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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7359218 | Method and apparatus for cable management A cable management apparatus includes a first cable management member. A second cable management member is pivotally coupled to the first cable management member such that the first cable management member and the second cable management member are moveable between ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7197888 | Drawer appliance A modular cabinet for a family of drawer appliances including an insulated liner defining a drawer space, a machine compartment, a wiring harness leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space, a passage leading from the machine compartment to the drawer s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7184271 | Magnetic disk loading apparatus Provided is a magnetic disk loading apparatus making it easy to perform the work of replacing a magnetic disk unit or any other component with a new one or the work of maintaining or inspecting it, and accommodating a larger number of magnetic disk units. A magnetic... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7137272 | Refrigerator having dispenser Disclosed is a refrigerator having a dispenser comprising: a dispenser case mounted at one side of a refrigerator door; a cold water faucet and a hot water faucet provided in the dispenser case and from which cold water and hot water are supplied; and a dispenser do... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108338 | Multi-purpose storage table A storage table 2 is composed of a cabinet 10 open to the front side of the image forming apparatus 1, and a tray 11 able to move into and out of the cabinet 10. The tray 11 includes a base plate 15 and a front cover ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090318 | System for a sliding door with a camber A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7048345 | Reconfigurable data cartridge import/export drawer A data cartridge exchange apparatus for use in a data storage system having a drawer with at least a first data cartridge storage location and a second data cartridge storage location. The drawer is operatively associated with the data storage system so that the fir... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7023708 | Multilevel cable support arm and system and method incorporating same A cable support arm for a rack mount system. The cable support arm may have first and second arm sections, which are rotatably coupled one over the other at a hinge. The first and second arm sections also may have hinges, which are coupleable to a rack and a rack mo... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6945504 | Adjustable cable management arm for furniture An adjustable cable management arm devise. The device includes a pair of cable arms, pivotal pins, an adjustable arm, and an adjusting member. A first end of a first cable arm is connected to an end of a second cable arm, which is capable of folding each other, so a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6902069 | System and method for rack cable management A cable management assembly includes a first arm assembly pivotally connected with a second arm assembly. Each arm assembly includes a slide lock which may tool-lessly couple to a slide lock receptacle attached to a rack slide chassis member or a rack slide stationa... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6857711 | Stabilized cabinet enclosure and stabilizer therefor A cabinet for storing vertically stacked items has a stabilizer. The cabinet has a door and a fixed base, the stabilizer adding to the total support base of the cabinet when extended. If fully extended, the stabilizer prevents tipping if the center of gravity of the... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6622740 | Dishwashing machine, preferably for home use, with an improved architecture A dishwashing machine comprises a stationary housing with an open front face and at least two structures for supporting wash load items. The support structures are able to slide horizontally with respect to the housing through the open front face of the h... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6344968 | Controller for electronic goods A controller for electronic goods having a control box capable of operating more smoothly when the control box is drawn out or inserted. The controller includes a housing mounted on a case of the electronic goods. The controller is provided with guiders o... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6326547 | Cable management system A cable management system for organizing and controlling cables extending from an electronic device while providing substantially unimpeded device access, substantially unrestricted cable movement and substantially unrestricted air flow into and out of th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6076906 | Entertainment center for storing electronic components A cabinet, such as an entertainment center, for housing electronic components such that access may be gained to the rear wired portion of the electronic components is disclosed. The cabinet comprises an enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pa... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6045202 | Jewelery box having linearly movable upper section A unique jewelry box having at least an upper member and a lower member wherein the lower member has a compartment and wherein the first member is slidably and captively disposed relative to the second and lower member so that simple sliding movement of t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042204 | Forms organizer An organizer for forms that includes a housing with front and rear openings and several guiding members mounted within the housing at a predetermined spaced apart relationship with respect to each other and designed to slidably accept trays of cooperative... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5893795 | Apparatus for moving a cassette A loading apparatus includes a cassette loader with a cassette support plate that can extend through a window of an enclosure. A cassette on the support plate can be moved through the window. A motor rotates the support plate to place the cassette in posi... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5772292 | Movable shelf assembly and combinaton movable shelf assembly and computer desk A computer desk having a movable shelf is provided. The desk has an upper shelf for receiving a part of a computer, and a movable lower shelf positioned below the upper shelf for receiving another part of the computer. The movable lower shelf is mounted i... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5771814 | Keyboard tray including retractable mouse tray An apparatus for holding a computer keyboard and mouse adjacent a table or similar structure is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mounting bracket and three rail brackets, two rail guides secured to the brackets, a keyboard drawer, and a mouse tray. The... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5716113 | Sliding shelf for beverage dispensing machine A beverage vending machine having a sliding shelf for supporting thereon one or more beverage containers. Folding legs are provided under the shelf for supporting the weight of the shelf when the shelf is in an extended position. The deployment and retrac... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5634702 | Hands free waste container having a closed cover that automatically opens when the container is moved outside its cabinet enclosure A kitchen trash container system wherein a trash container is covered when it is within a kitchen sink cabinet enclosure and wherein the cover automatically opens when the trash container is caused to move outwardly from the cabinet. A latch type member i... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5425577 | Storage file with auto-retracting door A storage file includes a cabinet enclosure with five closed and one open side. A tray is received in the cabinet enclosure. The tray is selectively moveable by sliding between fully opened and fully closed positions. A retractable door is mounted to the ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5222789 | Drawer system This invention is directed to a drawer system including a roll-up device comprising a core cylinder and a sheet to cover the upper open surface of a drawer in which the sheet is rolled up onto the core cylinder by elasticity. The sheet roll-up device is p... | 06/29/1993 |
| 4892085 | Oven closures An oven includes a plurality of walls defining an inner chamber. One of the walls is provided with an opening through which access may be had to the inner chamber. The opening includes a vertical axis extending along one side thereof, and a door is pivota... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4683871 | Closure for a cooking oven A cooking oven having a door with shelves attached to the inner surface. The oven chamber has substantially flat surfaces with the shelves being outside the oven chamber when the door is opened. A hinged plate is provided to cover the oven opening when th... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4682424 | Clothes drying apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for drying hanger mounted clothes, comprising a hanger rod mounted above a drip pan element, where said rod and drip pan assembly may be slidably removed from a drying cabinet so that wet clothing articles may... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4662519 | Dollhouse jewelry box A dollhouse jewelry box having a base containing a plurality of grooves, four fixed and four moveable walls, two gables and two moveable roof members, two of the fixed walls are aligned, paired and spaced apart from respective paired moveable walls and on... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4639050 | Trash pail for installation in a cabinet having a swingable door A trash pail for installation in a cabinet having a swingable door, the cross section of the upper opening of the pail being closed by a lid which is fastened to one cabinet wall bearing the door hinges and which is moved into the open position upon the o... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4624511 | Stabilizer leg interlock A cabinet has drawers mounted for movement in and out of the cabinet to prevent the cabinet from tipping when one or more of those drawers are displaced outside the cabinet while still attached to the cabinet, a stabilizer leg is provided with an interloc... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4614383 | Cable carrier/retractor A cable carrier/retractor for supporting, protecting and guiding a cable to an equipment drawer in a cabinet including a framework while at the same time allowing for addition or removal of cables without any disassembly of the mechanism. The carrier supp... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4610490 | Door-operating apparatus for analyzer A door-operating apparatus for an analyzer, comprising first and second rails provided on an analyzer body, a movable member provided on said first rail, a slider fixed to said movable member, a sample table and an angle piece provided on said slider, a w... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4501456 | Storage rack with multiple drawer compartments and mold for making same A rack designed to accommodate several tiers of drawers has a frame spanned by one or more shelves defining a plurality of storage levels each partitioned by at least one upright divider into a plurality of compartments disposed side by side, each compart... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4480880 | Slide and swing chassis assembly for electronic equipment A slide and swing chassis assembly for electronic equipment which can be slid from an enclosure and swung to one side to permit complete access to equipment on the chassis, as well as equipment at the rear of the enclosure. The chassis assembly has a pair... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4413868 | Retractable receptacle support mechanism A retractable basket carrier with chain and sprocket mechanism or travel bar mechanism. A mechanism is provided in the alcove of a desk or similar space in a cabinet to move a carrier from an inner hidden position to an extended position which accesses a ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4401350 | Modular storage system A storage system for housing parts such as product packaging parts. The system includes a modular plurality of housings and a drawer for each housing. Each housing includes a top wall and two parallel side walls. The top wall has a plurality of alignment ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4318575 | Mobile file cabinet with drawer stabilizing wheel support means A file cabinet comprises a case mounted on four caster wheels for mobility. A stabilizing wheel is mounted on the underside of a lower drawer behind the front edge. When the drawer is open, the wheel engages the floor and supports the forward end portion ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4304448 | Waste bin A waste bin for incorporation in a cabinet with a hinged door having a pivot pin extending vertically, laterally of the bin, the pivot pin being operatively mounted on brackets on the other side of the cabinet. A lid is hinged on a hinge pin operatively m... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4258967 | Integral pivot and lock apparatus for slide rack mounted boxes An integral pivot and lock apparatus for slide rack mounted mounting boxes is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a positioning means, such as index plate (38), having a number of locking positions (46), (47), (48); the positioning means is fastened to the... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4134629 | Pivotable shelving having an associated pivotable door A kitchen cabinet is disclosed which includes a pivot support for supporting a plurality of kitchen cabinet shelves so that the shelves may pivot about a horizontal axis outwardly and downwardly toward the user to an access position for gaining access to ... | 01/16/1979 |
