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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7895955 | Shelf system An overhead storage shelf having a pair of side panels, with each side panel including a base, an outer rib connected to the base, and at least one reinforcement rib connected to the base. The storage shelf further includes a mounting strip for connecting the pair o... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7421957 | Overhead storage system An overhead storage system includes support beams forming a frame to a deck around its perimeter and four corner vertical mounts for suspending the deck from a ceiling. The frame is preferably made of Z-shaped beams supported by vertical L-shaped corner supports to ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7367538 | Suspension system for HVAC equipment A system for suspending an HVAC unit from one or more wood truss members through the use of one or more top lock plates connected to a top support member, one or more channels connected to the top of the HVAC unit, one or more bottom lock plates slidably connected t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7320453 | Suspension system for HVAC equipment Generally, the present invention (referred to also as the “suspension system”) is incorporated in a system for suspending an HVAC unit from one or more wood truss members through the use of one or more top lock plates connected to the wood truss, one or more bot... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293664 | Suspended display shelves Shelves or trays for displaying merchandise are mounted on spaced-apart suspension strands depending from overhead ceiling structures. The trays are attached to the suspension strands with brackets which have tabs supported in apertures in the suspension strands and... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7228669 | Suspended table assembly A suspended table assembly includes a first support and a second support that are vertically spaced from each other. A plurality of legs is provided. Each of the legs has a first end and a second end. Each of a plurality of first brackets is pivotally coupled to one... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7152535 | Suspended storage shelf A suspended storage shelf includes a platform formed by one or more panels supported by a support frame having at least one support beam and at least two suspension posts, optionally adjustable in length, spaced from one another and attached at a lower end to the su... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128224 | Apparatus and method for hanging shelves An apparatus and a method for hanging shelves. An apparatus is provided for hanging one or more weight-bearing shelves from an overhead support member. The apparatus comprises a tube, a flexible member, an attachment member, and a cap. The tube has a bottom end with... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097053 | Material and article holding rack A material and article holding rack includes two levels wherein the top tier thereof can be moved to accommodate an object. An extension platform is included so articles are easily moved onto the top tier. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093691 | Portable scissor-lift-assembly A lift assembly includes a first platform provided with a top surface, a pair of opposed sides, and wheels and brackets connected to one of the sides for rotating the assembly. A plurality of rectilinear support shafts have opposed end portions conjoined to the plat... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6851376 | Pull down shelf for overhead storage A pull-down shelf for storage of articles has a lower shelf portion that contains a wind-up mechanism, which can be spring powered or motorized, an overhead mounting plate that attaches to ceiling joists or the like, and at least a pair of cables that are wound onto... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6814418 | Locker organizer A locker organizer includes one or more shelves which may be suspended from the conventional coat hooks of a wall locker or the like. The present locker organizer also includes a series of wedges adjustably extending from at least one edge of the shelf or shelves, a... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6715427 | Suspended storage structure An overhead storage assembly, vendable as a kit, includes a plurality of panels each of a rectangular platform having dimensions that are integer multiples of conventional structural spacing. The panels may be joined to each other to form a common support surface re... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6637609 | Portable storage apparatus A portable storage apparatus that suspends from a stationary object and neatly collapses into a compact form for easy storage and transport, consisting of fabric backing with a tapered top end housing four rigid shelves evenly spaced in front with four su... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6595145 | Adjustable shelving system The present invention is a adjustable shelving system including a freestanding arch-like framework having a pair of horizontally spaced vertical columns interconnected by top and bottom horizontal beams. Two pairs of flexible connectors, such as link chai... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6467632 | Model car display shelf unit A new simple easily mounted, attractive life-like shelf for display of model cars and that can allow for storage of their containers thereon. The invention is comprised of a mounting bracket, straight display shelf, curved display shelf, electrical power ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6394006 | Garden table A handicapped accessible work table having a horizontal transparent table top, with removable plant trays, cushioned arm rest edges, and vertical legs with caster wheels. The tabletop is supported by parallel identical one piece aluminum franes. Each fram... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390573 | Wardrobe internal clothes cabinet A clothes cabinet includes a plurality of stretchers respectively fastened to the top panel, bottom panel and intermediate partition panels of the flexible cabinet body thereof to support the cabinet body in shape, each of the top panel, bottom panel and ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6354232 | Adjusting shelving system An improved hanging shelf system has shelves suspended from a webbing. The shelves can be adjusted along the webbing to be spaced at any distance. The manner in which the shelves are suspended is hidden from view making it more aesthetically pleasing.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352230 | Support bracket for sheet piling-supported modular wall system The modular wall includes a sheet pile wall 12 with support brackets 20 that provide cantilever support to a facade of interlocking rows of blocks 30-34. The support member 20 includes vertical members that extend from the top of the sheet piling part way... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6318822 | Clothes cabinet for wardrobe A clothes cabinet adapted for mounting in a wardrobe, the clothes cabinet including a plurality of individual boxes, and at least one coupling wire rod adapted to secure the individual boxes in a stack, the individual boxes each having two vertical side p... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6202361 | Overhead suspended table and acoustic dome A table which defines an upwardly facing work surface and an acoustic dome for use above the table, both of which are suspended from overhead and movable in a vertical direction downwardly to create a work area, and upwardly for storage whereby the dome n... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6105510 | Folding table for the interior furnishing of vehicles A folding table for the interior furnishing of a vehicle comprises a tabletop and two pairs of legs. In order to provide a folding table which does not restrict the leg room and can immediately be folded up, provision is made wherein a) a tabletop is divi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5671990 | Locker shelf apparatus A locker shelf apparatus includes a platform shaped to fit horizontally within a locker. There are three support members connected to the platform at spaced-apart positions. There are loops or the like on each support member for engaging hooks in the lock... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5562050 | Collapsible article of furniture An article of furniture such as a table, having four sides connected to each other by corner hinges. Two of the sides are each formed as two halves hinged together and normally rigidified by top rails, and by a horizontal work support panel located betwee... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5542530 | Suspended adjustable shelving for garment bag Adjustable shelving which may be suspended from a cross-member includes a plurality of shelves suspended at desired levels from at least four vertical suspenders. Each shelf has at least four apertures through which respective vertical suspenders pass. Fo... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5505651 | Doll display and swing A hangable, collapsible doll display which may also be used as a doll swing is provided. The doll display includes a generally circular top frame, at least two doll supporting levels below the top frame capable of supporting a doll, netting which collapsi... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5427344 | Portable hanging shelf for attachment to vertical objects A portable hanging shelf system is disclosed wherein one or more shelves are suspended in a horizontal position from generally vertical objects of varying diameter. A non-elastic flexible fabric belt encircles generally vertical objects of varying diamete... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5406895 | Roof truss storage shelf A storage shelf for storing items in the attic utilizing the roof trusses as supports for the shelves has a first and third support member rotatably connected to a second support member. There may be at least one stabilizing member attached to the first, ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5370060 | Multipurpose automobile foldaway table A multipurpose automobile foldaway table which includes a table pivotably connected to a frame, two retractably bars respectively and retractably fastened to the frame, and lock screws respectively threaded into screw holes on the frame for locking the re... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5360264 | Versatile children's play table with toy storage A versatile child's play table includes a removable and reversible table top with a smooth playing surface on one side and a modular building block interconnection system on the other side. The reversible table top can be removed to reveal a recessed play... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5052648 | Suspension cable shelf mounting system A wall shelf mount system includes a pair of suspended bracket units. Each bracket unit includes two channel sections. The channel sections have jaws spaced apart a distance less than the thickness of a shelf. A cable is threaded through registered transv... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4884935 | Collapsible transporter module and method of using same This invention relates to a collapsible transporter module, and the method of using same, for transporting large volumes of unpackaged goods in spaced padded relationship in conventional transportation vehicles such as trains, trucks, ships or containers.... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4862764 | Suspended table A table suspended from a room ceiling has a table top that is positionable between a retracted first position against the ceiling and a second position extended from the ceiling toward the floor. Extension and retraction occur through a pivotal arm assemb... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4826120 | Mounting bracket A mounting bracket comprising a horizontal base with a pair of laterally spaced upwardly directed mounting arms terminating in spaced relation above the base in a pair of laterally outwardly formed downwardly directed elongate mounting channels. A pair of... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4815396 | Suspended table A table suspended from a room ceiling has a table top that is positionable between a retracted first position against the ceiling and a second position extended from the ceiling toward the floor. Extension and retraction occur through a pivotal arm assemb... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4746021 | Window shelf assembly A shelf assembly (10) is adapted to securely mount to a wall (12) adjacent a window frame (14) and in front of a window (18). The window frame (14) comprises an upper portion (20), a lower portion (22) and a pair of identical side elements (24). The assem... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4736855 | Display apparatus Display apparatus having a rail fixable on a stationary structure and provided with a groove, a sliding member fittable in the rail groove and slidable therealong, a wire or cord coupled to the sliding member, a gripping member through which the wire or c... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4717193 | Shelf for vehicle cab A shelf for carrying articles in a vehicle, such as a pickup truck, is formed from a single piece of metal, such as steel or aluminum to provide an elongated shelf having an up-turned and inwardly angled rear lip to prevent articles placed on the shelf fr... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4570994 | Foldable chair A foldable chair has a base with upstanding portions extending upwardly from opposite sides of a forward portion thereof, and a seat member having its forward portion connected pivotally to these upstanding portions. Tension elements are connected to the ... | 02/18/1986 |
