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Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8108975 | Karabiner A karabiner including a generally C-shaped body having opposed free ends with a gap therebetween and a gate for closing the gap through constraint. The gate is formed of a wire member located on one free end of the body and includes a shaped free end. The other free... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7992267 | Snap lock carabiner A locking mechanism is contained within a carabiner's straight or bent gate. The locking mechanism incorporates a pivoting link that can be moved to abut against a transverse pin, thereby immobilizing the gate return spring, which prevents opening movement of the ga... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7627934 | Method and apparatus for tightening a belt The present invention includes a method and related apparatus for tightening or loosening a belt. Some illustrative embodiments include a method and apparatus for tightening or loosening a belt used in, e.g., power-lifting, to provide adequate leverage in tightening... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7387315 | Belt guiding element for child safety system A belt guiding element for a child safety system, in particular for a child seat, can provide a high safety level and particularly highly comfortable use when the safety belt is inserted into the element and when the belt is removed therefrom. The belt guiding eleme... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7353665 | Clasps, interchangeable jewelry pieces, and methods for connecting the same A clasp for releasably fastening two objects is disclosed. The clasp includes a male member and a female member. The female member includes a displaceable member that is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the displaceable ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7275727 | Hanger for Christmas ornaments and other objects A hanger is formed as an open loop of an elastomeric material. The open loop includes an integral eyelet formed at one end and an integral latch formed at the opposite end. The latch is inserted through an orifice defined by the eyelet and is held in place by an int... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7234995 | D-ring for brassieres and the like A D-ring for a shoulder strap assembly and brassiere can have a catch which enables the D-ring to be locked in use or opened for lateral insertion of the loop of the shoulder strap. The catch can be formed by a pin on the bow of the D-ring laterally engageable in an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228601 | Carabiners having a captive eye opening Various embodiments for carabiners employing a pivoting gate and having a captive eye opening are disclosed. The carabiners of the present invention employ an arm laterally extending from the body of the carabiner to define a major opening and a captive eye opening ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7082647 | Snap-hook for carrying accessories The body of a snap-hook for carrying accessories is equipped with a guard lug attached to the top part and extending facing the lateral branch opposite the finger so as to define a groove designed to be inserted on a support element, in particular a belt, to achieve... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6845644 | Locking assembly A locking assembly (100) consists of a pair of closable devices (110, 120) secured together in a contiguous side-by-side relationship and being displaceable, each relative to the other. Each of the closable devices (110, 120) has opposing end po... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6769270 | Detachable pendant mounting A detachable pendant mounting for providing interchangeability of the pendant includes a hollow clasp housing held on a pendant chain, the clasp housing open at the rear and the bottom end. A clasp element is mounted within the clasp element accessible through the o... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6564435 | Combination-type curtain hook A combination-type curtain hook is disclosed. A combination-type curtain hook having a stitching strap and a moving hook, characterized in that the stitching strap includes a stitching piece having one side being mounted with a plurality of protruded bloc... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6513766 | Locking cable support A locking cable support that reduces potential wire abrasion, minimizes magnetic interference to communication signals, and provides a wide opening feature that permits easy insertion of cables without first twisting them. The shape and flexibility of the... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6484375 | Locking retainer device A locking retainer includes a flexible band including an outer surface, an inner surface substantially parallel to and spaced from the outer surface, a first end, and a second end. A first plug member is integrally attached to the first end of the flexibl... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6243929 | Joiner The present invention provides a joiner for attaching items together, said joiner including a ring-like member having first and second ends to be linked to one another, said first end having a tubular section for reception therein of said second end, and ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6125657 | Hinged earring with a curved post A hinged hoop-style earring where a post is curved to conform to the outside shape of the back of the earring. In this design, when the earring is closed, the post, and a protruding end of the post, substantially follows the shape of a curved outer edge o... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6101690 | Strap retainer for child seatbelts The strap retainer includes a relatively rigid post element with one end formed integrally with a relatively flexible strap element. The free end of the post element includes parallel stabilizing channels and a central detent channel which receive paralle... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6038749 | Hook and loop combined shower curtain and liner construction A combined shower curtain and liner construction held together by hook and loop strips, wherein the liner sheet is attached below the hook apertures of the shower curtain sheet.... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5996191 | Hookless connecting ring A hookless connecting ring. An elongate member having two ends is formed in a loop defining axial and circumferential directions. The loop, in the absence of any applied forces, forms a closed configuration of the connecting ring in which the loop is in s... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5940944 | Strap retainer A strap retainer comprising a flexible elongated body having two planar sides and two free ends adapted for closure on to each other. A locking pawl is integrally formed with one free end and comprises a post and a head section having two locking legs. A ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5920968 | Restraining strap attacher An attacher for restraining straps or belts of a restraining system has a belt member with a rounded shape which engages a loop of a restraining belt or strap, a surrounding member and interconnection means to enclose the strap attacher around an anchorin... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5781970 | Strap Retainer A strap retainer comprising a flexible elongated body having two planar sides and two free ends adapted for closure on to each other. A locking pawl is integrally formed with one free end and comprises a post and a head section forming a free end. A recep... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5517949 | Animal leash with snap link A simple, strong, and durable animal leash, comprising two elements. The first element is a lead formed of strap material. The second element is a snap link, which is a relatively large link made of aluminum, one side of which is a gate which can pivot in... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5454662 | Connector for coupling the pipes of a pipe corral A pipe corral connector consisting of a pair of bolts having corresponding hingedly coupled first ends, and second, threaded ends. The second end of one of the bolts is provided with a right hand thread while the second end of the other bolt is provided w... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5423831 | Clamp A plastics umbilical cord clamp is disclosed. This clamp has a pair of arms having their inner ends joined by a hinge and their outer ends connected by a locking device. The device comprises one member having a body with a transverse groove therein and a ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5416955 | Trigger-closing carabiner A carabiner having a body which forms a part of a loop. A gate is connected to the body and forms a closed loop configuration therewith when the gate is in the closed position. A trigger is provided to release the gate from an open position. The trigger o... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5210914 | Automatically closing carabiner A carabiner that has a gate that will be held open when moved past the three-quarters-open position. The gate can be closed by pulling down on the carabiner against the force from a connecting strap.... | 05/18/1993 |
| 4847957 | Multi-purpose clasp A multi-purpose clasp designed to be used as an universal clasp of jewelry, ornament chains, key chains, fishing lines and the like. The clasp is one-piece in structure, comprising a locking bow (1), a spiral neck (2) and a connection ring (3); in its sim... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4835823 | Snap-hook, primarily for rock-climbing, and its process of manufacture A snap-hook for use with ropes or the like, primarily for rock-climbing, made up of a body or hook in the shape of a "C" of which the straight rear central portion is extended by two curved arms, one upper, the other lower, of which the free ends are join... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4819304 | Snap hook, especially for mountain climbers There is provided a snap hook, especially for mountain climbers, consisting of a C-shaped element having ends which are connected to each other by an elastic locking catch to form a closed elongated ring having first and second narrow sides. A holding ele... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4811467 | Carabiner having improved gate structure An improved carabiner configured to provide an enlarged gate opening for access and to permit smoother entry and release of ropes or other accessory devices to or from the carabiner, the carabiner comprising a C-shaped member with an articulated gate memb... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4750243 | Shower curtain holder An hollow sphere, in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the invention, has a slot formed on a somewhat less than semicircular portion of the great circle that separates the sphere into two hemispheres. A shower curtain grommet support is spaced i... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4512064 | Method of connecting pull tab with slide fastener slider A pull tab connector for slide fastener sliders comprises a closed loop formed of a piece of resilient wire and having a pair of stems projecting from the loop, the stems being juxtaposed and overlying each other. The stems are aligned with each other in ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4507831 | Spring clip for tilter worm shaft A spring clip shaft connection wherein a shaft includes a transverse hole spaced inwardly from one end of the shaft, a generally U-shaped body having a leg formed with longitudinally extending proximate and distal leg portions laterally offset from each o... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4494279 | Jewelry chain clasp assembly A clasp assembly for jewelry chain and the like includes an elongated bar member attached at one end thereof to the chain, a resiliently depressible raised tongue element integrally struck in the bar member, and a fastener element which is also attached t... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4407148 | Key holder A key holder has a rigid gapped ring 1, having a gap which is defined between two mutually facing tips, a thin-walled metal sheath 2 having, near one end, two transverse slots or apertures of asymmetric form permitting the transverse introduction of the t... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4370783 | Yieldable load release connector Yieldable load release connector comprising a coil of resilient plastic rod extending for 400° to 800° and having two free ends, and fastening means attached to the coil at a point spaced substantially equidistant from each said end for fastening said c... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4279062 | Snap shackle A snap shackle has a body formed on one side with an attachment such as a swivel eye and on the other side with a C-shaped arm having an outer end forming a pivot for a complementarily shaped pivotal arm whose free end in turn is engageable against the sh... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4277434 | Injection molding resilient ring clip The invention relates to a lightweight plastic ring clip useful as an inexpensive fastening and holding device and to a method of making such ring clips by injection molding. Each ring clip is molded into a solid shape which presents the appearance of a t... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4262718 | Luggage closure A closure for securing the flap of a bag to the front wall thereof comprises a link having a thru-opening, means for hingeably securing the link to the flap, a strap dimensioned to pass through the opening, and means for securing one end of the strap to t... | 04/21/1981 |
