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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938496 | Hinged turntable A foldable turntable surface capable of being compactly stored therewithin a cabinet comprising two (2) folding round shelves hingedly connected to a center section is herein disclosed. The hinges divide the turntable surface in such a manner that the shelves may be... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7530652 | Rotary filing cabinet system and method The rotary filing cabinet system and method is provided wherein a short adder cabinet is provided between a tall starter cabinet and a tall adder cabinet. The short adder cabinet includes a tall right front panel assembly of a height which is the same as the height ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7360849 | Lava-brick An improved and concealed wall mounted soap storage device having a housing with an opening on one side, and a center rotating door closure member with a vertical wall that serves as a door, and a projecting soap tray that can rotate into the housing. The closure me... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7329394 | High throughput incubation devices The invention provides an efficiently automated incubation device that reduces the number of powered moving parts in the device and the amount of air transfer between environments that are internal and external to the device. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7216412 | Method for constructing and installing an armoire in an existing closet space A method for constructing an armoire within an existing closet space includes the following steps of optionally removing any gypsum board wall sheathing within the closet space; optionally widening the closet opening to more nearly coincide with the interior width d... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182219 | Vending machine for dispensing items in small packages A coin-operated vending machine includes a magazine which stores small boxes or packages of items one on top of the next in columns or stacks arranged in a circumferential row thereof and a dispensing mechanism operable to effectively dispenses such small boxes or p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163109 | Method and apparatus for retail display of cabinets, countertops and related items A portable, modular apparatus for displaying fixtures and suites of fixtures in a commercial setting. The displayed fixtures can be cabinets, cabinets or the like and allow for display in a finished look to allow consumers to view the fixtures in a finished setting.... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7062871 | Stowable ironing board installation providing increased storage capacity A stowable ironing board installation in a cabinet system provides increased storage capacity within the associated cabinet system by minimizing the volume of dead space. The ironing board installation may include a frame of a shallow height substantially shorter th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063534 | Dental cart A dental supply cart comprising a base unit, a top that is rotatable and/or horizontally movable forward and rearward relative to the base unit and an upright open supply cabinet attached to the top is disclosed. The base unit has a number of drawers therein for sto... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056183 | Work and play station The present invention relates to a work and study station comprising an upper part and a lower part (1), said upper part (2) substantially comprising the container of the graphical and modelling instruments, and said lower part (2) substantially... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6990828 | Refrigerator A refrigerator comprises a cool air generating part supplying cool air to a storage compartment; upper and lower cabinets having first and second storage compartments; and a shaft rotatably supporting the upper and lower cabinets, respectively. With this configurati... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6991306 | Carrousel file A file cabinet providing access to files from substantially all sides, and having at least one rotatable tier. Each tier includes a carrousel file support having a plurality of radially extending arms. Mounted to the outer terminus of each arm is a pivot arm assembl... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6941762 | Automated storage and retrieval apparatus for freezers and related method thereof An automated cold storage apparatus, and related method thereof, provides a sample process management system that is a revolutionary approach to the storage and retrieval regarding critical samples. The system—a significant technological breakthrough in laboratory... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926160 | Workroom storage system A space-efficient workroom organization system comprising a slotwall panel with at least one repositionable slotwall-mounted storage cabinet, and a workbench system comprising a workbench having a work surface and defining a storage recess beneath the work surface, ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921143 | Modular swinging bin storage system A swinging bin storage system is disclosed. The system has a cabinet with an open front, with an upper track and a lower track adjacent to its open front, and bins located within the cabinet portion. Each bin has a pivot that permit the bin to laterally slide in the... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915914 | Theft deterrent display and storage system The present invention is a display rack for goods and is primarily a wire formed structure that also employs channel rod as well as formed plastic top and bottom cap structures. In the preferred embodiment there exists a central rectangular frame structure having a ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910748 | Storage cabinet device and kit A storage cabinet device and kit for use in storing and displaying a plurality of clothing items such as neckties scarfs, belts and alike. The device comprises: a base cabinet, a rotation platform, and a vertically elongated tower cabinet. The base cabinet comprises... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908000 | Multi-tiered corner shelving unit A modular corner shelving system has a plurality of panels arranged vertically stacked and spaced apart. Each panel has an upper surface, a pair of back edges, a back corner, at least one front edge, and a plurality of sockets. One of the sockets is a rear socket po... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6883887 | Food finder A food storage system to be used in combination with a refrigerator is disclosed. The food storage system would comprise several rounded trays that would rotate around 360 degrees. The center pole on which the trays would be mounted would be threaded, allowing a use... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6619767 | Display with pivotal doors having mating door sections A display having mating door sections includes a frame, upper and lower parallel, spaced apart door mounts affixed to the frame, and doors mounted to the frame between the door mounts for securing panels thereto. The door mounts each include openings in v... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604797 | Rotary storage unit with motorized latch actuator A rotary storage unit includes a cabinet defining an interior within which a rotary storage member is located. A latch mechanism is mounted to the cabinet, and selectively engages the rotary storage member for maintaining the storage member in either an o... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6536859 | Climatic cabinet A climatic cabinet for receiving objects, preferably microtiter plates, which contains a preferably rotatable object receptacle in the interior. The object receptacle is vertically adjustable for changing its position relative to an input and output door.... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6523917 | Mounting structure for a door of a corner cabinet A mounting structure for mounting a door to a carrousel of a corner cabinet, wherein the carrousel has a plurality of shelves and a rotary axis, and the door is co-rotatable with the carrousel and is radially movable relative thereto, the mounting structu... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6499816 | Grinding machine enclosure A grinding machine turret enclosure system and an integrated computer monitor. The turret system comprises a pair of curved turret doors which are disposed between a circular top enclosure and a circular bottom turret platform. Each turret door forms a ci... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6447078 | Container for storing disc-like storage media A container for storing disc-like storage media is disclosed. The container for storing disc-like storage media includes a back cover and a turntable. The back cover has a front opening. The turntable has a substantially planar front side and a fan-shaped... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6378964 | Rotary stepped storage and display device and method A rotary stepped storage and display unit is placed on shelves in cabinets and other locations above eye level to store and display items such as spice jars etc. on a stepped surface so that items can be seen easily from below. Preferably, the device comp... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6322177 | Drop-bin containers and holders for same The drop-bin unit has at least several bins arranged to pivot outwardly about a generally horizontal axis, from a closed position where outer faces of the bins are generally aligned vertically with each other, to an open position where the outer surfaces ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6309034 | Oscillating cooler A cooler with a number of product shelves and an oscillating drive mechanism. The oscillating drive mechanism is connected to the product shelves so as to rotate the product shelves in an oscillating manner.... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6273531 | Revolving storage hutch A hutch for a desk. The hutch has a top defining a rear edge and at least one side extending forwardly from the rear edge. At least one rotatable support extends downwardly from the top beneath the at least one side that extends forwardly from the rear ed... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6129428 | Storage device for objects, storage station and air-conditioned cabinet The object storage device (7) is a carousel and holds objects in object carriers (8). They lie only partially on a structure of the object storage device (7) and can be lifted up. The storage station has a carousel-like object storage device (7) and a tra... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6086171 | Carousel shoe cabinet A carousel shoe cabinet for storing shoes in an organized manner. The carousel shoe cabinet includes a cabinet with an upper compartment therein. The front of the cabinet has an opening into the upper compartment. A carousel assembly is provided in upper ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6061229 | Mounting arrangement for communications network base stations within a tower interior A mounting arrangement for communications network base stations within a tower interior wherein each base station is secured between upper and lower platform plates by a pair of co-axial swivel mounts. The swivel mounts allow the base stations to be rotat... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6017108 | Rotary shelf mechanism A rotary shelf for use within a cabinet which has first and second mounting brackets spaced apart and opposing each other attached to the bottom and to the top of the inside of the cabinet. The mechanism includes integrally formed shelves, a shelf and pos... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5735587 | Climatic cabinet, turntable and use of the turntable A climate cabinet, turntable and use of the turntable. The climatic cabinet (1) can be loaded automatically and manually and has a conventional door (3) and a controllable door (2) as well as a turntable (4) which is connected via a releasable coupling (9... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5690399 | Compact disk stroage cabinet A compact disk storage cabinet adapted for use in association with single and double compact disk cases, the apparatus comprises an outer shell including a rear wall, two side walls, a roof, a floor and a hingedly attached door, a central shaft being form... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5567026 | Apparatus for displaying products A rotating shelf display comprises a plurality of upstanding side walls defining an enclosure. The enclosure has a front half and a back half, with at least one of the side walls at the front half of the enclosure being transparent so that objects on the ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5558417 | Carousel cabinet A carousel cabinet including a base; a first, rotatable body section having at least one row and two colunms of drawers; a second, stationary body section having a flat top surface and including a light switch; a central, tubular shaft extending from the ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5549373 | Merchandising display with modular shelves Apparatus for merchandising product including an enclosure having circular, rotatable shelves each including compartmentalized portions which are product specific. The merchandising display apparatus is particularly suitable for displaying refrigerated or... | 08/27/1996 |
