Patent ID: 7552509

Claim:
A hinge buffer device, comprising: a casing comprising a first end, a second end, a pair of lugs formed at respective sides of said first end, a pair of sliding rails extending along respective edges of said casing between said first and second ends thereof, a sliding trough defined at said casing between said sliding rails and extending between said first and second ends, wherein said second end has a threaded hole formed thereat, an axis of said threaded hole being parallel with said sliding trough; a slide comprising a compartment and a pair of sliding sections at respective sides thereof corresponding to said sliding trough of said casing, said pair of sliding sections of said slide being movable in the sliding trough of the casing; a cylinder body disposed in said compartment of said slide and having a part protruding outside of said compartment of said slide, said protruding part having a contact end; a piston rod linearly movable in said cylinder, said piston rod being secured to said slide; and an adjustment comprising a bolt threadedly engaged within said threaded hole of said casing and coupled to said slide, wherein rotation of said bolt results in substantially simultaneous motion of said slide along said casing, thereby adjusting a relative disposition between said contact end of said cylinder body and said first end of said casing.