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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186284 | Student desk with book box The present invention is related to a desk structure. The desk structure comprises a writing surface, and a book box which is secured to the writing surface. A plurality of receiver sleeves are integrally molded with the book box. Each receiver sleeve has an outer w... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8079314 | Connection system A connection system includes a float assembly and a locking assembly. The float assembly includes a floating ring and a float retainer disposed against the floating ring. The float retainer is adapted to be secured to a first object. The locking assembly includes a ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7647873 | Wheelchair/accessory system A wheelchair has a frame with rails and wheels. An accessory is adapted to be removably coupled to a rail. The accessory has a short downwardly extending cylindrical projection. A coupling assembly extends between the accessory and the frame. The coupling assembly i... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7617780 | Dual aspect portable floor Portable floors can have casters on two separate sides. This allows the floors to roll when in a flat aspect suitable for dancing and when in a tall aspect suitable for passing through narrow passages. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7422187 | Support stand Interlocking parts that can be assembled to form a stand are shown. Each part includes at least one leg, and when the stand is assembled, it includes a total of at least three legs, which support the stand. Each part also includes an interlocking buckle member coupl... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7229059 | Detachable swimming pool shade and sport mounting An improved mounting apparatus for providing shade, sport, banner and recreational equipment for swimming pool and other locations. The base of the mounting apparatus is comprised of at least one lever activated strong suction cup member easily manually attached to ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7155867 | Arcuate taper lock anchor base plate and anchor assembly with the base plate An anchor assembly for supporting a post and a base plate for the assembly. The assembly includes a tubular anchor body with an arcuate interior area. The anchor body is configured to receive a post having an arcuate exterior profile and a hollow lower end. The base... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7090315 | Electrical cabinet and a frame therefor An electrical cabinet and a frame therefor, wherein the frame comprises side members connected together by transverse members. Each transverse member is made from bars or tubes in a skeletal form with at least one recess in the side of the transverse member. The ske... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7007771 | Collapsible stool A collapsible stool to provide additional height for small children undergoing toilet training, comprising: a substantially horizontal top plate of generally rectangular shape with an upper surface and a lower surface; four protrusions integral with the lower plate ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6953231 | Computer corner desk with wire management capability An advanced data electrified fully adjustable computer corner desk having a keyboard platform recessed into work surface that comprises a corner section and adjacent furniture components. The work surface of the corner section is pentagonal and has a front edge slig... | 10/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6929268 | Audio mixing console flight case A flight case (24) for shipping and supporting an audio mixing console (26), having a main platform frame (28) that includes a pair of collapsible legs (30) each with reversible swivel casters (36) and a plurality of upright socket... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925945 | Leg attachment and method for manufacturing same A leg attachment mechanism and a method of manufacture for an article of furniture including a bracket attached to the article of furniture and an expandable post attached to the bracket. The leg includes a receptacle of sufficient dimension to receive the post. The... | 08/09/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6729244 | Tubular-frame structure for supporting surfaces A tubular-frame structure for supporting surfaces comprising a supporting surface (12, 12′), a flat frame (13) and legs (14), in which said frame (13) is composed of tubular profiles (15) which can be combined in various ways, ch... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6662734 | Connection device for connecting table tops A connection device for tables includes a shaft on which a first part and a second part are respectively mounted thereon. The two parts are pivotally connected with each other and have their own connection shafts. Each of the connection shafts is connecte... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6584918 | Desk with a leg-and-stretcher coupling unit A desk includes a desk top, a plurality of legs, a plurality of stretchers, and a coupling unit including a plurality of first and second linkages. Each of the first linkages includes a cylindrical part formed with a plurality of alternately disposed firs... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6413349 | Method of manufacturing furniture structures using laminated sheet materials A method of manufacturing furniture or sculpture by cutting plies from a sheet material, laminating the plies into a beam element, and removing excess portions of the plies. Bars of similar diameters and lengths are cut. The beam elements are interconnect... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6347592 | Modular workbench and kit therefor Presented is a simplified modular free-standing workbench including a pair of laterally spaced and parallel workbench-top support members to which a workbench top is rigidly yet detachably secured by quick-connect/disconnect fastener elements. Pairs of tu... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6260488 | Modular shelving A modular shelving assembly has at least three spaced poles, each having a connector, a first post unit and a second post unit. Each post unit has first and second opposing ends, with a first protrusion extending radially inwardly from the hollow interior... | 07/17/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6024024 | Table structure An enlarged table top is secured to a supporting structure disposed under the top for supportive engagement with a floor. The supporting structure includes a beam which extends longitudinally of the top directly adjacent the underside for fixed securement... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6000346 | Leg mounting device and related table A leg mounting device for a table includes a body portion having a bar receiving cavity formed at a radius and extending along a first axis. A nose portion extends from the body portion along a second axis angled with respect to the first axis. Convenient... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000874 | Furniture system, in particular a kitchen furniture system The invention relates to a furniture system, in particular a kitchen furniture system consisting of a self-supporting basic framework with tubes and/or sections connected to each other by connecting elements. In accordance with the invention the connectin... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5984417 | Beam member for furniture Disclosed is a beam member for furniture and mainly including a long body having an ellipse-shaped cross section. Two symmetrical L-shaped rails are formed along outer surface of an upper half of the long body to define a sector-shaped channel between the... | 11/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5941183 | Light weight portable combination table structure for exhibition use A table top structure, especially for use in exhibition booths, can include a sectional table top supported by a knock-down support framework that includes vertical pipes and horizontal pipes connected together by tubular sockets. Each socket has plural r... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5673882 | Combination-type desk leg A combination desk leg is composed of a leg base, a top base, two support tubes, a connection member, and two cover plates. The leg base is provided in the top thereof with two locating holes. The top base is provided in the underside thereof with two loc... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5598791 | Shelving apparatus and method of assembly A shelving apparatus includes at least one shelf, several elongate channel leg members, each channel leg member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section, two of each of the leg members forming a leg member pair, several shelving support elements for ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598790 | Furniture with a tubular underframe A piece of furniture (1) including an upper part (2) and a lower part, the lower part having rails (8) and legs (3, 4, 5, 6, 7,) made of tubes. The legs have an upper tubular end with a tubular connecting piece (9) fixedly connected with and forming an an... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5579703 | Support stand for bird cages, fish tanks and the like A readily assembled and disassembled support stand for bird cages, fish tanks and the like which is easy to package, transport and store. The stand includes horizontally-disposed rectangular tubular top and bottom support frames having tubular stanchions ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5517928 | Joints for tubular-framed modular furniture A system of precision, precut joints developed for tubular-framed, modular furniture enabling a user to assemble furniture pieces quickly and easily with the use of ordinary hand tools. In the primary joint of this system, a truncated corner of a horizont... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5499585 | Trestle table The leg assembly for the outdoor trestle table is formed of a cross-piece unit and a pair of leg units. A pair of vertically spaced spacers at each end of the cross-piece unit slide into and fit within a pair of vertically disposed inverted L-shaped slots... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5320049 | Tubular pedestal assembly A pedestal for supporting a table top or the like wherein the pedestal includes at least two C-shaped legs. There is a tubular base for receiving base portions of the C-shaped legs with the base construction including projecting arms in accordance with th... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5174532 | Leg assembly A leg assembly for furniture includes horizontal and upright supports each of which has a tubular member, connectors, bases, and screw fasteners. The tubular member includes a first and an opposite second end, and a tubular wall. The tubular wall includes... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5152230 | Joining means for securing articles together Joining means for securing articles together comprising a plastic member provided with a substantially vertically extending recess, i.e. one whose throat is at the base portion of the member; the throat portion being narrower than the remainder of the rec... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5033755 | Apparatus and method for a hand ball game A hand ball game includes a horizontal deck which extends between two standards. The lateral width of the deck is determined by the standards, while the longitudinal width of the deck separates the players. The deck is configured as an imperforate barrier... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4997151 | Foldable support for a table A foldable support for a table includes three or more pairs of leg members coupled together by three or more frame plates. One end of each pair of leg members is coupled by a bending member. A sleeve which is fixed to each end of the frame plates is provi... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4691885 | Display stand A support structure for a display stand includes a pair of oppositely facing primary coupling units attached to opposite ends of a horizontal center support bar, and four vertical display stand legs which are attached to and extend downwardly from the cou... | 09/08/1987 |
