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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4605988 | Anti-static grounding arrangement for work environment system An anti-static grounding arrangement is adapted for use in a work environment system having work stations (100) with work surfaces (182) and conductive storage containers (132, 160) capable of housing electronic components or similar items which are sensi... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4588095 | Single-piece injection molded rack A single-piece, injection molded rack for holding test tubes or similar articles and a mold for producing the same. In a preferred three-tiered form, the intermediate tier is a lattice defined by the intersection of two superposed sets of parallel bars. T... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4585137 | Bottle hamper This invention relates to a bottle hamper the sidewall of which has a removal opening for bottles and on the bottom of which there is a framework of vertical partitions to support the lower parts of the bottles sidewise. One problem with such hampers has ... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4570804 | Adjustable tray for video display terminals An expandable two-piece tray mountable upon a video display terminal having either a top or side vent for exhausting air from its motor. The tray is adaptable for storing operational instructions of the terminal including program books, diskettes and the ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4560072 | Display and storage rack A rack and system of racks for holding objects for storage or display. The racks comprise spaced planar sides normally vertically oriented, the sides each having top, bottom, front and back edges. A rectangular base panel is provided extending between the... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4544068 | Laboratory glassware rack for seismic safety A rack (10) for laboratory bottles and jars for chemicals and medicines has been designed to provide the maximum strength and security to the glassware in the event of a significant earthquake. The rack (10) preferably is rectangular and may be made of a ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4538737 | Adjustable package carrier An article carrier is provided with adjustable side walls pivotally mounted on a base and clamped to hold articles in place. To provide the pivoting action, the base includes a plurality of holes in two parallel rows for loosely receiving a pair of connec... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4527707 | Devices for securing a debris holding tray to a glass or dish rack The invention relates to various embodiments of a device for securing a glass or dish rack to a debris holding tray for collecting waste fluid and debris from glasses, cups or dishes prior to washing in an automatic dishwasher.... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4506607 | Shelf-type driverless vehicle A driverless vehicle having a plurality of shelves is provided with at least one trough supported by the shelves and separate therefrom. Each trough is open at the top and is open at each end thereof. A discrete puller member extends between side walls of... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4478337 | Adjustable shelving unit A two-piece telescoping shelf adaptor construction adaptable to be supported on a shelf structure in a flat or inclined position and adjustable to accommodate varying shelf depths comprising first and second members each being formed having a similar numb... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4475660 | Caddy for janitorial supplies A caddy for janitorial cleaning supplies in which a pair of compartmented supply-receiving units are supported in vertically spaced relation on a sheet-form standard capable of suspension by hooks from a circular or rectangular trash dolly as well as bein... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4371084 | Hair styling accoutrements Various devices are provided for use by a cosmetologist when giving permanent wave treatments, or the like, to customers, and a method of efficiently practicing cosmetology. End-wrap papers are stacked in a self-feeding manner in a dispenser container, an... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4228906 | Adjustable rail mounting assembly An upright adjustable rail mounting assembly for adjustably attaching horizontally mounting rails to a pair of slotted uprights by use of an adjustable locking bracket. The rail flanges facilitate mounting of a container assembly provided with means for e... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4163495 | Plastic bread carrier having folding end walls The carrier comprises a tray having a floor and rails extending around its perimeter. A pair of end walls are provided at the ends of the tray. Each end wall is pivotally connected to the tray so that it can be rotated from a horizontal position overlying... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4162014 | Vertical file construction A composite letter file consists of a primary tray member defining a letter receptacle and having detent means thereupon for engagement by corresponding detent means on a secondary tray member. A plurality of secondary tray members can be secured to one a... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4130203 | Record tray with adjustable side rails A posting tray, or similar record holding tray, includes two side rails which are adjustably movable toward and away from one another, and are releasably fixable in any given position of adjustment, to suit the tray for record cards of various different w... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4122955 | Display shelving An upwardly opening shelf, preferably of wire construction, mountable on a pair of spaced uprights by a pair of brackets which coact between the opposite ends of the shelf and the adjacent uprights. The brackets are of an L-shaped configuration and includ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4120250 | Connecting structure for shelves A connecting structure for shelves comprising horizontally-disposed distributing trays detachably affixed to vertical supporting members. The trays are provided with bent edges and with plastic elbows to cover the corner gaps of adjacent flank faces. The ... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4109797 | Display assembly An assembly for displaying articles for sale is provided of the type comprising a laterally elongated basket adapted to be secured to a pair of spaced and parallel upright supports. The assembly includes an end support bar secured across each lateral end ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4103782 | Display units 2 inch × 8 inch flake boards form side panels which stand upright on the floor. A plurality of display trays are stacked one upon the other between the panels. The panels have retaining grooves on facing surfaces. The trays have retaining tongues fitting... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4095698 | Modular storage rack system A storage rack system of modular construction which comprises a plurality of pre-cut parts which are joined together in an array to receive storage containers. The storage containers can be cans, bottles, jars, tubes, etc. The pre-cut parts are limited to... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4085840 | Bakery flexible belt carrying plate A carrying plate, for use in a bakery, transports formed and fermented dough products and is adapted to be transported by a conveyor means and automatically unloaded. The core plate has an acute-angled front end and the endless flexible belt is provided w... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4040522 | Magazine rack A magazine rack for holding magazines includes a base, an open top frame, and a number of elongated space members extending between the base and opened top frame. Bracket members are adhesively secured to a wall, wherein the bracket members engage the ope... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4037780 | Locking letter tray A locking letter tray for receiving letters, documents or the like, and for preventing unauthorized access thereto, is characterized by a unitary structure forming an essentially closed compartment having an elongated narrow slot through a side wall there... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4034864 | Document handling system A manual document handling system for use in processing and handling documents in offices and the like including a support panel on which specially designed trays are hung. The support panel is of a modular design including horizontal slats, the number of... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4033461 | Cleaning and draining device for sink A cleaning and draining device for a sink includes a rectangular basket having an open top end formed with a peripheral support frame or rim extending about the open end. Opposite portions of the rim or frame are adapted to rest on and be slidingly suppor... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4023691 | Method of transferring semi-conductor discs by a hinged transfer carrier Method and apparatus for transferring semi-conductor discs to and from a slab-form quartz boat which apparatus includes a carrier having a pair of hingedly attached shells having a plurality of opposed slots; the method including the receiving and dischar... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4015719 | Floating net display apparatus A display apparatus includes a base, a mast supported thereon and a net attached to the top of the mast. The net is approximately square in shape and formed from a plastic material having large gaps therein. The mast passes through the center of the net a... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3971629 | Retorting tray A retorting tray for sterilizing material sealed in flexible pouches. The tray comprises a base portion which forms a conduit for circulation of a heating medium therethrough. The base portion has edges extending therefrom terminating in a stackable featu... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3967734 | Hand delivery truck Improved foldable hand delivery cart made up of a main and a pair of side or wing panel sections interlockingly hinged together by means of hinge elements which extend for substantially the entire lengths of the panel sections and simultaneously form stru... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3949880 | Shelf extender A shelf extender for presenting a product to the purchaser forward of a shelf having a container for holding and displaying the product, the container, in one embodiment, having a rear wall with receiving means to cooperate with a plate of a clamp, the cl... | 04/13/1976 |
