Abstract: The articulation comprises in combination a fixed flange, a mobile flange, a slidable composite bearing plate and a cam. The fixed flange is provided with a lower recess and the mobile flange is provided with a recess in registration with and larger than the lower recess of the fixed flange. The slidable bearing plate is formed of two parts bearing together along a straight line and having lower toothings cooperating with a corresponding toothing of the mobile flange, the lower toothing of one of the two parts extending in said corresponding toothing while the lower toothing of another one of the two parts extends only in part in said corresponding toothing.

Abstract: A hinge assembly is disclosed for application in pivotable or rotatable vehicle accessories, such as visors, vanity covers, storage covers, or other vehicular or non-vehicular applications. A preferred, one-piece resilient sleeve member frictionally engages a preferably compact pivot rod and retains the rotated member in any of a number of pre-adjusted pivoted positions, while still providing for one or more positive, predetermined detent positions.

Abstract: A collapsible infant's crib is provided with hinged sides which fold inwardly. The side hinges are constructed to be slightly non-linear when in the open position, to provide an inward bias which prevents undue flexing of the joint when the crib is in use. The crib is held in open position by a tightly fitting bottom which opposes the inward bias of the sides and holds them straight. The sides are attached to the end of the crib by means of brackets of unequal length such that the crib folds down very compactly.

Abstract: A door hinge is disclosed including a door mounting bracket and a body mounting bracket interconnected by an intermediate member pivotably attached to each bracket. A locking arrangement including a pivotable locking arm on the intermediate member simultaneously locks and unlocks the intermediate member with the respective mounting bracket at the closed and an intermediate open position of the door providing for sequential, reversible pivotable movement of the intermediate member and door bracket as a unit about the pivot point on the body bracket between the closed and intermediate open position and independent reversible pivotable movement of the door mounting bracket between the intermediate open position and fully open position of the door.

Abstract: A hinge mechanism including a sleeve member having an inwardly facing bearing surface and a rod member dimensioned to fit in the sleeve member in engagement with the bearing surface. The sleeve member is resiliently flexible but substantially inextensible and has at least one recess formed in its bearing surface, the rod member being provided with a projection shaped to be engageable in the recess. The rod member is an interference fit in the sleeve member with the projection located in the recess and the rod member is rotatable in the sleeve member by causing only resilient deformation of the latter.

Abstract: A combined flush hinge and hold-open is described for hinging a panel flush with respect to a surface, such as may be used for hinging a liquid crystal display to a portable computer. The panel is connected to the surface through a pair of hinges, which are mounted on spring-activated follower parts which lie flush with the surface when the panel is closed. Upon rotation of the panel from the closed position, a cam surface on the panel, shaped in the form of an outward spiral, cooperates with an involute surface within the recess to displace the hinge outwardly, which permits the panel to rotate past the upper edge of the recess to opening angles greater than 90 degrees relative to the closed position, including up to 180 degrees.

Abstract: A friction supporting stay comprises a channel section track (10) and a slider (15) linked to a strut (24). At the upper and of track (10) is a cap (14) with internal surfaces (36) (37) engageable by one end of strut (24). A plastic nose member (35) is riveted to the end of strut (24) and is formed with surfaces (39) (40) shaped to engage the corresponding surfaces (36) (37).

Abstract: A hinge assembly is disclosed which is particularly well suited for vehicle accessory applications, such as for pivotally interconnecting vanity doors with vanity housing structures for example. The hinge assembly, which is also applicable for other applications, includes a pivot pivotally interconnecting first and second members for relative rotational movement about a longitudinal axis, with a cam on the first member protruding in a generally lateral direction to engage a resilient biasing springs on the second member. The resilient biasing springs, which is preferbly a leaf spring, is slidably engaged and resiliently deflected by the cam on the first member and exerts a resilient biasing force on the cam in a generally lateral direction, generally toward the pivot axis.

Abstract: A foldable handle for skateboard includes a base plate adapted to be fixed on a base board of a skateboard; two opposed upright plates, fixed on the base plate and spaced apart from each other; a handle, pivoted between the upright plates, and which does not contact the base plate; a gripping mechanism for gripping releasably the handle, disposed between the upright plates along a side of the handle; and a block member, fixed between the upright plates along an opposite side of the handle from the gripping mechanism for blocking the handle; thereby, when the gripping mechanism is released, the handle is foldable to rest transversely on the base board of the skateboard from an operative position. Furthermore, the foldable handle can be used with the skateboard for exercise as soon as it is restored to the operative position.

Abstract: A friction supported stay comprising a track (10) secured vertically to a window frame with a slider (15) connected by link (18) to a strut (16) in turn connected to bar (24) which is also connected to slider (15) by a link (21). The bar, which is normally connected to the window has a nose member (35) which engages in a plastic, shaped cap member (14). The cap member (14) has internal cam surfaces (36) (37) which are asymmetrically disposed with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the track. One cam surface is at a greater angle to the axis than the other. The corresponding surfaces of the nose portion (35) of strut (24) are similarly inclined to each other and to the axis of strut (24).

Abstract: A window hinge for mounting a window sash for pivotal movement between open and closed positions including a track mountable to window frame and a sash arm mountable to a window sash. The sash arm is supported for movement relative to the track by a plurality of links, with pivotal connections to the sash arm and to either the track or a shoe movable along the track. A cam surface on the sash arm coacts with a cam member on the track to assure pull-in of the sash arm when the window hinge moves to window-closed position. The cam surface has an apex which is offset relative to the center line of the sash arm and a pivot connection of a link to the sash arm is similarly offset whereby an inside edge of the sash arm is caused to align with an inside edge of the track when the window hinge is in window-closed position.

Abstract: A door includes a pair of pivot pins each positioned on the outer surface of a respective, facing edge-mounted resilient flange. Each resilient flange is adapted for flexible displacement relative to facing lateral portions of a support panel in which the door is to be mounted, while each pivot pin is adapted for insertion within a respective mounting aperture in each of said support panel facing portions. Each support panel facing portion is provided with a ramp positioned adjacent to a respective mounting aperture, with the taper of the ramps providing decreasing inter-ramp spacing in the direction of pivoting displacement of the door as it is opened. Positioned adjacent to each of the pivot pins on the outer lateral surface of each resilient flange and arranged so as to engage a corresponding ramp is a cam having a first beveled and a second flat outer surface.

Abstract: A hinged butt joint for connecting struts to multijoint fittings used in space structures is disclosed as two end fittings pivoted together, one of which is bifurcated and the other having a cammed butt end extending between the bifurcation with a pivot pin through aligned openings so that the fittings are rotatable to a desired angular position. Nominal manufacturing tolerances are used throughout. A wedge is forcibly fitted into the base of the bifurcation when the fittings are colinear, and bonded to the base in that position during manufacture or assembly, to preclude freeplay in the joint under alternating compression and tension leads and to create a solid mechanical path though which load is transmitted and heat and electricity conducted.

Abstract: A door and hinge mechanism particularly adapted for use in a conical hopper where the door may be on the down side of the hopper. The hinge pin connecting the fixed hinge element with the movable hinge element is placed under tension by springs such as Belville washers so that the hinge pin is not freely rotatably in the fixed hinged element. The movable hinge element includes a cam member which rotates about an off-set axis until the cam surface engages the hinge pin to prohibit further free rotation of the movable hinge. A force must then be applied to the door supplementing gravity to rotate the movable hinge element and hinge pin relative to the fixed hinge element to thereby open the door.

Abstract: A vehicle door hold open mechanism of the friction type may be assembled to the vehicle prior to the vehicle being subjected to an electrostatic priming process without coating the critical metal surfaces with primer. An arm member secured to the door includes non-conductive frictional material molded in a two sided arc. A pair of metal blocks engagable with the frictional material to create a frictional force are insulated from the vehicle body by elastomer blocks. When the door is opened, the frictional material slides between the metal blocks, compressing them to create a frictional hold open force. Neither the metal blocks, nor the frictional material, will receive a coating of primer during the priming process, as they will be insulated from the electrostatic charge received by the vehicle door and body.

Abstract: A container case includes a cover, a base and a hinge which pivotally joins the cover and the base on a corresponding side of each. The cover, base and hinge are formed by blow molding. The cover and base are double-walled in construction and identical so that they can be formed from the same mold. Each of the cover and base includes cylindrically-shaped, hollow extensions which form portions of the hinge. When the case is assembled, alternate hinge portions of the cover and base are aligned end-to-end along a common axis and cooperatingly mate to form the full hinge. The hinge is drilled to form openings in the end surfaces of the mating hinge portions which communicate with the interior, hollow areas of the hinge portions to form a single bore through the entire axial length of the hinge. A polyethylene pin is received by the hinge bore to interlock the individual hinge portions.

Abstract: A door hinge device comprises a door support member and a door mounting member. The door support member is provided with a tongue, and is attached to a refrigerator housing. The door mounting member is attached to a door, and is provided with a second coupling portion connected to the tongue. A shaft and a guide pin stand on the tongue, and each is loosely fitted with a cylindrical collar. The door mounting member is provided with a shaft fitting slot which extends along the depth of the refrigerator housing when the door is closed, and the shaft is fitted in the shaft fitting slot. A guide recess is formed at the rear portion of the second coupling portion to engage the guide pin.

Abstract: A plastic liner is attached to the jamb of a vertical sliding window and has a continuous "U" channel with the channel opening facing the window opening and a block member slidingly engaged in the channel adapted to be coupled to the window sash and to one end of an elongated coil spring located in the channel which is attached at its other end to the liner. Primary frictional braking force is provided by a wing member inside the channel pushing against the block member so it rubs against a wall of the channel. The block member rides over a "T" shaped rail in the channel and carries a set screw which can be reached through the channel opening to be threaded through the block member into contact with the top surface of the rail member for manually adjusting the frictional braking force on the block member.

Abstract: A concealable handle for carrying an article having one or two elonated channels with a U-shaped cross-section. The handle works in combination with the channels, the handle comprising two elongated straps proportioned to fit inside the channels, one inside each channel. Each strap has a pivot at one end and an attachment at the opposite end. The pivot is too wide to slide out of the channel and is proportioned with longitudinal dimension about equal to the distance between the bottom of the channel and the lips. The latitudinal dimension, perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension, is shorter than the longitudinal dimension and the intersection of the edges is rounded. The dimensions of the pivot allow sliding of the strap means along the length in the channel and free rotation of the strap out of the channel to the perpendicular position. At the perpendicular, the pivot is restricted from further rotational movement. Further, at this position, movement of the pivot along the channel is restricted.

Abstract: Door speed is controlled by a pneumatic dashpot including a spring-loaded piston having a piston rod which extends through an elastomeric silicone rubber braking sleeve which is longitudinally compressed as the door opens to increase the friction between the piston rod and the sleeve. One or more enlargements on the piston rod provide increased friction as the rod moves through the braking sleeve to control closing speed and to provide greater wind resistance.

Abstract: In the door stop, the arm which is pivotally mounted on the door has the shape of a flat strip against the respective edges of which strip are applied under elastically yieldable pressure two rollers. The first roller, which, in the open position of the door, is engaged in a stop notch, is fixed in position, whereas the other roller is rotatably mounted on a transverse portion of a stirrup which connects adjacent end portions of two helical windings of a torsion spring. Each roller comprises two rings which are fitted one inside the other and have a sliding contact between each other, with the pins on which they are mounted, with the arm and with inner faces of a bracket carrying the pins.

Abstract: A hinge lock mechanism (a joint fastener) for lockingly joining at least two panels together at any angle comprising two arms. One of the arms has threads thereon and screws into a floating nut that is located in one of the panels and the other arm has a conical V shaped depression thereon that communicates with a clamping device that has a set screw thereon that is urged against the conical V shaped surface of the arm for tightening the panels together. This hinge lock mechanism forms a continuous edge at the junction of the two panels and cannot be seen from the desired side of the panels.

Abstract: A furniture hinge for two housing parts has a housing mounted on one furniture part, a hinge arm mounted on the other furniture part, two pivotable hinge plates pivotally connecting the housing with the hinge arm, a spring which forms a locking device, a cylinder-and-piston unit having a piston pivotally mounted on the hinge arm and a brake cylinder slidably movable relative to the piston under the action of a cam lever mounted on one of the hinge plates and arranged to move the brake cylinder relative to the piston, wherein the sliding surface of the brake cylinder and/or the piston has a friction-increasing coating.

Abstract: The free end of an arm rotatable with one hinge member contains a roller receiving cavity which opens to an arcuate friction layer on the other hinge member which is disposed about the axis of relative rotation of the hinge members. A spring biased double faced wedging member is movable into and out of the center of the cavity and each face of the member is respective to a semi-cylindrical roller retention surface of the cavity. One face is more steeply sloped than the other. When the hinge members are in door closed position the less steeply sloped face resiliently holds a cylindrical roller against a roller retention surface and the friction layer. As the hinge members rotate toward door open position, the cylindrical roller rotates along the friction layer, past the less steeply sloped face, and into rolling contact with the other retention surface and friction layer under the bias of the more steeply sloped face.