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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:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2000
Mauricio Melgarejo, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Alejandro Melgarejo, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Freedom Designs, Inc., Simi Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a support arm mechanism that is simpler, more durable and more reliable in use than support arm mechanisms of the prior art. The invention also relates to an improved hinge that can be used in a trunk support arm mechanism, and in other applications. One embodiment of the present invention is a locking trunk support hinge that is convenient to lock and unlock. For example, the hinge can have a lock with a front hinge portion and a rear hinge portion. A locking member, having a locking head and an angled lever, is rotatably mounted to one of hinge portions, and a locking channel extends in the other one. The hinge has a locked mode in which the locking head is engaged in the locking channel and the hinge cannot be opened, and an unlocked mode in which the locking head is not engaged in the locking channel and the hinge can be swung open. The locking mechanism may have a compression spring that biases the locking head into the locked mode when the front and rear hinge portions are aligned.
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