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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 |
| 4638608 | Breakaway standard support assembly A breakaway standard support assembly has a base member, a standard member, and a coupler securing the base member to the standard member. The coupler has a coupler body assembly consisting of a plurality of body elements which are secured to each other a... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4633732 | Shaft and bush device and tilting steering equipment with the shaft and bush device The shaft and bush device includes a shaft, a bush having a slit in its axial direction and a pressing member which forces the bush inwardly to contact with the shaft so that the bush and shaft are pressed to each other without any clearance. The shaft an... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4634327 | Fastening device for attachment to a threaded rod A fastening device adapted for quick attachment to a threaded rod at any point along the length of the rod, comprising a fastening element having a web and first and second generally flat flanges extending outwardly from the web in spaced-apart substantia... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4630982 | Cargo tie-down system A receptacle (10) is incorporated into the floor (2) of an aircraft cargo compartment. Receptacle (10) has a socket (12) that receives a head (30) of a stud (24). Shaft (26) of stud (24) extends through panel (6). Nut (70) is threadedly tightened onto sha... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4622730 | Apparatus to mechanically stress a bolt-type fastener A plurality of jack bolts are threadedly engaged with openings in a flange on a fastener to stress a shank part of the fastener. The flange can be a collar retained on a shaft by a retainer, a nut on a threaded end of a bolt or the head portion of a bolt.... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4602903 | Anti-theft safety nut An anti-theft nut for forward threading on a threaded member and having removal preventing means. The nut has a nut case with an axially extending skirt and two axially extending blind bores, and a bottom nut attached to the skirt to define and inner cavi... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4574881 | Split nut in blowout preventer An improved split nut for use in blowout preventers temporarily installed on oil or gas wells is formed by fastening a base and a cap together. Fastening bolts are inserted through holes in the cap and in packing inserts in the base, and threaded into fas... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4536116 | Composite molded plastic article A composite molded plastic article includes a metal nut insert adapted to be molded in place within the body of plastic material. The nut insert is adapted to be mounted on a pin projecting into a mold cavity of the mold used in forming the article. The n... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4530530 | Locking latch assembly for mounting an electronic component drawer in a rack In a locking latch assembly for mounting an electronic component drawer in a rack a clamping ring 30 is provided with plug and socket elements 46, 48 adapted to cooperate with a dynamometric key. An all metal hollow cylindrical spring cushion 44 is receiv... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4524935 | Pipe hanger A pipe hanger arranged to be positioned about a pipe to be suspended, moved to closed position and engaged upon a threaded support rod so as to carry the pipe is disclosed. The hanger takes the form of an elongated band preferably metal, the ends of which... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4524934 | Pipe hanger A pipe hanger arranged to be positioned about a pipe to be suspended, moved to closed position and engaged upon a threaded support rod so as to carry the pipe is disclosed. The hanger takes the form of an elongated band preferably metal, the ends of which... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4509308 | Mounting assembly and method for installing dowels in compound panels A mounting assembly facilitates the installation of dowels in layered compound panels. A dowel is held in its installed position in a hole in the panel by anchoring elements including at least one flange and by casting a curable casting resin mass around ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4498826 | Self locking nut including an axially extending reinforcement A self-locking nut has a threaded bore for receiving the threaded shank of a co-operating bolt, which bore terminates within the nut body in a reduced bore diameter portion which may be unthreaded. The maximum diameter of this portion is less than the max... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4490083 | Sealing capped nut and bolt therefor Disclosed is a new fastening system particularly for fastening of fiber-reinforced polyester/plywood panels 14 to metallic structural members 16 in sealing engagement through apertures 18. The system has a sealing capped nut 10 for receiving in threaded e... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4487228 | Weather-resistant and self-draining thread protector A self-draining composite plastic and steel thread protector for both the pin and box ends of oil field tubulars. The protector completely seals and prevents pressure differentials across the threads as well as provides openings for draining any moisture ... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4475859 | Rivetless anchor nut and method A rivetless anchor nut having an internally hollow shaft with a head on one end and a broken exterior surface on the other end. A malleable collar is deformed into engagement with the broken exterior surface to lock the shaft in a hole in a workpiece.... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4432684 | Threaded members A threaded member has an external helical thread 18a presenting a crest 24 of spiral outline whose trailing end is in the form of an abutment 26 for resisting withdrawal from a resiliently deformable workpiece. In a preferred application, the threaded mem... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4418583 | Locking device A lock device (30) is provided to securely attach with an elongate member (16). The locking device (30) includes a pair of parts (32, 34) with openings for receiving the elongate member (16). One of the parts (32) is prevented from rotating on the elongat... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4416575 | Union nut A union nut, for cooperation with a first tube having an external thread and a second tube having a radially outwardly projecting flange, has an annular body with an internal thread to engage with the external thread of the first tube, the body being made... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4408721 | Fitting to combine air and pressurized water A hydro-air jet assembly wherein a ball-shaped element has a first passageway therethrough communicating with an air supply and a second passage therethrough communicating with a water supply which is rotatably mounted in a housing and has a venturi nozzl... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4383787 | Free spinning laminated nut with automatic lock A laminated nut composed of laminations of tapped conical spring washer segments in which at least one of the segments has a different load-deflection ratio than another segment, thereby to provide for more uniform loading of the threads on the laminated ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4358080 | Fastener clip for detachably securing functional components to threaded pins fixed to a support plate A fastener clip for detachably securing functional elements to a support plate through threaded pins rigidly joined to the plate which includes holding members forming channels which receive the functional components and a fastening hole between the chann... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4326826 | Bolts and methods of bolting A bolt comprises a tapered shank. The shank comprises an outer member with a cylindrical bore and an inner member with a cylindrical outer surface that is a close fit in the cylindrical bore. The inner member is secured to the outer member at the broader ... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4302137 | Anti-tamper fastening means The invention relates to fastening means of the known kind comprising a nut or bolthead and a spanner component, the nut or bolthead having a smooth edge surface and the spanner component having locating pins adapted to engage in cooperating bores in the ... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4285380 | Panel fastener A grommet attached to a top panel captures a stud nut of a panel fastener through a retaining ring held by the grommet. A complimentary stud assembly attaches to a subpanel and receives the stud nut to clamp the panels together. The grommet has a stand-of... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4283899 | Anchor box embedded in concrete An anchor box embedded in concrete comprising a trunk body for defining a fastening bolt insertion hole, and an anchor nut held by the rear portion of the trunk body and adapted to be threadedly engaged with the fastening bolt. The fastening bolt insertio... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4277196 | Fixing device for securing any part to a holding member such as a panel by inserting said fixing device into a hole of standard shape formed in said panel The invention relates to a fixing device for securing any part to a holding member. The fixing device comprises spreadable means in a hole or bore formed in the holding member on the one hand, and on the other hand spreading means. An actuating means is p... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4240670 | Vehicle wheel covers A wheel accessory, e.g., a full wheel cover or a hub cap has a mounting flange provided with openings which match the bolt pattern of the vehicle wheel. A majority of these openings are oversized with respect to the wheel's chamfered or ramped lug nuts so... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4232497 | Device for securing platelike elements to a carrying structure at a distance therefrom A device for securing suspended platelike elements to a carrying structure, e.g., for securing suspended ceilings to an overlying floor, is proposed and comprises a carrier which is secured to the carrying structure and provided with a movable nut member ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4221363 | Adjustable jack An adjustable jack includes a tubular support member adapted to be positioned vertically on the floor of an entry in an underground mine. An adjusting screw is telescopically positioned within the support member to advance a load bearing plate into engage... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4157674 | Collar stud for use in plastic A collar stud assembly for attachment to a plastic boss having a bore therein comprises a double-ended fastener and a sheet metal cap. The double-ended fastener has a shank with a first thread suitable for threading into plastic on one end thereof, a seco... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4130138 | Molded stand-off A self-clinching stand-off to be embedded into thin sheeted material. The stand-off comprises a base produced on a "screw machine" and an extension molded thereto. The extension is formed from a material which is softer than that of the base. Further, the... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4125049 | Laterally engageable and releasable nut assembly for threaded shafts A nut assembly for threaded shafts capable of being quickly released from threaded engagement with a shaft, and then moved longitudinally to a selected position on and re-engaged with the shaft. The assembly is characterized by a pair of collar members re... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4119130 | Barrel nut and method of manufacture A barrel nut particularly adapted for high strength applications, and method of manufacture which results in a great cost reduction as compared with the prior art. The barrel nut comprises a semi-cylindrical barrel element having a recess for the nut elem... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4117261 | Insulating stand-off and method of assembling same An insert of a material to be electrically and thermally insulating enters into and is joined to a socket-shaped metallic base which in turn is fastened to a structure through a hole in the structure. The base is undercut, and the hole in the structure is... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4082468 | Quick release sleeve retained split nut-bolt structure A split nut structure provides the holding power of an ordinary nut on a bolt while allowing for quick release through removal of a retaining sleeve from containment alignment around the segments of the split nut. What could be in many respects like an or... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4078470 | Split nut A split nut to enable complete separation of the longitudinal halves from a threaded shank so that they may be re-fitted to any other portion thereof, particularly long threaded shanks, without the necessity of turning the nut in threaded relationship to ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4057000 | Mechanism for deep ocean instrumentation remote release A simple, quick, quiet load-release device which comprises a standard thred nut cut into three sections along its length. The three sections are held together by use of a heat meltable tape which is wrapped around the nut. A resistance wire is laid betwe... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4043239 | Shim nut and screw bolt assembly A shim nut and screw bolt assembly for rigidly securing together a pair of spaced apart components, the shim nut of this assembly having internal threads and opposite hand external threads which threadedly engage a nut fixed to or forming part of the firs... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4000539 | Hollow knob A hollow knob is provided for use on control shafts and the like. The knob comprises two hollow sections of plastic material and a metal insert threaded for receipt of a control rod or the like. The two hollow knob sections are provided with reinforcing r... | 01/04/1977 |
