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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale J Frye, Holland, MI (US);
Alan L Kindig, Holland, MI (US);
Kenneth M Lindberg, Holland, MI (US);
Robert J Stander, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Prince Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
16225 ; 16321 ; 16334 ; 16342 ; 16338 ; 16348 ; 16360 ; 16361 ; 16382 ; 16387 ; 16386 ; 16DI / ; 220335 ; 296153 ; 297376 ; 403 98 ;
Abstract
A torque control for providing a desired frictional resistance to a pivotally mounted vehicle accessory, such as an armrest or headrest, which includes a resilient member having an irregular arcuate slot. A resistance element extends in the slot to move along the length thereof as the pivoted component pivots about the pivot axis. The shape of the slot provides a desired predetermined frictional resistance.