Patents
US 12460459 B2: Double jointed door hinge
- Granted
- 2025-11-04
- Filed
- 2024-01-02 application 18402541
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In one example, a portion of a shed includes a blow molded plastic door, a blow molded plastic wall panel, and a double jointed hinge configured to connect the blow molded plastic door and the blow molded plastic wall panel to each other. The double jointed hinge includes a first hinge element that connectible to the blow molded plastic wall panel, a second hinge element that is connectible to the blow molded plastic door, and a first link and a second link, the first link and the second link configured to connect the first hinge element to the second hinge element, and when the shed portion is in an assembled state, and the blow molded plastic door is fully closed, the first link and the second link are received within a recess cooperatively defined by the blow molded plastic wall panel and the blow molded plastic door.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251104.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Products, Inc. 256 patents | US company or organization | Clearfield, UT | LIFETIME PRODUCTS INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Branch | Layton, UT | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Clarissa Mae Stuart | Layton, UT | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Neil Watson | Layton, UT | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kenneth W. Taylor | Roy, UT | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E05D | Hinges or suspension devices for doors, windows or wings | E05D3/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05Y | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses e05d and e05f, relating to construction elements, electric control, power supply, power signal or transmission, user interfaces, mounting or coupling, details, accessories, auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for, application thereof | E05Y2800/262 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRANCH, PAUL CRAIG signed 2020-03-27 STUART, CLARISSA MAE signed 2020-03-27 TAYLOR, KENNETH WILLIAM signed 2020-03-27 WATSON, NEIL BEN signed 2020-03-27 | LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC. CLEARFIELD, UT | 65998/279 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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