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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 |
| 8042310 | Fastening member and external wall construction structure The present invention aims to provide a fastening member excellent in strength of fastening a decorative external panel and capable of constructing an external wall surface excellent in design appearance, and an external wall structure. The fastening member 1... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7640707 | Fastening clip A fastening clip configured to secure a first panel to a second panel may include a base supporting a plurality of resilient beams, and a plurality of tangs outwardly extending from an outer surface of each of the resilient beams. The plurality of tangs are configur... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7398623 | Deck board fastener with concave prongs According to the present invention, a fastener for securing a first board to an underlying supporting member and to at least one other board running adjacent and parallel to the first board. The fastener includes a body portion, first and second prongs, and a flange... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7356972 | Deck board tie connector, connection and method A method of forming a connection, and a connector, that attaches a supported member, such as a deck board, to a supporting member, such as a deck joist. In some forms, each connector attaches a single supported member. In others, the connector attaches two supported... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7251918 | Fixing bracket for joining wooden building components A fixing bracket is described for joining wooden building components to each other and to a substrate, particularly of the kind used for joining boards used to cover balconies and decks outdoors. It is essential that the fixing bracket is a double angle consisting o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7225590 | Brick tie A brick tie for interconnecting a brick wall with a back-up wall comprised of a plurality of spaced apart studs and a wall board secured to the studs wherein each stud includes a pair of opposed side flanges and a web formed between the flanges. The brick tie includ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7178297 | Structures incorporating interlocking wall modules Modular structures constructed from interlocking wall modules made of plate steel and assembled with C-channel connectors, including tongue and groove elements used to position adjoining modules adjacent to one another, for example during the construction of a cell ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168215 | Slate laying system The slating of a new roof or the re-slating of an existing roof is carried out by attaching batten rails to the roof, and providing a clip for attachment to the underside of a slate that is to be mounted thereon. The batten rail and the clip mechanically interlock s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156357 | Patio umbrella support apparatus A patio umbrella support apparatus can be engaged by the mast of a patio umbrella to permit the positioning of the patio umbrella at desired, selected positions on a patio deck built with deck planks spaced apart by a conventional gap. The umbrella support apparatus... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104018 | System for insulating vertical wall A system and method are provided for insulating a vertically extending wall (e.g., concrete wall). First and second supports are first attached to the vertical wall at respective first and second vertically spaced locations (e.g., proximate the top and bottom of the... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7073301 | Wall structure A wall structure (10) comprising concrete composite masonry blocks (12) supported and interconnected by elongate support beams (16) is disclosed. The blocks (12) are shaped to be stacked in vertically independent columns (14) and a... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051488 | Sub-rigid fast-form barrier system The invention disclosed herein is remarkable in its simplicity and promises wide commercial application as the labor costs for construction become increasingly prohibitive. The extraordinary absence of nails, screws, bolts, welds or any other fastening device allows... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7010894 | Covering, covering elements and installing and disassembling method A floor, ceiling or wall covering constituted of a number of successive panels and fixing means for the panels, the fixing means including holders which, by means of fixing parts, retain the panels in a disconnectable manner over a part of the thickness of the panel... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6952901 | Panel mounted shingles assembly with ventilating screen An exterior weather shielding panel assembly for fitting against an external side wall of a building, comprising a rigid back board for anchoring engagement with the building side wall, a waterproofing membrane applied against the back board, an air ventilating scre... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951087 | Panel mounting system for constructing a wall The mounting system comprises a grid of vertically upright C-profiles which are pushed with their lower and upper ends into horizontally extending U-profiles. Bracket clips are fitted to outer sides of the mutually opposite legs of the C-profiles. The bracket clips ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941716 | Universal wall panel tile connector A wall panel tile connector is disclosed. The connector includes an elongated bracket with groups of openings and a number of clips which are attached to the bracket by use of the openings. The bracket has a first portion with an U-shaped cross section, a middle por... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6880306 | Bracket system for mounting fiberglass panel tiles A tile bracket support system that has a tile side support bracket or clip and a tile bottom support bracket or clip attached to the tile without the use of screws or adhesives. The tile side support bracket or clip has tile side edge embedding members and vertical ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6810633 | Deck board fastener A fastening device for securing adjacent, parallel boards to a transverse structure, including a top plate having flanges to fit into slots cut into the sides of boards, a center hole in the top plate to accommodate a screw or nail, and top and bottom tabs to provid... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6755004 | Simple lap beam Lap beam connectors for allowing two beams to be joined together without having to use external fasteners such as screws. Each beam has at least one internal pair of receptacles for slidably receiving each end of a plate therein. The plate can be secured to inner wa... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6725618 | Siding and overhang attachment system A siding attachment strip and method are provided for retaining a plurality of siding panels to a building structure. The siding attachment strip includes an elongate body, one or more mounting holes, and a plurality of siding top edge clips spaced along the elongat... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6725619 | Siding clip for supporting a panel A bracket for aiding in the mounting of a course of wallboards onto a frame of vertical studs including a channel having a short leg joined to a long panel and a punched out nailer extending from the long panel. First, the pointed free end of the nailer is driven in... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6622448 | Batt insulation hold-down clips Hold-down clips for insulation. The clips have U-shaped bases for wrapping about the exposed edges of framing members such as 2×4s, 2×6s, 2×8s, and 2×10s, and the like, that are used under roofs, ceilings, floors and walls. The clips have side extendi... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6594961 | Deck plank extrusion and retaining clip A deck plank (12) readily attaches to an engagement clip (46) when force is applied over the plank. When a plurality of clips are attached to underlying joists in parallel with the joists, and a plurality of deck planks are oriented to the clip perpendicu... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6493975 | Sign panel with replaceable, frameless-appearing sign face A sign assembly having a frameless-appearing sign face may be removed from and replaced into the assembly. The sign assembly includes a sign face having an outer surface, an inner surface and a peripheral side. The assembly also includes a sign frame havi... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6385941 | Simple lap beam Lap beam connectors for allowing two beams to be joined together without having to use external fasteners such as screws. Each beam has at least one internal pair of receptacles for slidably receiving each end of a plate therein. The plate can be secured ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6266937 | Fastening member for vertical board siding, method of fastening lower end of siding board using the fastening member, and structure fastened using the fastening member A fastening member for the vertical board siding, which comprises; a main metal fitting comprising a flat substrate, first and second upright portions formed at the upper and lower end portions of the flat substrate, respectively and extending in the hori... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266936 | Sound attenuating and thermal insulating wall and ceiling assembly A sound attenuating wall or ceiling assembly includes: a plurality of wall or ceiling boards; a series of parallel spaced apart, elongated framing members; and a series of elongated sound attenuating members extending along the length of the framing membe... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6260324 | Wall panel system A space-dividing wall panel system having a plurality of upright wall panels serially connected one with the other by an intermediate upright support post. The height of each wall panel is adjusted by modular panel extension assemblies which are mounted o... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6260325 | Suspended concealed grid accessible ceiling system A suspended ceiling system in which the grid runners are largely concealed by the panels to produce a distinctive high quality appearance. In various illustrated embodiments, the visual effect is produced as a result of the panels being separated by a rel... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6256958 | Floor joist system A floor joist system including at least one girder having an upper surface, a plurality of joists interconnected with the girder, each joist having an upper surface, the upper surfaces of the girder and the joist being substantially coplanar, a plurality ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6256941 | Pad for panel A space-dividing wall panel system includes an improved acoustic and tackable cover pad. The cover pad includes an interior molded panel which is compressed about its peripheral edges wherein the compressed edge sections provide the required rigidity for ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6237295 | Flooring assembly and fastener therefor A flooring assembly and fastener therefor is comprised of a plurality of elongated flooring planks, with each flooring plank having on opposing ends a tongue-containing first longitudinal edge and a groove-containing second longitudinal edge. The flooring... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6230469 | Method for beveling wallboard panels and installing same to create a recessed flush butt-joint A method of transforming a non-beveled edge of a wallboard panel into a beveled edge to form a recessed flush butt joint when installed. This method will not mar or damage the bonded paper coating on the panel and will not interfere with the manufacturers... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6185899 | Metal panel structures A structural panel, suitable for use as slatwalling in retail outlets, comprised of a metal sheet bent to define on each side of the panel a series of channels of re-entrant cross-section extending continuously across the width of the panel. The panel is ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6164467 | Free-standing modular slat-wall system A free-standing modular wall system (10, 110) utilizing a plurality of individual slat members (22) stacked vertically one upon the other to form panels (12, 14) and supported upon upright end members (20) having a foot or base (16, 116) whereby the resul... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6145264 | Bracket for suspended ceiling tiles A number of ceiling rails are installed under the structural ceiling of a room in a selected array, in a configuration to provide openings between the rails to fit therein ceiling tiles. Brackets are used to support the tiles, the brackets being removably... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6141925 | Clear wall panel system A movable transparent panel for reconfigurable office partitions and the like is adapted for floor-to-ceiling applications which include a floor track shaped to be supported on a floor surface, and a ceiling track shaped to be supported on a ceiling surfa... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6101780 | Building construction device and process A system for preventing damage to a building or other structure during severe meteorological conditions (high wind) or geological (seismic) activity. The system includes a tiedown bracket for securing a roof or wall panel to an underlying support member, ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5953876 | Wall framing system and method for its manufacture A wall frame has C-shaped vertical studs each with a web having vertically spaced openings with an outline conforming to the cross-sectional shape of a short channel member. The two legs depending from the web have a plurality of depending tabs punched th... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5836112 | Partition system including transaction top A partition system includes a partition having a top frame member with opposing sides. The sides include a row of component-supporting apertures that extend from end-to-end of the partitions. A transaction top is attachable to a top of the partition throu... | 11/17/1998 |
