Abstract: A device for holding a flap door to a horizontal open position under a locked condition can reduce any undesired load that may be applied to the flap door when it is unlocked so that the latter can be opened softly and lightly to avoid tear and wear of the related components and prolong the service life. A bracket 6 is rigidly fitted to a cut-out section 5 of the front edge of the top plate 2 of a hollow body 1 and then the inner cylinder 9a of a damper 9 is rigidly secured to the bracket. As the outer sleeve 9b of the damper 9 is rigidly secured to the flap door 18 by way of a slide rail assembly 19, the flap door 18 is turned open as the outer sleeve 9a of the damper 9 is rotated until a roller pin 11 slidably fitted to the bracket 6 and urged forward by a spring 16 comes into engagement with an oblong notch 10 arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the outer sleeve 9b of the damper 9, when the flap door 18 is in the horizontal open position and locked there.

Abstract: An extendable hinge is provided including a hinge base attachable to a vehicle, a panel bracket attachable to a vehicle body panel such as rear gate or trunk lid, and a hinge member pivotally attachable to the hinge base and slideably attachable to the panel bracket. The hinge base and the hinge member include a "camelback" bend for increased strength. The panel bracket is configured with a low profile and the hinge member is configured to slideably receive the panel bracket so that a minimum amount of space is consumed and further so that the panel bracket can be slideably moved within the hinge member from an extended position which facilitates painting to a retracted position which positions the vehicle body panel for optimal aesthetics. Flanges on the hinge member and the panel bracket define integral stops that engage to limit the panel movement at the extended and retracted positions.

Abstract: A stay generally indicated at 10 comprises a base 11, a window support 12 and a link 13. The link 13 is releasably and pivotally connected at 20 to the base 11. The connection at 20 is formed between a projection 22 and an end cap 23, which defines a through passage 25 for receiving the projection 22. The end cap 23 has an annular projection 26 which is dimensioned to snap fit into a circular groove 27 in the projection 22.

Abstract: An improved liftable cover for a vehicle such as a light truck. A pair of center pivoted cross members mounted to the lateral sides of the vehicle to support and lift said cover. The improvement is two pairs of slidable hinges each having a block pivotally connected to ends of the cross members. This block is permitted limited horizontal movement along a cylinder rod mounted to the lateral sides of the vehicle. The cross members are U-shaped with an open end that overlies the block providing a low profile cover in the lowered position.

Abstract: An enclosure support for fluid nozzles in a shower facility wherein there are linkage members for oscillating the nozzles as well as an oscillating member for effecting oscillation with the linkage members and the oscillating member being connected to the support wall which is hinged for connection to a wall member. The hinging member allows for complete access to the back of the support wall without detachment from the wall. In another embodiment, there are fluid nozzles which are attached to a pulsating member with the pulsating member attached to the support wall which is hinged to allow access to the pulsating member at the back of the support wall. Alternatively, the support wall can have connected thereto both the linkage members, the oscillating member, as well as the pulsating member.

Abstract: A hinge assembly capable of moving a panel or door between a flush, closed position and an outwardly opened position with at least 180 degrees of possible rotation of the panel. A housing is attached to the body at the edge of the door opening and locates a jack screw which drives a carriage in and out. On the carriage are located two idler shafts carrying fixed sprockets around which are wrapped a roller chain loop. The outer idler shaft is fixed to the panel and defines the hinge axis for the panel. One portion of the chain loop is fixed relative to the body such that, as the jack screw drives the hinge axis outwardly, the chain loop rotates the sprocket fixed to the outer idler shaft and the attached panel to an open position.

Abstract: An improved container includes a main section and a cover section which are interconnected by a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly allows the cover section to move toward and away from the main section along a linear path so that a seal is uniformly compressed completely around an opening in the main section. In addition, the hinge assembly allows the cover section to pivot relative to the main section. The hinge assembly includes a base portion which is fixedly secured to the main section of the container. A connector portion of the hinge assembly has a pair of hinge plates which are pivotally interconnected. A lower hinge plate is slidably received between the base portion of the hinge assembly and the main section of the container to accommodate linear movement of the cover section relative to the main section of the container.

Abstract: Hinge for a door, window or the like, the sash of which is partially overlapping the sash-frame and outwardly tiltable about a horizontal spindle located at the height of its upper rail including a) hinged lower compass arms imparting to the sash, at the very beginning of its opening, a path with vertical components, b) and upper hinge elements capable of simultaneously outwardly projecting the upper rail of the sash during the substantially vertical movement thereof. The hinge includes an assistance mechanism to push back, vertically and upwards, the sash at the end of closing, and to simultaneously position and center the sash with respect to the sash-frame.

Abstract: A display frame for visually exposing, during times of storage, the artwork of an album cover in which an audio recording is sold. The display frame is equipped with a quick response access frame gate manually movable between closed and open positions for respectively containing and accommodating rapid insertion, removal or exchange of an album cover, with or without the audio recording contained therein.

Abstract: Uniform compression of a refrigerator door seal against the peripheral surface of the cabinet opening is realized by a pair of spaced hinge assemblies coupled for synchronized operation which, in automatic response to opening the door, shifts the hinge axis outwardly prior to permitting pivotal movement of the door about the hinge axis, and requires the door to be moved linearly inwardly while being maintained parallel to the plane of the cabinet opening during final closing of the door.

Abstract: A casement window hinge comprising a toggle hinge assembly slidably received within a laterally symmetrical track. The hinge assembly includes an end block having a sloped upper surface. The ends of the track are notched to assist in alignment of the hinge assembly for insertion into the track.

Abstract: A hinge, in particular a one-axle hinge, includes a hinge arm mountable to a furniture wall and at least one hinge casing which is on the side of a door. The hinge casing is linked to the hinge arm and an inner coupling member insertable therein. A clamping screw holds the coupling member. The coupling member is lockable in the hinge casing by a locking member which is a spring or has spring acting parts or which is acted upon by a spring.

Abstract: A supporting bracket including a track member, a slide, a stop member, a sash arm, a short link, a strut and a brace. The track member has a pair of folded side flanges along the length thereof with at least one of the folded side flanges which is subject to face toward a window sash being discontinuous at a central part thereof to define a cutout part; and a boss provided with a pivot pin having a central groove and a C-ring. The slide is movable along the track member and has a length substantially equal to the length of the cutout part. The stop member is secured to the track member and has a button shape with a central groove and a flattened portion. The stop member is turnable to a position with its rounded portion facing the slide to keep the slide within the side flanges and is turnable to a position with its flatten portion facing the slide such that the slide is releasable from the track member at the cutout part.

Abstract: A hinge for a casement window having components releasably held in positions related to each other to provide for movement of a window-supporting sash arm between closed and egress positions. The structure includes a support arm pivotally connected between a track of the hinge and the sash arm. The pivot mounting of the support arm to the track, or the effective length of the support arm can be varied to enable movement of the window sash from an egress position to a washability position.

Abstract: A counterbalancing device for a hatchback lid on a road vehicle includes a lid hinged at the top about a horizontal axis to the superstructure of the vehicle and at least one counterbalancing unit such as a pneumatic spring. One end of the counterbalancing unit is pivoted to the superstructure and the other end is pivoted to the lid. The counterbalancing unit is pivotally connected to one of the lid and the superstructure by a first lever. A first end of a link is pivotally connected to the first lever; a second end of the link is pivotally connected to a second lever which, in turn, is connected to the one of the superstructure and the lid. A roller carried by the second lever bears against the superstructure or the lid near the closed position of the lid. The device is more efficient than known devices irrespective of the layout of the lid.

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: An automotive roof structure includes a detachable set roof detachably mounted on a cut-out or opening formed in a fixed roof of the vehicle body. The set roof is provided with a male guide engageable to a female guide installed on the edge of the cut-out or opening for positioning the set roof within the cut-out or opening. The female guide is adapted to interfere with lateral movement of the male guide when the set roof is in place within the cut-out or opening, and thus prevents the set roof from unexpectedly separating from the cut-out or opening. In addition, the structure includes a double seal structure to ensure a water-tight seal between the set roof and the mating surfaces around the cut-out or opening in order to effectively prevent water, in particular rain water from leaking into the vehicle compartment.

Abstract: A vehicle body having a roof, depending sidewalls, a rear opening and a door for closing the opening wherein the door is pivotally and slidably mounted to the vehicle body by a slide mounted door hinge assembly. The assembly includes an elongated guide track affixed to the vehicle body extending perpendicularly from the opening and a hinge with a sliding leaf slidably connected to the guide track and a door leaf affixed to the door adjacent the track.

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: Apparatus is provided for attachment to a microscope which alternately positions a filter in alignment with the objective of the microscope and stowed along the side of the body of the microscope. A stationary post is screwed to an accessory fitting associated with the body of the microscope, and a filter holder, which includes a filter-retaining ring and an extending stem, is mounted for rotation from the end of the end of the post. To register the holder stabilized in its aligned and stowed positions, the stem rotates against a face of the post in which a groove is formed, and the stem is biased against the face by a spring so that it catches in the groove in either of the registered positions.

Abstract: The supporting-wall-related part of the hinge is composed of a bottom piece and a top piece borne on the bottom piece and displaceable relative to the latter, horizontally into and out of the carcass interior. One of the link arms of the crosslink mechanism is directly pivotable on the front end of the top piece, i.e., the doorleaf end thereof, and one end of a lever is articulated on its rearward end portion pointing into the carcass interior while its other end is articulated to the rearward end of the other link arm. On the end of the lever that is articulated to the top piece a gear segment is formed, which meshes through an opening in the top piece with a rack provided on the bottom piece.

Abstract: A window hinge assembly for use with windows which pivot outwardly of the room about a substantially vertical axis. Each hinge assemlby has a rail which mounts on one end of the window frame and a mounting bracket to connect to the window sash. Linkages between the mounting bracket and sliders on the rail allow the window to be opened to a position substantially perpendicular to its fully closed position and adjacent one vertical edge of the window opening to allow maximum opening for ventilation and as a possible emergency escape. A tool with at least one inclined surface is used to release a leaf spring connected to the support slider and positioned against a stop in the rail to allow inboard movement of the open window away from that adjacent edge of the window opening in order to facilitate cleaning of the exterior surface of the window. The support slider has one pivot pin joint for both a thrust linkage and brace.

Abstract: First and second structures are hingedly connected by the engagement of a hinge pin (24) by a hinge knuckle (22). Knuckle (22) is rigidly mounted on the first structure. Pin (24) is attached to a carrier that is slidably mounted on the second structure. A spring, preferably a plurality of stacks of Belleville springs, is positioned between the carrier and the second structure. The slidable mount allows the two structures to move translationally relative to each other to prevent excessive hinge loads. The spring controls such movement and biases the hinge pin, and therefore the hinge axis, into a center position.

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: A hinge arrangement for various types of movable objects, such as doors, windows, flap members and so forth. In the case of thick-wall doors having shutters or ornamental strips mounted thereat, equally in the case of double doors, windows or flap members or similar type structures, especially in the construction and furniture industry, there exists the difficult problem of adjusting the pivoting movement of the door or other structure. Usually, there only can be attained opening angles of the door or other movable structure up to a range of about 180.degree.. A hinge arrangement is disclosed which affords a relatively wide pivoting of the door or other structure during opening thereof, the pivoting movement being adjustable as to the degree or width of opening of the door or other structure. The hinge arrangement also allows opening angles of the door or other structure of 270.degree. and more.

Abstract: In a hinge device for inclined tiltable windows with external overlapping cover rails, the base plate of the main frame supports through a pair of pivotable links an intermediate member which is movable in a parallelogramlike--or pantographlike--manner and itself carries a pivot pin on which the sash base plate of the hinge device is journalled. The rotation of said base plate about the pivot pin is co-ordinated with the movement of the intermediate member by way of a coupling link that through pivot pins is connected with the sash base plate and the pivotable link adjacent the coupling link, respectively. The coupling link makes it possible in a simple and cheap manner to reliably controlling the hing parts during the full tilting of the sash in both directions.

Abstract: A braking apparatus for the cover of a chamber in a recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a stationary plate, a shaft connected to the plate and extending in a direction perpendicular therefrom, an actuating disc arranged on the shaft for rotation in a clockwise and a counterclockwise direction, a damping disc rotatably arranged on the shaft between the plate and the actuating disc, means for urging the discs simultaneously toward the plate and a silicone grease provided between the plate and the damping disc. The grease contacts both the plate and the damping disc. The braking apparatus further includes means for uniting the discs and providing simultaneous unidirectional damped rotation by the discs only when the actuating disc is rotated in the counterclockwise direction.

Abstract: A hinge comprises a stationary base for mounting directly to a furniture wall and formed with a central opening, a central insert having a smaller width than the central opening, and fitted therein at the bottom of the base, each of the transverse edges of the central opening having an inwardly directed projection formed with a downwardly facing groove, each of the transverse edges of the insert having a projection engaged with the groove along one transverse edge of the opening, and an L-shaped arm having a bifurcated portion received in a pair of grooves along the longitudinal edges of the base opening, and formed with teeth engaged in the teeth formed in the longitudinal grooves of the base. A pair of screws extend through a slot defined by the bifurcated portion of the arm, and are threadedly connected with the insert, whereby the L-shaped arm is secured to the stationary base movably in four directions for fine positional adjustment relative to the base.

Abstract: The hinge for mounting a closure panel on a vehicle body includes a body bracket mounted on the vehicle body and having a cam surface and an elongated cam slot. A panel bracket is mounted on the closure panel and has a cam follower portion slidably bearing on the cam surface of the body bracket to define a first cam arrangement. A torsion bar has one end nonrotatably mounted on the vehicle body and the other end nonrotatably mounted on the panel bracket so that the torsion bar torsionally biases the panel bracket and closure panel to a normal pivotal position relative the vehicle body. The portion of the torsion bar mounted on a panel bracket extends slidably through the cam slot of the body bracket to define a second cam arrangement. The first and second cam arrangements are arranged relative one another whereby upon pivotal opening movement of the closure panel, the closure panel is bodily shifted to avoid interference of the closure panel with the vehicle body.

Abstract: A three-part hinge mechanism is disclosed as a concealed hinge with two of the parts being first and second mounting brackets interconnected by a link. The first mounting bracket has means for mounting on an enclosure and the second mounting bracket has means for mounting on a cover for the enclosure. The hinge is concealed and permits the cover to be lifted or translated directly away from the enclosure by a sliding connection within the hinge and then the sliding connection becomes also a pivotal connection so that the cover may be pivoted to one side. This permits a relatively deep cover to enclose components mounted within the enclosure and closely adjacent the walls of the cover. By the first translational movement, the cover will clear these components and then the cover may be pivoted to one side. Additionally, the hinge may be readily connected and disconnected so that the cover may be completely moved out of the way for access to the components within the enclosure.

Abstract: Cabinet doors are supported by a hinge system that allows the doors to swing into an open space below the cabinet as they are opened. The hinge also reduces the room that must be provided in front of the cabinet to open the door. The door is mounted on hinge bars pivotally connected to a slide that rides on runners inside the cabinet. In the closed position, the bars rest on support pegs extending from the sides of the cabinet. As the door is moved forward, the hinge bars can pivot about the support pegs and the door can swing into the open space beneath the cabinet. Pivot pegs extend from each side of the cabinet in front of and below the support pegs, and the hinge bars contact the pivot pegs as the hinge bars pivot about the support pegs. The hinge bars then pivot about the pivot pegs, which control and limit the motion of the door as it moves into the fully open position.

Abstract: In a hinge device for tiltable windows, the base plate of the sash portion is provided with a pivot pin journalled in a guide member which is connected to the base plate of the frame portion in such a manner as to be mainly translatorily displaceable in relation thereto, whereby the pin during the initial opening movement of the window is moved downwards and outwards in relation to the frame portion. The sash portion of the hinge is also provided with a guide pin which by co-operation with guiding members on the frame portion co-ordinates the tilting movement of the sash portion about the pivot pin with the movement of displacement of the pin with a view to obtain a sash movement allowing outer covering elements to be arranged with an efficient overlapping relationship in the hinge area. By maximum displacement of the pivot pin the guide pin clears the guiding members so that the sash is free to tilt further in the opening direction while a stop prevents a rearward displacement of the guide member.

Abstract: In a tiltable window, especially to be mounted in a sloping roof, the lateral members of the sash and frame carry external cover rail sections which in the closed position of the window overlap each other in the area of the hinge device of the window. The hinge device consists of a frame part and a sash part and of an intermediate part connected with each of the two parts by means of two parallel pivot pins which in the closed position of the window are situated within the outer side of the window and are protected by the cover rail sections. During the opening movement of the sash, its hinge part is first rotated in relation to the intermediate part while this part is locked to the frame part by means of a latch, and after the forcedly controlled release of the latch, the sash part and the intermediate part together can rotate further in relation to the frame part.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for modifying a permanently mounted rear window of a vehicle to convert a conventional vehicle into a hatch-back vehicle. The apparatus comprises a first frame securable to the original window opening of the vehicle. A second frame receives the original window of the vehicle. A hinge pivotably mounts the second frame relative to the first frame enabling the original window to be pivoted between a closed and an open position. The hinge may be a telescoping type which telescopes upon pivoting the original window into an open position. Such telescoping creates a space between the edge of a window and the body of the vehicle. Air flow coming over the top of the vehicle may then be directed through said space and into an area beneath the open window. A latch is provided for locking the second frame to the first frame in the closed position.

Abstract: Apparatus for mounting a door for pivotal movement in an air conditioning unit. This door has as a portion thereof a pivot assembly having a series of contact surfaces which engage a series of surfaces of a top support so that the door may be rotated relative to the top support. The entire mechanism is formed of two components which, when assembled, provide a rotational mechanism hidden from view. An over center pressure applying means to secure the door in the fully open position is additionally disclosed.