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Combination Beverage Container and Spittoon
A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7461484 | Customizable partition system A partition system includes an internally-open partition frame having permanent and removable frame members forming multiple vertical and horizontal wireways, with both lay-in and feed-through wire routing. Utility support brackets are attachable for good wire manag... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458637 | Back construction with flexible lumbar A back construction includes a back shell mounted on a back frame at top and bottom connections, and a flexible lumbar section biased forwardly by a biasing device. The bottom connection is located rearward of the back shell to allow unencumbered sliding entry into ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7448168 | Knock-down portable partition system A knock-down portable partition system has cover panels supported on a post and beam framework designed for quick and easy on-site manual assembly. The framework includes at least two vertical posts and at least two structural beams rigidly, yet detachably interconn... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7427105 | Back construction for seating unit A back construction includes a base with a yoke formed by a cross member and upright side arms that define a U-shape, armrests supported by the side arms, and a seat and back also supported by the side arms for synchronized motion upon recline of the back. Specifica... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422287 | Seating with shape-changing back support frame A back includes an integrated articulating back frame and a back support. The back frame has a lower segment pivoted to a chair control, an upper segment for thoracic support, and links forming a four-bar linkage with the upper and lower segments, with a joint being... | 09/09/2008 |
| D572914 | Chair | 07/15/2008 |
| D572490 | Chair | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396079 | Seating with shape-changing back support frame A back includes an integrated articulating back frame and a back support. The back frame has a lower segment pivoted to a chair control, an upper segment for thoracic support, and links forming a four-bar linkage with the upper and lower segments, with a joint being... | 07/08/2008 |
| D571568 | Seating unit | 06/24/2008 |
| D568622 | Bench assembly | 05/13/2008 |
| D568625 | Seating unit | 05/13/2008 |
| D567526 | Furniture system | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360835 | Seating with comfort surface A chair includes a base, a seat, a back, and a control operably supporting the seat and back on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The seat and back include a stiff perimeter frame with opposing perimeter sections, and a plurality of rods e... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325873 | Seating unit A seating unit comprising a base configured to be positioned on a floor, a torsional energy unit connected to the base, a back connected to the torsional energy unit and a seat rotatably connected to the torsional energy unit. The torsional energy unit biases the ba... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6279643 | Prefabricated furniture A prefabricated furniture system including an overhead framework having utility conduits and supporting a plurality of rigid infill panels. The framework extends over a floor of a building space, and has a plurality of posts, and a plurality of beams, at ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6264113 | Fluid spraying system A spraying system for delivering a plurality of fluids for applying to a surface is disclosed. The spraying system includes a nozzle assembly having a fluid tip, a body with a central orifice and a set of orifices radially adjacent to the central orifice,... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263602 | Display board system An apparatus for display of information in a work environment is disclosed. The apparatus includes a display board having a substantially rigid core and defining a first side having a first surface and a second side opposite of the first side having a sec... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6186642 | On-site fabricated linear ambient lighting system A linear ambient lighting system is adapted for on-site fabrication in open building plans and the like. The lighting system includes a plurality of elongated lighting elements having electrical power sockets at the opposite ends thereof to physically sup... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6168458 | Communications cabling system A communications cabling system adapted for being installed adjacent a first side of a structure having a port communicating with a second side of the structure includes a plurality of unique cable assemblies. Each cable assembly includes a plurality of w... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6158178 | Panel wall construction A partition wall system provides for lay-in of cables. The system includes a plurality of interconnected panel sections and a plurality of covering skins. Each panel section has a base surface and a protrusion extending from the base surface. At least one... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6134844 | Method and apparatus for displaying information A furniture system is particularly adapted to support group activities in open plans, and the like. A plurality of columns support an overhead framework on the floor of a building in a freestanding fashion at a predetermined elevation, generally above ave... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6111195 | Communications cabinet and mounting system A communication cable management and distribution system for use in a modular partitioned workspace environment including a plurality of partition panels defining the workspaces and a consolidation point cabinet mounted on and supported by the partition s... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6086153 | Chair with reclineable back and adjustable energy mechanism A chair is provided having a base assembly including a base frame, a back frame pivoted to the base frame for movement between upright and reclined positions, and a seat slidably supported on the base frame and pivoted to the back frame so that the seat m... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076474 | Freestanding furniture system A freestanding support for supporting a worksurface and an overhead storage unit and the like in an open office environment includes at least three legs where each leg has a bottom portion adapted for resting on a floor, a top horizontal support adapted f... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6030037 | Horizontally nestable chair A system of nestable chairs for use in a work environment is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of chairs. Each chair includes a base, a support coupled to the base, and a seat assembly coupled to the support and adapted for pivotal movement and f... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6000180 | Partition system with removable cover panels A partition construction includes a partition frame having a frame member. A cover panel covers a side of the partition frame. The partition includes a connection system on the cover panel that releasable attaches the cover panel to the partition frame. T... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000179 | Stacking panel and off-module panel connections A partition construction is provided for subdividing a building workspace wherein a first panel has a first frame with a horizontal top frame member and a vertical first side frame member, a second panel has a second frame with a horizontal bottom frame m... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5975474 | Articulated keyboard shelf An adjustable support for data input devices and the like includes a base attached to an associated worksurface, a platform shaped to support the data input device thereon and having a front portion and a rearward portion. A support arm has one end pivota... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971509 | Modular power and cable distribution system A modular power and cable distribution system includes an elongate member having a top flange which is configured to be mounted to a worksurface, a vertical web extending downwardly from the top flange, and a bottom flange which includes a connector confi... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5971508 | Table wire trough A modular wireway which is adapted to be utilized with easily mountable, demountable and remountable attachments includes an elongate member which is mountable to a support surface and at least one connector which is adapted for mating with a connector on... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5964436 | Chair base A chair base includes a leg assembly having a plurality of radially extending legs, and a leg cover adapted to cover the legs. The tubular legs have a top surface divided by a centerline and have apertures offset from the centerline. The leg covers are ad... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5950386 | Partition construction having frame and misaligned covers A wall construction for subdividing building space includes a pair of interconnected frames forming a rectangular arrangement, the interconnected frames having abutting vertical side edges and non-abutting vertical side edges, and a removable cover for co... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950371 | Column mountable shelf for furniture systems A furniture system for fitting-out a building room of the type having a generally open plan and having an associated floor surface includes an overhead framework including a plurality of horizontal beam segments interconnected to form a rigid structure co... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947569 | Freestanding furniture defining office with adjustable footprint A telescopingly adjustable furniture article is provided for filling an office space where the footprint dimensions of the office space are not known ahead of time or are likely to be periodically changed to different sizes. The furniture article includes... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946953 | Locking system for storage cabinets A storage cabinet is disclosed having a frame and a drawer movable with respect to the frame and a locking system. The locking system includes an input device having an output link movable along a path between a raised position and a lowered position and ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5943833 | In-floor utility outlet An in-floor utility outlet for raised floor constructions and the like includes a base having a sidewall with a generally closed plan shape, and at least one opening or port to mount a utility outlet therein. A cover plate with a central aperture therethr... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5943834 | Partition construction A furniture system for outfitting a building space, includes a plurality of partition frames, each having horizontally spaced apart uprights with opposing sides, and having horizontal frame members connecting the uprights. A top one of the horizontal fram... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942984 | Communications network for identifying the location of articles relative to a floor plan A utility distribution system is provided for modular furniture of the type comprising individual furniture units which are juxtaposed to form one or more workstations. A signal conductor is positioned in each furniture unit, and extends generally between... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5935364 | Thermal forming upholstery process A method for forming upholstered articles involves providing an upholstery fabric having a tensionable drawstring, positioning the upholstery fabric over a front side of an article which is to be upholstered, folding the periphery of the fabric upholstery... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5934630 | Furniture leg mounting mechanism A mounting mechanism for detachable interconnecting furniture parts and the like comprises a first catch movable between an engaged position in which the first catch is engageable with a furniture part to retain the furniture part, and a release position ... | 08/10/1999 |
