Abstract: An unlocking structure of workbench ladder includes a platform and two ladders hinged to the two ends of the platform; wherein, the ladder includes an unlocking structure relative to the hinged joint of the platform, and the unlocking structure includes an operating button, rotating lock tongue and a first elastic element; the rotating lock tongue is arranged in the column and the upper end is a locking hook which is locked and located in the locking plate at the bottom of the platform; the first elastic element acts between the rotating lock tongue and the column driving and positioning the locking hook toward the locking plate to lock the ladder and the platform; the operating button acts on the rotating lock tongue to overcome the first elastic element and drive the locking hook to move in a direction opposite to the locking plate, unlocking the ladder and the platform.

Abstract: A foldable gardening shear may comprise a main body, a pair of handles, and a pair of pivot members. Each of the pivot members has a control unit, a knob, a screw and a pair of covers. The main body comprises a first pivot pin pivotally connect to a pair of cutting members at a middle portion of the main body. Each of the cutting members has a blade formed at an upper portion thereof, and the two blades are configured to couple together to achieve the cutting effect. The present invention is advantageous because the handles can be folded upwardly, which enables the gardening shear to be carried and stored easily; and in the folded position, the handles are respectively located at two lateral sides of the cutting members, which can prevent the blades from hurting the user.

Abstract: A surface cleaning device having a steering assembly is provided. The surface cleaning device includes a foot, a handle assembly with a user manipulated handle, and a steering assembly coupling the handle assembly to the foot. The steering assembly defines an open path between the handle assembly and the foot and includes a means for biasing the foot with respect to the handle assembly. Movement of the handle assembly stores energy within the biasing means so that the biasing means exerts a corresponding force on the foot.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for attachment to a jack including a first axle. The apparatus includes a fulcrum wheel disposed on a second axle, the second axle being connected directly or indirectly to the first axle. A lever has a first end connected directly or indirectly to the second axle and a second end having a terminus. A first line intersects the first axle and second axle. A second line intersects the second axle and the lever terminus. The first and second lines meet at an obtuse angle. In another aspect, an apparatus is disclosed including a jack having a first axle, an extension member, and a fulcrum wheel is disposed on a second axle connected to the extension member. A lever has a first end attachable to the extension member proximate the second axle. A method of moving a jack relative to a ground surface is also disclosed.

Abstract: A foldable furniture includes a retention structure including a left retention coupler and a right retention coupler coaxially and overlapping with the left retention coupler side-by-side in a rotatably movable manner via a pivot joint. The left retention coupler includes at least a left retention member protruding towards the right retention coupler. The right retention coupler includes at least a right retention member protruding towards the left retention coupler, wherein when the foldable furniture is pivotally folded at an unfolded position, the left and right retention couplers are coaxially rotated at an opposite direction until the left and right retention members are biased against each other. Therefore, the retention structure enhances the structural supportive force of the foldable furniture to evenly distribute the loading force on the foldable furniture so as to enhance the stabilization of the foldable furniture.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a pivot shaft, a first supporting member, a second supporting member, and a positioning member. The first supporting member is rotatably sleeved on the pivot shaft. A positioning protrusion is formed on the first supporting member. The second supporting member is non-rotatably sleeved on the pivot shaft. The positioning member has an elastic portion and is non-rotatably sleeved on the pivot shaft. A positioning groove receiving the positioning protrusion is defined in a periphery of the positioning member and adjacent to the elastic portion. An LCD device is further provided in the present disclose.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device for hanging a ceiling panel may include a clevis for attachment to a support structure, and a hinge for attachment to the ceiling panel. The clevis may include a pin and a first locking member. The hinge may include an elongated slot and a second locking member. The elongated slot may be adapted to be slid over the pin of the clevis. The second locking member may be adapted to engage the first locking member to lock the hinge and the ceiling panel into position.

Abstract: An electric device includes a main body, a supporting crutch and a pivot mechanism connecting the body to the crutch. The body is rotated around the crutch through the pivot mechanism. The pivot mechanism includes first and second bearing shims. The first bearing shim has a limiting salient, which has a first sidewall, a second sidewall and an inclined surface. The inclined surface is tilted from the second sidewall to the first sidewall. The second bearing shim has a sliding salient. When the sliding salient is disposed on the first/second sidewall, the main body is positioned at a first/second position. The sliding salient crosses the first sidewall and slides on the inclined surface to the second sidewall by a first force. The sliding salient crosses the second sidewall and slides on the inclined surface to the first sidewall by a second force larger than the first force.

Abstract: A pivot arrangement between a mirror head and a mirror mounting bracket of a rear vision mirror for a motor vehicle which uses a disc spring with a negative spring rate over part of its travel. The disc spring has a height to thickness ratio of greater than ?2(1.414).

Abstract: An indexer for positioning a limb extension bar used with an examination table. The indexer permits a selective fixed position in the forward and backward directions and a selective fixed position with respect to rotational movement. The indexer consists of a housing and a translator that sits within the housing. A locking member sits within the translator. The locking member has meshing teeth that mate with a similar structure located on the housing to selectively fix the extension bar in a desired position.

Abstract: A pivot arrangement between a mirror head and a mirror mounting bracket of a rear vision mirror for a motor vehicle which uses a disc spring with a negative spring rate over part of its travel. The disc spring has a height to thickness ratio of greater than ?2(1.414).

Abstract: A hinge and locking assembly includes first and second hinge members that, when locked, are prevented from rotating about an axis and that, when unlocked, are permitted to rotate about the axis and a lock indicator member movable between a retracted position when the hinge members are locked and an extended position when the hinge members are unlocked. A user is able to determine whether the hinge members are locked or unlocked by observing whether the lock indicator member is in the retracted position or the extended position.

Abstract: A mechanism includes two units for securing a transparent eye protector to a helmet having a recess at either side. Each unit comprises a bracket formed at one end of a frame of the eye protector. The bracket includes, at a free end thereof, an inner raised, round surface, radial first ridges on the raised, round surface, an outer recessed, round surface, and a central hole through the round surfaces. Separate snapping members include two lower, resilient latched pieces inserted into each recess for releasably securing to the helmet, radial second ridges at an upper, outer surface, and a central hole through the upper, outer surface. Bolts are driven through the central holes for fastening the snapping members and the brackets together. Pivoting of the ridges of the bracket about the ridges of the snapping member is done by pulling the eye protector up or down about the helmet.

Abstract: An articulation mechanism has a central part and a head part each made of a pair of shaped elements. The pairs of shaped elements form inner and outer shells. The inner shells are positioned inside the outer shells. The pairs of shaped elements are pivotable relative to one another and lockable relative to one another in several positions in one pivot direction. The outer shells have inwardly oriented projections and the inner shells have openings. A slide is moveably arranged inside the inner shells. The slide has locking members projecting through the openings of the inner shells and engaging intermediate spaces of the projections. A spring acts on the slide in an engagement direction of the locking members relative to the projections. The projections are shaped such that the locking members automatically reach a locking position in a first pivot direction of the head part.

Abstract: A 180-degree folding support joint includes a pair of joint members each including an outer wall and an inner wall and defining an engaging slot therebetween for disposing the inner wall of the other joint member therein, wherein a frame leg is adapted to affix on each joint member in such a manner that in a folded condition, each frame leg is adapted for pivotally rotating 180 degrees from each other in order to pivotally fold the frame legs together, and in an unfolded condition, each joint member is biased against each other in order to lock up the rotation of the joint members, so as to align the frame legs with each other.

Abstract: A rotational handgrip for baggage trailer comprises a main body having two hollow pipes on both sides thereof and two link connectors. The hollow pipes have receiving holes each housing a clamping bead, and the bead can be pushed outward. The two link connectors each has a plurality of clamping hole; and the two hollow pipes are pivotally arranged on the two link connectors such that the main body can be rotationally adjusted and the bead can be moved outward and fixed on the clamping hole to clamp the main body.

Abstract: An adjustable squaring tool for measuring and marking angles includes a pivot arm pivotally coupled between first and second sections of a main member. The pivot arm having a graduated arcuate measurement arm extending from the pivot arm through a channel in the main member. The pivot arm having a cylinder coupled to an end of the pivot arm. The main member includes a drum passing through the cylinder. The cylinder has a plurality of radially spaced apertures corresponding to the gradations of the measurement arm. The drum includes at least one spring biased bearing positioned for engaging apertures in the cylinder as the cylinder rotates around the drum. A locking assembly is provided for clamping the pivot arm between the first and second sections of the main member to lock the pivot arm relative to the main member. In an embodiment the apertures are spaced for adjusting the tool in one degree increments between 10 degrees and 90 degrees.

Abstract: A bearing structure has first and second support members in which first and second stepped small-diameter portions of drive and nip rollers are rotatably mounted by bearings. The first and second support members are disposed in respective first and second holes defined in a side wall and have respective first and second inner engaging teeth and respective first and second outer engaging flanges which are held against respective opposite surfaces of the side wall to retain the first and second support members on the side wall against removal. The first and second support members thus firmly retained in position on the side wall can reliably bear thrust forces from the drive roller and the nip roller. The drive roller and the nip roller and the bearings can be assembled and serviced with ease.

Abstract: An adjustable rotary positioning mechanism comprising a clevis having a central axis, a first arm, a second arm, and a plurality of bores arcuately spaced around the central axis through the first arm of the clevis. A rod end having a central axis and a plurality of sockets is rotatably connected to the clevis through the central axis. The plurality of sockets are arcuately spaced around the central axis and positioned colinearly with the plurality of bores. A plurality of locking pins are carried in the sockets and configured to project into the plurality of bores to lock the clevis and the rod end together and to retract from the plurality of bores to permit relative movement of the clevis and the rod end. Another embodiment of the invention is a wheelchair comprising a frame, drive wheels and steerable wheels supporting the frame, and paired foot supports each adjustably connected to the frame using the adjustable rotary positioning mechanism described above.

Abstract: A golf cart handle adjusting device includes a fixing member, a sleeve and an elastic push member. The fixing member consists of a base portion and two wings extending in parallel from the base portion. The base portion fits around an upper end of a post rod, and the two wings have an upper slide rail and a bottom side rail parallel to each other and a plurality of U-shaped recesses behind the upper and the bottom slide rail. The sleeve fits around a handle rod, having a slide block at two sides to fit outside of the two wings. A torque spring is provided to push back the push member. When the elastic push member is pushed, the sleeve slides along the handle rod, with the engage rod portion changed to disengage from one pair of the U-shaped recesses to another, so the handle rod with the handle may be adjusted in its angle very quickly and conveniently.

Abstract: An arm bearing for an awning has at least one support block, at least one bearing block arranged to swivel about a first rotation axle into a drop-out position, and an arm rotatable about a second rotation axle transversely to said first rotation axle. A threaded coupling rod couples the support block and the bearing block for tilting movement of the bearing block. An adjustable nut is coupled to the threaded coupling rod for limiting the tilting movement of the bearing block within variable limits. At least one lock is coupled to the arm and is transversely displaceable to the threaded coupling rod for locking engagement with the adjusting nut. The adjusting nut has at least one recess or projection arranged approximately radially with respect to the threaded coupling rod for locking engagement with the lock. An eccentric cam is rigidly connected to the arm for positively controlling displacement of the lock.

Abstract: Apparatus for enabling and disabling relative rotary movements between two members rotatable about a common axis comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced locking pins carried by one of the members and a plurality of circumferentially spaced sockets in the other of the members, the pins and sockets being uniformly spaced from the axis of rotation and each of the sockets being of such size as to accommodate any one of the pins. The number of pins is different from the number of sockets. The angular spacing between adjacent pins is uniform, and the angular spacing between adjacent sockets is uniform, but different from the angular spacing between adjacent pins. The angular spacing between the pins and the sockets defines a ratio which is not a whole integer.

Abstract: A releasable coupling assembly is provided for rib members or other members having a flat stock or bar-like configuration. The releasable coupling is provided for members which are at least partially overlapping one another, with the opposing mating surfaces of the members preferably being planar. One member carries a retaining clip defining a pocket for receiving the other rib member. Various embodiments are provided in which moveable or stationary pins extend into the pocket to engage the cooperating rib member to engage the rib member to prevent dislodgement from the overlapping condition.

Abstract: An electrically operated hand mixer includes processing tools drivable by an electric motor for processing foods, and a housing accommodating the electric motor. A handle for manipulating the hand mixer is provided on the housing and extends substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the processing tools, wherein a connecting cable extends from the housing at the end remote from the processing tools and is swivellably guided in an antikink joint adapted to be swung from the housing. A winding-up arrangement is provided on the housing permitting winding the connecting cable onto the appliance. The antikink joint additionally serves as the winding-up arrangement in conjunction with a snap-in locking arrangement which, in a fixed position, along with the winding-up arrangement, permits guiding the connecting cable during the winding-up action. A reliable winding-up arrangement is achieved thereby in a simple manner.

Abstract: Utility clamp for use in a laboratory or other environment containing caustic elements. The clamp has a fully-enclosed hinge which is isolated from the environment. The critical hinge components such as the hinge pin and coil spring are internally located in the hinge and are protected from corrosion or attack by agents which might contact the clamp during normal use. A method is also provided for assembling the clamp whereby pre-loaded springs are positioned within the internal cavity to normally bias the jaws of the clamp in an open position relative to each other.

Abstract: An adjustably tensioned snap-release joint for use as a golf club swing training device is described which includes an upper shaft insert, a lower shaft insert, a screw inserted into a first bore in the lower shaft insert and inserted into a correspondingly threaded second bore in the upper shaft insert, the screw defining a rotation axis of the lower shaft member in relation to the upper shaft member to a transverse axis from a longitudinal axis defined by a linear alignment of the upper and lower shaft inserts in the golf club, an indentation positioned in a co-linear axis with the longitudinal axis of the golf club on an interior surface of the upper shaft insert, and an adjustable spring-biased hollow screw assembly having a ball positioned at the tip of a threaded shaft, capable of exerting pressure on the indentation.

Abstract: A device for detachably and pivotally connecting a pair of objects such as a toilet seat and lid to a toilet bowl. The device includes a receiving member fixedly mounted on the toilet bowl and a main body connected with the toilet seat and lid. The main body includes a spring biased hook assembly engageable with the receiving member and being manually released from engagement with the receiving member to enable separation of the body and receiving member to thereby enable separation of the toilet seat and lid from the toilet bowl.

Abstract: An adjustable baby cart handrail positioning device including an arched handrail pivotably connected between two supports by two connecting devices. Each connecting device includes a connecting member connected between a circular holder on either support and a circular block on either end of the arched handrail through respective toothed joints, a socket received in an outer hole on the circular block, a first spring retained between the connecting member and the circular holder, a second spring retained between the circular block and the socket, and a screw rod and locknut set to secure the connecting member, the first and second springs and the socket in place. Pressing the socket causes the connecting member to disengage from the circular block permitting the handrail to be rotated on the supports for adjusting its angular position.

Abstract: An angle adjustable joint for use in furnitures which is consisted of a locating member, a driven member pivoted to the locating member, two brake members pivotably fastened inside the driven member on the same axis and controlled by two torsional springs to hook in teeth on the locating member, and a return plate pivotably fastened inside the locating member for return control. Rotating the driven member on the locating member causes the brake members to alternatively change their engagement with the teeth on each ratchet plate from one to another permitting the driven member to be positioned at either of a plurality of angles relative to the locating member.

Abstract: An improvement for a folding gold cart, having three adjustable articulated joints connecting an upper pillar, a medium pillar and a lower pillar. The cart having a wheel bearer tilting from the two sides of the lower pillar to support the wheels, and a movable under-carriage and bracket to fix the golf club bag. The articulated joints can be adjusted to different angles to cope with the height and habit of the user, and fold the upper, medium and lower pillars in pairs. The articulated joints, along with the employment of convenient assembling and disassembling wheels overcome the shortcomings of conventional golf carts.

Abstract: A handle assembly for doll carriages comprises a pair of support rods each defining a first cog seat on an end thereof, a U-shaped angle-adjustable handle defining a second cog seat on a respective end thereof, a spring-biased cog member normally engaged between the first and second cog seats, and an adjusting piece for acting on the cog member. The adjusting piece has a pair of diametrically disposed ridges thereon, and the cog member has a pair of annular wedges thereon in alignment with the ridges. The adjusting piece is turnable to urge the cog member, resisting the force by the spring, to disengage from the second cog seat of the handle, thereby permitting a pivotal movement of the handle with respect to the support rods.

Abstract: An attachment to a socket wrench and the like carries a rocker arm in a recess in the body of the attachment. The rocker arm rocks about a shaft inserted transversely of the arm in a pair of apertures in the attachment body. At one end of the arm a compression spring seated in a concavity in the attachment body urges a detent carried on the other end of the arm to enter through an opening into the engaging receptacle at the other end of the body.A nut forced into the engaging receptacle cams the end of the detent outwardly of the receptacle, and when the nut is seated, the action of the spring on the arm causes the nut to be retained. By simply pressing on the arm against the spring, the spring may be further compressed to release a nut in the engaging receptacle.

Abstract: A stirrup assembly for an examination table includes in a single unit mechanism for adjusting both longitudinally and laterally the positions of limb support bars associated with the table. The limb support bars may be locked with a mechanical interlock in various lateral positions and frictionally fixed against longitudinal movement.

Abstract: A quick release mechanism for locking a tubular leg member to a supporting structure whereby a >-shaped flat metal spring exerts upward pressure on the handle end of a lever arm causing the lower operating end of the lever arm to force a locking pin into the locked position in the supporting structure. The pin is unlocked by pressing down on the handle end of the lever arm. The quick release mechanism may be secured to legs of a supporting device so that the legs can be readily pivoted into a number of positions, particularly an extended position for support and a spaced parallel arrangement for storage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a window cleaning device in which a cleaning member having a squeegee and scraper arranged along opposite longitudinal edges thereof is in the form of a U-shaped channel in which the handle and a retainer for the handle are pivotally arranged and compactly positioned, when not in use, for storage in a glove compartment or map pocket of an automobile.

Abstract: A mounting fastener includes a nut carrier having a pair of oppositely extending resilient wings which extend below the nut carrier and spread as the carrier is slid in a confined track to hold the carrier in position until a bolt or other fastener is threaded into the nut.

Abstract: An upright, detachably attachable to the frame of a wheelchair, supports a vertically adjustable mounting for a service tray. The mounting includes a quick release cam for precisely locating and pivoting the service tray into and out of a position of use.

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: Applicant's novel invention comprises an easy to use, portable, and versatile base support assembly attachable to a wide variety of equipment poles. The versatility of the support assembly is provided by a thick resilient sleeve with an internal diameter sufficient to mate with the ends of equipment poles of varying diameters. The outer surface of the resilient sleeve is mateable with an axial bore formed in the central hub of the assembly. Thereby, many different diameters of equipment poles may be accommodated by the system. Upright stability of the pole is achieved by means of an additional bolt set within the central hub, mating with a suitable threaded bore in the equipment pole. Applicant's invention has legs that fold in order to enhance portability of the base support. These legs are biased toward the folded storage position for ease of operation.

Abstract: A portable platform assembly includes a platform (12) and a folding barre structure (14) mounted for pivotal movement about spaced supporting bases (16, 18) on the platform (12 ) between an upright position and a collapsed inoperable position relative to the platform (12). The folding barre structure (14) has a pair of parallel spaced legs (24, 26) adjustable in height and a horizontal barre or rail (34) secured to the upper ends of the legs (24, 26) for supporting the arms or legs of a person thereon.

Abstract: A collapsible body support structure is provided having a pair of parallel support legs, a transverse bar and a substantially U-shaped carrier frame. The transverse bar contains at least two bar sections pivotally connected together. The transverse also includes end portions, which are secured to the support legs. The substantially U-shaped carrier frame includes a bight arm formed of at least two carrier sections which are pivotally connected together and have a pair of parallel arms. The parallel support legs have end portions. Pivot supports are pivotally mounted on the upper end portions of the support legs for pivotal movement of the carrier frame between the stored position adjacent to the support legs and an extended position. Spring-biased stopper plates are pivotally connected to the support legs for retaining the carrier frame in the extended position.

Abstract: An adjustable knuckle joint device for folding ladders includes in combination: a first coupling member having a first circular junction portion provided with an annular flange and a plurality of openings and bulges therein and a first elongate joint portion extending at an angle from the circular junction portion; a second coupling member having a second circular portion with a flat top surface being movably connected to and in bearing contact with the first coupling member, and a second elongate joint portion extending at an angle from the second circular junction portion; a straight axle fitting pivotally connecting the first and the second circular portions together; and a snap catch positioning assembly operatably fixed on the second elongate joint portion of the second coupling member in conjunction with the first circular junction portion. By manually operating the snap catch positioning assembly, a simple, secure and safe adjustment of both coupling members relative to one another results.

Abstract: A steering column tilt adjusting device allows the tilt of the upper steering column to be adjusted with finer resolution than is normally possible with the same latching hardware. In this case, sets of interengageable teeth of constant pitch are employed. One set of teeth is on a latch plate biased toward latching engagement but releasable by a manually operated lever. The other set of teeth is on a plate linked to the tiltable portion of the steering column. The linkage is such that the plate moves through a smaller angle of displacement than does the movable portion of the steering column. Thus, the teeth on the plate can be relatively coarse while allowing fine adjustment of the steering column position.

Abstract: A car tumbler comprises a set of quarter circle-formed rockers (1) for placing under the car to be rolled over on its side, a hub flange (5) on each rocker for engagement with a wheel hub in one side of the car, the car tumbler being manipulated by a single person from only that one side of the car and requiring only dismounting the wheels on that one side, and a wheel carriage (4) on one end of each rocker which is devised in such a way that when the rocker is passed under the car the wheel carriage will engage with the inward side of and surround part of the lowermost periphery of the wheel on the other side of the car.

Abstract: A trolling attachment for motor boats comprises pivotal trolling flaps for securement to the transom of a boat so that the flaps may be lowered into and raised from the water as required. The flap are carried on a rectangular box-section tube with leaf springs disposed against the tube to provide resilient frictional resistance to movement of the flaps and positive location and retention of the flaps in the raised and lowered positions by engagement of the springs against adjacent surfaces of the tube respectively.

Abstract: A joint mechanism comprised of two pivotally connected joint members rotatable about a common axis is lockable in one of a series of predetermined positions by engagement of a spring-biased pawl provided within one joint member within notches distributed about the peripheral edge of the other joint member. An operating lever comprised of a forked release element and a handle pivotally connected together cooperates with a control means to control locking and unlocking of the joint mechanism. The control means has radially extending resilient arms formed at the free end with upturned claws which, when projecting through slits formed in one side of the other joint member, prevents engagement of the pawl within said notches, and which, when being depressed into said slits by the release element of the operating lever, permits engagement of the pawl within the notches.

Abstract: A baby bed includes front and rear frames (2, 3), a hammock (4) suspended from the front and rear frames (2, 3), front and rear legs (5, 6), and base blocks (7, 8) adapted to rotatably support the front and rear frames (2, 3) and the front and rear legs (5, 6). Brackets (13, 15) are rotatably attached to the front and rear legs (5, 6), respectively, and the brackets (13, 15) are rotatably connected by a guide pin (16) vertically movable along a guide slot (17) formed in at least one of the base blocks (7, 8). The front and rear frames (2, 3) are connected to the front and rear brackets (13, 15) through links (19, 23), respectively. A handle (26) having a locking recess (26c) is rotatably connected to the guide pin (16). When the locking recess (26c) is engaged by the engaging pin (27) fixed to the base block (7 ), upward movement of the guide pin (16) is prevented, whereby the baby bed is locked in its open state.

Abstract: A hinge for a chaise and the like has a first hinge element having a segment portion with a plurality of first arresting formations, a second hinge element provided with an arresting member pivotally mounted on the same and having control faces and a plurality of second arresting formations arranged to abut against the first arresting formations, and control projections engageable with the control faces of the arresting member so as to guide the latter in connection with the first hinge element having the segment portion.

Abstract: A material transporting cart, including a horizontal platform upwardly pivotable about a transverse hinge across its center, the opposite ends of the platform being pivoted on vertical end frames, the lower ends of the end frames and the upwardly foldable central portion of the platform being mounted upon wheels for travel on a ground, and the platform divided by the hinge into two components additionally including a swivel pin near the hinge so that one component pulls the other when the cart is in use.

Abstract: A hinge device for supporting an armrest on a vehicle seat includes a ratchet mechanism in which ratchet teeth are disposed around the inside of a ratchet ring for engagement with a pawl carried by a rotor within the ring. A blocking ring coaxial with the ratchet ring is overlapped by the pawl and is carried along by engagement of the pawl in a recess of the blocking ring as the pawl ratchets over the teeth. After clearing the ratchet teeth, the pawl is lifted by cam action from the recess on to the inner surface of the blocking ring which masks the ratchet teeth and allows the pawl to be returned to its starting position where it is restored by cam action to its recess in the blocking ring wherein it can once again engage the ratchet teeth.