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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6845679 | Fixture for hood slam simulation A test fixture includes a weighted frame incorporating air-filled bellow feet for simulating a vehicle suspension and tires. A hood-simulating support is pivoted to the frame and includes a mount for a grille. A shock absorber on the frame rapidly decelerates the su... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6786548 | Chair construction A synchrotilt chair includes a base, a back, a seat, and a link(s) pivoted to a rear of the base and to a bottom of the back to form a four-bar linkage arrangement. In one form, the chairs are nestable and stackable for dense storage. In another form, the chairs are... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6749261 | Seating unit including novel back construction A seating unit includes a seat and back operably supported for synchronized reclining movement. The back includes a back support with separate upper and lower portions pivotally coupled to a back frame at upper and lower connections, respectively. The upper and lowe... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6722843 | Material handling apparatus A material handling apparatus includes a frame attachable to a front-end loader vehicle. A tine is attached to the frame, and a top clamp arm is pivoted to the frame and extends over the tine. The clamp arm is movable between a closed position where teeth on a forwa... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719153 | Storage rack for elongated items A storage rack for compactly holding elongated items such as garden tools, brooms, and the like. The rack is preferably one piece and uses the depth out away from the wall to hold multiple items. In one embodiment, the rack has an upper leg and a lower leg extending... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6707966 | Twisted long-period fiber grating and method for reducing polarization dependent loss and shifting wavelength of a long-perion fiber grating A long-period fiber grating includes a fiber having a core surrounded by a cladding, and a plurality of refractive index variations periodically spaced along the longitudinal axis of a portion of the core of the fiber. The fiber is twisted throughout at least a port... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6698833 | Chair construction A chair includes a base having a control assembly operably supporting a seat assembly and also a back assembly for movement about a seat tilt axis and a back tilt axis, respectively. The back assembly includes a flexible sheet supported at upper/outer cor... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6669301 | Furniture article having panel and integral perimeter frame A furniture component, such as a chair back or seat, includes a panel component made of a flexible compliant plastic, and a rigid tubular perimeter frame integrally molded onto and hence bonded to a perimeter flange of the panel component to structurally ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6669315 | Lift method for storage bin door A method for opening a door on a storage bin is provided, where the storage bin includes a door pivoted to the storage bin for movement between open and closed positions, and a biasing device operably connected to the storage bin and the door for biasing ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6615543 | Planter A planter system includes a pair of C-shaped wire baskets held together with connecting rods. The rods are L-shaped, and rotate between a storage position tight against their respective basket, and a use position where they telescopingly engage tube secti... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6562106 | Atmosphere treatment device for sealed containers A treatment device is attached to a sealed container to provide clean replacement atmosphere to maintain the purity and cleanliness of the uncontaminated liquid remaining in the container. The device includes a valving system arranged to control flow of a... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6554364 | Articulating armrest An armrest structure includes a support and a body rotatably mounted on the support. The support includes a pair of protrusions and the body includes a notched channel for receiving the protrusions. By rotating the body on the support, the protrusions are... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6536841 | Synchrotilt chair A synchrotilt chair includes a base, a back, a seat, and a link(s) pivoted to a rear of the base and to a bottom of the back to form a four-bar linkage arrangement. A spring arrangement includes a resilient member at one of the joints of each link to bias... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6523898 | Chair construction A chair includes a base having a control, and a seat and a back tilt bracket pivoted to the control for synchronous movement. An extension is adjustably supported on the back tilt bracket and is pivotally connected to a back support structure and a backre... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6499801 | Chair having removable cover and cushion A chair includes a seat with male snap connectors thereon and a back. A cushion assembly has female snap connectors shaped to engage the male snap connectors for securement. The cushion assembly includes a dimensionally-stable fabric that holds the snap c... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6485357 | Dual-feed single column double-disk grinding machine An adjustable grinding machine for grinding a plurality of first articles, wherein each first article has two substantially opposite surfaces, and a plurality of second articles, wherein each second article has two substantially opposite surfaces. The adj... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481168 | Utility panel system A utility panel system is provided for open office spaces, and the like. Each utility panel has a relatively thick, skeleton-like frame, with a foot and opposite sides shaped for interconnection with like panel frames to create a substantially freestandin... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6477890 | Smoke-producing apparatus for detecting leaks An apparatus for generating smoke includes a closed chamber having a top cover, and a metal air inlet tube, a metal air outlet tube and a metal suction tube extending through the cover. An electric coiled-wire heating element is positioned transversely in... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474665 | Mobile pedestal with storable handle A mobile pedestal includes a wheeled cabinet unit with a cabinet made from sheet metal, and a cushioned upholstery-covered top subassembly attached to a top of the wheeled cabinet unit. The top subassembly includes a flat housing made of a wood product an... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471362 | Mirror with improved button construction An electrified rearview mirror includes a housing supporting a rearview mirror subassembly, and a bezel attached to the housing. The bezel includes a section of material defining a plurality of three-sided button openings on a face of the bezel, with the ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460928 | Seating unit including novel back construction A back construction for a seating unit includes a back frame, and a compliant back having a forwardly-protruding lumbar support section that is characteristically flexible and bendable, such that the compliant back can be flexed to a plurality of differen... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6447067 | Seating unit having back screen An assembly includes a seating unit, and a pair of legs. The legs each engage and support a bottom of the seating unit, and include a protruding attachment member that slides mateably into a pocket in a rear of the seating unit. When the fasteners are ins... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439145 | Convertible pontoon/camper/trailer construction An apparatus is convertible between a pontoon, a camper, and a trailer. The apparatus includes a main frame with longitudinally-extending beams and transverse beams. A retractable wheel frame supporting a double pair of wheels is pivoted to the main frame... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431339 | Transmission shifter with lever-position locking device A shifter is provided for shifting a vehicle transmission between a plurality of different gear positions. The shifter includes a base, and a shift lever pivoted to the base for movement between shift lever positions corresponding to the different gear po... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428094 | Adjustable furniture unit A furniture unit includes a base, a horizontal panel having front and rear edges, and a vertical panel having upper and lower edges. A support is provided with a center pivot connected to the base, a front pivot connected to a front edge of the horizontal... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6367939 | Rearview mirror adapted for communication devices A mount adjustably supports a mirror assembly to a vehicle windshield. The mount includes a housing with a pocket shaped to completely receive a portable communication device, such as a portable telephone, with the device's antenna extending from the pock... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6349521 | Vehicle bumper beam with non-uniform cross section A method includes rollforming and sweeping a tubular beam with a constant longitudinal cross section, and then reforming the tubular beam 10 to form a tubular beam having a non-constant cross section. The non-constant cross sections have specific shapes c... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6318800 | Seating unit with novel pivot mounts and method of assembly A seating unit is provided having a base assembly, a back frame pivoted to the base assembly for movement between upright and reclined positions, and a seat slidably supported on the base assembly and pivoted to the back frame so that the seat moves forwa... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6296125 | Centrifugal chip separator including removable blades A centrifugal device for separating lubricating or other fluid from fluid impregnated scrap, metal shavings or the like, includes a separator bowl disposed within the centrifuge device and a drive mechanism for rotating the separator bowl. The separator b... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6286276 | Method of attaching furniture components to partition A freestanding portable partition panel system is provided for open office spaces and the like. Each panel includes a skeleton-like frame having two vertical uprights positioned adjacent opposite side edges thereof, and at least two pairs of horizontal st... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6276102 | Integrated prefabricated furniture system for fitting-out open plan building space An integrated prefabricated furniture system is provided for fitting-out a building space of the type having a generally open plan interior defined by fixed walls. The furniture system includes a wall-covering frame, freestanding partition frames, and flo... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6272803 | Connector system for in-line connection of freestanding partitions A partition system includes adjacent partitions that have aligned top frame members with abutting and horizontally aligned cantilevered end sections. An in-line connector system includes a flat top connector and a U-shaped bottom connector that mateably s... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6250019 | Furniture arrangement configured to support overhead utilities and lighting A furniture arrangement includes an overhead support defining an elongated overhead utility channel, and one or more lamps attached to the overhead support in recesses formed by the utility channel. A dome-shaped reflector or gull-wing-shaped light-distri... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6239899 | Mirror with internal support plate A mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing defining a cavity and a front opening, and an electrochromic mirror subassembly supported in the front opening. A support plate is supported by the housing in the cavity, and a printed circuit board is su... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238770 | Tier sheet for layered and stacked packaging A plastic tier sheet is provided for use in layered and stacked arrangements of bottles and similar packages to assist in shipping and handling the bottles and similar packages. The plastic tier sheet includes a center panel and edge flanges extending alo... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6220661 | Chair back and method of assembly A chair includes a base, a back upright operably supported on the base for movement between an upright position and a reclined position, and a back construction. The back construction includes a back support shell attached to the back upright, and further... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6179353 | High flex bumper with reinforced corner end sections A bumper beam construction including an elongated tubular beam of high strength but characteristically flexible to absorb substantial energy on impact having a mounting bracket attached at each end of the center section and at least one stiffening bracket... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6179384 | Force adjusting device A chair includes a back frame and a flexible back support operably supported on the back frame. The flexible back support includes a flexible lumbar region and a flanged bracket pivotally connected to the back frame at a back support pivot. A force adjust... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176809 | Shifter with reverse and ignition key interlock A shifter construction for shifting a transmission includes a base, a shift lever pivotally supported on the base at a main pivot for movement between a plurality of gear positions including a particular gear position, and an ignition switch constructed t... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6173543 | Work station adapted for routing utilities A partition system includes having a [covered] face and a horizontal frame member. A C-shaped structured channel is attached to the horizontal frame member outboard of the [covered] face. The channel extends horizontally and includes top and bottom parall... | 01/16/2001 |
