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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152117 | Adjustable bushing An adjustable bushing according to one embodiment includes a first part having a threaded section that extends outwardly from a base section such that an upper surface of the base section defines a ledge that surrounds the threaded section. The adjustable bushing al... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8141828 | Insert plate leveling An assembly comprises a support table including a support table orifice; a insert plate within the support table orifice; and at least one mounting and leveling apparatus. The mounting and leveling apparatus comprises a clamp screw; at least two leveling screws; at ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8079555 | Apparatus for setting the spacing of a free standing range from a floor An apparatus for setting the spacing of a free standing range relative to a floor includes a base component for contacting the floor, a threaded element, and a winding follower. The winding follower extends into the helical recess of the threaded element such that t... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8002224 | Adjustable pedestal support An adjustable support which includes a housing constructed of a sidewall wherein a column is positioned within the housing and spaced apart from the sidewall and wherein the column defines threads. A leg is also provided which is constructed of another sidewall whic... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7866614 | Apparatus for setting the spacing of a free standing range from a floor An apparatus for setting the spacing of a free standing range relative to a floor includes a base component for contacting the floor, a threaded element, and a winding follower. The winding follower extends into the helical recess of the threaded element such that t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7780128 | Leveling system and method Disclosed herein is a system for leveling relative to a basis surface. The system includes an object having a first side confronting the basis surface and a second side opposite of the first side, a rod positioned to extend beyond the first side of the object to spa... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7600727 | Equipment capable of adjusting height thereof The invention discloses an equipment including a main body and N multi-threaded shafts. The main body has a bottom, and N multi-threaded holes are formed on the bottom of the main body, wherein N is a natural number. Each of the N multi-threaded shafts is screwed in... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7588219 | Adjustable roller leg An adjustable roller apparatus has a housing and a roller ball, rotatably mounted in the housing. There is also a base adjuster that is adapted to be moved from a first position to a second position and where one of the first and second positions of the base adjuste... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7588218 | Height adjusting apparatus and household electric appliance provided with the same A height adjusting apparatus to expand a height adjustment range of a household electric appliance, and the household electric appliance provided with the height adjusting apparatus. The height of a main body of the household electric appliance provided with the hei... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7484700 | Leveling device and method for making same An improved leveling device for adjusting the height of a substrate with a leveling device located between the floor and the bottom of the piece of furniture. The leveling device is comprised by a threaded stud which resides in a propel nut. The threaded stud is com... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7438274 | Adjustable foot for setting up equipment in alignment The present invention relates to an adjustable foot for setting up equipment in alignment. The adjustable foot comprises an annular element provided with an axial bore with internal screw thread. The adjustable foot furthermore comprises a shaft element provided wit... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7386955 | Stackable pedestal for supporting decking elements A pedestal is provided that is matingly engagable with a like companion pedestal in vertically stacked relation to support corner portions of pavers, tiles, or like decking elements in edgewise juxtaposition above an underlying surface. The pedestal has a base, plat... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7356879 | Adjusting unit for adjusting a spacing between two members An adjusting unit for adjusting a spacing between a fixedly mounted first member and a resiliently mounted second member. The adjusting unit comprises an adjusting screw and a sleeve-like receiving member which are adjustable relative to each other via a pair of thr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325412 | Vibration-absorbing supporting apparatus of wine refrigerator A vibration-absorbing supporting apparatus of a wine refrigerator comprises: a base member fixedly coupled to a lower portion of a wine refrigerator main body; a height control member coupled to the base member so as to control a height of the main body vertically; ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322707 | Device stabalizer A device stabilizer, according to an embodiment, includes a latch, an elevation lock, and an actuator. The latch, when engaged, holds an outrigger in a closed position. The elevation lock, when engaged, holds a device at a selected elevation. The actuator includes a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318570 | Adjustment mechanism and electronic device utilizing the same An electronic device and an adjustment mechanism thereof. The electronic device includes a housing, an adjusting member, a lifting assembly, and a driving assembly. The adjusting member is moveably connected to the housing. The lifting assembly connects the adjustin... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314206 | Supporting apparatus for washing machine A supporting apparatus for a washing machine including a plurality of supporting legs mounted on a base fixed to a lower portion of a washing machine main body to move in the vertical direction, a foot mounted on the lower end of the supporting leg to contact the su... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308731 | Dampened slide for an anti-chucking wedge assembly A dampened slide for a wedge assembly includes a slide housing having perimeter walls. First and second alignment members connect to the perimeter walls, each having a deflectable portion. The deflectable portions extend opposite to each other and transverse to a ce... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290741 | Furniture glide An improved self-adjusting furniture support includes a cam mechanism that limits the rotatability of the upper cover with respect to the central mounting bolt to provide for hand turning of the support both onto and off of a piece of furniture. A lower member or fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287732 | Leveling device An improved leveling device having a unique elongated adjusting leg and locking hub which permits the secure leveling of an appliance without the use of extraneous tools. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278687 | System and method for bar stool height adjustment Securely stacking and height adjustable bar stools are provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, the seat of a bar stool includes an upper leg restraining system that accommodates a pair of legs from another bar stool that is to be securely stacked on to... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275730 | Height-adjusting device and support for optical systems, which comprises height-adjusting devices A device for adjusting the height of an arrangement 2 relative to a mounting surface 3 is disclosed. Height-adjusting device 1 is designed so that during height adjustment no friction takes place as a result of rotation of the contact sites of t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275680 | Adjustable mailbox support assembly A mailbox assembly having a mounting plate for securing the mailbox assembly into the ground. The mounting plate has three primary configurations: a flat configuration for use on a generally flat ground surface; a bent configuration for use on the edge of a hill; an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270306 | Electronic apparatus with height-adjustable foot unit An electronic apparatus includes a casing and an adjustable foot unit, which is disposed on the casing. The adjustable foot unit includes multiple protrusions of different lengths. When the electronic apparatus is disposed on a supporting surface, one of the multipl... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267309 | Furniture leg extension and leveling device and method for use A Furniture Leg Extension and Leveling Device and Method for Use is disclosed. The device enables the user to adjust the height of a piece of furniture, such as a bathroom vanity cabinet. The device and method involves adding an extension member to each of the legs ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261180 | Rigging system for speaker cabinets A rigging system includes a lever arm permitting all speakers supported by the speaker whose rigging is adjusted to be angularly reoriented to focus the system, even out the coverage and fine tune the coverage. Multiple pivot attachment points for the moment arm are... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258313 | Method for leveling an object A device for leveling an object on uneven or sloping floors. The device is comprised of a housing with a substantially hollow portion having a worm gear, a driven gear, and an elevation shaft with threads on at least a portion of the shaft's external surface. The wo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249742 | Self-levelling foot arrangement for an appliance A self adjusting foot arrangement for an appliance cabinet has a first socket connected with the cabinet and a second socket connected with the cabinet spaced apart from the first socket. A foot downwardly protrudes from each socket and is moveable along axis into a... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246411 | Methods and systems for sliding windows and doors An adjustable mechanism for sliding panels, such as sliding windows and doors is disclosed. One embodiment comprises adjustable buttons that extend from a housing positioned in the sliding panel. The adjustable threaded buttons of the present invention provide a sur... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243885 | Positioning device for adjustable housing A holding device for an adjustable housing, such as the housing of a radar sensor, which allows the position of the housing at a mounting location to be changed in at least one degree of freedom using least one adjusting screw. In this context, the at least one adju... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234781 | Anchoring fixture for stools capable of adjusting elevation An anchoring fixture for stools capable of adjusting elevation is installed on an axle hub hinged on the top end of tripod legs which rest on the floor. The axle hub has a longitudinal axle hole to hold a screw post fastened to the bottom of a stool. The axle hub ha... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231690 | Furniture glide with tubular flanged grommet fastener A furniture glide is provided for mounting on a terminal end of a furniture leg. The furniture glide includes a slider having an upper surface and a generally arcuate lower surface for engaging a supporting surface. A generally tubular fastener extends from the uppe... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229008 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine with leveling leg An automated banking machine (10) is provided. The automated banking machine may include a fascia (50) in operative connection with a frame (110). The machine may include a plurality of hardware devices which are accessible through the fascia. T... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223177 | Pool table improvements Pool table improvements including: (1) a quick change pool table cloth system including a snap on cloth; (2) a built in pool table level system including highly sensitive levels embedded into the pool table frame; (3) a pre-adjusted, push, pull slate frame leveling ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219590 | Method for positioning a body along continuous-range inclination and rotation angles In a system for controlling the inclination angle and rotation angle of a body, a rotary actuator is coupled to a base. A pivot actuator is coupled to an output shaft of the rotary actuator. The rotary actuator controls the angular position of the pivot actuator. A ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216399 | Caster brake A brake is disclosed for use with a cart. The brake includes a pad that contacts the floor to resist movement of the cart. The height of the pad is adjustable. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198238 | Leg device A leg device includes a leg shaft with a male thread section having a contact section at a lower end thereof, and an elevating part supported on the leg shaft to be capable of rising and lowering. The elevating part includes a base section having a portion to be fix... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188709 | Extendable mast structure for a fork-lift truck An extractable mast structure for a fork-lift truck, including an outer mast fixed to the carriage, the spaced columns being interconnected via upper and lower traverses, an extractable inner mast guided by said outer mast on which a load-carrying means is guided to... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185863 | Mountings for temperature control unit for vending machines and methods for attaching and detaching such units Mountings for a temperature control unit for a vending machine are provided, wherein the interior of the vending machine is divided by a partition into a storage cabinet and a machinery compartment and in which the temperature control unit is inserted to and removed... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178768 | Leg device A leg device supports an object to be able to adjust a height thereof. The leg device includes a leg shaft with a male screw portion, and an elevation body supported on the leg shaft to move upwardly and downwardly. The elevation body has a fixing portion to be fixe... | 02/20/2007 |
