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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 |
| 5664798 | Automatic folding frame for baby carriage A foldable frame for a baby carriage which includes a flexible handrail and a pair of two-way toggle joints for connecting opposite ends of the handrail to a pair of spaced arms, each two-way toggle joint having a butt joint fixedly connected to a respect... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5662429 | Extendible rod An extendible rod comprises two rod-shaped elements slidable telescopically inside each other, and an expander device for locking the rod-shaped elements against sliding in an extended position of the rod, wherein the expander device comprises a linkage a... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5623742 | Motor vehicle screen wiper having means for orientation of the drive head A motor vehicle screen wiper comprises a screen wiper arm having a drive head fastened on an end portion of a motor shaft, which is part of a screen wiper drive unit. The motor shaft end portion comprises a conical portion which is received in a complemen... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5609565 | Articulated tool-holding arm Each pivotal shaft normally urged in one direction by the urging means drives the movable barrel to push the pressure spring, so that the clutch disposed either to the inner ball or to the outer ball in each joint is brought into press contact with the ot... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5509747 | Articulation arrangement for connecting folding structure elements An articulation arrangement connects individual elements of a folding structure which consists of two or more individual elements and is configured to be unfolded and locked in an unfolded position and swivellably disposed on a central body. The arrangeme... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5489077 | Sign support leg locking mechanism A sign support base comprising a staff base to which a plurality of plates are secured, the plates having pivotal legs secured thereto, the pivot means comprising a resilient mechanism for biasing the leg toward the plate and engaging means comprising a m... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5480074 | Mannequin A mannequin having a plurality of body sections with each of the body sections being shaped in the form of a mannequin shape of a portion of an individual's body, and a plurality of hinge assemblies for interconnecting the body sections to form a mannequi... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5380113 | Folding fish landing net with improved hinge mechanisms The disclosure is directed to a fish landing net having a handle and elongate first and second frame members, the outer ends of which are joined by a hinge-like mechanism. In the improvement, the outer ends extend along an axis and the mechanism is mounte... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5355903 | Umbrella The present invention includes an umbrella which converts to at least two separate canopy configurations. The umbrella has a closed position, from which it can be opened and latched into at least one middle position. Such a middle position can be used as ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5352057 | Adjustment tool for telescoping members A release key for adjustable track hurdles having telescoping members with a biased detent locking assembly located within a pair of longitudinal telescoping members, wherein the detent extends outwardly through aligned apertures in the telescoping member... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5338133 | Lever clamp mechanism A lever operated clamping mechanism for adjustably engaging and locking in position structural members comprising two shoulder bolts and a disk spring for attaching and slidably guiding a slotted structure member relative to a fixed support structure. A t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5333968 | Length-adjustable column for tables, chairs or the like A length-adjustable column for chairs, tables or the like has a length-adjusting element and a stand pipe. The stand pipe is in the form of a composite pipe and has an outer tube and an inner guide tube, which are connected with each other by guide webs. ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5333828 | Foldable Christmas tree stand A foldable Christmas tree stand having a plurality of legs that can be permanently assembled, yet is foldable in the assembled form. When unfolded it receives and supports a Christmas tree in an upright position, and when folded it occupies a flat, compac... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5320623 | Clamping coupling for an external fixator A clamping coupling for fixing of bone screws or pins, and connecting these bone screws or pins to an external fixator, includes an additional transverse clamping coupling to achieve better external-fixator anchorage when fractures extend up into the join... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5269034 | Surgical head clamp A surgical head clamp having a C-shaped frame with a fixed head engaging pin on one side and a pair of head engaging pins on the opposite side. The opposite side of the clamp also has a rotation mechanism for adjusting the angular position of the pair of ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5267474 | Liquid-level sensor A liquid level sensor has a liquid sensing element carried on the end of a curved probe which is inserted into a liquid-holding chamber. The probe can be rotated to properly locate the sensor within the chamber. A threaded nut locks the curved probe in po... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5244292 | Baby carrier A baby carrier 10 having on its underside an integral pair of rockers 12 with a wedge shape pouch 13 detachably secured between the rockers, and having a support handle 14 rotatably connected to the sides of the carrier by a pair of pivots 15 which can be... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5240341 | Mechanical joint for symbol code scanners Joint for mechanically connecting, on the one hand, a scanner for symbol codes and, on the other, a processing device for processing the signals produced by the scanner, for varying through a first angle the relative position of the scanner and the proces... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239977 | Elbow for attaching accessories to an archery bow An improved elbow used to attach accessories such as stabilizers to archery bows is disclosed. The elbow comprises: an extended arm having a threaded-end capable of being attached to the bow (facilitated in the preferred embodiment by a nut) with the othe... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5197819 | Mounting base for highway markers An improved apparatus for attaching a flexible marker shaft to a roadway. The flexible lower part of the marker shaft slides over a mandrel, and into a maker shaft cavity. Locking wedges are positioned in the cavity to surround and support the flexible ma... | 03/30/1993 |
| 4744548 | Gas strut retention device with L-shaped structure An apparatus for setting and maintaining a predetermined projected relation of a piston rod of a gas strut or like device with reference to the cylinder unit of which it forms a part having particular application to the support of a hatchback or rear deck... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4635667 | Sun protection canopy A canopy provides sun protection for the occupant of a recreational chair. The canopy is slidably mountable on the chair back and can be positioned immediately to any desired angle by simple but effective tension applying means.... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4611944 | Lockbody mechanism A variable length mechanical connection having a selectable fixed length obtainable by permitting at least one of three relatively axially movable body members to selectively rotate relative to the other body members under axially applied loads.... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4497607 | Fork position retainer A lift truck carriage (12) is provided with a cylindrical bar (34) upon which the forks (16,18) may be mounted. The forks (16,18) are each retained in any desired position along the bar (34) by a clamp (42) located between a pair of mounting sleeves (28,3... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4304276 | Router table for cutting laminated plastics A router for edging laminated plastics, such as Formica material, includes a table and an adjustable work guide assembly. The work guide assembly comprises a stationary guide and a movable guide. The movable guide is movable toward and away from the stati... | 12/08/1981 |
| 3983605 | Cable tensioning and coupling device A device is disclosed herein for manually tensioning a cable having a cable end eyelet and for aligning and holding the eyelet fixed with respect to a chainplate joined to another cable, thereby freeing one hand to pass a locking pin or the like through t... | 10/05/1976 |
