101 |
Food tray and method of making the same |
US998380 |
1992-12-30 |
US5318811A |
1994-06-07 |
Frank R. Nissel |
A food container thermoformed from co-extruded polyethylene terephthalate sheet, a portion of which contains a nucleating agent. The food container comprises an opaque or colored tray formed from nucleated polyethylene terephthalate in a crystalline state so that the tray remains rigid at elevated temperatures. The food container also comprises a substantially transparent cover formed from non-nucleated polyethylene terephthalate in an amorphous state. The food container also comprises a hinge that integrally connects the cover to the tray. The method for producing this food container comprises the steps of co-extruding nucleated and non-nucleated polyethylene terephthalate into a continuous sheet; independently controlling the temperature of the mold portions for the cover, tray and hinge components of the food container; thermoforming the polyethylene terephthalate sheet; maintaining the tray component of the container at a temperature sufficient to crystallize the polyethylene terephthalate in the tray component; and cooling the cover component of the container to a temperature sufficient to produce polyethylene terephthalate in an amorphous state. |
102 |
Cassette album with channel-form hinges and method |
US585605 |
1990-09-20 |
US5145068A |
1992-09-08 |
Stephen R. Schmitz; Philip K. Sykes; Breck J. Johnson |
The invention provides a vacuum formed cassette album having front and rear covers connected by a spine. The covers and spine are formed from a stiff, self-supporting thermoformed tray sheet extending the height and breadth of both the front and rear covers and across the spine area. A soft cover sheet, formed for example from supple plastic, is sealed to the tray sheet along its edges. A pair of parallel, vertically disposed, laterally spaced apart vacuum formed channel-form hinges are provided in the tray sheet at the edges of the spine and extending to the top and bottom edges of the tray sheet to define fold lines between the spine and the covers. The channel-form hinges are substantially uncompressed and are of uniform thickness throughout. Between the channels in the spine area is an elevated rectangular plateau defining a box-like frame to help keep the spine flat. One cover has tabs that extend into recesses within the other cover. |
103 |
Cassette album with channel-form hinges and method |
US436453 |
1989-11-14 |
US4966283A |
1990-10-30 |
Philip K. Sykes; Stephen R. Schmitz |
The invention provides a vacuum formed cassette album having front and rear covers connected by a spine. The covers and spine are formed from a stiff, self-supporting thermoformed tray sheet extending the height and breadth of both the front and rear covers and across the spine area. A soft cover sheet, formed for example from supple plastic, is sealed to the tray sheet along its edges. At least a pair of parallel, vertically disposed, laterally spaced apart vacuum formed channels are provided in the tray sheet at the edges of the spine and extending to the top and bottom edges of the tray sheet to define fold lines between the spine and the covers. The channel-form hinges are substantially uncompressed. They are of uniform thickness throughout and of the same thickness as the surrounding material of the tray sheet so that when the album is closed the soft cover stock is drawn onto the hinges to provide a smooth contour around the outside edge of the adjacent channel-form hinges which are covered and enclosed by the smoothly contoured cover stock material to present a neat, tailored appearance. |
104 |
Hinge for the connection of the shaft of a temple with a hinge piece of
spectacle frames as well as a process for the production of such a hinge |
US234424 |
1988-08-19 |
US4890356A |
1990-01-02 |
Gunther Czech; Joachim Baum |
In the case of a hinge for the connecting of a temple shaft with a hinge piece of a spectacle frame, at least one hinge eye is located on only one of these elements (the hinge piece or the shaft of the temple). The hinge pin running through this eye is designed in one piece with the other element (the shaft of the temple or the hinge piece). For this purpose, either the hinge pin of plastic is injection molded into the opening of the hinge eye or the hinge eye of plastic is injection molded around the hinge pin. In this case, one preferably proceeds in such a manner that one of the two elements with the associated hinge eye or hinge pin is formed first and that this initially formed element forms a part of the surface of the cavity of the injection molding tool for the other element such that the other element is injection-molded directly onto the initially produced element. The high strength of this hinge prevents breakage due to wear and tear, which increases ins service life on the one hand and on the other hand conveys small dimensions to the hinge. |
105 |
Plastic hinge |
US668385 |
1984-11-05 |
US4563381A |
1986-01-07 |
Rommel J. Woodland |
An extruded thermoplastic hinge having drastically improved ability to withstand flexure cycles at room as well as at low temperatures is disclosed. The hinge comprises a flexible cross-section of polyester elastomer and a co-extruded section of rigid or semi-rigid thermoplastic material selected from the group comprising rigid polyvinyl (PVC), acrylonitrile-butadyene-styrene (ABS), impact modified or general purpose acrylic or high impact styrene. The flexure cross-section may have the thickness ranging from ten percent to 100% of the thickness of the semi-rigid cross-section. |
106 |
Hinge for thermoplastic material |
US490383 |
1983-05-02 |
US4435464A |
1984-03-06 |
Loren J. Hulber; Raymond W. Fluckiger |
A hinge for thermoplastic material particularly suitable for loose-leaf binder covers is constructed by embedding an embossed welding die into the thermoplastic material to a depth less than the full height of the embossment so that no vertical lines are produced in the thermoplastic by the longitudinal edges of the die. The resulting surface of the thermoplastic is a hinge containing indentations corresponding to the pattern of the embossed die, which permit the thermoplastic to be folded at the hinge area. |
107 |
Pressure regulating diaphragm |
US5665 |
1979-01-22 |
US4218959A |
1980-08-26 |
Toru Numaguchi; Katuyoshi Murabayashi |
A pressure regulating diaphragm comprises a central base plate section in the form of a hard disc, a peripheral sealing section having the form of a ring located concentrically with said plate section and an intermediate section located between said peripheral sealing section and said central base plate section, said intermediate section consisting of a film having a thickness of from 10 to 100 microns and made of a plastic resistant to chemicals and defining a deformable, flexible portion, whereby a desired shape can be obtained therein. |
108 |
Apparatus for producing a foldable plastic strip |
US655518 |
1976-02-05 |
US4073610A |
1978-02-14 |
Bernard K. Cox |
A mold and method for injection molding a plastic strip having living hinges. The mold includes a plurality of inlets through which liquid plastic is forced so as to partially fill the cavity within the mold. A push bar is movable into the cavity for simultaneously forming a living hinge in the molded product and for occupying a volume within the mold equal to the volume of the mold not filled initially by the liquid plastic. The product produced by the mold is in the form of a flat strip having a plurality of living hinges. The panels may be folded into a variety of final configurations with decorative leaves attached to the outwardly-facing exterior surface of the panels. Light may be shown through the panels in those areas not covered by the decorative leaves. One embodiment of the final configured panels is in the form of a light fixture having the configuration of a lamp shade or a box enclosing the lamp. |
109 |
Method of molding plastic containers |
US654658 |
1976-02-02 |
US4065539A |
1977-12-27 |
Murray Nadel |
A method of molding plastic containers of the type having enclosure portions which are adapted to be hingedly connected to one another. One embodiment of the invention involves a method for making a mirror-containing, cosmetic compact, comprising the steps of placing a mirror component face down on a mirror support of one of two cavity-defining molding dies, holding the mirror component against the mirror support, bringing both dies together, and injection molten plastic into the die cavities to cause it to back up and also surround the peripheral edge portions of the mirror so as to form one half of the compact. The method further includes, either at a later time or else simultaneously, the additional step of placing a hinge part in a recess of one of the mold cavities adjacent the mirror, and causing molten plastic to flow around a portion of the hinge part whereby the latter will be held captive in the plastic in predetermined relation to the mirror and the molded compact half. The molding dies are then separated and the molded compact half containing the hinge and mirror removed and transferred to a second set of dies, where molding of the cooperable casing half is effected around another portion of the hinge. Another embodiment of the invention more generally embraces the molding of a plastic container having an enclosure portion and a hinge carried by the enclosure portion, wherein the improvement comprises the step of molding the plastic of the enclosure portion around a part of the hinge to rigidly secure the latter to the enclosure portion in embedded relation. |
110 |
Apparatus for forming a plastic container |
US3663146D |
1969-11-05 |
US3663146A |
1972-05-16 |
ROFFEY WILLIAM ARTHUR; FOX AUSTIN LESLIE |
A tool assembly is disclosed for forming a plastic container having a hinged lid which is produced from a single sheet of plastic material. The tool comprises two die members, one of which comprises two cavities over which a plastic sheet is laid and a second die member for cooperation therewith for vacuum forming the two container portions in the conventional manner with a connecting portion of plastic sheet material therebetween. At least one of the die members includes cutting members for separating the formed container from the remainder of the sheet material and also includes at least one elongated projection for compressing and causing local thinning in the connecting portion to form a hinge as the dies move together.
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111 |
Box hinge |
US3551940D |
1968-08-19 |
US3551940A |
1971-01-05 |
EDISON JACK ROGER |
A METHOD FOR FORMING A HINGE IN PLASTIC SHEET MATERIAL SUSCEPTIBLE TO FORMATION BY HEAT AND PRESSURE WHEREBY TWO FLUSH SURFACES MAY BE INTEGRALLY HINGED. THE HINGE IS FORMED BY CONFORMING PLASTIC SHEET MATERIAL INTO A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL VALLEYS IN A MOLD WHICH ARE SEPARATED BY A LONGITUDINAL RIDGE.
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112 |
Method of forming a hinge in a block of foam polyethylene |
US3530213D |
1969-01-14 |
US3530213A |
1970-09-22 |
ISLE RICHARD A BELLE |
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113 |
Handle applicator |
US3524241D |
1967-12-28 |
US3524241A |
1970-08-18 |
WALKUP NORRIS W; MAUCK JAMES W; HOOD IRVIN D |
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114 |
Method and apparatus for the formation of deep drawn bodies from plastics material |
US50215365 |
1965-10-22 |
US3520962A |
1970-07-21 |
SCHNEIDER JACK M |
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115 |
Casting apparatus |
US29500252 |
1952-06-23 |
US2790997A |
1957-05-07 |
KURTZ RALPH W |
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116 |
NODE WITH CO-PRINTED INTERCONNECT AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME |
US15619379 |
2017-06-09 |
US20180354205A1 |
2018-12-13 |
Kevin Robert Czinger; Broc William TenHouten; John Russell Bucknell; Eahab Nagi El Naga; Antonio Bernerd Martinez |
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus including an additively manufactured node. The apparatus includes an additively manufactured interconnect co-printed with the node. The interconnect is configured to connect the node to a component. |
117 |
Method of making a sandwich-type composite panel having a cellulose-based core and a living hinge and panel obtained by performing the method |
US15355370 |
2016-11-18 |
US09878526B2 |
2018-01-30 |
Darius J. Preisler; Christopher A. Heikkila |
A method of making a sandwich-type composite panel having a cellulose-based core and a living hinge from a stack of material is provided. The stack includes first and second reinforced thermoplastic skins, first and second sheets of thermoplastic adhesive and a cellulose-based cellular core disposed between the sheets and the skins. A pressure is applied to the stack after heating the stack wherein the skins are bonded to the core by the sheets to form the composite panel. A portion of the composite panel is crushed at a predetermined location simultaneously with applying the pressure to locally compact and separate the cellular core at the predetermined location to form two side portions of the panel. The heated first skin stretches during the step of crushing while remaining intact between the two side portions. The skins bond together at the predetermined location to form the living hinge. |
118 |
Layered panel |
US14343582 |
2012-09-13 |
US09868473B2 |
2018-01-16 |
Kenji Ishii; Kazuhiko Saeki |
A layered panel in which strength of a hinge can be improved regardless of the kinds of substrates configuring a front wall and a rear wall of the layered panel is provided. A layered panel in accordance with the present invention is a layered panel rotatable about a hinge as a rotary axis, characterized by including a front wall, a rear wall, and an intermediate layer interposed between the front wall and the rear wall, the hinge including the intermediate layer. |
119 |
Hinged component comprising polyethylene composition |
US15169787 |
2016-06-01 |
US09783664B1 |
2017-10-10 |
XiaoChuan Wang |
A hinged component comprising a polyethylene composition having a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn, of from 2.0 to 7.0; a density of at least 0.949 g/cm3; a melt index, I2 of from greater than 10.0 g/10 min to 20.0 g/10 min, a Z-average molecular weight MZ, of less than 300,000; and a melt flow ratio I21/I2, of from 24 to 38; where the hinged component has an average hinge life of more than 4100 cycles. |
120 |
STRETCH BLOW-MOLDED PLASTIC CONTAINER, IN PARTICULAR PLASTIC BOTTLE, FOR COMPENSATING VOLUME CHANGES OF THE FILLING MATERIAL, AND PREFORM |
US15583075 |
2017-05-01 |
US20170233161A1 |
2017-08-17 |
Robert SIEGL |
A stretch blow-molded plastic container, including a container body, one longitudinal end of which is closed by a container bottom and to whose other longitudinal end is connected a shoulder section; and a container neck, which connects to the shoulder section, the shoulder section having at least two hinge-like areas that run in a circumferential direction, and which areas are arranged at a distance (a) from one another and in each case have a wall thickness (v, w) that is reduced compared to the adjoining areas, the stretch blow-molded plastic container having a total stretching ratio of greater than 11 for a longitudinal stretching ratio of 2.5 to 3.5. |