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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293507 | Portable tray for vehicle interior A portable tray for use at multiple locations of the interior of a vehicle includes a body adapted to be operatively supported to the interior of the vehicle and defining at least one substantially planar work surface. The tray also includes a support mechanism conn... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7226138 | Drawer A drawer includes a case, a drawer member, a switching member, and an urging-direction changing member. The case is buried in a panel. The drawer member is drawable out of the case, and is accommodatable in the case. The switching member is capable of outputting an ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7134714 | Highchair helper improvements Detachable bottle and food holding subtrays, clips and support attachments for juvenile chairs such as highchairs, strollers, booster chairs, car seats and activity chairs. The clips can be a snapable C-shape, use a screwable post or a spring biased post for attachm... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121514 | Best mode for carrying out the invention A mount is fixed to the floor of a vehicle, and supports a computer/display unit by means of an indexing cylinder assembly. The computer/display unit can be rotated horizontally in steps about the indexing cylinder assembly so that it can be easily positioned for us... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7106014 | Lectern A lectern incorporating a support member having a recess that can receive a control panel or laptop or notebook computer, for use with the by a speaker or other presenter. The support member defines an interior, and includes a keyboard tray slidably received within ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7084784 | Means of mounting a toll calculator in a motor vehicle It is proposed to assign a mounting arm to a toll calculator which is embodied as a surface-mounted device and which is connected in an articulated fashion to the toll calculator and can be mounted on the windshield of the motor vehicle. The toll calculator itself t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7043778 | Apparatus for crib attachment The Crib Attachment can be used to fulfill the need to provide a means to easily access the required items for a baby's care and/or other items need by a cargiver. The crib attachment can be attached to the outer side of the crib and can be used to hold items that a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011363 | Highchair helper improvements Detachable bottle and food holding subtrays, clips and support attachments for juvenile chairs such as highchairs, strollers, booster chairs, car seats and activity chairs. The clips can be a snapable C-shape, use a screwable post or a spring biased post for attachm... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997117 | Stowable lectern Improved lectern table, made up of a bearing column (1) that rests on a base (2) to be fixed to the floor, while at its upper part it incorporates a board (3) situated in tiltable assembly, having on the rear of the column (1) a support (... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6315252 | Removably mounted computer stand for automobiles and the like A computer stand for holding a notebook-type computer at a convenient height for use in a motor vehicle. The stand, which is free-standing, holds the computer in sight and reach of the driver and is particularly useful for reading location maps. It also f... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6095060 | Vehicle tray apparatus A tray apparatus securable to the windshield via suction cups or the like, and for providing a second pair of suction cups which are adjustable in height to be attachable onto the dash board. There is further provided a framework which allows the tray to ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5820194 | Passenger sliding tray An adjustable tray table for a motor vehicle is disclosed. A base is fixed to a dashboard in the vehicle, and a platform is attached to the base. The platform or tray table has two sides and a substantially flat surface, and is adapted for movement betwee... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5813583 | Portable CD holder A new portable CD holder for holding a portable compact disc player for use in a motor vehicle. The inventive device includes a bracket arrangement adapted for securement to an underside of a dashboard of a vehicle below a radio thereof. A pair of circula... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5769369 | Mobile office stand for supporting a portable computer or electronic organizer in vehicles An apparatus for supporting and holding an electronic organizer device for use in a vehicle, includes a generally rectangularly shaped cradle member for retaining the device. At least one pair of opposing jaw members are mounted on opposed peripheral edge... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5671686 | Automotive console writing table A writing table (10) includes a hinge (16) and support table (18) pivotally secured to the hinge (16). The hinge (16) secures the support table (18) to a trim member (14), such as in a vehicle. The hinge (16) and support table (18) may be molded of plasti... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5667180 | Adaptable vehicle ashtray shelf bracket A shelf bracket designed to adapt a standard vehicle ashtray into an open receptacle for retaining items, such as beverage containers, in a way that resists both horizontal and vertical motion. The shelf bracket consists of a planar shelf positioned horiz... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5660311 | Dashboard organizer A novel dashboard organizer (10) for mounting on the dashboard of a vehicle such as an automobile, boat or airplane provides security and ready access for various items such as pens, pencils, calculators, rulers, letter openers, maps, notes, or turnpike t... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5615620 | Desk especially adapted for use in a vehicle A portable desk according to a preferred embodiment includes a base plate securable to a vehicle floor board by conventional fasteners such as bolts or screws. A centrally disposed fixed cylindrical pedestal extends upwardly from the base plate into an op... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5584531 | Face to face play area A face to face play area including a base portion that has a plurality of cylindrical members. The cylindrical members are positionable adjacent a corner of the base portion. Included is a top portion that has an upper side, an underside and a pair of cir... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5427447 | Drawer unit A drawer unit which includes a unit body 2 in the form of a parallelepiped box which is open at the front thereof and a drawer member 4 accommodated for drawing out movement in the unit body 2 is constructed such that, when the drawer member 4 is drawn ou... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5419265 | Storage area placed on the dashboard of a motor vehicle A tray for use in a truck having a peaked dash is provided with a support yoke and suction cups attached to the tray at its windshield end. Because the mounting mechanism is simple and all at the windshield end, the tray is easily mounted and dismounted a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5390609 | Desk structure A desk structure is provided for adjustable positioning upon vehicular consoles of variable contours and dimensions in tight gripping relation therewith, and yet readily removable to transfer to a different environment providing generally similar support ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5337677 | Vehicle snack tray Vehicle snack tray with at least one keyhole-shaped opening for supporting a beverage container with or without a handle. Below the opening is a platform for resting the beverage container when it is placed loosely within the opening. A plurality of beams... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5322021 | Collapsible portable desk A collapsible portable desk has a plurality of planar leaves that are foldably connected to selectively assume an extended configuration, in which the desk may be used, and a collapsed configuration, in which the desk may be carried by an exposed handle.... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5127720 | Lottery ticket tray A lottery ticket scratch tray is herein provided to promote the clean and efficient removal of opaque coverings shielding lottery ticket variables. The device includes a square or rectangularly shaped smooth surface surrounded by four walls. Built into th... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4909423 | Car serving tray This car serving tray is designed to be supported quickly and easily to the dashboard of an automobile. Primarily, it consists of a rectangular panel having a pair of hooks on one edge that will engage with a pair of hinge rods mounted to the dashboard, a... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4896611 | Drink holder for automotive mini-vans A drink holder for mini-vans is detailed and described which does not require a fixed physical attachment to a mini-van, the drink holder having a flat surface tray with a plurality of openings therethrough adapted to receive various sized drink container... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4846382 | Dash mounting device A vehicle dash mounting device for mounting at least one accessory to a top surface of a vehicle dash includes a housing for mounting to the top surface of the vehicle dash with an upper housing surface and hook and eye fabric fasteners for detachably sec... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4842235 | Automobile clip board and light unit An illuminated clipboard for a motor vehicle is provided that includes a male cigarette lighter adapter plug which is placed into a female cigarette lighter socket on a dashboard for supply power to a lamp of the clipboard. The male adapter plug stabilize... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4842174 | Flexible mount for mobile apparatus A mounting apparatus including a flexible, generally tubular support arm having threadably attached to one end thereof an equipment mounting member, and having threadably attached, at the other end thereof a vehicle support attachment member. A first atta... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4792174 | Snack tray for automobile An automobile dashboard is provided with a slidably movable flat snack tray which can be selectively withdrawn outwardly from the dashboard into a cantilevered use position and pushed inwardly within the dashboard into a storage position. The flat body of... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4756528 | Video system for passenger vehicles A video system incorporated into the back of a typical passenger seat, as on an airplane, bus, etc. The system includes a TV screen disposed normally in an upright position and recessed at least in part in the usual recess in a seat back. The arm rest of ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4521021 | Video game table for airlines commercial vehicles or the like A video console for passenger vehicles having a video display integrally formed as a table positioned within a recess of an adjacent passenger seat forwardly disposed of the intended user, rotated from a stored to an access position, the video display tab... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4511072 | Drinking cup holder for automobiles A cup holder is provided for use in an automobile and is moveable between a closed mode to accommodate compact storage and an open mode wherein the cup holder is mountable in the automobile conveniently relative to a user. The cup holder includes a tray w... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4174669 | Vehicle tray and mounting bracket assembly The assembly of a vehicle tray and a mounting bracket with the latter either adapted to be mounted over the dash or adapted to be mounted on the floor of an automobile or truck. The tray is readily separable from the mounting bracket to be stowed elsewher... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4111133 | Apparatus for concealing auxiliary equipment and methods of constructing and utilizing same An apparatus for minimizing theft of auxiliary equipment from a vehicle by concealing such equipment. The apparatus serves the additional function of providing an easily accesible horizontal shelf for storing miscellaneous items. In particular, the appara... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4092008 | Car smokers safety tray This disclosure is directed to an ash tray particularly adpated for utilization on the dashboard of a vehicle and includes a base and a tray having cooperative means therebetween for slidable assembly and disassembly with clamp means for releasably securi... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4066307 | Anti-theft housing for vehicular communication equipment An anti-theft housing for vehicular communication equipment utilizes a housing adapted to contain the body of the communication equipment having the face plate or front panel thereof extending outwardly from the housing by passing through an access port t... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4053133 | Portable writing means This is a writing companion to be used in a motor vehicle and by which a handy writing companion is had at hand to write memos and orders and consists of a writing panel attached, may be used alone or with a box like member for holding writing material, t... | 10/11/1977 |
