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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 |
| 5077910 | Carpenter's measuring square In a preferred embodiment, a carpenter's square with upright and laterally extending flat-bottomed straight edge members having a tape measure and its alternately extendable and retractable tape thereof having a bottom flat face, with the tape measure pos... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4944096 | Wall stud centering square A wall stud centering square is arranged for overlying centering marks premeasured along floor and ceiling plates of an associated wall. The tool defines a blade one and one-half inches wide to correspond to the width of existing wall studs with a center ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4926564 | Triangular drafting instrument The drafting instrument of the invention generally comprises a triangular integrally formed substantially planar construction having three perimeter legs, interconnected end to end to form the triangular configuration and define an open space in the inter... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4885847 | Golf club measuring and fitting apparatus A lightweight, portable apparatus for measuring and custom fitting golf clubs to an individual golfer is provided. A lengthwise adjustable club shaft pivotally mounted on a base plate includes a protractor-type scale at the pivot point to set the desired ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4866852 | Aeronautic chart removably attachable course and position locator An aeronautic chart course and position locator is removably attachable by means of an adhesive backing to an aeronautic chart. The locator is made from a clear supple polymer film and comprises a 360 degree compass rose and a rotatable course and mileage... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4862374 | Navigational plotting system A navigational plotter includes a light-transmissive LCD graphical display which serves as a window-like element in relation to a map placed underneath it. The map is calibrated to the plotter by moving a calibration cursor on the display to two known poi... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4862324 | Switchgear enclosure and method of fabrication An enclosure and method of fabrication thereof is provided for metal-enclosed switchgear. The enclosure includes at least one access opening and is assembled from a plurality of generally planar panels. The enclosure includes at least three vertical wall ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4825559 | Pregauging tool for a cutting table A pregauging tool for the stop assembly of a cutting device wherein the pregauging tool has a scale having an elongated configuration and opposed substantially parallel longitudinal edges. At least one series of graduations extends longitudinally along th... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4821424 | Drafting instrument The drafting instrument of the invention generally comprises an L-shaped integrally formed substantially planar construction having one long leg and one short leg disposed perpendicular to each other. The end of each of the legs of the instrument is incli... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4817294 | Club head angle measuring instrument A club head angle measuring instrument comprises a balance base, a graduated curve, an adjusting rod, an indicator, a club holder and a slide unit. The adjusting rod is connected with the graduated curve at the rear end. The club holder fixed to the adjus... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4809550 | Digital diving meter The disclosure in the specification sets forth a digital diving meter providing information on an axis to be readily observed in reading the information along the axial line of the display. The display is incorporated within the diving meter movement havi... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4800502 | Fare computer A fare computer for a taxi, a freight carrier, or other use calculates the fare, display the fare as it accrues and displays visual representations of each charge contributing to the accrued fare. The fare computer is particularly suited for use in those ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4776250 | Square for glass cutting A square for glass cutting has a triangular shaped phenolic plastic body having a head supporting base member, a straight edge, and a straight edge strengthening member. The base member has a plurality of apertures having diameters of a first dimension. A... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4742619 | Marking tool with wear rims A tool useful for marking and constructed of a flexible material which includes a flat member having a structural layer of a predetermined shape with first and second parallel surfaces, the structural layer having marking edges perpendicular to the first ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4720921 | Navigational instrument A navigational instrument for measuring bearings and distances on maps comprising a first leg and a second leg. Each leg is transparent in part for convenient use while reading a map. Each leg, additionally, is tapered toward a lower end, defining a tip a... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4669195 | Guide line angle indicator A lip extends along the free side of the base of a protractor for suspending the protractor upside down from a guide cord. A freely hanging weight or "plumb bob" is suspended from the center point between the protractor base lines. When the plumb bob poin... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4663718 | Display unit for trip computer A number of displays are made by the combination of numerals and pictographs on an indicator which provides numerical values of information obtained from desired signals selected from display signals wherein units and meanings of the numerical values are ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4651282 | Microcomputer based keyboard command entry concept for VHF communication and navigation systems Airborne navigation and communication systems are disclosed including a VOR/LOC (VHR Omnirange/Localizer) receiver and a communication transceiver each with separate control and display panels. Each panel includes a ten push-button press keys numbered 0-9... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4640017 | Golf club adjusting machine A device for measuring and adjusting the angle of lie and face angle of a golf club including a club head supporting base vice with a reference surface for supporting the sole of the golf club. A spring mounted vertical scale is provided in a vertical pla... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4584779 | Trimming square set Disclosed herein is a trimming square set suitable for trimming photographic films, drawings or the like into arbitrary rectangular shapes. The square set utilized the rule that the four apices of a rectangle are invariably located on one circumference, p... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4551923 | Drawing triangle A drawing triangle is disclosed having 30-, 45-, and 105-degree angles. A perpendicular starting from the vertex of the obtuse angle meets the base at a right angle, from the point where said perpendicular meets said base a set of three reference lines ex... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4545130 | Designer's triangle A designer's triangle which permits completion of a drawing with the use of a single instrument includes a planar sheet having three external edges forming a triangle with angles of 45°, 60° and 75°, respectively. The planar sheet defines three-sided f... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4528566 | Transmitter and receiver locating device A directional locating device transmits pulsed RF signals at a stabilized frequency and is carried by an object the direction of which is to be determined from a distance remote from the transmitter. A one-half wave delay line in the receiver is responsiv... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4513510 | Measuring tool A measuring tool including a flat member having the shape of a right triangle and having upper and lower surfaces and a first side and second side which form a right angle at their intersection, a tee affixed along the edge of the first side which is perp... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4503624 | Combination square, scribing tool and plumb level A combination tool is basically a carpenter's square in which an elongate blade is connected perpendicularly to an elongate handle. The blade has measuring scales on opposite edges each of which commence at the adjacent edge of the handle, and lines exten... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4499665 | Course correction calculator A novel course correction calculator, consisting of a sheet of transparent material 1 with inscribed reference line 2, centering points 3 and 4, radial lines 5 and 6, circular arcs 7 and circles 8, is provided whereby a heading correction and a speed corr... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4490916 | Template for scribing polygons There is disclosed a template for providing multi-sided figures such as figures having 5, 6, or more sides. Essentially, the template is a planar member having a bottom apex. Directed from the apex, at a given angle, with respect to the horizontal, are two ... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4462167 | Angle/level meter A hand-held instrument for leveling, and indicating and measuring angles for use with an anchored guide string, including a case, a fixed scale and a pendulum-activated indicator mounted in the case, a disc-shaped string direction sensor member rotatably ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4461092 | Set square A set square has substantially the form of a 30°/60°/90° triangle having therein an aperture having sides at 15° and 45° to each external side. The aperture may be in the form of a 30°/30°/120° triangle disposed with its longest side closest ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4455760 | Triangle This disclosure is directed to a triangle for drafting isometric drawings, the triangle being a generally planar thin body having a periphery bounded by first, second and third edges defining first, second and third corners with the first two corners sett... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4454654 | Navigational angle-measurement device A two-part navigational measurement device comprising a transparent circular disc having a coordinate grid thereon. An annular ring is coaxially positioned about the circular disc, the circular disc being rotatable within the annular ring. The annular rin... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4410890 | VHF Directional receiver A miniature handheld receiver contained in a metal shielding enclosure incorporating a slot type directional antenna as a part of the structure such that when the antenna is aligned with a radio frequency signal of interest, a null is produced in the sign... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4404753 | Carpenter's saw guide and square A lightweight portable carpenter's tool that singularly performs the functions of triangle, ruler, square, protractor, and leveling device. The special protractor function allows for continuous same plane usage in order to scribe material or to guide a po... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4393448 | Navigational plotting system An improved navigational plotting system having convenient initialization and the ability to compute and superimpose hyperbolic time difference lines on a chart includes an X-Y plotter for plotting the position and course of a vessel on a navigational cha... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4345383 | Designer's triangle A designer's triangle providing for the selection of angles from 15 to 90 degrees in a single implement, in increments of 15 degrees or less, and further including provisions for draft or taper angles to vary the aforesaid angles. Further embodiments incl... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4128030 | Cutting guide square A square incorporating a guiding edge. Indicia on the square is utilized to position the guiding edge a distance corresponding to the blade platform edge offset of a power saw. The indicia are utilized both in measuring the offset and in positioning the g... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4003060 | Direction finding receiver A direction finding receiver contained in a hand held portable housing with a ferrite rod antenna mounted in and protruding through the housing so that when the antenna axis points to the radio frequency signal source to be direction found, a null is obta... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3979057 | Electronic navigational computer An electronic computer having a limited stored program capability and adapted to perform a plurality of problems particularly useful to aircraft pilots. The unit includes an electronic calculator and a stored program controller for instructing the calcula... | 09/07/1976 |
