US Patent Issued to TOYODA GOSEI on April 21 for "Lid opening/closing device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,017, issued on April 21, was assigned to TOYODA GOSEI Co. LTD. (Aichi-pref., Japan).

"Lid opening/closing device" was invented by Kenichiro Kaneko (Kiyosu, Japan) and Kazuki Fujisawa (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid opening/closing device includes: a base member provided with an opening; a lid configured to open/close the opening; and a positioning portion configured to position at least a vertical position of the lid relative to the base member at a closed position of the lid. The positioning portion includes an engagement recess portion provided to the base member in a recess shape, and an engagement projection ...