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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8002293 | Material handling apparatus and support therefor A material handling apparatus includes a support portion having a beam, a wheel disposed on one side of the beam, and a wheel bracket disposed on an opposing side of the beam. The wheel bracket has two legs and a yoke, and is disposed with the legs against the beam ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7914018 | Furniture cart A furniture cart for holding and transporting furniture and methods of use. An implementation of a furniture cart comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. A framework assembly is coupled with the upper surface of the furniture platform. The framework assembly... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7789403 | Vanity cart with mirror A lightweight vanity cart with a mirror mounted on the top that can pivot from a closed to an open position. The mirror can be illuminated with a light strip. The vanity cart provides receptacles, drawers and racks for organizing and storing hair styling tools and p... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7621544 | Mobile flat panel monitor and computer cart A mobile flat panel monitor and computer cart. The cart has a wheeled base, a support structure coupled to and extending above the base, a shelf coupled to the support structure above the base for supporting a computer, and a bracket coupled to the support structure... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7581738 | Moveable storage structure system A moveable storage structure system, a device for supporting and allowing mobility of a storage structure, and, in some embodiments, moveable storage structure systems and devices that stabilize and minimize vibrations of equipment supported within a storage structu... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7575242 | Collimator change cart An apparatus for operation with a nuclear camera of a nuclear medicine gantry and a patient handling system is provided and includes a cart assembly; and a collimator drawer assembly supported on the cart assembly. The collimator drawer assembly includes a housing; ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7540510 | Movable rack A movable rack for supporting articles. In a preferred embodiment, the rack comprises a frame which supports first and second shelf groups. The second shelf group can be added to the rack when additional shelf space is required and can be removed when additional she... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7500684 | Catering assembly A catering assembly for use with an aircraft or train includes a wall (1) provided with a multiplicity of slots (2) running in the vertical direction with undercuts as well as a multiplicity of essentially block-shaped modules (6) with runners (... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7490839 | Ladder cart A cart includes rolling members and a frame connected to the rolling members. The frame provides a ladder-storage space. The frame also is configured to hold a ladder in a substantially vertical position with at least a portion of the ladder in the ladder-storage sp... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7448634 | Collapsible display rack A display rack has a longitudinal axis, and includes vertically stacked and coextensive grid members that are removably connectable. Each grid member has a pair of oppositely spaced arms equidistantly spaced from and parallel to the axis and further includes a mesh ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434820 | Yarn Storage Apparatus A yarn storage apparatus that is portable, capable of winding and storing a plurality of yarns, and also capable of storing other items is disclosed. The apparatus is supported on two inverted U-shaped legs, each having omnidirectional casters. A plurality of remova... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7398978 | Foldable trolly The present invention provides a foldable, four-wheel trolley of simple, lightweight construction for use in connection with the transport and storage of items of the type typically used in connection with the operation of beauty salons or similar uses. Moreover, th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392993 | Container for storing, securing and transporting articles A container for storing, securing and transporting articles. The container comprises a plurality of members having predetermined lengths. A plurality of connectors interconnect the members to space apart and arrange the members generally vertically and horizontally ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7377538 | Shopping buddy A portable folding shopping cart and utility carrier has a folding frame and a flexible basket and bottom shelf which can be folded to a compact size and shape for storage when not in us and can be readily unfolded for use. Wheels permit the cart to be easily transp... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374186 | Removable caster system A system for moving a refrigeration device is disclosed and includes a frame for supporting the refrigeration device. At least one pair of stationary casters are removably coupled to the frame. At least one pair of adjustable casters are removably coupled to the fra... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370867 | Banquet cart A banquet cart including a cabinet, a plurality of chimneys, an information center, and releasably lockable swivel casters. The plurality of chimneys are positioned inside the cabinet at different corners of the cabinet. The information center includes at least two ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357399 | Post hole digger stand A post hole digger stand for supporting a post hole digger assembly. The stand has a planar base mounted on surface engaging members such as steerable casters. A pair of vertical support arms are mounted on the base with a transverse movable support bar mounted on t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353658 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmacuetical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338055 | Method and workstation for single patient medical care A reconfigurable medical workstation enables efficient arrangement of medical equipment used to provide care to a specific patient. The workstation contains a comportment space that can be divided into compartments as needed to house the medical equipment. The compa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328907 | Display rack transport device A display rack transport device includes a wheel assembly and a display mount. The display mount is removably mountable to the wheel assembly and mountable to a display rack. Variously configured display mounts are adapted to mount to various styles of display racks... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320472 | Cart for stocking inventory and methods for making same A cart is described that has a wheeled base and an upright frame extending upwardly from the base. A side frame extends upwardly from the base and abuts the upright frame. The upper face of the base, the front face of the upright frame and the inside face of the sid... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314200 | Support and transport system for medical apparatus A support and transport system for a patient care apparatus comprised of a first arm assembly connected to a stationary support and a second arm assembly connected to a patient transfer vehicle. An end cap for supporting a patient care apparatus is selectively attac... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306245 | Multipurpose work site utility carrier This disclosure describes a work site utility carrier that configures into a dolly and hand truck in its retracted mode and a work bench in its elevated mode. A lower receptacle formed as part of a chassis with wheels, and an upper receptacle are pivotally connected... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303198 | Trolley wheel assembly A trolley includes a front wheel assemblie (12) and a rear wheel assembly both assemblies mounted on a trolley frame. The front wheel assembly (12) includes a fixed wheel assembly (24) to aid control of the trolley. In one form the front wheel a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293784 | Adjustable computer case support An adjustable computer case support includes two side frames and a bottom frame located between the two side frames. Each of the side frames is a substantially triangular frame including a curved front member, a lower member, and a rear member. The bottom frame is p... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293785 | Roll container A demountable, modular roll container comprises a plastics base (1) with wheels (13) (or castors) attached and two, three or four side plastics panels (2, 3) which lock into the base (1) with adjacent panels (2, 3) locking into eac... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290777 | Cart for loading, transporting and storing an imaging media cartridge A transportable device, such as a cart, for transporting and elevating an imaging media cartridge into a press printer may include a base platform, first and second elevation members disposed thereon, a panel disposed between the first and second elevation members, ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278615 | Coupling mechanism with a mobile infusion unit A coupling mechanism for selectively coupling an equipment rack to a stationary receptacle unit and to a mobile equipment cart, the coupling mechanism includes a suspension mount disposed on the equipment rack, a first receptacle element, and a second receptacle ele... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278645 | Versatile carrier A carrier includes a supporting unit that is amenable to supporting a wide variety of items. The carrier includes shelves and/or baskets as well as a unit that can be used to support large and/or bulky items. The carrier further includes a stabilizer unit as well as... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270339 | Wheelbarrow rack A wheelbarrow rack is disclosed generally comprising first and second rack stands, first and second upright posts connected to the first and the second rack stands respectively, multiple wheelbarrow support braces pivotally attached between the upright posts, and mu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249741 | Pedestals with S-shaped bases A pedestal has an S-shaped base and an upwardly extending member to support a furniture component. The S-shaped base provides an open leg envelope for persons seated at the pedestal. Workers at the pedestal's S-shaped table face opposite directions and enjoy indepen... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234590 | Ergonomic load table for washers A loading device for a tunnel washer having a primary conveyor for conveying articles to be washed through the tunnel washer. The loading device includes a frame having a pair of spaced apart legs attached thereto and a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt has an upper ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232137 | Beauty cart Disclosed is a beauty cart, which includes a wheeled cart body having racks at different elevations for holding devices and accessories for hairdressing, and a facial vaporizer installed in a vertical hollow holder frame of the wheeled cart body for producing steam ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229084 | Chair conversion device Disclosed herein is a device for equipping a recliner with one or more accessories, comprising a base frame portion attachable to the recliner, the base frame having a plurality of mounting locations and a plurality of recliner accessories, each of which is arranged... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229085 | Ball storage cart A moveable ball cart having a lower receptacle and an upper receptacle vertically stacked and spaced, with the top of each being open. Each of the receptacles is accessible through its top and through a vertically hinged door in a sidewall that pivots horizontally. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226061 | Disposable shipping cart for live plants A disposable shipping cart for live plants includes a rigid frame mounted on casters for rolling transport, which frame is formed from an inexpensive non-metallic material and includes a plurality of vertically spaced shelf supports upon which are fastened cardboard... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219904 | Luggage cart assembly A luggage cart assembly includes a base that has a top side, a bottom side, a first end edge, a second end edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. A plurality of wheels is rotatably coupled to the bottom side. The top side has a plurality of wells exte... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219905 | Removable side racks for a moving dolly A removable side rack system for typical moving dollies includes two inverted U-shaped frames each having an lockable, articulating stabilizer-support arm anchored to its top crossing bar, an E-track anchor bar spanning between its respective legs and an extending m... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213829 | Table saw cart A table saw cart comprised of a framework of a carrier containing multiple lateral and longitudinal frames, a foldable frame and a set of front wheels; those longitudinal frames being movable for adjustment to compromise the size of the individual machine; expansion... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213822 | Medication cart with height adjustment A medication cart a includes a housing mounted on four posts at corners of the housing with a generally horizontal counter top at the top of the housing and a plurality of drawers in the housing underneath the counter top having locations therein for containing medi... | 05/08/2007 |
