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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270076 | Flag pole mounted unfurling device A flag pole mounted unfurling device is installed on a flagpole and rotates to minimize the unwanted furling of the flag. The device includes a lower swivel, an upper swivel, and a baton that extends between the lower swivel and the upper swivel to retain the two sw... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267530 | Windmill apparatuses and methods of mounting blades to enhance their performance A windmill apparatus has multiple pairs of blades to enhance power output and lift performance. The apparatus has multiple double acting piston/cylinders actuated by the windmill, which includes several clutches that are used to engage and disengage the windmill fro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267073 | Wind direction indicator The present invention provides a first axial support that allows of the weathervane to rotate and a second axial support that prevents the weathervane from becoming dislodged from the first axial support. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7211282 | Pinwheel lollipop A pinwheel includes a first axis, which supports a hub. A plurality of protrusions is connected to the hub and radially extending from the hub. Candy items are attached to a plurality of the protrusions. The candy items may include a plurality of different flavors o... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7156044 | Antenna-mounted sign for vehicles An apparatus conjoinable to a vehicle antenna includes an anchor section formed from STYROFOAM (polystyrene) and provided with a vertically registered sleeve extending along a longitudinal axis. The sleeve extends upwardly from a bottom surface of the anchor and ter... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7093723 | Display system and associated methods A display system may include a frame, column connection members connected to the frame, and four-sided column members positioned adjacent one another and rotatably connected to the column connection members. Each column member may include a connector and elongate di... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6957946 | Kaleidoscopic wind machine A kaleidoscopic wind machine for visual entertainment and other uses. The framework of the wind machine includes a vertical mast and a horizontal axle that can swivel about the mast. One or more wheel structures are rotatably attached to the horizontal axle. Each wh... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6796062 | Traffic sign A traffic sign includes an elongated pole having a top end and a bottom end. The pole is substantially hollow and the top end is open. A panel has a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge. The first side has a first indicia positioned thereon and the second... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6773331 | Novelty with incorporated fan A novelty comprising a fan member defining an enclosure and having at least one support to the rotably mount a fan which is of lightweight construction and which rotatively moves to fluid impingement thereon such as from air and wherein the fan member is of see thro... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6422913 | Decorative wind driven sculpture A decorative wind driven sculpture includes an elongate support member that is mounted to and extends upwardly from the ground. An exterior frame is mounted proximate an upper end of the support and is rotatable about a first axis that is generally aligne... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6220723 | Writable disk sign An array of disks facing a viewing direction is composed of disks rotatable about an axis approximately perpendicular to the viewing direction between alternating orientations where light and dark surfaces are respectively displayed in the viewing directi... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6195923 | Display method and structure A display structure or a unique book including a plurality of laterally extending page supports each adapted to carry at least a pair of pages in a side-by-side relationship. Each page support has a pair of spaced support pallets and at least one pallet s... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5953841 | Wind driven rotatable display A wind driven sign or advertising display comprising a plurality of generally flat panels each having an inner side edge that is received within a radial recess in a central support member. Each panel is composed of a corrugated plastic material including... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5694733 | Flag/banner display system A flag/banner display system comprising a generally horizontal, cantilever mounting of a first base strut from which is mounted a pivotal strut array adapted for supporting a flag/banner therefrom. The pivotal strut array is formed in angulated fashion th... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5196961 | Wind-actuated flashing road sign A road sign includes: a rotor disk rotatably mounted on a frame having a retroreflective sheet formed on a first surface of the rotor disk capable of reflecting any incident light projecting onto the retroreflective sheet for forming a bright surface of s... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5167199 | Sailflag unit A sailflag, consisting of a light weight frame and a light weight material mounted on it, is interposed between two swivels by means of cable units which run from both sides of the framework of the sailflag to the two swivels. The sailflag is caused to mo... | 12/01/1992 |
| 4972614 | Rotatable sign carrying device A sign carrying device. A cylindrical base section vertically mounted in a footing has an upper cylindrical section extending upwardly therefrom. A first collar extends radially outwardly between the sections for rotatably receiving a sign carrying suppor... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4910898 | Rotatable sign carrying device A sign carrying device having a rotatable super-structure with panels pivotally mounted therein and which pivot in response to wind pressure applied on their surfaces. A footing has a base section mounted therein which rotatably receives an upper section ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4767185 | Rotating multicolored air driven reflector A rotatable reflector for bicycles has a timer which intermittently completely halts rotation of the reflector in sequential positions in response to rotation of the reflector but independently of angular movement of a bicycle wheel. The reflector display... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4684029 | Display stand A display stand comprising a generally rectangular frame with an array of individually manually rotatable vertical or horizontal shafts extending between two opposed frame sides. A number of aligned holders for printed sheets mounted on each shaft. The sp... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4597357 | Bird frightening devices A Bird Scare comprised of a sheet of aluminium supported by a swivel and having both a twist and turned edges to enable sensitive response to effect rotation in very light rising air as well as rotation on gentle conventional wind and high wind conditions... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4524533 | Realtor sign system A convenient and versatile realtor sign system is separable into components which are easily carried in an automobile trunk or back seat compartment. The sign is easily set up at a property site with a desired number of stacked auxiliary sign sections con... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4353179 | Rotatable sign A rotatable sign adapted to be driven by air currents to provide successively changing indicia to a viewer is disclosed. Indicia formed of light-reflective material and mounted on a dark background is located at different levels on at least two of three s... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4131079 | Wind rotated reflective scarecrow An effective but inexpensive device for scaring pests, such as birds, from an area to be protected is formed from an elongated, vertically extending post; a resilient wire mounted on, and extending from, the upper end of the post; and a pair of large, thi... | 12/26/1978 |
