Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290746 | Beverage container holder supported tray assembly The multi-purpose beverage container holder supported tray assembly: includes a beverage container holder component and a tray component hingedly coupled to the beverage container holder component and provides one or more utilitarian support surfaces that may be use... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7198340 | Article retainer assembly for refrigerators An article retainer assembly for a refrigerator shelf includes a pair of support brackets and a retaining member. The support brackets are preferably mounted to opposing side portions of a compartment liner, with the retaining member extending therebetween and acros... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7124988 | Folding cantilever support and method A portable device and method for supporting a load in a cantilevered disposition relative to a shelf, cabinet, or other extant structure is provided, which device is foldable into a relatively compact entity when not in use. The device includes at least a platform p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7040723 | Modular food guard apparatus and systems and methods of use thereof A modular food guard apparatus including at least one vertical mounting member, at least one first bracket member, and at least one second bracket member. The first and the second bracket members have different constructions and are arranged and configured to be rem... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029078 | Latch mechanism for locker A storage unit providing a storage space is disclosed. The storage unit comprises a base and a panel moveable relative to the base to expose and conceal a storage space a handle configured for at least vertical movement, at least one connector configured for at leas... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6895715 | Headwall A headwall is adapted for use with a bed in a room of a healthcare facility. The headwall comprises a service delivery unit movable relative to a wall of the room between a storage position and a use position allowing the bed to dock to the service delivery unit to ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6854217 | Workstation with pivoting wall A workstation includes at least one vertical wall that is pivotable between an open and a closed position. In the closed position, wires that are behind the pivotable wall are concealed from view. In the open position, easy access is provided to the wires for re-arr... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6811233 | Foldable workstation and shelving system A foldable workbench provides ergonomic and flat horizontal working surfaces that can be folded vertically to occupy less space when desired. The top shelf may fold downwardly and provide a working space for arms and shoulders. The middle space is generally disposed... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796624 | Multifunction bookshelf A multifunctional bookshelf, the bookshelf including an upper plate, a lower plate and a plurality of middle plates, wherein the bookshelf comprises: lighting unit mounted at the upper plate to provide a lighting to a lower front side thereof; a plurality of contain... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6663202 | Transportable medical cart and methods of assembly and use thereof A transportable medical cart includes a frame assembly and a plurality of panels removably mounted on the frame assembly including a horizontal top panel, a pair of side panels and a pair of extension panels. The side panels are movable from a retracted p... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6474677 | In-flight meal service cart The object of the present invention is to provide a utility space without decreasing the space for passenger seats, by providing a utility function to a meal service cart and using the meal service cart after finishing the meal service as a bar counter. A... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6450599 | Locker apparatus A locker apparatus for providing a storage locker having collapsible shelving. The locker apparatus includes a housing having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a top wall, and a back wall. A front of the housing has a peripheral edge d... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6435634 | Document display shelf apparatus An office furniture system includes a furniture unit, such as a binder bin or main shelf, mounted to a partition. A display shelf assembly is mounted to the furniture unit, and includes a movable shelf, a first bent-wire support fixedly attached to the fu... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6254208 | Storage chest with tiltable shelf A storage chest comprises: opposing front and rear walls; opposing side walls connecting the front and rear walls, wherein each of the side walls includes a recess having upper and lower horizontal surfaces and a vertical panel extending therebetween; and... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6241048 | Storage platform and lift apparatus A storage platform and lift apparatus comprises a plurality of platforms; four cables; a plurality of elongated brace members; four elongated vertical members, each having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; and a drive axle. A pulley wheel i... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6234595 | Media storage system and method A media storage system and method for use in a cabinet in which a rail member is mounted to at least one of the walls of the cabinet. A side panel is pivotally connected to the rail member for pivotal movement relative thereto, and one or more additional ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6053588 | Workstation A workplace is suggested that has work surfaces and especially desk surfaces in a body which can be opened up. To attain a spacious interior, two opposing side walls (3, 4) are connected via hinges (15, 16) to a transverse wall (5) to allow the body to be... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5997112 | Multipurpose storage case and display cabinet A storage case has a plurality of walls surrounding an internal compartment, a door provided in a front wall for providing access to the internal compartment, a top panel for covering the internal compartment, and a removable table top assembly resting on... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5951128 | Auto lap-top computer supporting construction For a vehicle front bench seating arrangement in which an arm rest is pivotal between a horizontal in-use position and a vertical non-use position at a location between the driver's and the passenger's seats, and a lap-top computer in a housing is positio... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5800029 | Combination work and storage cabinets A cabinet for a sewing machine or the like defines a chamber having a front and a back including a back panel. A pull-out platform for the machine is supported in the chamber for motion inwardly and outwardly of the front thereof and defines a generally h... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5795045 | Refrigerator having a swing shelf A refrigerator having a swing shelf swings the shelf according to the dimensions and quantity of stored items accommodated within a cooling chamber to employ the swing shelf in the stretched or erected state. The swing shelf is shaped as an alphabet "T" f... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5580253 | Geographical globe with an information base A geographical globe to provide geographical data about all of the continents so that a person can learn about those particular continents of interest. The geographical globe with an information base comprises an orb-shaped model assembly of the earth. A ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5568773 | Multifunctional computer desk A multifunctional computer desk includes a rear board, two lateral boards, a face board, two corner insertion blocks and a pivotable board. A vertical wire channel is formed on an inner rear edge of each lateral board, whereby wires of business machines a... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5556181 | Adjustable level play desk for a child The adjustable level play desk is for a child. It comprises at least three elongated legs of substantially circular cross section, each of the legs having a lower end for resting on the ground and an outer cylindrical surface provided with a first locking... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5497878 | Work surface extensions for tool storage units Work surface extensions for tool storage units comprising a horizontally disposed housing adapted to be located between a pair of tool boxes, the housing being of a rectangular configuration positionable in a generally horizontal plane with a periphery ge... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494285 | Pinball playfield roller assembly A pinball machine is provided and includes a game cabinet having disposed therein a playfield movable between open, intermediate, and closed positions. A support assembly is used for maintaining the playfield within the cabinet. The support assembly inclu... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5429432 | Collapsible playroom A folding, collapsible playroom adapted for compact storage which is designed to encourage active and creative play by children as opposed to passive activities such as watching television. The playroom has first and second frames having transversely spaced ap... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5372403 | Armrest writing surface having adjustable angle An armrest provided with a writing surface for a seated user, such armrest being of narrow, elongate construction and having a rear end, a front end, an interior portion and an upper portion. A usable surface of elongate configuration is disposed in the u... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5299861 | School desk having metal base and wood top The desk comprises a metal base including leg attachment means and a sheet, the sheet providing a bottom of a storage compartment of the desk, two wood side panels having upper, lower, rear and front edges, the lower edge resting on and being protected by... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5244271 | Self-assembly furniture system A self-assembly furniture system including a self-assembly table comprising a generally planar table element defining a plurality of first mating portions; and a plurality of legs arranged to support the table element, each of the legs defining a second m... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5187644 | Compact portable computer having an expandable full size keyboard with extendable supports Portable electronic devices, such as personal computers, are provided by this invention which include hinged housing compartments containing a monitor and a keyboard as well as at least one extendable flap for extending the keyboard surface to more closel... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5080453 | Utility cabinet for mounting on sloping walls Utility cabinet for mounting on sloping walls, for instance on boats, has front and rear members, a top member and a bottom member, which form an enclosure. The plane of the rear member is at an angle to the plane of the front member to accommodate mounti... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4827439 | Factory floor operator interface console An operator interface console for protecting a process control equipment such as an industrial computer in a harsh factory environment has a central processing unit and a video display uit for the computer accommodated in a compartment behind a sealed doo... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4718740 | Housing and stowage mechanism for terminal keyboard and display panel A housing and stowage mechanism for a terminal key board and data display. A rectangular housing mounted vertically on a wall has a front face hinged along the lower edge for opening to a horizontal position. A keyboard is mounted on the upper portion of ... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4610491 | Hinged barrier for a refrigerator shelf A barrier assembly with a spring biased barrier for attachment to a refrigerator shelf. Upper and lower mounting plates clamp to the shelf. A barrier hinge is provided by forwardly projecting hinge members having eyes formed to receive the barrier. A limi... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4565142 | Sewing machine bed extension A one-piece sewing machine bed extension including portions which deform as the extension is placed on a sewing machine and generate internal stresses coacting with interlocks between the bed extension and sewing machine so arranged as to firmly secure th... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4528825 | Fold-down multiple position shelf for refrigerator A foldable refrigerator shelf is provided in which a lower shelf is nested directly beneath an upper shelf in a locked position and can be moved to a plurality of positions spaced from the upper shelf by means of sliding and pivoting links. The shelf is p... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4519607 | Game table A games table comprising a first games playing surface and a second table top surface normally disposed above the games playing surface, the second table top surface being formed by two panel elements or two groups of panel elements connected to the games... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4516333 | Device for controlling the position of product containers carrying plates of a lyophilization and the like apparatus The device comprises a swivel joint coupling, connecting the top plate of the product carrying plate stack to the rod of the flacon sealing cylinder-piston assembly and adapted to allow a given inclination of the top plate and hence of all the other plate... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4441432 | Tilting table A tilting table includes a table top attached to an upper U-shaped bracket. A lower U-shaped bracket is rotatively attached by a bearing to a base. The lower U-shaped bracket includes a pair of opposed side, substantially horizontal slots and a pair of op... | 04/10/1984 |
