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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 |
| 5956804 | Carpet tack strip An improved carpet tack strip formed from synthetic chemical and natural materials which include a selective amount of a polyethylene material of between 40% to 60% by weight, which is mixed with a selected amount of polypropylene material having about 1%... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5724703 | Positioning device for positioning a mat in a car A positioning device for positioning a mat in a car includes an elongated clamping base, at least one spring unit and a hook unit. The clamping base is formed with at least one lower clamping unit and at least one upper clamping unit having a rear edge hi... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5666691 | Method of attaching insulation to molded automotive floors A method for securing an underpad to automotive and trunk floor coverings comprising contacting the bottom side of a floor coveting having a fiber face top layer and a thermoplastic backing layer bottom layer with an underpad, then attaching the floor cov... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5661874 | Carpet fastening system A carpet fastening system in which a fastening strip 100,200 & 300) is affixed to the back-side of the wall board (10) or the wall baseboard (8), preferably with the wall engagement portion (101, 201 & 301) being substantially flat, presenting either a fl... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5658046 | Vehicle seat trim cover attachment strip A vehicle seat assembly having a seat bottom and seat back pivotally couple to a support stanchion. A rear cargo support platform having a horizontal ledge is spaced behind the seat back for providing an extended cargo area when the seat back is pivoted t... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5573294 | Automotive floor carpet arrangement There is illustrated and described herein a modular carpet arrangement for use on a vehicle underbody, including a pair of vapor barriers, each with a plurality of projections formed thereon and mountable on opposite sides of the underbody, a longitudinal... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5288121 | Automobile trim strip and carpet retaining clip A transversely resilient retaining clip for securing a trim strip over an automobile rocker panel weld flange without requiring screws or adhesive. The trim strip is retained by the resilient clip and a weatherstrip carrier member having a recess disposed... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5192599 | Structure for fixing carpet on vehicular floor panel A structure for fixing a carpet on a vehicular floor panel includes an elongate retainer for retaining the carpet on the floor panel, and a covering member for covering a front end portion of the carpet and a front end portion of the retainer. The retaine... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5148581 | Clip device A clip device for attaching an article and an adjacently positioned object in a predetermined orientation with respect to each other. A clamp which includes a first and second portion, is releasably maintained in a substantially closed orientation by a bi... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5093958 | Automobile floor mat anchoring system To prevent an automobile mat from moving forward, a strap with a metal or plastic loop at the end is attached to the rear underside of a floor mat. In front of the automobile seat one side of an elongated "S"-shaped clip is forced over the exposed edge of... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5014390 | Device for attaching a flexible covering element such as a piece of a carpeting or a mat to its support The invention pertains to a device for attaching a flexible covering element such as a piece of carpeting or a mat to its support characterized in that, to prevent loosening, the device comprises tooth-shaped protuberances under a collar such that the tee... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4998319 | Carpet gripping device for use under an overlayed floor covering A carpet gripping device which has a base member and a plurality of generally rigid prongs protruding therefrom. Each prong being bent at an angle and the exposed end cut flat so as not to leave a point. The device is then securely fastened to the undersi... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4875250 | Clamp for fastening a carpet on a floor A clamp for fastening a carpet onto a floor, comprising two members spaced from each other in a vertical plane and including one claw directed upwards for one member and downwards for the other member to allow the insertion and catching of two sides of a ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4860402 | Carpet mat retainer clip A retainer clip to fixedly position a mat relative to an underlying carpet particularly suited to automotive environments. The retainer clip is formed from a single piece of generally rectangularly shaped resilient material which has a cut-out cut in a fi... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4843676 | Clip for installing carpet fixing strip A clip for securing a carpet fixing strip relative to a floor, comprises a first part which, in use, engages over the fixing strip and constrains the strip against movement relative to the floor, a second part connected to the first part and, in use, exte... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4837889 | Carpet retaining device A carpet retention device or anchor (1) includes a flat, thin, floor engaging flange (11) having spaced-apart openings (14) for reception of nails (3) to anchor the retention device to the underlying floor. A thin web (12) extends upwardly from one edge o... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4829627 | Floor mat and method of attaching retainer thereto There is disclosed a method of attaching retainers to automotive floor mats, as well as an embodiment of a floor mat utilizing said method. The typical floor mat utilizing this method will have a retainer with a series of male or female fasteners provided... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4759096 | Carpet fastener The present invention is a carpet fastener for securing an edge of an expanse of carpet against a vertical surface having a face board secured thereto. The fastener includes a carpet retaining portion and a face board engaging portion. During installation... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4751764 | Floor mat anchor An anchor for use in vehicles to prevent movement of a floor mat relative to a floor covering in which the floor covering is partly noncarpeted. In one preferred embodiment the anchor has two sections and is disposed between a floor mat and a floor coveri... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4653138 | Carpet fastening method and means A plurality of special metal clips is used to secure a wooden, carpet securing strip to a floor, and to retain a conventional threshold insert over the strip and the edge of any carpeting that is secured to the strip. Each clip has an upright, generally U... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4581269 | Means for anchoring carpeting or the like, and a method of and apparatus for making the same For anchoring carpeting such as of the artificial turf type, or the like, to other such carpeting or to an anchoring device, scrim carrying separable fastener means in the form of an extruded strip having an attachment flange along one edge engaged with o... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4561146 | Plastic fastener A plastic fastener for pushing axially onto a headed or threaded stud has a hollow shank, part of the wall of which is constituted by a flexible resilient finger. The finger has a deep step for latching under the head of the T-stud and opposite it is a wi... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4406033 | Fastener for attachment of a continuous article to a support A multi-part fastener assembly for attachment of a carpet-like member to a support. The fastener is designed to minimize snagging and/or scraping-type of engagement with objects that come in contact therewith. The exposed fastener part is an annular membe... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4086679 | Carpet retainers A one piece resilient fastener is provided for retaining an edge portion of a fabric or other sheet material in clamping engagement between a panel and a trim plate. The invention in its preferred embodiment, is employed in combination with an automobile ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4054700 | Carpet fittings A carpet fitting, such as a cover strip, threshold guard, edging piece, threshold strip or joining strip of which, in use, a surface is exposed to view. Such exposed surface is coated with flock by electrostatic deposition. Further surface areas may be so... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4033011 | Vehicle floor trimming fastening arrangement A vehicle floor panel is provided, on the surface thereof, with an elongated rigid member formed with an inverted U-shaped opening forming a lug portion. A generally U-shaped hook member pivotally connected to the back of a floor trimming is engageable wi... | 07/05/1977 |
