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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 |
| 7334978 | Cartridge-handling apparatus for a media storage system Cartridge-handling apparatus for a media storage system comprising a lift assembly having at least one guide track aligned along a first displacement path in the media storage system. A carriage having a transfer shaft aligned along a second displacement path in the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318541 | Storage rack for human transporter There is disclosed a storage rack that can onload, secure, and offload a human transporter device such as a SEGWAY HT. The storage rack is attached to a vehicle such as a postal vehicle. The vehicle can thus transport a human transporter while the human transporter ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7264434 | Automobile display system A vehicle display lift and rotator includes a base and a platform. A bearing between the base and the platform mounts the platform on the base for rotation about an upright axis. A rotator drive is provided for rotating the platform on the base. The apparatus also i... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244092 | Car lifting platform A car lifting platform including a plurality of “L” shaped forks in a parallel mounting arrangement with plates interconnecting the forks. The plates are secured (typically by welding) to the forks and extend substantially along the horizontal leg of the “L”... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7195104 | Lifting and transporting device A lifting device (10) includes a base frame (12), the base frame having associated drive means: a lifting arm (44) connected at a first end thereof to a frame (42), the lifting arm being pivotally movable with respect to the frame and bei... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165927 | Automated material handling system for semiconductor manufacturing based on a combination of vertical carousels and overhead hoists An Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) that allows an overhead hoist transport vehicle to load/ unload parts directly to/from storage units included in the system. The AMHS includes an overhead hoist transport subsystem and a vertical carousel stocker having a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7101138 | Extractor/buffer An automated material handling system that includes an extractor/buffer apparatus capable of simultaneously accessing multiple Work-In-Process (WIP) parts, thereby providing a highly efficient interface between WIP storage locations and transport equipment. The extr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7014237 | Casket transporting apparatus An apparatus for transporting caskets in a small van including upper and lower decks with the upper deck being movably mounted, with respect to the lower deck, from a lower position wherein the upper deck is adjacent the lower deck to an upper position wherein the u... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6966741 | Tipping apparatus for intermodal container An apparatus for removing bulk cargo from an intermodal container, which includes an upper frame mounted on an intermodal container transfer equipment device, a middle frame mounted on the upper frame and a lower frame mounted on the middle frame with the lower fram... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6817827 | Lifting apparatus with stabilizer A lifting apparatus having a stabilizer for providing support and stabilization during lifting of an object is provided. A conventional lifting mechanism, such as a hydraulic, pneumatic, or mechanical jack, provides force for lifting an object and is attached at a t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6547509 | Lifting device with a liftable and tiltable platform This invention relates to a lifting device for low-weight loads, and may have a lift and tilt arrangement comprising one single lift arm and one single tilt arm. In that case those arms can either be located centrally in relation to the platform or at one... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6478529 | Reclining platform wheelchair support A reclining support for a wheelchair includes a supporting platform wall that supports all four wheels of a wheelchair on a surface, and which has a backstop wall for stopping the large rear wheels of a wheelchair so that the wheelchair is stably supporte... | 11/12/2002 |
| 5590998 | Lifting device A lifting device for attachment to a vehicle such as a four wheel motorcycle, the lifting device including upper and lower mounting members and for mounting the device to the framework of the vehicle, a mast which is pivotally connected to the mounting me... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5401134 | Telescoping apparatus for lifting and discharging of containers A lifting apparatus for containers of a flowable material which comprises a base member, a first elongated tubular column, a second elongated tubular column, a container support, and a lifting and lowering assembly. The lifting and lowering assembly is ho... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5330310 | Double-deck parking device A double-deck parking device is provided for parking two cars one above the other in order to more efficiently utilize available parking space. The parking device includes a platform which may be moved to a position adjacent a base plate for locating a ve... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5302073 | Lift and seal drum dumper A dumper for use in dumping the contents of a container. The dumper includes a hollow receiving portion for receiving therein at least an upper end of the container and an outlet portion for guiding contents emanating from the container to a desired locat... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5224808 | Wall board lifting and positioning apparatus A wall board lifting and positioning apparatus which includes an elongated boom having first and second ends and apparatus for holding an associated individual panel. The apparatus for holding is carried on the elongated boom proximate to the first end th... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5169273 | Package transfer apparatus A package transfer apparatus comprising flappers which are juxtaposed at a travel start position of a package changing robot having attaching arms for supporting and attaching bobbin ends of packages to pegs of a creel, and are circulated while putting th... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5160237 | Apparatus for loading and unloading objects Apparatus for loading and unloading objects including a first carriage; apparatus for moving the first carriage back and forth in a straight line in a first plane between a first position and second position; a second carriage; apparatus for moving the se... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5158639 | Roll conveyance and attachment/detachment device for applying apparatus A roll conveyance device for conveying rolls and attaching or detaching the rolls in a roll applying apparatus includes guide pillars, and a roll rest having a plane on which a plurality of the rolls are positioned. The roll rest is movably supported by t... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5064337 | Handling apparatus for transferring carriers and a method of transferring carriers A handling apparatus, used for handling a carrier of semiconductor wafers, comprises a first mechanism for transferring a carrier between a loader/unloader table and a storage compartment, and a second mechanism, for moving the first mechanism in both ver... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5015146 | Vehicle display lift A vehicle display lift has a vertical mast containing a hoist mechanism which raises and lowers a movable carriage. A cantilever support member connected to the carriage extends outwardly from the mast and has a vehicle support frame on its outer end whic... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4953262 | Machine for processing meat The invention relates to a machine for processing meat, particularly sausage meat, comprising a supply hopper disposed on top of the machine, a lift arm pivotably mounted on a horizontal axle fixedly connected to the machine, a horizontal tipping shaft ro... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4941799 | Displaceable support for wheelchair A height and tilt adjustable wheelchair support has a stationary base (30) with a main support leg (38) thereon. A platform (50) receives a wheelchair (20) and the platform (50) is connected to the main support leg (38) via a chassis (70), vertically mova... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4690283 | Parcel sorting apparatus A parcel sorting and distributing apparatus includes a plurality of inclined chutes which receive parcels at their open upper ends. Each parcel slides down a chute into a receptacle such as a mail hamper. The chutes are vertically stacked and arranged in ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4475758 | Lifting fork A lifting fork intended to be suspended from a lifting member, e.g. a lifting hook (4) of a hoisting crane, and which includes forks (2), a lifting shank (3) to which a movable attachment (7,11,14) for the lifting hook (4) is attached, and a connecting ba... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4474520 | Pipe handling machine An apparatus for transferring pipe between pipe racks and the drilling rig floor including a stationary trough located below and extending towards the drilling rig and a movable, inclined trough aligned with the stationary trough having one end supported ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4470747 | Separated discards carrier with safety features A motorized vehicle has an elongated space between a drivers cab at the front and a garbage compactor at the rear, one side of the space being occupied by a glass collection bin and a can collection bin. The other side of the space is occupied by a newspa... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4422817 | Load manipulating apparatus A load manipulating apparatus including a turnstile 10 supported for rotation about a fixed stub shaft 30 defining a substantially vertical axis, an elevating mechanism 12 supported for vertical reciprocating motion by the turnstile, and a rotatable opera... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4251177 | Inclined article storage frames with a loading and unloading apparatus An article handling device is adapted for storing and readying cassettes, film cards and other information carriers of essentially equal size. The device comprises a support frame including a plurality of compartments for accepting articles to be stored, ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4093092 | Load limiting device The invention is concerned with an improvement in a load lifting apparatus which comprises a primary load member pivotally mounted about a generally horizontal axis on a frame, a tilt cylinder and a tilt piston movable relative to one another pivotally co... | 06/06/1978 |
| 3968893 | Material handling vehicle with H-shaped walk area A dispensary type warehousing system featuring palletizing vehicle providing a mobile platform work station, together with pick aisles sufficiently narrow so that all merchandise to be picked is within the picker's reach without the need for leaving the v... | 07/13/1976 |
