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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7757905 | Spray actuator An aerosol spray actuator for a pressurized aerosol canister and in particular trigger or button actuated spray actuators having three main parts to simplify the mechanical moving parts of a spray actuator. An actuator button, an actuator base and finally a nozzle p... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7143959 | Actuator with stabilizing ribs and improved fan spray insert An actuator comprising an actuator skirt defining a recess sized to receive a portion of a pedestal of a mounting cap. The actuator having a passageway providing communicating between a valve stem and an insert received within an insert cavity of the actuator. The i... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6978916 | Metering valve for aerosol container A metering valve assembly comprising a ferrule and a valve housing defining an internal cavity. The valve housing accommodates an annular flange and a compression spring therein with a valve gasket closing the internal cavity. The valve housing is attached to the fe... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6854619 | Flip-top closure with child resistant packaging system A flip-top closure, for dispensing a product from a container, comprising a base member having a neck and a dispensing orifice. A cap is formed integral with the base member and connected thereto by a hinge which facilitates pivoting motion of the cap relative to th... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6832704 | Metering valve for aerosol container A metering valve assembly comprising a ferrule and a valve housing defining an internal cavity. The valve housing accommodates an annular flange and a compression spring therein with a valve gasket closing the internal cavity. The valve housing is attached to the fe... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6439430 | Collapsible bag, aerosol container incorporating same and method of assembling aerosol container An improved collapsible bag for containing a product to be dispensed from an aerosol container. The improved collapsible bag has an opening at one end and is closed at an opposite end and comprises an upper section, a mid-section and a lower section. The ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6296155 | Actuator with compressible internal component A valve assembly having both a primary low/fine product dispensing flow rate and a secondary high/coarse product dispensing flow rate. The primary low/fine product dispensing flow rate is achieved upon initial vertical depression of the valve stem while t... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6161599 | Actuator with a longitudinal filling passageway communicating with each formed internal compartment An actuator for facilitating filling of an aerosol contain by a button-on-filling process, the actuator comprising an exterior housing having an outer wall with a product discharge outlet formed therein. The exterior housing further having central post su... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6152190 | Actuator with resilient annular skirt for improved seal during button-on-filling process An actuator comprising an exterior housing having an outer wall with a product discharge outlet formed therein. The exterior housing also has a central post supporting a bore which communicates with both a product inlet and the product discharge outlet to... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6126044 | Lockable spray system actuator A lockable actuator assembly comprising a base assembly defining an axial through bore. An actuator is accommodated within the through bore and is pivotably supported by the base assembly in a cantilevered fashion. The actuator has an inlet communicating ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6027042 | Actuator assembly with variable spray pattern An actuator assembly for an aerosol container provided with a stem. The actuator assembly controls the dispensing of an aerosol product from the container. The actuator assembly includes a base which supports an actuator within a throughbore of the base i... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5992765 | Mechanical break-up for spray actuator A spray actuator which has an inlet which communicates with a discharge orifice outlet via a passageway and a discharge cavity. The discharge cavity accommodates a central post therein which supports a plurality of axial fins that may be each provided wit... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5957342 | Mounting cup and valve assembly for pressurized canister A valve assembly and mounting cup combination which comprises a mounting cup having an exterior, outwardly facing surface and an interior, inwardly facing surface, and a perimeter curl for attaching the mounting cup to a desired rim of a container. The mo... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5881929 | Plastic coated mounting cup for spray button seal A mounting cup having a plastic film or laminate provided on the top outwardly facing surface thereof, at least adjacent the pedestal portion of the mounting cup, for mating with a skirt of a spray button to provide a sufficient seal between those two com... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5803319 | Invertible spray valve and container containing same A valve having a valve body, defining a longitudinal axis, with a circular side wall extending down beyond a floor of the body to define a socket. Into this socket is frictionally engaged an appendage having a circular upper end and a nipple at its lower ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5762322 | Actuator assembly to prevent inadvertent product discharge upon installation on stem An actuator assembly for an aerosol container containing a product to be dispensed. The actuator assembly comprises a base having a through bore extending therethrough and a mechanism for securing the base member to a mounting cup of the aerosol container... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5722568 | Tamper-evident aerosol cap An improved overcap for an aerosol container comprising a top portion interconnected with an annular skirt via a sidewall to form a closed cap which is opened at one end thereof. The skirt contains a release mechanism which has a tab and a leg which, when... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5690256 | Aerosol valve having mechanism to reset flow shutoff if valve is tipped beyond a certain inclination from vertical In an aerosol valve which includes a flow path with a compartment having an inlet into the compartment and a valve seat at the upper end of the compartment, a pocket is disposed downward from the seat opening, the pocket contains a gravity-responsive ball... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5553755 | Whipped cream dispenser In a whipped cream dispenser incorporating a tilt-type aerosol valve the tubular actuator has at its base a downwardly facing annular shoulder. This shoulder, by butting against the metal of the valve pedestal, prevents further tilting and further stress ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5450989 | Aerosol valve An aerosol valve used in a dispenser containing a water/alcohol system in which the valve body and valve stem are molded from a highly nucleated polypropylene.... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5350088 | Invertible aerosol valve An aerosol valve has a body with a circular side wall extending down beyond the floor of the body to define a socket. Into this socket is frictionally engaged a symmetrical appendage having a circular upper end and a tailpiece at its lower end. The body i... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5348199 | Aerosol valve having means to shut off flow if valve is tipped beyond a certain inclination from vertical In an aerosol valve the flow path includes a compartment having an inlet into the compartment and a valve seat at the upper end of the compartment, a pocket is disposed downward from the seat opening, the pocket containing a gravity-responsive ball. When ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 4260080 | Continuous spray device for aerosol valves Mushroom-shaped actuator has depending latch of sufficient flexibility so that the actuator may be pressed to cause the latch to engage the edge of the aerosol valve mounting cup lip and hold the valve "on". Conversely, by finger pressure on the opposite ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4247025 | Aerosol valve having liquid-phase/vapor-phase mixer-homogenizer Aerosol valve is provided with a mixer-homogenizer plate disposed in the bottom of the valve cup. Vapor tap passing vapor into a central chamber between the valve inlet and the homogenizer plate creates a swirl in that chamber and subsequent passage of th... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4247049 | Actuator button having swirl-inducing vane plate Actuator button is provided with a vane plate for deflecting the product coming into swirl chamber within the actuator button insert. This eliminates the need for a central post and molded swirl chamber formed on the post or insert as required by the prio... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4186853 | Continuous aerosol device Aerosol includes overcap having a shoulder thereinside spaced downward from the top of the overcap and a washer-like element in the top wall of the overcap which may be broken away and placed up under the overcap against the shoulder so that when the over... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4135648 | Metering valve for pressurized dispensing containers Metering valve employs resilient ball to block inlet while outlet port is open. Inlet seat includes projections which assure unseating of the ball when the valve actuator is released.... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4007858 | Squeeze-bottle-type powder dispenser Plastic squeeze bottle is provided with discharge tube as well as down tube extending from above the powder level to the lower end of the discharge tube. Baffle is disposed at the lower end of the two tubes. During dispensing, squeeze of the bottle increa... | 02/15/1977 |
