed entirely within the interior of the casing and operably configured to provide for rotational and linear movement of the door relative to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: CCS-Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Farley, Jr., William A. Peeples
  • Patent number: 8046872
    Abstract: A carriage for fitting a suspendable door on a rail is described. The carriage includes a housing and at least one running roller disposed on the housing. The running roller is positioned to engage the rail. An installation plate is included that is adapted to be connected to the suspendable door. A suspension bolt is connected between the housing and the installation plate. A portion of the suspension bolt engages a bearing disposed at one end of either the housing or the installation plate. The bearing permits at least angular displacement if the suspension bolt with respect to either the housing or the installation plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hettich-Heinze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Burgess, III, Joerg vom Dorp, Michael Leidner
  • Patent number: 6000713
    Abstract: A foldable two-wheeled baby stroller includes two rear tubes, upper and lower seat rods connected to the rear tubes, a handle, a canopy support connected to upper ends of the handle, and two legs. Each end of the canopy support is pivotally connected to a connecting device, which, in turn, is securely connected to an arm of the handle. Each end of the seat rod is securely connected to a first connecting member, which, in turn, is pivotally connected to an associated rear tube. An upper end of each leg is securely connected to a second connecting member, which, in turn, is pivotally connected to the lower seat rod. When not in use, positioning pins are detached such that the legs, the seat rods, and the canopy rod can be pivoted to the storage positions which advantageous for storage and transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Inventor: Hui-Liang Lin
  • Patent number: 5829823
    Abstract: A post carriage for a box-shaped cargo body having a cargo platform and two side bars extending along the cargo platform and supported on the platform by a plurality of posts including at least one post releasably secured to the platform and displaceable along a side bar, the post carriage including a connection plate for connecting the at least one post to the post carriage, a pair of track rollers displaceable along a guide rail provided on the side bar, and a roller trolley for supporting the track rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Sliding Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Duane A. Swenson
  • Patent number: 5701949
    Abstract: According to the present invention, in an automotive air conditioner system, a link mechanism is provided by using a cool air passage provided in parallel with a warm air passage and a cool air/heated air mixing chamber provided at a downstream side of the warm air passage and the cool air passage. The clearance between a sliding door and a cooler can be set to a minimum distance as required. Further, it is not necessary to ensure a space for installing the link mechanism outside the case of the air conditioner. As a result, the size of the air conditioning unit including the sliding door can be effectively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Naito, Satoshi Inayoshi, Nobuyuki Doi, Kazunori Saida, Yasuhiko Sumiya
  • Patent number: 4561359
    Abstract: The present invention provides that an overhead suspension system is provided with at least two suspension rails which are parallel, and at least one trolley which runs on the rails, the trolley having respective rollers which respectively engage the rails for the firm mounting of the trolley on the rails.In a particular example, there is provided a novel form of roller head which comprises three rollers with their axes parallel, and the roller head is carried by a suspension bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Stockrail Services Limited
    Inventor: Edward Duce
  • Patent number: 4408369
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for use in movably suspending a folding closure from a curved track. The mounting assembly has a wheel assembly for running on the track and a connecting member for connecting the wheel assembly to the closure. The wheel assembly is rotatable about the connecting member, and means are provided for limiting the rotational movement of the wheel assembly about the connecting member to prevent the wheel assemblies from turning sideways in the curved track while traversing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Inventor: Henri M. R. Labelle