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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7118004 | Combination dip and cake holder and punch bowl A combination dip and cake holder and punch bowl is readily configurable between any of three configurations. A platter member has a base with a female receiver, while a first type of receptacle has an extension that is receivable within the receiver so that when th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086198 | Machine for vending floral arrangements A machine for vending floral arrangements is described including stack of generally circular carousels each for supporting a plurality of floral arrangements; and a generally cylindrical exterior housing surrounding the carousels. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6919096 | Cake-shaped cookie package and display Apparatus for serving bakery products including an upright cake-shaped body having an upper wall and product-receiving slots descending downwardly from the upper wall. The upper wall includes one or more slots descending downwardly therefrom and which are smaller th... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6217136 | Retainer and support device for food item A retainer and support device for a food item, e.g., a jawbreaker, includes a housing having a recessed wall defining a chamber for receiving the food item. A passageway extends through the recessed wall and a product engaging member extends through the p... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6209720 | Box structure for intellectual cube A box structure specifically for disposing an intellectual cube for displaying and as a packing box is disclosed. The box structure is comprised of a base and a transparent cover, the base is provided with a surrounding annular groove to allow the cover t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6053590 | Computer scanner casing A computer scanner casing has a lower housing, an upper housing disposed on the lower housing, and four link devices disposed in the lower housing. Two slide grooves are formed in two laterals of the lower housing. Four annular seats are disposed in four ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5979656 | Taco holding tray A new taco holding tray for holding tacos and taco condiments. The inventive device includes an annular base having a top, a bottom, an inner perimeter, and an outer perimeter. The inner perimeter of the annular base defines a center hole. The annular bas... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5860715 | Equipment enclosure An enclosure for housing electronic controls and devices that provides exceptional access to all sides of the enclosure and is both secure and aesthetically pleasing. The enclosure has a frame, semi-cylindrical doors, a top assembly, and a mounting base. ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5582478 | Food covering system with illuminating and/or moving decorations A food covering system resembling a decorated cake includes a cover with receptacles for holding and providing power to illuminating decorations and/or moving decorations, including electronic candles. In response to a breath sensor sensing a predetermine... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5551774 | Food bar with modular support system A food bar is formed of a double walled, insulated open chamber and a support grid disposed within the chamber. The support grid is formed of divider bars and cross rails arranged in a pattern across the open chamber of the food bar to divide the opening ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5461971 | Union peeling device An onion peeling device comprised of a shield having an open lower end and a rounded upper end. The open lower end has a slot formed therein extending upwardly therefrom. The slot has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a width gre... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5437502 | Utility holder A utility holder for storing and carrying a plurality of tools and the like. In the preferred embodiment, the utility holder includes a frame having a plurality of compartments. Removably stored within these compartments is a plurality of drawers for rece... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5096274 | Candle bearing ceremonious cake shield A celluloid transparent cake cover, preferably disposable, that is to be placed over a circular or rectangularly shaped cake. The horizontal top of the cover contains a plurality of depressions that are intended to hold and support candles. A slotted groo... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5020684 | Food cover for providing both closed and full open positions and including side panels, an off-site mountable hinge and mirror image front and back panels A nearly all-plastic food cover is described. It includes a pair of upright side panels resting upon a substantially horizontal base such a table or the like, and a pair of mirror image front and back L-shaped panels. The side panels each has a pair of opposit... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4938688 | Cake cover and candle holder A transparent plastic cover for cakes has a horizontal top and vertical sides. The top has indentations for holding candles vertically. The indentations are arranged in the form of two side-by-side rectangles with a central horizontal bar. When all the in... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4934527 | Multi-purpose stationery box set A multi-purpose stationery box set including a semi-spherical lower casing, an upper cover pivotally coupled to the semi-circular lower casing, an inner holder set disposed in the lower casing, a bottom block having a drawer and being connected to the low... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4920760 | Display booth A display booth wherein a support has a horizontal table beneath a light-transmitting dome which is movable up and down by a reversible electric motor so that it can afford or prevent access to goods which are displayed on the table and/or on one or more ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4884966 | Protective cake cover and candle holder Transparent plastic cover for cakes is rectangular in shape and is adjustable for rectanagular cakes of different sizes. The top has indentations to hold candles. Stand-offs are provided to raise the cover above the icing to prevent indentations from marr... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4822118 | Rotating pastel storage tabouret A rotating pastel storage tabouret has a pyramidal compartmentalized storage tray for storing and organizing pastels. The storage tray is rotatably mounted on a supporting base. In a second embodiment, the storage tray is provided with a plurality of groo... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4791244 | Casing, particularly a junction-box casing for telecommunications engineering The invention relates to a casing, particularly a junction box casing (1) for telecommunications engineering, consisting of a box-shaped base (24), a cover (9) to close this, and a packing ring (14). According to the invention, upper and lower guide eleme... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4786120 | Keyboard enclosure assembly An enclosure assembly for a keyboard, which is of compact configuration and provides protection for the keyboard during periods of non-use thereof. The keyboard enclosure assembly comprises a base member which is reposable on the keyboard to cover at leas... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4782665 | Frosted condiment holder A frosted condiment holder provided with a frosted plate having a plurality of openings for supporting individual condiment containers with the plate having a layer of frost formed thereon due to refrigerant lines positioned thereunder in heat exchange re... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4750793 | Display case with adjustable bottom A display case having a base frame upon which is mounted a transparent enclosure and further including a floor panel for supporting an object to be displayed which interlocks with the base frame at different positions so that the supporting surface can be... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4744613 | Combination tool box and stool A combination tool box and stool that provides a self-contained multiple compartmentalized tool box configuration within an independent structural support case defining a stool independent of the tool box.... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744490 | Table or like vending machine with customer operated anti-theft product delivery drawer A vending machine (20) comprises a housing (21) and a pair of product vending shelf units (24, 26) mounted within the housing (21) in vertically stacked relation. Each shelf unit has a front end higher than the rear end thereof. A product selection mechan... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4741452 | Domed container with interlocking resilient flanges The combination of a domed cover for a container wherein the cover has an outwardly biased flange designed to flex inward to snap-lock disposition with an inwardly biased rim of the underlying container, and a skirt portion formed intermediate the flange ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4705163 | Cake holder A cake holder uses an advantageous arrangement whereby flanges from the cover may be secured into slots in the base. The cover and base are each integral pieces of plastic. Resilience of the flanges on the cover causes them to press against a surface of h... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4698707 | Protective cover for housing for data processing mechanism A protective cover for electronical equipment such as a magnetic disk read-record unit includes a hinged cover element having sealing surfaces disposed on the edges thereof to prevent pollutants from being drawn into the electronic equipment, and also inc... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4611865 | Display stand An improved display stand is disclosed which holds periodicals such as newspapers and magazines. The periodicals are placed on a bottom plate which is inside a U-shaped hood supported by a support which is inclined. A hinged lid is provided which can be e... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4600251 | Dental tray rack A rack for holding dental impression trays includes a rectangular block having apertures therein to receive the handles or tubes extending from the trays and to cantilever the trays from the rack. A paired arrangement of apertures can accommodate a tray h... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4600247 | Housing with a dust cover having a pivoted front The cover for an open front portion of a housing is slidable rearward to expose the open front portion, and has a pivotal front wall. The front wall has side walls connected to it, forming a front section, and is coupled to the housing and the rest of the... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4600253 | Combination storage display and serving utensil A combination storage, display and serving utensil with a base having two surfaces, the upper surface being provided with a central raised retaining portion and the under surface having supporting members spaced between the center and the edge of the base... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4580693 | Closure device or screen for a refrigerator case A closure device consisting of a screen for a refrigerator case such as an open-top chest or a display case. In its closed position, the device performs the function of a heat-insulating barrier against reheating by convection. In its open position, the d... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4572598 | Salad bar for supermarkets and restaurants A self-serve type of salad bar for supermarkets and restaurants. The salad bar comprises a base which supports a table. The table supports a container for fruits and vegetables and for ice. A cover member is supported above the container by posts which ar... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4546947 | Keyboard dust cover having integral copyholder A cover and copyholder for a keyboard housing includes a planar cover body pivotally attached by one edge to a rear edge of the keyboard housing, and movable between a first position in which the cover body protectively overlies the keyboard as a dust cov... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4545629 | Rotating garbage can rack with cover The specification discloses an apparatus for supporting and protecting a plurality of garbage cans which includes a base, a vertical post at the approximate center of the base, a structure for supporting the garbage cans which is free to rotate, and a plu... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4511155 | One wheel trailer for a two-wheeled vehicle A one wheel trailer for a two-wheeled vehicle such as a motorcycle, or the like, is disclosed. The trailer includes a first and a second arm, each arm having a first and a second end. The first end of each arm is connected preferably to the site correspon... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4505078 | Bedroom cabinet A bedroom cabinet having a floor area at least approximately equal to an area of a bed and a height such that a user can erect the upper half of his body on the bed. This cabinet is composed of two layers, that is, an outer casing and an inner casing, the... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4473261 | Swivel joint for a lid A swivel joint for a lid for the detachable application of the lid to a cabinet, having a lever mechanism which is under spring biasing, the lever mechanism permitting a weight-balanced raising of the lid and, upon raising, pulling the pivot pin of the jo... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4449763 | Protective cover for keyboard machines A protective cover for keyboard machines consisting of a transparent hood affixable to the machine housing and open at one side to admit the operator's hand, including a panel generally parallel to the keyboard face and spaced apart therefrom by a distanc... | 05/22/1984 |
