Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127696 | Block pedestal having slidably supported horizontal members A pedestal comprising (i) a pedestal base whose upper surface defines at least two pairs of open channels, (ii) horizontal lower support members placed in the channels, and (iii) at least one block component which is fitted slidably over one or more of the lower sup... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8065967 | Modular welding table A modular welding table where the work surface is made up of a plurality of plates that can be easily slid to and fro, adapting to objects of different shapes is disclosed. The through holes on these plates, as well as the parallel grooves between these plates, prov... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7407144 | Pedestals A pedestal comprising a pedestal base whose upper surface defines at least two pairs of open channels. Each pair of open channels is sized and spaced so that a support member of constant cross-section can be slidably fitted into the pair of channels. The pairs of ch... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7334692 | Modular shelving system A modular stand-alone shelving system comprising left and right vertical support members, each having front and rear corner posts connected by a welded grid of horizontal and vertical rods. A plurality of shelves formed of sheet metal are disposed between the vertic... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7059484 | Adjustable modular shelf A wire shelf includes at least four post supporting members each disposed at a respective corner of the wire shelf. A pair of end members is disposed at opposing ends of the wire shelf. Each of the end members is comprised of a truss having an upper wire and a lower... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048131 | Open frame shelf assembly An open frame display shelf assembly formed of elongate parallel base rods to which are connected an array of rod beams arranged transversely to the base rods and bent upwardly to support forward and rearward wall-forming rods. The wall-forming rods are arranged to ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7000877 | Bracket for clotheshorse Brackets for a clotheshorse are used in pairs. Each bracket has multiple collars that align respectively with multiple collars defined in the other opposite bracket. A vertical socket is formed at a bottom of the bracket in which a telescoping rod of the clotheshors... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6902073 | Adjustable modular shelf A wire shelf includes at least four post supporting members each disposed at a respective corner of the wire shelf. A pair of end members is disposed at opposing ends of the wire shelf. Each of the end members is comprised of a truss having an upper wire and a lower... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6640730 | Table A table comprises a tabletop, joints, legs, a connecting device and auxiliary supporting devices, the tabletop is formed with pipes and rails, the rails are formed on two sides of each pipe, perpendicularly, and every two rails are connected by the joint,... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6515224 | Cascading cable tray system with pre-fabricated support structure A cascading cable tray system is mounted on a pre-fabricated support structure suspended from the ceiling of an Internet co-location facility. The cable trays are segregated by security, power, and data transmission functions and occupy varying horizontal... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6409031 | Ceiling mounted rack A rack comprises at least one wire mesh panel comprising a first array of parallel wires and a second array of parallel wires, the wires of the first and second arrays being in transverse, angular relation and being bonded to each other at at least a subs... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6116436 | Modular shelving storage system A modular shelving system including a plurality of support posts, a plurality of shelves having respective support members for supporting each of the plurality of shelves at selective locations on the plurality of support posts, and at least one divider i... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6086172 | Structural assembly system used to form different furniture pieces A structural assembly system used to construct a variety of pieces of furniture comprising a plurality of main elements, a plurality of connecting elements, and a means for securing. Each of the main elements includes a plurality of openings therethrough,... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6017107 | Support frame for making furniture A support frame for use in furniture includes a first pair of end column members and at least one intermediate column member in spaced parallel relationship, a second pair of end column members and at least one intermediate column member in spaced paralle... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5836461 | Wire shelf A wire shelf having a hanger rod which permits uninterrupted hanger travel along its length, said shelf comprising. The hanger rod is secured to either the front support rod or an intermediate support rod by a plurality of support hooks. Each support hook... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5752610 | Free standing adjustable storage system A free standing adjustable storage system includes a pair of support feet in spaced parallel alignment with a pair of vertical support members mounted onto the support feet with a horizontally extending wire shelf being sandwiched therebetween. The suppor... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5611440 | Sales rack for kitchen utensils The sales rack serves to accommodate kitchen utensils (230) possessing stem-like handles and is for this purpose provided with a vertical rear wall (10) with legs (13,13';14,14') and with a plurality of superposedly arranged and spaced-apart accommodation... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5555615 | Modular wire frame table and method of assembly A wire frame table for use in fabrication clean rooms is made of corrosion resistant material, minimizes particulate generation, and is modular in design. The wire frame table includes a frame which has an open top portion, a plurality of holes formed on ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5553551 | Interlocking modular bench system An interlocking modular bench system provides an inexpensive stable structure which can quickly be assembled to any desired size and a variety of configurations with minimal effort. Each basic bench unit requires only four fasteners for assembly and inter... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5335606 | Interlocking shelving unit A set of shelving units which can be interlockingly mated together. Each shelving unit has a set of end panels is provided with substantially identical dimensions. At least one elongated cross member is joined to an edge of the end panels so that the end ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5167331 | Set of shelves A set of shelves or equivalent, comprising at least two vertical elements (11,12) having substantially rectangular shape and each comprising vertical edge posts (2) and therebetween horizontal carrier bars (3) which connect the edge ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5152230 | Joining means for securing articles together Joining means for securing articles together comprising a plastic member provided with a substantially vertically extending recess, i.e. one whose throat is at the base portion of the member; the throat portion being narrower than the remainder of the rec... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4813554 | Reversible, adjustable, stackable loading grid assembly The present loading grid assembly includes a plurality of support bars which are held together by assembly support rods which lie orthogonal thereto. The assembly support rods are terminated in end blocks which have grooves formed therein and which are fo... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4746021 | Window shelf assembly A shelf assembly (10) is adapted to securely mount to a wall (12) adjacent a window frame (14) and in front of a window (18). The window frame (14) comprises an upper portion (20), a lower portion (22) and a pair of identical side elements (24). The assem... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4709640 | Wooden modular furniture A piece of furniture is formed as a plurality of panels having ends joined together with at least some panels extending perpendicular to and parallel to other panels. Each panel is formed by at least one rectangularly parallepipedal coupling bar having a ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4637323 | Corner structure for adjustable shelving (with opposed clamping members) A shelving unit wherein each corner of the shelf has a platelike bracket rigidly associated therewith. A corner structure coacts between each bracket and a respective corner post, which post is preferably of tubular cross section and has dimplelike recess... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4627543 | Compression sleeve corner structure for adjustable shelving A shelving unit employing a corner structure formed by two cooperative clamping members having a wedge relationship therebetween, one of the members being fixedly or removably attached to the shelf and the other being disposed so as to removably surround ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4593826 | Display rack with improved shelf mounts A display rack in which a plurality of shelves are mounted at desired locations along vertical corner posts by wedge lock elements. Each wedge lock element comprises a two-piece, wedge-shaped insert having outwardly extending projections which are adapted... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4558647 | Modular shelving The invention provides a modular shelving unit comprising at least two upright members and at least two shelf elements which engage oppositely spaced upright members to form a shelving structure. The component upright members and shelf elements are made o... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4444322 | Display rack An adjustable display rack for retail food merchandising which is assembled upon a novel adjustable frame structure. The display rack comprises a pair of end structure assemblies and a pair of center structure assemblies, each of which includes a vertical... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4374498 | Support and joiner means for shelving A shelf including vertically spaced bars at the front thereof and horizontally spaced stringers connected to the bars and means for supporting and for joining shelves in end to end relation. The support and joining means consists of a simple sheet metal m... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4257333 | Shelving structure adapted for quick assembly and adjustment A shelving unit including corner posts on which shelves are removably and adjustably mounted through the provision of sleeves provided at the corners of the individual shelves. In association with each sleeve, there is provided a saddle acting as a spacer... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4231298 | Shelving system A shelving system, of the type adapted for swift assembly and disassembly, has an improved upright and shelf structure in which each shelf is swiftly attachable, without the use of tools, at its corners to transversely spaced posts of the upright. The upr... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4127072 | Modular shelf The present invention comprises a plurality of horizontal components and a plurality of vertical components which may be interlocked together to provide shelving. The horizontal components have upwardly and downwardly presented ribs which are adapted to b... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4052081 | Bussing cart A cart is disclosed comprising a pair of laterally spaced apart, generally S-shaped side frame members that are joined by transversely oriented connecting rods. In one embodiment, a pair of connecting rods is provided for the upper, the middle, and the lo... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4045043 | Transport and display trolleys The trolley has a lower platform which is provided with rollers and carries two fixed lateral grills and a movable grill between the fixed grills. At least one horizontal shelf is pivotably mounted on a first of the fixed grills and is pivotable between a... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3977529 | Display rack A display rack for retail merchandise is formed without a back panel by providing a framework which uses upper and lower rear spreader bars having attachment means on the ends thereof for interconnecting the rear upright posts of a pair of spaced sidewall... | 08/31/1976 |
