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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:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2002
Applicant:
Ryszard Gordecki, Green Oaks, IL (US);
Inventor:
Ryszard Gordecki, Green Oaks, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/08 (2006.01); E05D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hinged panel () coupled to a body member (), for example in a wireless communications device, including a torsion spring () coupled to the body member and to the panel, a cam () coupled to the body member, a follower () coupled to the panel. A decreasing counter-torque is applied to the panel by the spring biased cam and follower assembly when the torsion spring torque is above a specified level, and an increasing assisting-torque is applied to the panel by the spring biased cam and follower assembly when the torsion spring torque is below a specified level.