ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,056, issued on April 21, was assigned to Hettich-ONI GmbH & Co. KG (Vlotho, Germany).
"Flap fitting and item of furniture" was invented by Ralf Tofall (Buckeburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flap fitting includes a housing, on which a support arm is rotatably mounted, which includes a retaining element for fixing a flap, and an energy store, by means of which the support arm can be pre-tensioned in a rotational direction. The support arm is articulated to a drive lever which is articulated to a deflection lever, and the energy store is connected to an adjustable connection on the deflection lever via an articulation ele...