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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5318190 | Adjustable display tray A display tray is adjustable for receiving and displaying differently sized plates and bowls. The tray includes a bottom wall, a pair of side walls connected thereto by living hinges such that the side walls can be moved to different angular positions, an... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5289962 | Cup holder A cup holder includes a platform adapted to radially pivot outward from an inclined vehicle structure such that the platform when fully extended in the outward position is substantially horizontal. The platform includes a front wall portion and rear wall ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5215198 | Disk holder A disk holder which comprises a generally rectangular block of wood or other material having a plurality of parallel dovetail grooves for storing disks. The dovetail grooves enable a user to easily view and flip the various disks back and forth to find th... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5203531 | Paper cup stack holder This invention relates to improved devices for holding a stack of light tapered paper cups such that the stack is not easily knocked down by wind, accidentally or otherwise. A series of embodiments are disclosed for fixed size of cups as well as adjustabl... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5199600 | Dispenser for stackable articles A dispenser for stackable articles such as dishes and the like. The dispenser comprises a housing having an opening in its top, a carriage for supporting a generally vertical stack of the articles, mechanism for biasing the carriage vertically upwardly in... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5145074 | Plate display apparatus The present invention provides apparatus for supporting plates, dishes and the like. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises an elongated rectangular frame from which a plurality of support members project forwardly. A pair of support members i... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5119947 | Glassware slide holder device Disclosed is a storage device for glassware which is particularly adapted for use in a transport vehicle having a cabinet which holds glassware. The device includes a base adjacent an entryway of the cabinet, and a glassware mounting member having glasswa... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5104168 | Hand table and carrying rack A hand table for carrying a plate and a cup includes an upper support and a lower support. The upper support has a generally circular plate support and a cup or glass receiving opening. The lower support is coupled to the upper support and has a generally... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5067619 | Built-up cup rack A built-up cup rack, comprising a cover board, a wall mounting board fastened in said cover board at the back through tongue-and-groove joint, and a plurality of hod-like cup holders transversely fastened in said cover board at the front through plug-in c... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5062674 | Hand table and carrying rack A hand table for carrying a plate and a cup includes an upper support and a lower support. The upper support has a generally circular plate support and a cup or glass receiving opening. The lower support is coupled to the upper support and has a generally... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4969560 | Portable dish rack A dish rack has a wire mesh frame that defines a space in which a set of dishes may be supported uprightly. A lower plate support having a series of notches is mounted to the frame. A pair of upper plate supports each having a series of notches are adjust... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4961555 | Glass holder A stemware holder for engaging the rim of a plate comprising a slotted bowl for receiving a stemware. A flange is attached to the top of the bowl. Two bent clip elements attached to the edge of the flange and a lower clip element is attached to the bottom... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4953771 | Drawer mounted cup holder A pivoting cup holder for supporting a beverage container in a vehicle. The cup holder comprises a flat movable drawer which can slide into and out of a retainer set into or below the dashboard or an armrest of an automobile. A semicircular indentation is... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4928865 | Bilateral beverage container holder A bilateral beverage container (2) mounts within a hinged vehicle armrest (4). The container has an upper container housing (22), a lower container housing (26) and a hinged game surface (24) therebetween suitable for playing board games upon. The upper c... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4911310 | Holder for cooking utensil covers A holder for cooking utensil covers includes a portion adapted to engage the knob or handle of a cooking utensil cover, preferably by an upwardly opening slot. Mounting structure is provided by which to fix the knob engagement portion to a surface, especi... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4911308 | Mobile plate stand A mobile stand for carrying and transporting a plurality of plates, especially with ready-to-eat meals arranged thereon, comprises a frame provided with wheels to roll on a base. On the frame, four parallel elongate rods extend upwardly and are mounted su... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4884714 | Securable and removable utility receptacle A releasably securable utility rack is disclosed. The rack can be releasably affixed through suction cups or magnets, alongside a sink, or any other convenient location, to guide run-off water or other liquids, through an appropriately-sized and shaped li... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4854537 | Dish drainer platform A platform for a dish rack (or separate dishes) wherein a leveling plate is used as a support surface. Water drains from the dishes through holes in the leveling plate, then onto a sloped floor within the platform. The floor is raised above the lower edge... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4813544 | Stackable pie tray A stackable tray for holding a plurality of pie pans includes four like interconnected side walls and a horizontal platform joined to the side walls approximately midway of the height of the sidewalls. The platform is provided with circular openings each ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4700849 | Combination wine rack and glass retention/dispensing assembly A combination wine rack and glass retention/dispensing assembly for glasses of a type having a stem attached to a generally planar base. The assembly comprises a main housing with front, rear, and side walls, in which the front and rear walls have bottle-... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4673089 | Sliding mug/cup organizer A mug/cup organizer has a formed wire clip that can slidably engage a shelf; a wire support framework slidably engages the clip adjacent the lower surface of the shelf; a plurality of downwardly extending hooks is attached to the framework. The mugs or cu... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4592471 | Bakeware organizer An adjustable storage rack is provided which includes a base member securable to a supporting surface by screws which has a longitudinal channel in an upper surface to slidingly receive vertical support members. Any number of support members can be used t... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4589556 | Holder assembly for stemmed glassware and like objects A holder assembly specifically designed to removably mount one or more long stemmed articles such as stemmed glassware on a conventional dish supporting rack of a dishwasher in a manner such that the stemmed article will not be inadvertently dislodged fro... | 05/20/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4503980 | Device for stacking of articles of which the upper most article of the stack is maintained automatically at a certain level Device for stacking of articles of which the upper most article of the stack is maintained automatically at a certain level. The device comprises a vertical container for the stack of articles, said container having an opening at the upper side around which an... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4317522 | Suspended plate display system A plate display system is formed as a series of vertically spaced, chain-supported shelves which may be suspended from hooks secured in a ceiling or other overhead structure. Each of the shelves has hooks projecting from its lower surface which engage pla... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4228905 | Stemware shelf bracket A bracket having a flat rack is provided with upstanding front and rear flanges to which inwardly opening outwardly offset channels are connected. The bracket is slipped longitudinally on the underside of a removable shelf, so that the front and rear edge... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4123128 | Portable pie case Pies within pie pans are received within circular cut-out portions of removable shelves which are supported vertically apart within a pair of side-by-side compartments of a portable pie case. The shelves are formed from relatively thin sheet metal and inc... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4118081 | Plate holder A plate holder for use in leisure time vehicles such as campers, trailers, and the like, the holder having a plurality of carriers mounted in stacked relationship within a housing, each carrier being constructed and arranged to support a plate, whereby th... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4095533 | Trays combinable into an assembly A pair of portable trays usable separately and combined into a single tray. One of the trays is provided with a plurality of openings on the receptacle thereof for carrying articles such as ice cream cones thereon and has legs for converting it into a sta... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4015940 | Holding device for laboratory ware A supporting device for laboratory containers, bottles, and the like which comprises a helical spring joined at its ends to form a torus-shaped body with several turns of said spring being loosely affixed to a base, thereby permitting expansion of said to... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4008810 | Equipment for mixing shaken drinks An array of bar accessories to facilitate preparation of that sort of drink which is made by shaking together liquor and ice, with a suitable premix. The shaker shells are formed with an integral pedestal base comprising a broad flange and a narrow neck c... | 02/22/1977 |
