Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Friction Hinge Module Having A Torque Element And Method For Retaining The Torque Element' Filed by Southco, Inc.

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517074596 A) filed by Southco, Inc., Concordville, U.S.A., on Aug. 5, for 'friction hinge module having a torque element and method for retaining the torque element.'

Inventor(s) include Anderson, Glenn, Eric.

The application for the patent was published on Aug. 29, under issue no. 35/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A hinge module for coupling components for pivotal movement relative to one another is provided. The hinge module includes a shaft defining a pivot axis and a torque element frictionally engaging the shaft. The hinge module comprises a shaft defining a pivot axis and a torque element frictionally engaging the shaft. The hinge module also includes a housing defining a slot configured to at least partially receive a base portion of the torque element. The slot defines internal contact surfaces including ridges positioned for contact between the housing and the base portion of the torque element and grooves interposed between the ridges and extending parallel to the pivot axis. The ridges and the grooves each define respective draft angles, with the draft angle of the ridges being less than the draft angle of the grooves."

The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 28, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/086154.

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