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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7681751 | Collapsible container for the transport of air cargo What is disclosed is a collapsible container for the transport of air cargo, consisting of a bottom panel, a cover panel and four side walls which are detachably connected to said bottom panel and said cover panel, wherein the bottom panel and the cover panel adjoin... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7304840 | Mounting apparatus for data storage devices A mounting apparatus includes a chassis (10), a fixing member (50) and a drive bracket (70). The chassis includes a front panel (13) defining an opening (12) and a through hole (19) therein. The fixing member includes a main... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7232136 | Trash cart The present invention is directed to a trash cart, namely an enclosed trash cart having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash cart is connected to at least one wheel axle having wheels that allow the cart to be transported from... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7155865 | Prefabricated housing structure A housing structure includes a first plurality of wall panels which form a lower course and a second plurality of wall panels which form an upper course. Each of the wall portions is generally rectangular and includes integrally formed interlocking portions which fa... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124680 | Solar powered compaction apparatus A trash compactor designed for public use is powered by a photovoltaic cell array. This allows the trash compactor to be placed in locations where no power is available, but with frequent human traffic. The compaction feature allows the unit to be emptied less often... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7073677 | Secure trash container assembly The present invention relates to kit for a trash container utilizing injection molded plastic panels capable of being packaged and shipped in a knocked-down state and constructed into a secure container. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7033039 | Trash storage apparatus A trash storage apparatus includes a can, an illuminating element and a driver. The can is used for receiving garbage. The illuminating element is mounted on the can. The driver is used for driving the illuminating element to shine in the dark. The trash storage app... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6966449 | Bulk box A bulk box (200) comprising a base panel (202) and four side panels (204, 206) individually formed and assembled into a container. The bottom surface (232) of the base panel (202) comprises a matrix of pedestals (236) with t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6752285 | Storage and shipping bin A modular container or bin with preferably four identical sidewalls held in place by four identical corner posts, with the sidewalls and corner posts both connected to a common base palette. The sidewalls are removably connected to the corner posts by interlocking s... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6568420 | Valve box Valve boxes of this invention comprise a housing including an inner chamber that extends axially through the housing from a housing base. The housing chamber includes a diameter that is defined by a housing sidewall surface that extends outwardly from the... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6454124 | Mud pan A mud pan for holding and mixing materials including a body fabricated of sheet material formed into a trough having a pair of upper edges and opposing ends. The body has an inner surface with straight sides and a curved bottom and an outer surface with a... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6415938 | Containers A container (1) comprising a base (2) and four side panels (6, 7, 8, 9), a pair of opposed side panels (6, 8) are coupled to upstanding comer posts (10) of the base (2) and the other pair of panels (7, 9) are coupled to rails (5) upstanding from the base ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6216899 | Dismountable container The present invention refers to a box for transporting and storing different products, which is made of wood and can be fully assembled and disassembled. The box is suitably used for transporting pieces and automotive parts for long distances. The improve... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6168156 | Domino box kit and domino stands A domino box kit (20) (shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) comprises a sectionalized base (29) which has a recessed area for storing a plurality of domino game tiles (26), a score book (37), and a writing instrument (38), and a sectionalized cover (30). T... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6059386 | Detachable computer case A detachable computer case comprises a mainboard rack and a detachable board. The mainboard rack has a base, two lateral plates and a rear plate; a plurality of guiding rails formed by pressing and projecting from the upper inner wall of the lateral plate... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5992664 | Portable box A portable box of essentially rectangular shape, having stiff components (side walls, cover, bottom member, front wall, and rear wall) which are movably interconnected by means of pivots, hinges, or the like, such that said components can be folded or col... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5967355 | Trash receptacle including illuminated outer container A novel and ergonomic trash receptacle comprises an outer container and an inner trash can. The outer container includes a box-like housing mounted on a pedestal and provided with a lockable closure with the trash can being received in the box-like housin... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5938059 | Collapsible container having sidewalls with slidable hinge axes A hinge is provided to affix members to each other and permit a the members to be moved relatively to each other transversely of the hinge axis while remaining hinged to each other. A collapsible container assembly utilizing such hinges is provided, in wh... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5862931 | Collapsible shipping container A collapsible shipping container comprising a base portion, three walls which are hinged to the base at their respective lower edges, a fourth wall which assembles to the base by sliding into a channel, four identical corner posts having a pair of channel... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5594207 | Self-locking divider plate for an electrical box A self-locking divider plate made of flat sheet metal is provided in an electrical box to form separate compartments. The electrical box has several upper and lower front ledges which form aligned slots which in turn, cooperate to receive the divider plat... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5509561 | Containers and method of making same A container includes bottom and side walls defined by a first longitudinally-extending channel member open at the top, a pivotal lid defined by a second longitudinally-extending channel member open at the bottom and pivotally mounted to one longitudinal e... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5476699 | Extrusion interlock assembly An extrusion interlock assembly provides for the joining of two or more extruded pieces at an interlocking joint that may be slideably mated to produce an easily assembled and disassembled assembly. On one side, the interlocking joint has a first channel ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5434045 | Biological support system container A unique method of obtaining a recycling of air and/or plasmas, to allow a controlled system for creating and regulating temperature in a container facilitating transport and long-term storage of biological matter. This method allows a sterile packaging o... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5186123 | Metal/wood birdhouse kit construction Durable knockdown flat sheet metal component birdhouse having slidable flanged edge assembly connections and flat wood panel interior liners. The assembly connections include U-shaped folded 180° flanges extending in the plane of sheet metal panels slida... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5058746 | Pallet container structure II A knockdown pallet container formed of extruded pallet members, comprising a bottom-forming pallet member, a top pallet member, and side pallet members, a combination of the bottom, side, and top members providing a pallet container of preferably rectangu... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5012943 | Segmented interlocking tracks produced by injection molds A knock-down box produced by injection mold process comprises: a multiplicity of sides and a bottom, a multiplicity of male trapezoidal segments along an edge of the side, an alternating sequence of multiplicity of rectangular tracks and a multiplicity of... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4711361 | Interlocking module housing A housing having sides interlocking at the corners is disclosed in which covers are provided inwardly curved edges having a G-shaped cross-section which slideably mate with a curved edge and inside slot of a side structured member of the housing. Upon fas... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4560079 | Equipment enclosure An equipment enclosure comprises a frame whereon edge covers can be assembled by means of lugs fitting into corresponding recesses in the frame. Each of the edge covers comprises a groove overhanging the frame on either side to form a continuous channel a... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4173379 | Drawer, particularly for a card index A card index drawer comprising bottom (2) and wall panels (3, 4, 5, 6) manufactured as individual parts, having panel connections formed by pairwise interengaging marginal portions (9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18) of adjacent panels, effected by mutual telescoping... | 11/06/1979 |