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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 |
| 7878332 | Packaging material, and packaging for protecting products against damage A packaging material which impart fragility capability and is easily manufactured and handled in preparing a product for shipment. The material is fabricated as a planar body having fold lines on which the body may be folded to encircle a product being packaged. The... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7731033 | Six-sided corrugated rollover cushion A method for using a rollover shipping cushion is presented. The cushion is formed by folding, in a specific manner, a single sheet of die-cut corrugated fiberboard to create the cushion. When properly folded, the cushion includes a central shipping cavity that is s... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7458465 | Protective package for an automobile part A protective package for an automobile part; as assembled, packaged and buttressed for shipping; minimizes or eliminates damage to the automobile part being shipped, by providing a carton, side rail supports in the carton to receive the part and padded supports to s... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7441658 | Container for glass products A container for transporting a plurality of curved glass sheets lined up side by side. The container includes a bottom structure, such as a pallet, a back wall extending upward from the bottom structure, a first side wall connected to a first end of the back wall an... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7398884 | Packaging cushioning material, packaging and method for protecting products against damage A packaging material which impart fragility capability and is easily manufactured and handled in preparing a product for shipment. The material is fabricated as a planar body having fold lines on which the body may be folded to encircle a product being packaged. The... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7380657 | Protective brace The invention provided a protective brace for a portable device. The protective brace includes a hold part, a first shock-absorbing part and a second shock-absorbing part. The shock-absorbing parts are at opposite sides of the hold part separately; and each of the a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374044 | Cushion structure A cushion structure comprises a first fixing element, a second fixing element, a first cushion element, and a second cushion element. The first fixing element comprises a first board. The second fixing element comprises a second board and faces the first fixing elem... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353945 | Folded pack The folded pack consists of one piece, this part being produced from a substantially rectangular strip of board-like material (board blank), which is folded at fold lines (2-7) running transversely with respect to its longitudinal axis and spaced apart... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344029 | Six-sided corrugated rollover cushion A rollover shipping cushion is presented. The cushion is formed by folding, in a specific manner, a single sheet of die-cut corrugated fiberboard to create the cushion. When properly folded, the cushion includes a central shipping cavity that is surrounded by shock-... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341152 | Packing cushion material A package made of pulp material for absorbing an external force applied to a solid object accommodated in a box is provided which may include a first pad having at least a point of contact with a top surface of the solid object and a second pad having at least a poi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328800 | Cushioning material for packaging and packaging matter The invention provides a cushioning material for packaging that is suitable for packaging an electronic apparatus, an optical apparatus or an electronic apparatus having an optical system mounted therein, and a package that uses the cushioning material for packaging... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322479 | Shipping container and dunnage therefor Dunnage for supporting elongated products arranged in layers in storage or shipping containers comprises elongated plastic strips having openings for receiving the goods and also having reinforcing members extending along their undersides which are removably receive... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320404 | Medical packaging A medical package is provided for protecting a medical item. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311203 | Geometrically-configured flexible packaging assembly A packaging apparatus comprising a pulp-based composition that provides protection to an equipment component (or other fragile or breakable item), provides ease in use during pre-packing and packing of an equipment component for transport, does not require the need ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299925 | Flexible payload module with inflatable grippers A module for a payload that utilizes individual grippers in which each fill to a conical shape from an interior wall of the module toward a payload in the module. The shape of the grippers provides a holding strength on and lateral stability for the payload. The ang... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293655 | Single piece organizer A revolutionary single piece organizer for storing or shipping objects without damaging the object. The organizer having a unitary, one piece stiff, bendable and deformable blank having a thickness. The blank having a bottom panel, a top panel, two side panels conne... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278249 | Insert for receiving and protecting a product and a method of forming the insert An integral, generally rectangular corrugated fibreboard blank folds to form an insert having three air cells for cradling and protecting a product. Two of the air cells stand vertically generally on top of the third air cell at ends thereof. A product rests on the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264121 | Article holder An article holder for holding an article including a main body configured to receive the article, and at least one deformable article receiving member disposed on a bottom plate of the main body. The deformable article receiving member is configured to deform so as ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240792 | Packaging for a sink In order to produce a packaging for a sink which has particularly good absorption properties and a low rate of transportation damage there is proposed a packaging for a sink which comprises at least one supporting body that is formed at least partly from a foamed pl... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237675 | Bottle cradle stacking support A support apparatus for receiving and supporting stacked tiers of bottles, particularly wine bottles. The support apparatus is (a) located below a first tier of layers of wine bottles, (b) placed between tiers of bottles, in case of multiple layers of bottles, and (... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219795 | Device for protecting a painter's canvas in particular during its transport A device in the form of a concave receptacle (2) has a base (10) from which extends gradually flaring out, at least locally, an edge (12), the painted surface of the canvas (18) being designed to be urged facing the base (10), with... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207508 | Wedding glass housing The invention provides a method for effecting a controlled breaking of a wedding glass, comprising providing a device having a housing having a bottom and top sheet both of puncture-resistant material and an intermediate layer of compressible material retained betwe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182905 | Blow molded article with retaining feature and method of creating same A blow molded article includes an outer wall and an article retaining feature projecting outwardly therefrom. The article retaining feature includes a distal wall and a side wall connecting the distal wall and the outer wall of the blow molded article. The side wall... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175026 | Memory disk shipping container with improved contaminant control A container for disks has an improved latching mechanism. The container comprises a cassette with sidewalls with slots for holding disks in an axial arrangement, two opposite end walls each have a U-shaped recess extending downwardly from the open top, a top cover w... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7134553 | Packaging for fragile items One or more unique hinges are provided within panels of a fragility packaging article for use in retaining one or more fragile articles within a container (e.g., a corrugated box). The unique hinges provide predicted deformation paths that assist in protecting one o... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134549 | Method and apparatus for packaging a projection device The present invention provides a protective structure for shipping a projection device. The protective structure includes a carrying case, an impact resistant intermediary case, and a substantially rigid outer case. The carrying case may include a plurality of compa... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131617 | Modified spring system end cap for packaging fragile articles within shipping cartons Structures for a unitary spring system end cap include at least one rib formed on the outer wall of an end cap. The at least one rib can protrude from the outer wall, for example centered along the length of a spring system. Where a carton containing a product prote... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117994 | Two-sided roll support with multiple ribs A support structure is provided for supporting a plurality of cylindrical objects. The support structure includes an elongated member having first and second sides and first and second edges. First and second rib sections extend from the first side of the elongated ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114617 | Container A container for a relatively brittle product, such as a haemostatic bandage, including a body and a lid for closing the container to hermetically seal the product therein. A sealing rim of the lid includes a layer of elastomeric material which sealingly engages with... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114618 | Foldable foam packing element A unitary foam packing element including a planar piece of foam which is precut with a plurality of score lines. The score lines define a first planar portion and a second planar portion, and enable the first planar portion to be folded over onto the second planar p... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104413 | Ceramic metallic liquid holding vessel A vessel for holding liquid having an outer ceramic shell and an inner metallic lining. The metallic lining may extend over the top of the shell to provide protection from damage. A base member may be provided. The metallic material may be any food safe metal, inclu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097043 | Packaging carton A packaging carton is disclosed, suitable for packaging an electronic product, such as a peripheral product, a mobile phone, or a spare part. The packing carton is formed by folding a paper material and is one piece, and is fabricated by linking two clip slots. Furt... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097042 | Portable accessory box A portable accessory box is disclosed. The portable accessory box comprises: a bottom plate; two side rectangular bodies fixedly connected to two sides of the bottom plate; and a lower side plate fixedly connected to the lower side of the bottom plate. The portable ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059475 | System for cushioning wafer in wafer carrier The invention relates to transport and shipping containers for wafers that are processed into semiconductor units. The wafer transport system provides wafer carriers that provide damage protection and particulate protection with minimal contamination of the wafers i... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044303 | Packaging made of moulded fibre material Packaging (1) of moulded paper fibre material. An article (2) enclosed by an end piece at either side. With this arrangement protection in three directions is necessary. This protection is obtained by means of buffer elements (7, 8). In order to... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021024 | Cartridge insert which fits into a box An integral, generally rectangular corrugated fibreboard blank folds to form an insert having three air cells for cradling and protecting a product. Two of the air cells stand vertically with the third air cell suspended between them. A product rests on the third ai... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014160 | Washing machine base for securing a central mechanism A washing machine base that protects and cushions the washing machine and secures the washing machine transmission or other mechanism suspended below the washer tub during assembly and shipping, even if the appliance is tilted. The base may be formed entirely from c... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001043 | Tailcap and bulb holder for a flashlight A flashlight having a head assembly, a switch assembly and a removable tail cap with a spare bulb holder provided by the tail cap. The spare bulb holder includes a resilient body having an internal, U-shaped wall defining a slot configured to receive a flashlight bu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997323 | Packaging system for a component including a compressive and shock-absorbent packing insert A packaging system for a component is disclosed. The packaging system comprises a box and a compressible and shock-absorbent packing insert. The packing insert is placed in the box after nesting a component within the insert. The insert comprises a main panel, a fir... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981589 | Shipping and storage container for laptop computers Shipping and storage container for laptop computers which generally includes a one (1) piece exterior portion, preferably fabricated from corrugated cardboard, an inner protective base insert and an inner protective cover insert, both of the protective inserts prefe... | 01/03/2006 |
