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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079655 | Furniture system A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an o... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7837282 | Modular storage system A cabinet includes side panels, a back panel, and a top panel that frictionally-attach together with non-intrusive integrally-formed connectors. The illustrated base is screw-attached, and includes openings for routing wiring within the cabinet. Brackets are adapted... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7748802 | Filing cabinet A rack mounted inside a cabinet in which a number of office files are supported, wherein the rack can be extended outward of the cabinet allowing all of the files to be visibly seen for easy identification along with the easy removal of any file. The files are suppo... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748803 | Horizontal dispensing container having multiple removable, sliding, hinged shelves A horizontal dispensing container comprising a base, opposed side structures including vertically spaced support members for slidably supporting removable, hinged shelves, and opposed rectangular frames is provided. The rectangular frames define openings on front an... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7651180 | Device for adjusting the height position of a dishware basket which can be pulled out from the rinsing container of a dishwasher A height adjustment device for a dishware basket which can be removed from the rinsing container of a dishwashing machine. The height adjustment device is mounted on the dishware basket and includes at least one basket support plate mounted on the dishware basket. A... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7429091 | Refrigeration unit A refrigeration unit with improved storage and accessibility features has a thermally insulated cabinet and door defining a storage space with a plurality of support elements. The support elements include easily removable door shelves and horizontal cabinet shelves ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424893 | Dishwasher A dishwasher is disclosed, by which an installation height of a rack is adjusted inside a washing chamber and in which the installation height is automatically adjusted by a button. The dishwasher includes a washing chamber having tableware washed therein, a rack mo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7418967 | Dishwasher A dishwasher including an improved rack adjustment system is provided. The dishwasher includes a chamber for washing dishes, guide rails at opposite inside walls of the chamber, and a rack that moves along the guide rails into and Out of the chamber for holding dish... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410228 | Height adjuster mechanism for a dishwasher dish rack A vertical height adjustment mechanism for a dish rack includes a slide member fixedly mounted relative to a support member, a housing secured to the dish rack, and a latch member. The housing includes a central guide channel that slidably receives the slide member.... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7374047 | Adjustable shipper display system An adjustable shipper display system includes a master shell having side walls with mounting positions. A plurality of tray-like shelves are supported at each end at the mounting positions. Fillers are insertable along the shelves to divide the shelves into compartm... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367685 | Lighted cabinet assembly A lighted cabinet assembly includes a pair of spaced apart sidewalls and a top wall interconnecting the sidewalls. The sidewalls define an interior space therebetween and at least one shelf is supported between the sidewalls. The cabinet assembly further includes a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367460 | Customizable display unit A customizable display rack for displaying a plurality of differently-sized products. The display rack is comprised of a housing with two opposing side walls, a rear wall and a front wall, each extending from a bottom wall to form an enclosed space that is accessibl... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347198 | Oven rack An oven rack for supporting food items to be cooked in a oven cavity of an appliance includes a frame portion and a support platform defined by a plurality of support members that establish a food item support zone and a food item access zone. The plurality of suppo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7293667 | Height adjustable shelf clamp A modular shelf assembly has a vertical support having a channel in one face thereof and an adjustable bracket having a rear portion cooperatively configured and slidable in the channel. The bracket includes top and lower clamps each having a body portion with oppos... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293664 | Suspended display shelves Shelves or trays for displaying merchandise are mounted on spaced-apart suspension strands depending from overhead ceiling structures. The trays are attached to the suspension strands with brackets which have tabs supported in apertures in the suspension strands and... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284393 | Barbecue utility server cart A convertible barbecue server and accessory cart formed of molded plastic which has a removable tray-type top which can be removed and used indoors either in inclement weather or for placement of food items in the food tray prior to rejoining it with the cart bottom... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275797 | Lateral file A lateral file having a cabinet structure which provides improved rigidity against racking, including an improved upright boxlike housing having an improved base associated therewith. The housing has opposed sidewall structures which are defined by identical one-pie... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267046 | Bread maker A bread maker including a main body forming an oven compartment; upper and lower kneading drums spaced from each other in upper and lower parts inside the oven compartment to hold opposite ends of a mixing bag, respectively, and to wind opposite ends of the mixing b... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244006 | Panel adjustment device The invention concerns a panel adjustment device for a drawer (2) that is equipped with a front panel (3), which is located in a cabinet (1) by means of a rail system (4) with at least one each of a drawer rail (10), a cabinet rail... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228704 | Drawer refrigeration unit A drawer refrigeration unit provides two distinct zones of cooling in a single cabinet for two pull-out drawers. The refrigeration system includes an evaporator, a compressor and a condenser. The single evaporator system is aided by a damperless air circulation syst... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210660 | Pegboard adapter An adapter for selectively mounting to an associated wall of a cabinet has a first wall having a plurality of openings for receiving associated peg hooks. The adapter further has a second wall depending from a first end of the first wall and a third wall extending f... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198339 | Bathroom storage system A bathroom storage system convenient for storage of hair care items, such as hair blowers and hair curling irons wherein receptacles are positioned in a bathroom cabinet to extend around the sink and into the normally unused upper space of the cabinet; the items bei... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198160 | Sales rack A sales rack for accommodating goods such as foods presented in open containers, such as fruits, vegetables, etc. The sales rack has a base and a goods support surface that is adjustable relative to the base. The goods support surface is equipped with at least one h... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7185769 | Article storage display tower An article storage display tower for storage, display and continuous easy access to the article is provided. The display tower has a top and a bottom with a cell structure having a plurality of cells positioned between the top and the bottom. Each of the cells of th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187543 | System for optimal vibration isolation of disk drives in a data storage device A system for dampening vibrations of a plurality of disk drives in such a way that the packaging density of disk drives is optimized. This is achieved by attaching a device for dampening vibrations to a population set of disk drives. The population set of disk drive... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178794 | Fluid isolator assembly and floating elastomeric damping element An isolator apparatus is described to attenuate or isolate vibration. The isolator apparatus includes a fluid isolator assembly including a flexible diaphragm and a pressure chamber having a flow passage opened to the pressure chamber to provide a fluid spring. A fl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156353 | Product display device An apparatus and method for displaying dispenser containers at point of sale locations. The device includes a drip tray or base for holding the product container and a back member that extends upwardly from the base. An adjustable loop is then looped around the prod... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128379 | Storage unit with shelves having inclined front end portions to facilitate scooping parts and components A storage unit having a back panel, a top panel attached to the back panel, a bottom panel attached to the back panel, a pair of opposing side panels attached to the back, top and bottom panels so as to define a housing having an interior, and a plurality of shelf m... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111813 | Support clip and pilaster apparatus and method A clip is used with a pilaster assembly, where the clip is snap-fit into the slots of the pilaster, so that the clip is retained when inserted into the slots. This provides the advantage that the clips tend not to fall out due to bumps or vibrations such as those th... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100999 | System of interlocking storage and display modules connectable in a plurality of different configurations Modular storage and/or display system including substantially rectangular modules each including opposed first and second sides, opposed third and fourth sides perpendicular to the first and second sides and coupled thereto. A male connecting member is provided on a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097067 | Hermetically sealable container with internal partial vacuum making facilities A hermetically sealable container with internal partial vacuum making facilities, comprising a base body with which a lid is hermetically associable, the lid having, at least in its peripheral region, an elastically flexible portion that has a groove arranged periph... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7062889 | Door A peripherally encapsulated product, such as an oven door outer shell, is molded in accordance with this invention by placing a piece of glass between mold clamping portions of relatively movable closed bodies when the latter are in an open position. Preferably both... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051885 | Cross-merchandising display shelf Shelf units adapted to be mounted on vertical walls for displaying merchandise are adapted to utilize removeable hooks which are used for cross-merchandising complimentary products. The shelf unit is also adapted to be mounted on the exterior face of a wall, door or... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040494 | Stock shelving system A shelf overlay for mounting to a shelving system having at least one horizontal shelf mounted at opposite ends of the shelf to a pair of parallel and vertical spaced apart shelving standards. At least one such shelf overlay is mountable onto corresponding shelves. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017768 | Floatable barrier for use with a beverage container A floatable barrier suitably adapted for use with a beverage container having a circular base and a cylindrical wall extending vertically therefrom. The floatable barrier comprising top and bottom planar surfaces for displaying advertising material thereon and for f... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007809 | System for supporting a backplane between card cages A card cage includes first and second card cage walls; a first, upper pair of members, comprising a front and a rear member, supported between the first and second card cage walls; a second, lower pair of members, comprising a front and a rear member, supported betw... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979159 | Assembly of a circuit board with a nut A nut includes a bottom wall adapted to be connected fixedly to a printed circuit board, and an annular surrounding wall extending integrally from a periphery of the bottom wall away from the printed circuit board, having a threaded inner wall surface, and cooperati... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974040 | Container in the form of a compartment for domestic appliance A container for a domestic appliance, comprising: guides for lateral movement of the container with respect to a domestic appliance; a device for one or more of vertically adjusting and inclining of the container, including supporting members associated with the con... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6948622 | Modular footwear display and storage system and method A modular footwear display system includes a display module having a display surface for supporting an item of footwear and a divider for identifying boxed footwear associated with the displayed item of footwear. The display module has at least one mounting fixture ... | 09/27/2005 |
