Patents
US 8209816 B2: Locking hinge for an exterior vehicle mirror assembly
- Granted
- 2012-07-03
- Filed
- 2010-09-30 application 12894353
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A first locking arm connected to a second locking arm on a locking hinge axis. A pair of bearing surfaces on the first locking arm have a first axial spacing, and the second locking arm having a bearing block carrying bearing counter surfaces engaging the bearing surfaces providing a hinged connection between the locking arms. The bearing counter surfaces having a second axial spacing. A first locking element having a first locking surface affixed on one of the bearing surfaces, and a second locking surface affixed on one of the bearing counter surfaces engaging the first locking surface. A spring element biasing the first and the second locking surfaces together. The first axial spacing is less than the second axial spacing so that there is a second spring force acting on the first and second locking surfaces superimposed on the first spring force.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120703.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang-Mekra North America, LLC 44 patents | US company or organization | Ridgeway, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co. KG 56 patents | Foreign company or organization | Ergersheim, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Heger | Bad Windsheim, DE | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jürgen Pfanz | Hameln, DE | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Werner Lang | Ergersheim, DE | 56 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R1/06 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2014-04-28 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 32835/871 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-12-05 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC signed 2012-07-18 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 31766/711 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-04-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HEGER, SEBASTIAN signed 2011-03-14 LANG, WERNER signed 2011-03-14 PFANZ, JURGEN signed 2011-03-14 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC MEKRA LANG GMBH & CO. KG ERGERSHEIM | 26103/895 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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