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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7207635 | Jewelry display case and jewelry display assembly therefor A jewelry display case serves as artwork enabling a jewelry collection to form part of the artwork. The display case includes a cabinet having at least a bottom, sides and a top, and a plurality of jewelry supporting components. At least one of the jewelry supportin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6961977 | Magnetic hinge A magnetic hinge defining a hinge axis includes first and second hinge plates of non-magnetic material and first and second magnets disposed therein, respectively, for movement therewith. The plates are generally parallel and independently pivotable about the hinge ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6945615 | Vertical peg board shelf system A cabinet is provided in a rectilinear configuration. A plurality of U-shaped rails is secured to, and faces upwardly from, the bottom with a plurality of inverted U-shaped rails secured to, and faces downwardly from, the top, and a plurality of slidable peg board s... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6871922 | Rotating shelf assembly A rotating shelf assembly having at least one rotating shelf array rotatabiy mounted to a base closet. Each rotating shelf array has a rotating shelf array top, rotating shelf array floor, rotating shelf array side wall, rotating shelf array flat back, rotating shel... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6629802 | Method of connecting two panels of a piece of furniture and a piece of furniture utilizing such a connection Method of connecting or joining at least two panels in a piece of furniture and a piece of furniture made thereby. The method includes providing a first panel, wherein the first panel includes a surface having at least one recess, providing a second panel... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6375285 | Multiple assembly A multiple assembly includes two or more unit products spaced apart from each other with a predetermined shape. One or more connection members are provided to interconnect the neighboring unit products such that the unit products can be folded and unfolde... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5447366 | Apparatus for dispensing discrete articles Apparatus for dispensing discrete articles such as newspapers, magazines and other publications includes two housing members which are pivoted apart to obtain access to the interiors of the housing members. Covers on the housing members must be opened bef... | 09/05/1995 |
| 4610492 | Rotary file locking mechanism A rotary file having an outer fixed cabinet and an inner cabinet rotatable on a vertical axis includes a locking mechanism comprised of a pair of simultaneously movable stops that can interfere with rotation of the inner cabinet in either direction. The s... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4527697 | Display fixture A display fixture comprising a base member, a channel member upstanding from the base member and panel members fixed to the channel member and extending outwardly therefrom, the panel members and base member defining a plurality of display areas; and a me... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4273393 | Automatic component dispensor A dispensing device for small parts arranged in a compact shape from when the parts can be withdrawn from a single point including a plurality of vertically stacked trays slidably disposed upon banks of spaced flanges which are rotatable about a central a... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4258962 | Carousel tool and parts kit A carousel tool and parts kit comprising floor engaging erect stand structure including a base supported upon a floor by casters and an elongated slotted centrally erect post having guide slots therein. The carousel tool and parts kit further comprises a ... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4252488 | Storage retrieval system with pivoted holder frames An article storage and retrieval system has a plurality of annular and generally concentric tracks of any desired shape each carrying a train of holder frames each having a pair of ends spaced apart by a gap. Each train has at each of the holder frames a ... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4240684 | Tool box including a plurality of rotating nested pyramidal tool racks A tool box includes a base and a plurality of nested pyramidal tool racks concentrically and rotatably mounted on a rigid vertical rod extending perpendicularly from the base. Each of the pyramidal tool racks except the innermost core has a removable side... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4236769 | Rotating display stand A display stand is provided with a plurality of ring-like shelves arranged in a vertical array above a base with the first, third, fifth, etc., shelves above the base being in a first group which are rotatable in a first direction and with the second, fou... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4232988 | Article storage and retrieval system Concentric annular tracks support for rotary movement a set of storage trains in the form of concentric cylindrical shelves. Each train has a vertically directed discontinuity and is driven by a separate driving unit so that the discontinuities can be ali... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4208079 | High density integrated circuit package A high density integrated circuitry package is disclosed where gates containing the circuit cards are rotatably mounted in the cabinet with some of the gates fixed to a central core and other gates pivoted to the core. The pivoted gates are extendable out... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4179168 | Display device having a locking mechanism A display device including a plurality of generally vertical display racks supported to form a rectangular configuration, each of the display racks supported for rotation between a first position, wherein their front faces face outwardly for displaying th... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4156994 | Garage assembly for two-wheeled vehicles A garage assembly for two-wheeled vehicles, the assembly comprising a rotatable circular frame, a plurality of housings connected to the frame, each housing including a floor portion having a back edge and a front edge, the length of the back edge being l... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4126366 | Rotatable, multiple storage bin assembly Covered bins and a rotatable assembly for holding a plurality of them in a cantilevered array is provided wherein the bins may be easily removed and added as necessary. A bin support column having an exterior shape of a regular prism is mounted for rotati... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4118082 | Advertisement pillar An advertisement pillar for use on public streets, squares or in buildings for displaying advertising cards which can be dispensed in blank form and thereafter reinserted into the device for subsequent display. The pillar is comprised of an outer transpar... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4067607 | Combination stool and fishing tackle box An upright cylindrical housing having closed ends is provided with a wall diametrically and longitudinally divided intermediate its ends to define a stationary wall portion and a movable wall portion. The movable wall portion forms a door slidably dispose... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4054338 | Rotatable cabinet with slidable top A cabinet having at least two sections, one rotatable with respect to the other, and an upper section having a top slidable in two directions.... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4042287 | Service unit, particularly for a doctor's or a dentist's office A service unit for facilitating a doctor's or a dentist's work at treatment of a patient comprises a work bench and one or more cupboards, rotatably supported on a pillar stand with a substantially vertical axis of rotation; the pillar stand is mainly of ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3995926 | Flat-opening box A flat opening box consisting of a central base tray to the sides of which cover shells are hingedly connected to open out onto a flat surface; pivot link members are connected to movable trays in the cover shells which are also hingedly connected to the ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3992068 | Device for stocking, filing and displaying small articles Device designed for stocking, filing by series, and displaying small articles. It consists of a fixed base, and a rotating frame composed of two types of superimposed discs which are perforated in the center to receive a threaded rod for rotating the disc... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3963288 | Transportable overbed table A transportable overbed table embodying a wheeled base from which there projects upwardly a vertical column on which there is vertically slidable a table-supporting carriage. An elevation screw is provided for raising and lowering the carriage. In one for... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3963287 | Storage devices The invention relates to a storage device for housing and displaying cassettes and like articles. The storage device comprises a drum like construction formed by two spaced circular members interconnected around their periphery and provided with an inward... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3947991 | Fishing tackle container A compartmentalized container for storing fishing lures and other fishing components including a housing having an opening on at least one side and a cut-out adjacent to the opening on the top of the housing. A plurality of horizontal circular trays are d... | 04/06/1976 |
