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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186283 | Cradle and leg joints for customizable furniture A cradle joint for customizing furniture comprises a recess in a horizontal support bracket, the recess defined by two opposing jaws forming a top opening, two angled support ribs, and a bottom bar, two rod cams disposed in the recess adjacent the side walls and mov... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8091489 | Connecting device for furniture A connecting device for connecting at least one foot element to furniture includes a holding element adhesively bonded to the furniture, an intermediate piece connected to the holding element, and a mounting part, couplable to the at least one foot element. The moun... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7930980 | Automatically stabilizing table arrangement An automatically stabilizing table has an elongate support structure (14) supporting a table top (12) at an upper end and having a first pair of feet (50) at a lower end. An elongate guide formation (38) projects from a lower end of the s... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7735433 | Laboratory workstation system table leg and design A laboratory station has rear legs and front legs which supports a table top. Utilities can be run through the rear legs and superior connections over prior art techniques are believe to be provided with preferred embodiments. Fillet nuts are believed to useful to p... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7694635 | Modular furniture components and connectors On a first furniture part, a first connector having an extending tab with a bolt hole transversely therethrough and having a bolt receptacle partially therethrough as well as a recess located parallel with the extending tab; and on a second furniture part, a second ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7415933 | Collapsible worktable The invention relates to a worktable including a work-plate mountable on a support structure, the support structure comprising at least two frames, each frame being either an integral frame or comprising two or more frame members, articulated to one another along a ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7343864 | Modular worktable and shelving unit A modular worktable assembly and a shelving unit are described. The modular worktable assembly has a pair of side panels with a tabletop secured over a top end thereof. A rear, hollow cross-channel is secured between rear vertical end posts of the side panels and ha... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328663 | Table top A table top includes an exterior shell providing an interior region. An interior frame and a core are located in the interior region. The exterior shell includes top and bottom sheets and a perimeter bumper. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313898 | Container carrying system and method for use in an automated filling process In a container carrier system and method for use in an automated process for filling containers of multiple sizes, pucks of various sizes are inserted into compartments of container pallets to allow containers of different sizes to be held in the compartments. A puc... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7278360 | Variable configuration desk system with power and communication capability A desk system with power and/or communication capability includes a series of interconnected desk sections. Each desk section includes a pair of leg that support a worksurface, and one or more stanchions extend upwardly from the worksurface. A primary power distribu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255511 | Releasable dovetail corner joint A corner leg assembly comprises two grooved mating elements divided longitudinally which when held together form the female groove portion of two dovetail joints, one on each side facing laterally 90 degrees apart. One of the corner elements is a substantially trian... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7147290 | Modular workbench system A heavy-duty workbench with strong metal legs and a thick hardwood top. The workbench can provide docking space for three modules that can function as an additional work surface when pulled out from under the workbench or when used alone. The modules can be provided... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140701 | Modular workbench system A heavy-duty workbench with strong metal legs and a thick hardwood top. The workbench can provide docking space for three modules that can function as an additional work surface when pulled out from under the workbench or when used alone. The workbench and modules a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140307 | Display booth framework A framework for a display booth includes at least one base, at least one post, at least one beam and a connector. The post is adapted to be releasably attached to the base and to extend vertically upward from the base when attached thereto. The post includes at leas... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7086341 | Connector and hub having locking element A structure (10, 44, 50) can be formed by using a plurality of hubs (12), connectors (14) and elongate members (16). The hubs (12) have a series of locking slots (18) formed at regular intervals about the outer circumference... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077068 | Height adjustable table A height adjustable table includes a frame that has a pair of spaced apart, generally vertical frame sections, each supported upon a foot, a transverse, generally horizontal section that connects at its end portions to the vertical sections and a pair of lifts that ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066097 | Worksurface support system with power and communication capability and front and rear access covers A table or desk includes a worksurface and leg structure, and a wire management arrangement located below the worksurface. The wire management arrangement includes upper and lower wire management members that support wires or cables for providing power and/or commun... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7036438 | Desk system A desk system comprises leg panels of a desired thickness, top board support members each having a top support surface and capable of being fastened to the leg panel such that the top support surface extends above the leg panel, top boards respectively having desire... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028620 | Shelving system The present disclosure is directed to a modular shelving system for supporting various objects such as home furnishings, books, artistic objects, and the like. The shelving system includes a generally horizontal panel supported by a support assembly that includes a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6978722 | Structure of a working platform An improved structure of a working platform having a rectangular base plate, four rollers, a pair of inverted U-shaped frame supports, at least a pair of lateral support rod, a plurality of screws and at least a lateral flat plate, characterized in that the four cor... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978723 | Modular picnic table A picnic table system is provided that is modular in design for ease of storage out of inclement weather when not in use. A bench assembly sits atop two pedestal-type legs and the table top and is supported by the upper portion of the pedestal legs. Both the top and... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6948435 | Corner joint and shelf module for use in light-duty all-plastic shelf units An all-plastic light duty shelf unit includes rectangular shelf modules and vertical spacers. Each shelf module has four corner joints that can either be mated directly with each other or coupled together using cylindrical vertical spacers. This allows the user to c... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6899040 | Furniture having interchangeable parts and method thereof A piece of furniture having interchangeable components is will have a plurality of interchangeable leg members. Cross-bar members are removably coupled to the plurality of leg members. The cross-bar members are adjustable in length. Cross-bar covers are removably co... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6839952 | Composite pallet A composite pallet includes at least two channels and a plurality of stringers. Each channel includes a U-shaped cross-section with an inward facing leg extending from each outer edge of the U-shaped cross-section. Each stringer preferably includes a lengthwise body... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6739153 | Optical workstation An optical workstation comprising an optical breadboard supported by a frame, the frame comprising a plurality of upstanding legs interconnected by laterally extending cross-beams, the cross-beams defining a space into which the optical breadboard is received and la... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6715430 | Sectional table with gusset Disclosed is a sectional table with gussets, in which a table top and legs thereof can be easily assembled in a simple manner by virtue of a gusset mechanism. The sectional table with gussets includes a table top; an inverted hat-shaped channel frame having cylindri... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6675979 | Furniture assembly system A furniture assembly system utilizes upright members having a pair of protruding hook portions that cooperate with a similar pair of hook portions of another upright member and mutually interconnect through slots in a shelf to hold the shelf in place. A p... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6536497 | Laminating system A laminating system includes a feeder apparatus, a laminating apparatus, and a trimmer apparatus mounted on a movable support structure that is adapted to maintain alignment in order to enable a user to move the system without upsetting the alignment. Sim... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6516732 | Storage shelving module A storage shelving module preferably expandable in three dimensions so as to vary the size and capacity of the module without the need to supplement or replace component parts. The module includes first and second frame sub-assemblies, each of which inclu... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516731 | Classroom desk A classroom desk, the desk having an article pad coupled to upper sides of props and supports, an upper plate attached to an upper side of the artical pad and a fixing unit for fixing the article pad and the upper plate to the props, wherein the fixing un... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6470811 | Piece of furniture The piece of furniture is constructed from the following elements: base panel (1), top panel (2) and flexible wall (3), it being possible for the flexible wall to be fitted into grooves (10) of the base and top panels and fastened by touch-and-close strip... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460470 | Modular interior furnishing system A modular interior fittings system includes several different functional units such as carcasses, work surfaces, separating wall boards, lighting fixtures, presentation racks, etc. and at least one uniform statically stable structural element. The structu... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6450107 | Office table The table includes tubular legs and nodes or technical pieces having a bottom arm to be plugged into the tubular legs and lateral slots for the tongued and grooved coupling of pieces at the end of arms constituted in pairs and connected to each other, tho... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6367393 | Drawstring table A table is provided with a collapsible tabletop that can be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled by simply tightening or loosening a drawstring and then either snapping the individual legs in or out, under the end leaves of the tabletop. The enti... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6220186 | Modular interior furnishing system The invention concerns a modular interior furnishing system comprising a plurality of different functional units, such as carcasses, work-surfaces, partition panels, lighting members, display shelves, etc., and at least one integral statically portative c... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6170410 | Furniture system comprising worktops that can be equipped with fittings A furniture system including at least one worktop which mounts thereon a plurality of legs adjustable in height. The legs are connected to respective support plates recessed in the underside of the worktop. At least one linear guide is recessed into the u... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6062149 | Modular frame worktop A modular table assembly utilizes an X frame as a main component for mounting worktops, and has connectors for joining one X frame to another X frame for modularity purposes. Tubular splicer tubes are used for mounting components, such as cabinets or shel... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6029584 | Furniture assembly A furniture assembly is made up of a base member, an intermediate member, an upper member and several flexible connectors which join the base, intermediate and upper member. The base can have a central opening provided therein having a continuous inner su... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6009816 | Modular furniture assembly A modular furniture assembly of the knock-down type wherein four identical side panels are interengaged at corner lap joints to facilitate set tip and take-down. Each panel has fasteners located on one edge and on the interior surface panel proximate to t... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5964165 | Worktable A worktable, particularly for workshops, has downwardly open, U-shaped frames for supporting a table plate. The U-shaped frames have a front frame spar, a rear frame spar and an upper transverse spar, which links the front and rear frame spars. In order t... | 10/12/1999 |
