Abstract: A projectile loader is provided having a body split into two portions attached by a hinge, wherein a release mechanism for separating the two portions is located internally of the loader body, accessed via a top opening.

Abstract: A mobile machine includes a fuselage having at least one door, inside which is located a unit for processing measurements taken by at least one measurement device installed outside said fuselage. The system for communication between the processing unit and the measurement device includes a flex circuit that is affixed at least partially flat in the door corner between the door and the rim of the opening formed in the fuselage with which the door is associated and one of the ends, the internal end, of which is located inside the fuselage and the other, external, end of which is located outside. Since the flex circuit makes it possible to pass through the wall of the fuselage via the opening for doors, the need to make substantial modifications to the aircraft is avoided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oven including: a cabinet having a cooking space open forward; a door rotating to open/close the cooking space; and a rotary hinge disposed on the front of the cabinet to rotate the door in various directions, in which the door includes: a first ink moving in a first direction; and a second link moving in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction by movement of the first link, and the rotational direction of the door depends on movement of the first link.

Abstract: A door for a home appliance includes four hinges which may be interchanged regarding a location on the door, and a series of interconnected arms that allow a pivot axis of the door to be changed from a first direction to a second direction by manipulation of a handle on the door.

Abstract: A door of a garment processing device includes four hinges which may be interchanged regarding a location on the door, and a series of interconnected arms that allow a pivot axis of the door to be changed from a first direction to a second direction by manipulation of a handle on the door.

Abstract: A door includes a handle, a handle link configured to rotate about a handle shaft, a first swing hinge shaft configured to protrude outward from and retract into a first side of the door, a pull-down configured to protrude outward from and retract into a second side of the door, a first main link having a first end rotatably connected to the handle link and a second end rotatably connected to the first swing hinge shaft, and a second main link having a first end rotatably connected to the handle link and a second end rotatably connected to the pull-down bar. The pull-down bar and the first swing hinge shaft are each configured to protrude from or retract to a side of the door based on rotation of the handle.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a Cabinet for a recreational vehicle having a main housing with an interior space, a front opening, a left side and a right side; and a door configured to seal the front opening. The cabinet further comprises a left hinge mechanism with a left hinge axis and a right hinge mechanism with a right hinge axis to selectively couple the door hinge-wise to the left side or the right side so that the door can either be rotated about the left hinge axis or the right hinge axis. The door comprises a left handle which is operably coupled to the left hinge mechanism and the right hinge mechanism so that operating the left handle allows to rotate the door about the right hinge axis. The door further comprises a right handle which is operable coupled to the left hinge mechanism and the right hinge mechanism so that operating the right handle allows to rotate the door about the left hinge axis.

Abstract: A door of a refrigeration device, and a refrigeration device. The door comprises a door main body, a retractable shaft, a handle and a first return member. The door main body is used for closing an opening of a refrigeration space. The retractable shaft is slidably disposed on the door main body, with an outer end of the retractable shaft being able to slide with the retractable shaft and extend outwards or retract inwards, and with a first guide face being provided on the retractable shaft. The handle is capable of rotating on the door main body, the handle being provided with a drive part cooperating with the first guide face, wherein when the drive part rotates with the handle, the drive part can slide along the first guide face and drive the retractable shaft to slide inwards.

Abstract: A folding bimini top frame includes: first frame associated with a second frame portion with a first latching hinge, the first latching hinge movable between a folded position and a deployed and locked position, the first latching hinge including a release lever for releasing the first frame from the deployed and locked position; a second latching hinge located between the second frame member and a base of the folding bimini top frame, the second latching hinge pivotable between a folded position and a deployed and locked position, the second latching hinge including a releasable latch for securing the second latching hinge in the deployed position; and a latch release mechanism in communication with the first latching hinge and the releasable latch of the second latching hinge, wherein the releasable latch of the second latching hinge is released by the latch release mechanism when the first frame portion is released from the deployed and locked position.

Abstract: A hand-powered photovoltaic module hoist having a sled that slides along a ladder, and a pulley assembly mounted at the top of the ladder with a first cord to lift the sled and a second safety release cord to permit the sled to descend down the ladder. The sled is not attached to the ladder and the pulley assembly is a removable frame that is hung onto rungs of the ladder such that the hoist can quickly be installed on a standard ladder.

Abstract: A left-right door opening mechanism comprises a hinge module arranged on a door body and a transmission module arranged on a cabinet body. The transmission module comprises a transmission bottom plate, two first gears oppositely arranged on the transmission bottom plate, a transmission rack which is in transmission through the first gears, and second gears which are in transmission with the first gears respectively. The transmission rack is guided and limited by the second gears. The hinge module comprises a hinge bottom plate and two hinges oppositely arranged on the hinge bottom plate. The hinges are in transmission with the first gears. When the two hinges are respectively meshed with the first gears, the door body is locked. When the hinge on one side is disengaged from the first gear but the hinge on the other side is still meshed with the other first gear, the door body is opened.

Abstract: A panel locking device for a vehicle cargo bed is configured to retain an openable gate-shaped panel so as to be upstanding at a closed position. The panel locking device includes a locking lever rotatably supported by a lever support portion provided at a first of the openable gate-shaped panel and a cargo bed panel adjacent to the openable gate-shaped panel, a movable hook rotatably coupled to a halfway portion of the locking lever, a first fixed hook provided to a second one of the openable gate-shaped panel and the cargo bed panel and configured to engage with the movable hook when the openable gate-shaped panel is located at the closed position, and a second fixed hook provided to the first one of the panels and configured to engage with the movable hook.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a cargo bed, one door, and a latch assembly. The cargo bed includes a plurality of walls. The one door is coupled to the cargo bed and pivotable about a horizontal axis between a closed position and a horizontal open position, and about a vertical axis between the closed position and a vertical open position. The latch assembly includes a striker pin, a latch mechanism, a receiver, and a cam. The striker pin is attached to a respective one of the plurality of walls so as to extend outwardly therefrom. The latch mechanism coupled to the door and selectively latched onto the striker pin. The receiver is coupled to the respective one of the plurality of walls. The cam is coupled to the latch mechanism and the one door. The cam and the receiver cooperate to restrict vertical movement of the one door when the one door is pivotable about the vertical axis.

Abstract: A lighting device in which a heat sink and a cover are formed by co-extrusion and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The heat sink and the cover may be co-extruded. A shape control portion may be formed at the heat sink to control a shape of a seating portion to seat a circuit substrate during extrusion of the heat sink. In addition, a light characteristic control portion may be provided between a light emitting diode (LED) and the cover to control characteristic of light generated from the LED.

Abstract: A storage compartment for a vehicle includes a housing structure and a cover pivotably coupled on the housing structure. The cover is pivotably positionable from a first position completely closing a compartment of the housing structure into a second position partially revealing the compartment and into a third position completely revealing the compartment. The storage compartment further includes at least one structure-side magnet and at least one cover-side damping magnet arranged in a mutually repelling manner in the first and second position of the cover.

Abstract: A frame device includes a first frame, a plurality of fasteners and an second frame. The first frame includes a base wall and a side wall extending transversely from one end of the base wall. The fasteners are disposed on the side wall opposite to the base wall. The second frame is assembled to and covers an upper end of the first frame and has a plurality of spaced-apart positioning holes. A portion of each fastener passes out of a respective positioning hole and presses against the second frame when the second frame is assembled to the first frame.

Abstract: A rack system for mounting a plurality of computing components includes an inner cabinet, and an outer cabinet adjustably coupled to the inner cabinet. The outer cabinet is selectively movable laterally over the inner cabinet to promote flexibility in configuring the plurality of computing components within the inner cabinet in three dimensional space.

Abstract: A flip cover structure for a chassis which includes a casing, a cover covered onto the casing, a stopping member installed to the casing and at a pivoting position of the cover, a fixing component disposed on the cover and corresponsive to the stopping member, a control member movably installed to the fixing component, an acting member integrally formed with the control member and situated in a stressed state. When the cover is pivoted upward, the fixing component will be flipped together with the cover, and the acting member changes its stressed state to a released state, such that the control member is displaced by the resilience of the acting member to a position opposite to the stopping member to stop the cover at the stopping member and erect the cover at a specific angle on the casing. Therefore, maintenance persons no longer need to find extra space for accommodating the cover.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage chamber, a first drawer slidably mounted within the storage chamber, the first drawer having a locking portion at an upper side of the first drawer and a recessed guide rail portion that is adjacent the locking portion and extended along a withdrawal direction of the first drawer, a second drawer slidably mounted within the storage chamber, a stopper provided at the second drawer, the stopper being configured to, based on the first drawer being withdrawn from the storage chamber, become locked to the locking portion, and the stopper being configured to, based on the first drawing being inserted into the storage chamber, be slidably accommodated in the guide rail portion such that the first and second drawers are independently movable relative to each other.

Abstract: A closable device for holding objects in a vehicle, encompassing a base body and a cover, is provided. The base body exhibits an opening that can be closed by the cover, and the cover can be swiveled around a first hinge from a first position into a second position and vice versa. The cover can be swiveled around a second hinge from the first position into a third position and vice versa. The base body encompasses at least one first bearing for the first hinge, and at least one second bearing for the second hinge. The first hinge and the second hinge each exhibit at least one first hinge section and at least one second hinge section, and a cross sectional area of the first hinge section is respectively larger than a cross sectional area of the second hinge section.

Abstract: A structure of a side lid for an accommodating space formed in a vehicle body comprises an upper hinge assembly disposed at an upper portion of the side lid, and connected by a cable to an upper handle; and a lower hinge assembly disposed at a lower portion of the side lid, and connected by a cable to a lower handle, wherein the side lid is configured to be opened upward by the lower handle and downward by the upper handle.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body, a storage room defined in the main body, and a cooling device configured to cool the storage room. The refrigerator also includes a door rotatably connected to the main body and configured to open and close the storage room. The refrigerator also includes a door storage mounted to the door and having a side storage portion that is accessible when the door is open to an acute opening angle. In addition, the refrigerator includes a door locking mechanism configured to selectively lock the door at the acute opening angle at which the side storage portion is exposed between the main body and the door.

Abstract: Improved door assemblies and related methods of use are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides advantageous systems/methods for the design and use of door assemblies configured to mount with respect to a mounting structure associated with a rack or the like. The present disclosure provides for mechanisms for mounting, opening, closing and releasing a door assembly relative to a mounting structure. The present disclosure provides for a rack-mounted door assembly having alternative pivoting axes. Exemplary door assemblies of the present disclosure are configured so as to be simultaneously hinged at the left and at the right, and to permit easy opening from either the right or left, as well as to allow for the complete removal of the door from its mounting structure.

Abstract: The solar tracker comprises a base (1) and a solar panel (2) having first and second opposite ends (2a, 2b). The first end (2a) can be connected to the base (1) by a first shaft (E1) and the second end (2b) can be connected to the base (1) by a second shaft (E2), such that said solar panel (2) can pivot with respect to the base (1) alternately around the first shaft (E1) and around the second shaft (E2) under the drive of a lifting mechanism. An automatic connection/disconnection device connects the second end (2b) of the solar panel (2) to the base (1) while at the same time disconnecting the first end (2a) of the solar panel (2) from the base (1), and vice versa, every time the solar panel (2) reaches a position parallel to the base (1) for inverting the inclination of the solar panel (2) with respect to the base (1).

Abstract: A door or wing for electrical household appliances comprises a pivoting element (30) and two hinges (40, 50) mounted along one perimetric side of the pivoting element (30) to join the pivoting element (30) to a frame (2) and make it movable relative to the latter between a closed position and an open position, each of the two hinges (40, 50) comprising a first member and a second, box-shaped member and a lever for connecting the first and second members.

Abstract: A packaging container includes a base, a cover including a resilient unit and defining a deformable slot at the resilient unit, and a positioning hinge member provided at the base and rotatably received at the deformable slot to pivotally couple the cover with the base so as to enable the cover being pivotally folded between an opened position and a closed position, wherein the positioning hinge member has a non-circular cross section and is arranged in such a manner that when the positioning hinge member is rotated within the deformable slot, the resilient unit generates a resilient restoring force to assist the cover being folded between the opened and closed positions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle load carrier box (10) attachable to a surface of a vehicle (13) for transporting a load on the vehicle (13). The vehicle load carrier box (10) comprises a base member (20) defining a storage void, a lid (40) pivotally connected to the base member (20) and moveable between an opened and closed position. A flexible safety material is arranged inside of the vehicle load carrier box (10) and adapted to secure the load inside of the vehicle load carrier box (10) by overlapping the load.

Abstract: A door hinge includes a hinge body, a hinge pin, and a hinge base. The hinge body includes a first channel that defines a first axis, the hinge body further includes a slot formed therethrough at an angle to the first axis, and the hinge body further includes a retention apparatus arranged within the slot. The hinge pin is operatively disposed in the first channel and configured to travel along the first axis, the hinge pin includes at least three retention formations formed thereon, a first retention formation defines a first retention position, a second retention formation defines a second retention position, a third retention formation defines a third retention position, and the retention apparatus is configured to engage the hinge pin at one of the at least three retention formations. The hinge base includes a second channel configured to operatively receive at least a portion of the hinge pin.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a shaft, a seat made of plastic, a follower, a cam, a latching member, a resilient member, and a sleeve. The follower includes a cam surface. The seat is fixed to the follower, and the seat and the follower are placed around the shaft. The cam has a latching cam surface, the cam surface is engaged with the cam latching surface. The latching member is fixed to the cam, and the cam and the latching member are placed around the shaft. An outer diameter of the cam is smaller than the latching member. The resilient member is placed around the shaft and provides an elastic force to make the cam surface abut against the latching cam surface. The sleeve receives the cam, the latching member, and the resilient member, and the latching member engages with the sleeve.

Abstract: A machine for washing surgical and/or medical instruments (1), includes a washing tank (2) designed to receive surgical and/or medical instruments (1) and a door (4) positioned facing the tank (2) so that it can be used to seal the tank or provide access thereto. The door (4) is mounted to a bilateral hinge designed to enable the door to be opened: to a first loading position on the loading side (5) of the machine, in order to provide access to the tank on the loading side (5) and prevent the tank from being accessed on the other side; and to a second unloading position on the opposite unloading side (6) of the machine, in order to provide access to the tank on the opposite unloading side (6) and prevent the tank from being accessed on the loading side (5).

Abstract: A bidirectional opening/closing door unit and a refrigerator having the same. The door unit is provided at a side of a body of the refrigerator to open or close the body. The body includes hinges protruding from left and right sides of the body to be coupled with the door unit. The door unit includes a door and an opening/closing device provided at a side of the door. The opening/closing device includes a pair of opening/closing structures detachable to the respective hinges, and an operative connector to be operatively connected to one of the opening/closing structures to limit operation of the other opening/closing structure. With this configuration, the operative connector can achieve smooth movements and maintain a high durability in spite of frequency opening/closing operations and long time use of the door.

Abstract: A tonneau cover is mounted to the cargo area of a pickup truck by a hinge mechanism positioned at the forward end of the pickup truck cargo area. The hinge assembly has two major components. The first component is a mounting plate that is affixed to each sidewall of the cargo area near the forward extent of the cargo area. The mounting plate includes an alignment mechanism and a mechanism for clamping the second component onto the mounting plate. The base plate also includes slots for engagement by the clamping mechanism of the mounting plate. The articulating mechanism is configured to open the tonneau cover in a nearly vertical direction initially, prior to rotation of the tonneau cover to an open position. An installer can reach in from the side of the truck cargo area and engage the clamps to secure the removable component to the mounting plate.

Abstract: A cargo box has a bottom portion and a lid. The lid is hinged to the bottom to allow opening on one or more sides. Operation of opening and closing multiple latches is coordinated by an external handle and internal bar assembly.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a pivot shaft defining a latching recess, a second leaf non-rotatably connected to the pivot shaft, a first leaf rotatably connected to the pivot shaft, and a clasping member fixed on the first leaf. The clasping member includes a receiving portion sleeved on the pivot shaft, and an elastic portion adjacent to the receiving portion. A part of the elastic portion engages in the latching recess of the pivot shaft, and the part of the elastic portion is separated from the receiving portion.

Abstract: A coupling device is adapted to be connected foldably to a pair of frame rods of a baby crib frame structure. The coupling device includes a coupling seat, two rod coupling components adapted to be connected respectively to the frame rods and coupled movably to the coupling seat, two locking components connected movably to the coupling seat for preventing and permitting movement of the rod coupling components, and a release unit. The release unit includes a linking component extending between the locking components and formed with two guide holes, a pair of coupling pins extending respectively through and movable respectively along the guide holes and connected respectively to the locking components, and a biasing member. The linking component is movable from an initial position to drive movement of the locking components to permit movement of the rod coupling components, and is biased by the biasing member to the initial position.

Abstract: A folding roll-over protective structure has hinges that may be attached weld-free to the folding legs of the structure. Selectively removable locking pins may be used to lock the structure in its fully upright use position or a collapsed folded position. Strategically located cushions within the hinges take up slack in the system to minimize rattling when the structure is locked in its use position.

Abstract: A refrigerator incorporates a dual swing door including a dual hinge mechanism. The dual hinge mechanism includes a lock bar having a first end portion and a second end portion joined by an intermediate portion. Each of the first and second end portions includes first and second lobe elements. The hinge mechanism also includes a hinge plate having a first end section and a second section joined by an intermediate section. Each of the first and second end sections include a wedge member and a rudder member. The hinge plate further includes first and second hinge pins, mounted to corresponding ones of the first and second end sections, that define left and right pivot axes for the door. The rudder and wedge members interact with the first lobes to automatically force one of the second lobes into engagement with a respective hinge pin to establish a desired hinge axis for pivoting of the door.

Abstract: A latching mechanism for being mounted between a housing and a cover of an electronic device includes a sliding member, a first latching portion, a second latching portion and an elastic member. The sliding member is slidably disposed on the cover and has a pushed portion located at a side of the cover. The first latching portion is fixed to the sliding element. The second latching portion is fixed to the housing and adapted for engaging with the first latching portion. The elastic member is disposed between the sliding member and the cover for providing an elastic force to the sliding member against the cover.

Abstract: A sliding and rotating hinge module for supporting a display screen or the like, includes a bracket, a slider and a support member. The slider is capable of sliding movement relative to said bracket and said support member is capable of pivotal movement relative to said slider. A drum is rotationally supported by the bracket. A constant force spring is attached to the drum at one end and the bracket at another end. The constant force spring is biased to wrap around the drum, the constant force spring unwrapping from the drum as the slider moves toward the retracted position. The constant force spring biases the slider toward the extended position. A damping mechanism damps the rotational motion of the drum relative to the bracket for smooth, non-abrupt movement of the slider.

Abstract: 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 and closed with a single hand while at the same time creating a strong hinge connection. The invention can be used in a number of applications, including use with multiple poled devices for many common applications such as crutches, walkers, golf bag and baby carriages to name a few. The invention can also be used in conjunction with devices that require a collapsible frame. The invention also provides lateral strength and stability to a multiple poled device.

Abstract: A locking mechanism is described that releasably locks at least two objects together. The locking mechanism allows one of the objects to be rotatably connected to the other, allowing for a variety of uses. The rotatability and releasability of the locking mechanism allows several locking mechanisms to be used together as an escape hatch system, particularly for use in race vehicles. The locking mechanism has uses beyond the escape hatch system and is applicable to doors, cover, and other objects that are rotatably attached to a second object.

Abstract: The present invention is an ingenuously designed self locking hinge that is simple to manufacture and can come in a variety of shapes given the application requirements. It has few parts making it cost effect and simple to use. The hinge can easily be opened and closed with one hand while at the same time creating a strong hinge connection. The invention can be used in a number of applications, including use with poles for many common applications such as walking sticks, canes, ski poles and wading staffs used by fly fishermen who need poles to navigate through a stream to avoid holes or rocks in the stream bed. The invention can also be used in conjunction with devices that require a collapsible frame.

Abstract: A hinge clip apparatus for selectively engaging and disengaging a cover includes a base, a hinge defining a hinge axis, and a spring member. The spring member is pivotally moveable relative to the base along the hinge which connects the base to the spring member. The spring includes a pair of spring arms generally opposing each other and capable of engaging the cover and disengaging from the cover when the spring member is compressed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biologically degradable molding based on a starch-containing composite material and having at least two mold elements connected to one another by at least one connection element wherein the connection element extends substantially two-dimensionally and is connected at each of two mutually opposite end areas to a mold element, wherein the connection element comprises a first outer face and a second outer face, is made of a starch-containing and flexible composite material and is free of notch or fold depressions or cutouts.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-hinged cover of a console box for an automobile. The console box, which is installed between a driver seat and an assistant seat, has an operation mechanism containing two pairs of links and rods so that the cover can be opened and closed with equal convenience from either seat. On the hinging side of the cover the leading ends of the rods move away from a shaft and are received into recesses while on the opening side the leading ends move toward the shaft until released from the recesses. Thus, the cover can be selectively opened and closed from the driver seat and the passenger seat according to the operation mechanism.

Abstract: A hinge mechanism for folding a table leg against a table top includes a body that is attachable to the table top and that has a cavity formed therein, and a pivot having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being connectable to the table leg, the second portion being generally cylindrical and axially displaceable and rotatable between a first rotational position and a second rotational position in the cavity. The second portion of the pivot has a radially protruding first projection and a biasing element that applies a biasing force to urge the pivot in a first direction parallel to the axis of the second portion. Preferably, the cavity includes first and second recesses that receive the first projection when the second portion is displaced in the first direction in the first and second rotational positions, respectively.

Abstract: A hinge clip apparatus for selectively engaging/disengaging a cover includes a base, a hinge defining a hinge axis, and a plate. The plate is pivotally moveable relative to the base along the hinge which connects the base to the plate. The plate includes a hole and a spring member extending through the hole. The spring member has an extension tab capable of engaging the cover and disengaging from the cover when the spring member is compressed.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for generating repeatable closure of a volume measurement chamber are provided. More particularly, in one embodiment of the present invention, a dual articulating hinge is used to affix a chamber door to a volume measurement chamber, providing repeatable closure of a chamber door. In another embodiment of the invention, a laterally compliant magnetic latch is used to fasten a chamber door to a volume measurement chamber. In a third embodiment, a chamber door lid is mounted to a hinge bar via a ball joint, allowing the chamber door lid to self center about the chamber opening.

Abstract: A hinge clip apparatus for selectively engaging and disengaging a cover includes a base, a hinge defining a hinge axis, and a spring member. The spring member is pivotally moveable relative to the base along the hinge which connects the base to the spring member. The spring includes a pair of spring arms generally opposing each other and capable of engaging the cover and disengaging from the cover when the spring member is compressed.

Abstract: A hinge clip apparatus for selectively engaging/disengaging a cover includes a base, a hinge defining a hinge axis, and a plate. The plate is pivotally moveable relative to the base along the hinge which connects the base to the plate. The plate includes a hole and a spring member extending through the hole. The spring member has an extension tab capable of engaging the cover and disengaging from the cover when the spring member is compressed.