Having Plural Independent Adjustments Patents (Class 16/236)
  • Patent number: 7516517
    Abstract: A hinge device where height adjustment, depth adjustment and side adjustment are permitted, wherein a hinge flap is adjustably supported by a rotatable pin with a polygonal flange, the hinge for side adjustment having an adjustable screw body fastened into the door frame for abutment with the rear side of the hinge, and where depth adjustment is provided by allowing a tongue on the hinge flap to form rotatable engagement with a double-headed adjusting screw that is insertable into the door frame parallel to the plane of the hinge flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: FRIP AB
    Inventor: Bror Fries
  • Publication number: 20080263822
    Abstract: A door hinge has a first hinge plate connected with a second hinge plate that is adjustably disposed in a hinge accommodation element, so as to pivot, with a pin on a hinge roll. The hinge accommodation element has a front part and a rear part, and the second hinge plate is guided in the hinge accommodation element so as to move in the vertical direction, and can be tilted in the horizontal direction, relative to the hinge accommodation element, with an adjustment screw. The front part and the rear part of the hinge accommodation element are connected by a connection screw, and the second hinge plate is clamped in place between the front part and the rear part, so that it cannot be displaced in the vertical direction, after the connection screw has been tightened. A hinge system can be formed by three of these door hinges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: Uwe Sabrowski
  • Publication number: 20080244866
    Abstract: This is an improved hinge device with unique adjustable features. Particularly this hinge device is used to aid in the adjustment and fitting of existing doors in buildings and in the initial installation of doors into buildings and may be incorporated in combination with other types of door hinge devices where easy adjustment for fit is desired or required. The preferred embodiment is comprised of a simple adjustable top and bottom hinge assemblies with unique connection features and a special middle adjustable hinge 33 with unique adjustable features for vertical and rotational alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Michael W. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20080104798
    Abstract: An adjustable hinge set includes a set hinge and a pair of guide hinges, for mounting a door on a frame, the set hinge including a vertical adjustment mechanism for providing vertical adjustment of the position of the door independently of horizontal adjustment, and the guide hinges including a horizontal adjustment mechanism for providing horizontal adjustment of the door independently of vertical adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Christoph Hoppe, Elias Karnutsch, Oliver Erich Rudolf Schuberth, Ewald Eder
  • Patent number: 7350272
    Abstract: A hinge device where height adjustment, depth adjustment and side adjustment are permitted, wherein a hinge flap is adjustably supported by a rotatable pin with a polygonal flange, the hinge for side adjustment having an adjustable screw body fastened into the door frame for abutment with the rear side of the hinge, and where depth adjustment is provided by allowing a tongue on the hinge flap to form rotatable engagement with a double-headed adjusting screw that is insertable into the door frame parallel to the plane of the hinge flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Frip AB
    Inventor: Bror Fries
  • Patent number: 7337496
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hinge assembly capable of adjusting a tilting angle of a display in a display appliance. The hinge assembly includes a movable plate fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole, a stationary plate coupled to a stand for the display appliance and having a through-hole, a hinge shaft passing through the through-holes of the movable and stationary plates and having a head portion, a coupling member fixed to one end of the hinge shaft, a first washer disposed between the head portion of the hinge shaft and the movable plate, a second washer disposed between the movable and stationary plates, a third washer disposed between the stationary plate and the coupling member, and a stationary washer fixedly engaged to any one of the movable and stationary plates, the stationary washer being an elastic washer for applying compressive elasticity to the hinge shaft in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Gyu Yeol Cho, Hong Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20080022491
    Abstract: An adjustable hinge (10) has a frame leaf (11) with a door leaf (14) rotatably mounted thereto. An adjustable mounting assembly (21) has a snap-in connection to the door leaf (14). A slideable carriage (24) is utilized. Vertical adjustment is provided by a bevel gear assembly (25). Horizontal adjustment is provided through a screw (17) which pivots the door leaf (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Frank W. Campbell, Bror Fries
  • Publication number: 20070289093
    Abstract: An adjustable hinge fixture that includes a base plate for adjustable fixation to an article of furniture, a connecting plate assembly including a generally U-shaped cross-section formed by a top portion and a pair of spaced apart side walls, and an adjustment screw operable to move the connecting plate assembly relative to the base plate about a curved region of the connecting plate assembly. The connecting plate assembly has a projection through a curved region to a lower portion of the projection positioned between the side walls and generally parallel to the top portion. The curved region is elastically deflectable to permit the lower and top portions to move relative to each other. The lower portion is adjustably connected to the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventor: Udhaya Bhaskar Nallamottu
  • Publication number: 20070169311
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hinge of the type including of a pair of members of a hinge (1), each having a pair of screw-anchoring holes (5). The holes are obtained within housing seats (2) prearranged for the introduction of adjusters (3, 9). Each adjuster includes a body (6) and a flange (7). The edge of the flange rests on the surface of each member of the hinge (1) in various mutual positions of the adjuster in its respective seat. According to the invention, said housing seats (2) have a centered-symmetry base layout, and guiding means (6, 11, 11 a) are provided for guiding said adjuster body (6) into its respective housing seat (2) so as to allow the free movement of the adjuster (3, 9) in a single direction, among multiple possible directions, depending on the orientation of each adjuster (2) in its respective seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: ELESA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gian Carlo Franchini
  • Patent number: 7231691
    Abstract: Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame is provided comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member, an intermediate plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said mounting plate, a top plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said intermediate plate and said mounting plate, said top plate comprising a body portion having a depending front face and at least one depending rear member, a hinge arm slideably engaged to said top plate, and a guide pin extending through an aperture in the at least one depending rear member under the body portion of the top plate, under a portion of the intermediate plate, and into a corresponding aperture in the front face of the top plate. The hinge assembly is adjustable such that the hinge arm can be adjusted in three dimensions relative to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Grass America Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Domenig, Jeffery W. Morgan
  • Patent number: 7213300
    Abstract: Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member, an intermediate plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said mounting plate, a top plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said intermediate plate and said mounting plate, a hinge arm slideably connected to said top plate, and a pin extending through a portion of said top plate, slideably extending through a portion of said intermediate plate such that said intermediate plate is slideable in a first direction along the axis of the pin, and slideably extending through a portion of said mounting plate such that said pin is slideable in a second direction perpendicular to the axis of the pin relative to the mounting plate. Further, the hinge assembly is adjustable such that the hinge arm can be adjusted in three dimensions relative to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Grass America Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Domenig, Jeffery W. Morgan
  • Patent number: 7162774
    Abstract: A multi-position adjustable door hinge is comprised of a frame leaf having a lower barrel section and a door leaf having an upper barrel section. An eccentric pivot pin is disposed in axial rotational fit in a through bore of the lower barrel section and is in contact at a lower end with an adjustment screw. The eccentric pivot pin has an upper cylindrical portion eccentrically displaced from the lower cylindrical portion and extends into a cylindrical bore of an eccentric compensator cylinder adjustably retained in the through bore of the upper barrel section. The eccentric pivot pin and the eccentric compensator cylinder are both axially displaceable from one another whereby to impart relative lateral displacement thereof and of the barrels to a desired position. The adjustment screw at the bottom of the lower barrel section provides vertical adjustment between the frame leaf and the door leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Ferco Architechtural Hardware
    Inventors: Julius Von Resch, Daniel Varin
  • Patent number: 7117561
    Abstract: Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member an intermediate plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said mounting plate a top plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said intermediate plate and said mounting plate, and further comprising a hinge arm extending from a front portion thereof, and a guide pin extending through a rearward portion of said top plate, through a rearward portion of said intermediate plate, and through a rearward portion of said mounting plate such that said top plate is pivotable upon said guide pin. Further, the hinge assembly is adjustable such that the hinge arm can be adjusted in three dimensions relative to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Grass America Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Domenig, Jeffery W. Morgan
  • Patent number: 7059020
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hinge for doors and similar construction components. The hinge can be installed in a recess of a door frame, whereby the recess receives the hinge completely when the door is closed. In this way, the hinge will be completely invisible when the door is closed, and also inaccessible from the outside. This means that the hinge offers increased resistance against break-ins as well as an improved aesthetic appearance. In order to minimize the size of the required recess, the hinge flap that is nearest to the door frame incorporates a flat-angled curved profile, while the hinge flap (3) that is nearest to the door has a profile that encloses the hinge axis (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Inventor: Harald Sitter
  • Patent number: 7017231
    Abstract: A hinge is to be used for a piece of furniture with a frame and with a door wing secured to the frame. The hinge has a bedplate to be fitted to the frame, which bedplate carries an intermediate piece and a hinge arm. Furthermore, a joint-adjustment screw and a device for the depth adjustment of the hinge arm are provided. In one of the bedplate, intermediate piece, and hinge arm, a rotatable part is housed for the height adjustment of the hinge arm relative to the bedplate. The intermediate part and/or the hinge arm is able to be moved relative to the bedplate via the rotatable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Herbert Isele
  • Patent number: 6996877
    Abstract: This invention relates to a hinge assembly comprising a frame plate for engagement to a furniture frame member comprising means for engaging a spring assembly, an intermediate plate comprising means for rotatably engaging the intermediate plate with a pin, and two side members, a spring assembly for releasably engaging the intermediate plate to the frame plate, and, a base plate comprising two side members each having at least one aperture therein, and a pin. The pin extends through the apertures on the side members of the base plate and the means for rotatably engaging the intermediate plate with a pin provide a slideable engagement between the base plate and the intermediate plate, and the spring assembly provides a releasable engagement between the frame plate and the intermediate plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Grass America Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Booker, Georg Domenig
  • Patent number: 6925682
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with an adjusting device that is directly or indirectly on the cabinet side, a single or multi-part mounting plate stored hinge arm, that is connected jointed with a door-side stop part, so that the adjusting device has a side adjusting screw that, by means of which the hinge arm's position is adjustable parallel to the mounting plate to the depth adjustment of the door, and has a depth adjusting screw by which the hinge arm's position is adjustable parallel to the mounting plate to the door's depth adjustment, wo that the depth adjustment screw is held directly or indirectly swiveling and non-shifting on the hinge arm, and has a control component that has at least one eccentric disk that has at least one partially cone-type adjusting surface that is supported on contact surfaces of the mounting plate and by turning the side adjusting screw, a side adjustment and, at the same time, a shifting of the hinge arm activates somewhat in the direction of its longitudinal axis r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht
  • Patent number: 6883204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hinge, preferably a furniture hinge, comprising a hinge arm which is pivotally connected, at one end, via a joint axle to a hinge part and, at the other end, via holding means to a base element, preferably to a base plate. Provision is made in accordance with the invention for the holding means to comprise a first eccentric adjustment, preferably retained by friction, for displaceable holding which allows a displacement parallel to the joint axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 6810563
    Abstract: A mounting plate for a furniture hinge includes a hinge plate pivotably connected to a hinge component, such as a hinge cup, on a pivot axis. At least one front support members depends from the front edge of the hinge plate and is spaced a predetermined radial distance from the pivot axis. The front support member depends a distance from the hinge plate that is less than, and preferably not greater than three-fourths, the predetermined radial distance between the front support member and the pivot axis. The mounting plate also includes at least one opposing rear support member depending from the rear edge of the hinge plate a distance that is at least as great as, and preferably, at least one and three-fourths times, the distance by which the front support member depends from the hinge plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Grass America Inc.
    Inventors: Georg Domenig, Manfred Peer
  • Publication number: 20040128794
    Abstract: A hinge is connected between the door frame and the door and includes a mounting assembly fixed received in the door. The mounting assembly includes a casing and a piece is movably received in the casing. The door leaf is retained in a space defined in the piece. An adjustment screw extends through an opening defining through a side of the casing and a collar is threadedly mounted to threads of the adjustment screw. The collar is rotatably engaged with the door leaf so as to apply a force to the door leaf when rotating the adjustment screw. The force makes the door to be moved in horizontal direction relative to the door frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventor: Stanley Chung
  • Patent number: 6757939
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with an adjusting device that is directly or indirectly on the cabinet side, single or multi-part mounting plate stored hinge arm, that is connected jointed with a door-side stop part, so that the adjusting device has a side adjusting screw by means of which the hinge arm's position perpendicular to the mounting plate can be changed to the door's side adjustment. The side adjusting device has a side adjusting screw with at least one eccentric- or cam disks so that by turning the side adjusting screw, a side adjustment and, at the same time, a parallel shifting of the hinge arm relative to the mounting plate occurs, resulting in a correction of the door's depth adjustment for an amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht, Remo Egger, Holger Wenzel, Johannes Haemmerle, Juergen Amann
  • Publication number: 20040123425
    Abstract: A concealed hinge for doors in furniture and cabinets installed with screws in which the weight of the door rests on the hinge pivot point and is borne by the frame of the cabinet thereby permitting the use of a structurally thin and lightweight hinge. The hinge is preferably installed using a simple template designed for use by amateurs as well as professional cabinet makers. The hinge is not only easy to install, but also is easily adjusted. The hinge is relatively inexpensive and installation is inexpensive compared with comparable hinges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventor: Henry C. Almestad
  • Patent number: 6729054
    Abstract: Articulated continuous electronic display providing for an electronic display panel bridging between adjacent non-coplanar electronic display sections to provide for continuous non-interrupted alphanumeric or graphic informational display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Jon VanderTuin
  • Patent number: 6725504
    Abstract: An improved hinge assembly for use with gates, doors and the like, including respective first, second and third members, adapted to be releasably and adjustably mounted to a gate, door or the like and a jamb or the like therefor. The first member (1) has means (10, 11) associated therewith which allows for pivotal movement thereof relative to said second (2) and third members (3), thereby to allow for selective and controlled opening and/or closing of the gate, door or the like. The assembly further includes means which allows for the monitoring of the disposition of the gate, door or the like relative to the jamb or the like therefor, thereby to denote whether the gate, door of the like is open or closed. Means are also provided for selective vertical and/or horizontal adjustment of the hinge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignees: Steelfinne Fabrications Pty. Ltd., ESI Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Dickson, Mal Urban
  • Patent number: 6721995
    Abstract: A cabinet hinge configured to pivotally couple a cabinet door to a frame is disclosed. The frame includes an edge with a first side and a second side. The cabinet hinge includes a door wing configured to be mounted to the cabinet door. The cabinet hinge also includes a frame wing configured to be mounted to the frame and including a wrap portion. The wrap portion includes a first wrap portion configured to wrap around the first side of the frame and the second wrap portion configured to wrap around the second side of the frame. The first wrap portion is configured to extend along the cabinet frame a sufficient distance to prevent splitting of the frame material under normal usage and following normal mounting procedures. The cabinet hinge also includes a hinge arm configured to pivotally couple the door wing and the frame wing. The first wrap portion is configured with a raised surface configured to contact the frame first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: David R. Cress, Thomas Barnett
  • Patent number: 6715180
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with a depth adjusting device for hinge arm held directly or indirectly on a cabinet-side, single- or multi-part mounting plate. A revolvable depth adjusting screw held in the mounting plate is provided in order to adjust the depth. A driver plate is connected with the hinge arm; whereby, the depth adjusting screw has adjusting elements that work together with corresponding adjusting surfaces on the driver plate in such a way that by turning the depth adjusting screw, the driver plate and the hinge arm are moved in relation to the mounting plate. The invention offers the advantage that with only turn, the depth adjusting screw can finely and delicately adjust the depth position of the hinge arm over its entire adjustment range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht, Remo Egger, Holger Wenzel
  • Patent number: 6681446
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a door support bracket provided with adjustment mechanism with three adjustment options: one translating movement and two oscillating movements with respect to two Cartesian axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Compagnucci - S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rossano Compagnucci
  • Publication number: 20030204934
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with an adjusting device that is directly or indirectly on the cabinet side, single or multi-part mounting plate stored hinge arm, that is connected jointed with a door-side stop part, so that the adjusting device has a side adjusting screw by means of which the hinge arm's position perpendicular to the mounting plate can be changed to the door's side adjustment. The side adjusting device has a side adjusting screw with at least one eccentric- or cam disks so that by turning the side adjusting screw, a side adjustment and, at the same time, a parallel shifting of the hinge arm relative to the mounting plate occurs, resulting in a correction of the door's depth adjustment for an amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht, Remo Egger, Holger Wenzel, Johannes Haemmerle, Juergen Amann
  • Publication number: 20030041412
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with a depth adjusting device for hinge arm held directly or indirectly on a cabinet-side, single- or multi-part mounting plate. A revolvable depth adjusting screw held in the mounting plate is provided in order to adjust the depth. A driver plate is connected with the hinge arm; whereby, the depth adjusting screw has adjusting elements that work together with corresponding adjusting surfaces on the driver plate in such a way that by turning the depth adjusting screw, the driver plate and the hinge arm are moved in relation to the mounting plate. The invention offers the advantage that with only turn, the depth adjusting screw can finely and delicately adjust the depth position of the hinge arm over its entire adjustment range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht, Remo Egger, Holger Wenzel
  • Patent number: 6516494
    Abstract: A hinge is provided which includes a frame-side base member 41 adapted to be attached to an open frame 10 and a door-side base member 42 adapted to be attached to a door 20. The frame-side base member 41 is connected to a first plate 31 and the door-side base member 42 is connected to a second plate 32 which is hinge connected to the first plate 31, for holding the door 20 so as to be capable of rotating. The second plate 32 is separable from the door-side base member 42. The door-side base member 42 is shaped to be symmetrical about the vertical center line of the door edge, and is imbedded in the edge of the door 20 without any protrusions from the door 20. Further, the door-side base member 42 is provided with a slit 44 which penetrates the member 42 in the width direction of the door 20 and into which the second plate 32 can be inserted from both the front and back sides of the door 20. There is also provided a lock apparatus to lock the second plate 32 inserted into the slit 44.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Juken Sangyo
    Inventors: Yusho Nakamoto, Katsunori Sako, Kiminori Kubo
  • Patent number: 6463626
    Abstract: A hinge of the frame type for hinging of a door to the front frame of a piece of furniture, comprising a base (11) having a rest surface (17) to be fixed to the frame of a piece of furniture, an element (16) for fastening to the door and a wing (12) which is linked to the base by position-adjusting means (13, 14) and extends at the front of the hinge until an end carrying a pivotal mounting (15) for connection with the fastening element (16). The adjusting means (13, 14) comprises a rear element (14) for adjustment of the hinge depth and a front screw (13) for adjustment of the right-left alignment of the door. The rear region (31) of the hinge around which the inclination movement between the base and wing takes place is in a lower plane than the plane passing through the rest surface of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Inventors: Franco Ferrari, Carlo Migli
  • Patent number: 6286185
    Abstract: A hinge for metal cupboard doors or the like, comprising a first hinged piece such as a hinge plate with one or several counterbored holes for fixing screws and a second hinge piece articulated on the first hinge piece such as a hinge frame or hinge plate, which is also provided with several counterbored holes for fixing screws, wherein the holes of the at least one hinge part are configured as oblong holes. The hinge is provided with a fixing screw bushing which can be fitted into the oblong hole, and whose part fitting into the counterbored area of the oblong hole has a cross-section which differs from a circular form, i.e. a quadratic cross-section, preferably a longitudinally extended rectangular, rectangular with added semicircles of an oval cross-section, and whose longitudinal extension is (the same or) greater than the transversal extension of the counterbored area of the oblong hole and whose inner counter matches the shape of the fixing screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventor: Dieter Ramsauer
  • Publication number: 20010016967
    Abstract: A hinge comprising: a hinge arm; and a mounting plate by means of which said hinge arm can be mounted to a furniture side wall. The hinge arm is hingedly connected to a hinge member. An adjustment screw is provided to adjust the position of the hinge arm with respect to the mounting plate. The mounting plate has a slot open at one end and having two elongated rims opposed to each other. The adjustment screw is mounted in said hinge arm so as to be turnable but axially undisplaceable with respect to said hinge arm. The opposed rims of the slot engage in the screw thread of the adjustment screw, so that the adjustment screw can be screwed into the slot of the mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventor: Herbert Isele
  • Patent number: 6233783
    Abstract: A hinge with adjusting devices in which a hinge arm can manually be secured to a base plate by means of an intermediate piece. The hinge arm is connected to a second hinge fastening part, for example a hinge cup, by articulated hinge links. The hinge arm is displaceable with respect to the intermediate piece in the direction of a depth of the piece of furniture and in a direction perpendicular to a side wall of the piece of furniture. Each adjusting device includes a manually operatable member for displacement of the hinge arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Fredi Dubach
  • Patent number: 6205617
    Abstract: A hinge with an adjusting device for adjusting the position of an elongated hinge arm which is mounted on a base plate and is connected to a hinge cup by means of articulated hinge links. The base plate has a mounting plane for abutting a furniture side wall in the mounted position and the position of the hinge arm is adjustable by the adjusting device in a plane perpendicular to said mounting plane. The adjusting device comprises two screws spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the hinge arm and being perpendicular to the mounting plane of the base plate. The screws are coupled to each other so that rotation of one screw will result in rotation of the other screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Held, Günter Lenz
  • Patent number: 6170121
    Abstract: A mounting plate for a furniture hinge includes a hinge plate which is adapted to be pivotably connected to a hinge component, such as a hinge cup, at least one pair, and preferably two pairs of opposing legs, depending from the hinge plate, and a fastener opening formed in the hinge plate between the opposing legs. The opposing legs are spaced apart from one another and depend from the hinge plate parallel to one another. Further, the opposing legs extend from the hinge plate a distance which is at least as great as or equal to the distance by which the opposing legs are spaced from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Grass America, Inc.
    Inventor: Georg Domenig
  • Patent number: 6167590
    Abstract: A mounting plate for a furniture hinge includes a hinge plate which is adapted to be pivotably connected to a hinge component, such as a hinge cup, a flange depending from one of the opposing edges of the hinge plate, and at least one, and preferably two fastener openings formed in the flange. The flange forms substantially a 90 degree angle with the hinge plate and depends a distance from the hinge plate that is at least as great as, or equal to, or greater than the width of the hinge plate. The fastener openings are disposed nearer to the lower edge of the flange than the upper edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Grass America, Inc.
    Inventor: Georg Domenig
  • Patent number: 6148479
    Abstract: A hinge mainly comprises a fixing plate, a base plate, a connection, and a door related hinge part. The fixing plate is provided with fixing holes for securing to the jamb of cabinet and a side plate having a auxiliary fixing hole. The base plate is mounted to the fixing plate and has two bumps and notches. The connection comprises a pin hooked by the notch of the base platen and a buckle being urged by a spring element to clasp the edge of the bump. The door related hinge part is mounted to the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Inventor: John C. L. Lin
  • Patent number: 6125510
    Abstract: A mounting plate for a furniture hinge includes a hinge plate which is adapted to be pivotably connected to a hinge component, such as a hinge cup, at least one pair, and preferably two pairs of opposing legs, depending from the hinge plate, and a fastener opening formed in the hinge plate between the opposing legs. The opposing legs are spaced apart from one another and depend from the hinge plate parallel to one another. Further, the opposing legs extend from the hinge plate a distance which is at least as great as or equal to the distance by which the opposing legs are spaced from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Grass America, Inc.
    Inventor: Georg Domenig
  • Patent number: 5799370
    Abstract: An adjustable hinge has a first leaf and an adjustable leaf mounting assembly which includes a second leaf, a bracket, a cam and an adjusting screw. The second leaf is mounted on the bracket and has one end extending beyond the bracket and pivotally engaged with the first leaf. The cam is rotatably mounted on the bracket and cooperates with a cam follower surface on the second leaf. The adjusting screw has a shank threadably engaged in the second leaf intermediate its ends and has its free end abutting the bracket. In operation, the rotation of the adjusting screw pivots the one end of the second leaf relative to the bracket and the rotation of the cam moves the second leaf vertically relative to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Stanley Works
    Inventors: Richard M. Davidian, Kevin C. Brielmann
  • Patent number: 5765262
    Abstract: A hinge for the articulated connection of two leaves of a door, which are arranged to shut at an angle to each and of which one door leaf is pivoted to the body part of a piece of furniture or the like, comprises a cranked hinge arm able to be mounted on the body of the piece of furniture, and which is attached to a support plate, and a hinge part adapted to be secured to the other leaf and on which a free end of the hinge arm is pivoted. In order to provide such a hinge which is less complex to produce and has a high strength while being able to be fitted to leaves of a door of various different thicknesses, the part, able to be secured to the support plate, of the hinge arm comprises a standard hinge arm for conventional double link hinges, to which the pivot part, which is connected with the pivotal hinge part, of the hinge arm is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Arturo Salice
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 5564775
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hinge past system which enables an operator to simultaneously install and position a door at a desired location on the body of a motor vehicle. The hinge past system includes a hinge having a first section and a second section. The second section is rotatably connected to the first section. The second section further includes a key for securing the door to the vehicle and for adjusting the position of the door relative to the vehicle, along the longitudinal axis. The hinge post system further includes hinge post having a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber has an extension for securing the post to the vehicle. The second chamber includes an extension and other means for adjusting the position of the hinge relative to the second chamber along the vertical and lateral axes. The longitudinal, vertical and lateral axes are substantially perpendicular to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Vereinigte Aluminum - Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jorg Ebert, Volker Gomon, Dieter Bungarten
  • Patent number: 5511287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a furniture hinge having a wall-related part shaped as an elongated supporting arm which can be mounted for adjustment in at least two coordinate directions on an associated mounting plate disposed on the wall of a cabinet carcase. The supporting arm is mounted and fastened on the mounting plate by a mounting screw driven into the mounting plate and passing through a slot provided at the inside end with an enlarged pass-through opening in the web of the supporting arm. A threaded spindle is screwed in a tap in the web of the supporting arm, which is situated further out from the carcase interior than the slot. At the bottom end of the spindle, on a neck of smaller diameter, is a head of larger diameter. This head is inserted into an open-ended slot provided in the mounting plate, which clutches the sides of the head, securing it against lifting away from the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Horst Lautenschlager, Gerhard W. Lautenschlager
  • Patent number: 5465463
    Abstract: Hinge for hanging the free panel of a bipartite corner-cabinet door on the panel that is hinged to the supporting wall of the carcase. The hinge has two leaves associated one with each of the door panels and the leaves can pivot relative to one another on a pivot pin passing through aligned bores provided at the meeting arrises of the door. Each of these hinge leaves has at least one angular appendage running across the front edge of the associated door panel to a point near the door's arris, and the bores for the hinge pins are provided in the staggered knuckles of the hinge leaves. The two hinge leaves are in the form of elongated supporting arms to each of which the end of one link of a pair of links is articulated, the other ends of the links being articulated to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Reinhard Lautenschlager
  • Patent number: 5379487
    Abstract: Two screws are threaded into two holes in a hinge arm which is adapted to be assembled with a base plate by shifting the arm longitudinally to cause the screws to slide into two U-shaped slots in the plate, the slots permitting longitudinal adjustment of the hinge arm. One of the screws may be turned to adjust the inclination of the hinge arm relative to the base plate while the other screw serves to lock the arm to the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Amerock Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Bowers
  • Patent number: 5257437
    Abstract: A mounting plate for securing a hinge bracket, and preferably a hinge bracket of a furniture hinge to a corpus part of a furniture piece or the like, has bores for receiving fixing screws and adjustable secures the hinge bracket to the plate. In order to provide a mounting plate which has a simple design, can be actuated in a simple manner, and permits a hinge bracket to be adjusted in height, the mounting plate, in its rear portion, is mounted so as to be pivotally movable relative to the corpus part about a pivotal axis, which may be imaginary or defined by a pivot, is guided for a limited pivotal movement about the axis, and is then held or clamped in adjustable angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 5203115
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door having at least one wing which can be swivelled about a lower hinge axis of a bearing device of a lower door rail, and about an upper hinge axis of a bearing device of an upper door rail relative to a door closer disposed within an upper tubular door frame. The upper hinge axis is defined by an adjustable first hinge part which is disposed on the outside of an upper wing frame section and which is capable of swivelling in a limited fashion about an essentially vertical alignment axis, and by a second hinge part which is essentially horizontally displaceable 1) in a limited fashion on the first hinge part and 2) essentially parallel to the plane of the wing. The first and second hinge parts are capable of being fixed in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Societa Italiana Progetti S.r.l.
    Inventor: Mario Marinoni
  • Patent number: 5201096
    Abstract: A hinge, in particular a folding door hinge, includes a hinge arm which may be mounted by means of a base plate on a furniture unit part. The hinge arm may be adjusted in two dimensions on the base plate and is connected via at least one joint pin to a hinge pot. An end of the hinge arm facing the joint pin is angled and mounted on such end is a linearly displaceable extension member that carries the joint pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Fredi Dubach, Erich Rock
  • Patent number: 5193247
    Abstract: The invention belongs to the area of fittings for furniture, and relates to a dismountable and adjustable hinge for the incorporation into units of furniture. The hinge comprises a hinge arm (1) tightened to a base plate (4) by means of a tightening screw (6), whose neck (6'") limiting a trapezoidal recess (6") at each inclination of the hinge arm (1) cooperates with shoulder sections (10) of a longitudinal recess (10') of an intermediate step (17) of the base plate (4). Into a female thread (14) there is screwed a threaded bolt (5) for adjusting the inclination of the hinge arm (1) with respect to the base plate (4), resting by its bottom surface (5') on a first step (16) of the base plate (4), for the limitation of shifting of the bolt (5) in longitudinal direction there being provided an abutment (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Mednarodno podjetje LAMA, d.d. okovje - montazni sistemi - orodja - trgovina
    Inventors: Anton Placer, Mihajlo Marjanovic, Klavdij Kocjan
  • Patent number: 5029362
    Abstract: A furniture hinge has a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm which are interconnected by inner and outer pivot levers. The inner pivot lever carries a control cam within the first hinge arm for cooperating with an internal coil spring so that the hinge can snap between open and closed positions. A transverse pin within the first hinge arm transmits force between the spring and the control cam. The pin is carried in elongate slots which are inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the coil spring. In the closed position of the hinge, the pin engages a snapping section of the control cam and in the open position of the hinge the pin engages a radiused sliding section of the cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Lama Okovje
    Inventor: Marino Prodan