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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407088 | Adaptable food storage box A cardboard blank for constructing a first larger size food storage box and also constructing a smaller size food storage box is provided. The blank includes a first plurality of panels foldably connected to one another along a plurality of primary fold lines in ord... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7347360 | Foldable transaction card systems for non-traditionally-sized transaction cards Transaction cards having one or more folds therein for compact and easily stored transaction cards are provided. Moreover, foldable transaction cards are provided having one or more holes or apertures therein for holding key chains, or other devices for attaching th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7293695 | Interactive compartmented food package An interactive food serving package (10) formed from a blank (B) of paperboard has a tray (11) with openings (19) for receiving items, and a combined lid and game piece (12) detachably connected to the tray. The tray has front and back wa... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278565 | Box flap locking system The invention provides a foldable box design having a box flap locking system, comprising: a first flap having an edge with a generally trapezoidal shaped tab cut therein, wherein said generally trapezoidal shaped tab is defined by two inwardly projecting grooves; a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7136327 | Teaching hands for an analog timepiece Novel hour and minute hands for teaching reading and passage of time on an analog timepiece. The invention comprises hour and minute hands located centrally and pivotally on the timepiece. The hour hand having at its outer tip a shape through which the hour numerals... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7093832 | Conversation generator A plate or other utilitarian object for generating conversations is provided comprising a substantially flat central portion for holding on object and a raised side surface positioned coaxially with the substantially flat central portion. A circular perforation is f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7021525 | Recloseable carton A blank for forming a carton. The blank includes a first major panel, a second major panel, a first minor panel, a first closure flap, and a second closure flap. The first minor panel is connected between the first and second major panels. The first closure flap is ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011728 | Container-labeling and-printing synchronization apparatus and process An apparatus for printing and labeling an object such as a container is provided. The apparatus includes a printer and a label applicator. The object is presented to both the printer and the label applicator during processing. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997317 | Device for taking blood samples to tested, for example for the level of glucose contained therein A device for taking a blood sample to be tested, for example for the level of glucose contained therein, presents a container (1) containing at least one lancet (5) for puncturing a part of the patient's body in order to cause blood to emerge, and at l... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6926195 | Box with tab closures A retaining structure for securing first and second flaps of a box structure in an overlapping, closed condition comprising a first tab pliably coupled to the first flap and defining a free end having a substantially circular shape and an a complementary aperture ha... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6863212 | Reclosable container A container is provided with a simple opening and closure mechanism which provides for easy reclosure of the container. A user may grasp a reclosable flap and move the flap between open and closed positions to effect opening and closure of the container. The reclosa... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6478216 | Packaging suitable for food products and cut-out blank for forming it Packaging suitable for food products has at least one wall which is formed in a semi-rigid material such as cardboard and has at least one edge defining an opening for inserting articles, in particular foods, and at least one first flap articulated to tha... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6394336 | Adjustable container and a method for forming an adjustable container An adjustable container includes top, bottom and four side panels. Each of the four side panels is scored along at least one longitudinal score line extending substantially parallel to the top and bottom panels. Two of the opposing side panels are scored ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386441 | Single-piece pizza container with fold and hold mechanism Embodiments of a pizza container are described using a container blank formed from a single piece of paperboard material. The container includes a bottom panel, first and second opposing side wall panels, and first and second opposing end wall panels. Eac... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6349876 | Collapsible corrugated plastic box This invention provides a collapsible box made of corrugated plastic, which has improved hinge line/score line configurations between walls and panels and improved hand holds. A plastic box of this invention preferably has an automatically lockable bottom... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6257484 | Collapsible corrugated plastic box having tear-resistant hand holds A collapsible box made of corrugated plastic, which has improved hand holds in its side walls. The hand holds are formed by U-shaped lines cut through the plastic and having downwardly concave ends on the cut line.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6237840 | Container with improved hand hole A fiberboard blank for making a container is disclosed. The blank has a first, a second, a third and a fourth side panel. A first, a second, and a third upper flap are foldably connected to the first, second, and third side panels respectively. The first ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6206279 | Expandable, stay-open snack package A reclosable, stackable, standable package for food products such as baked goods easily converts from a parallelepiped form to a widened shape on top for easy access to the snack which is contained within an inner liner bag. The package stays in a widened... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6189779 | Latching mechanism A latching mechanism is provided for a container such as a card wallet, folder, small box, small carton, etc. having a closure flap or lid overlying another panel of the container. The container is formed of stiff sheet material such as card stock. Intere... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6135347 | Transportable container with press closure A corrugated paperboard box has two opposed side panels, connected by two opposed end panels having oblong hand hold holes. The box has an automatic bottom for rapid assembly. Overlapping side top flaps extend from the side panels, and engage with one ano... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6109516 | Rigid packet with hinged lid for elongated elements A rigid cigarette packet appears as a cupped container with one open end, surmounted by a hinged lid, and is stiffened by a frame anchored firmly to the inside of the container. The frame exhibits a front portion and two lateral portions projecting from t... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6102280 | Collapsible corrugated plastic box having improved tear resistance This invention provides a collapsible box made of corrugated plastic, which has improved hinge line/score line configurations between walls and panels and improved hand holds. A plastic box of this invention preferably has an automatically lockable bottom... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6102279 | Collapsible corrugated plastic box This invention provides a collapsible box made of corrugated plastic, which has improved hinge line/score line configurations between walls and panels and improved hand holds. A plastic box of this invention preferably has an automatically lockable bottom... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6079616 | Adjustable box An adjustable box formed from a blank is disclosed. The box has two rectangular sides; a front panel and a back panel. The front panel and back panel each have two pairs of vertical fold lines on one side thereof, the front pair of vertical fold lines bei... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6050483 | Self-locking paperboard pail-like container and product thereof This invention relates to paperboard containers. Such structures of this type, generally, allow for the container to be formed into a self-locking, pail-like container for holding food stuffs.... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6019277 | Beverage container and bottom closure therefore The invention relates to a collapsible beverage container produced froma foldable sheet-like blank and provided with a closed bottom and sidewalls upstanding from the bottom. Integrated with the side walls in an extension thereof are inwardly foldable con... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6016952 | Nested box with integrated lid and reinforced seam The present invention provides for an improved telescoping container, which is set up and collapsed flat quickly and easily, and is provided to the user in one integral piece, eliminating the necessity of a lid being assembled or maintained separately. An... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5979745 | Folded sheet packing A packing for bottles and the like has a flat base surface on which the packing is supported in a standing position. A jacket wall surface connects the base to a cover. In contrast with the base, which has three, four, or more defined corners, the cover s... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5938111 | Corrugated paperboard container with locking bottom flaps to self-maintain squared-open configuration A container formed from a blank of corrugated paperboard in which scores define a plurality of wall panels and bottom flaps. Two opposing bottom flaps overlap opposing sides and interlock together in a notch on a distal edge of one of the bottom flaps, wh... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934550 | Container with integral pouring spout A cardboard blank includes a front wall, end wall, side walls, top wall and bottom wall and glue flaps for presenting a container upon folding. An opening is presented In the top wall of the container with a spout assembly, integral with the blank, surrou... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5899377 | Sandwich box A wrapper-type box for transporting a sandwich. The box is formed from a one-piece flat blank of stiff but foldable cardboard. The blank has a main part with a plurality of parallel fold lines which divide the main part into four adjacent side walls. The ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5887782 | High stacking strength automatic corrugated box A quick-assembly corrugated box has an automatic bottom panel which extends from a side panel, and has two converging reverse-scored fold lines which extend outwardly from the side panel. End flaps are folded up from the automatic bottom panel and are adh... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5873517 | Step-shaped tab for locking together overlapping panels of cardboard devices Devices cut from cardboard, and preferably corrugated cardboard, are provided with a step-shaped tab at the end of one panel, preferably with only two steps, and a cutout in the end of another overlapped panel with a cutout corresponding to the shape and ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5853121 | Insulated chest A foldable laminated paperboard chest for transporting and storing food products, and a one-piece laminated paperboard blank from which such a chest is constructed. The chest includes a leak-proof corner construction and a plastic film coating layer to pr... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5816484 | Food container A thermoplastic molded or formed container has four trapezoidal walls that incline upwardly and outwardly upstanding from a bottom wall to create a top opening that is larger than the bottom wall. Each side wall has a closure flap that is connected to it ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5779135 | Nested container package A package for a plurality of thin walled, nested and stacked thin walled plastic tub containers and their tops. A paperboard carton is provided with an opening in its bottom panel through which the lower part of the nested stack of tubs extends. In use, t... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5772424 | Candle comprising a form piece and a shield element A candle comprises a formed piece manufactured of a meltable material, a burning wick placed inside the formed piece, and a shield element covering the formed piece and provided with an opening in the upper edge of the candle in its position of use. The s... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5740958 | Beverage carton A carton with a closure assembly including opposed inner flaps, one with a straw receiving aperture defined therethrough, and outer locking flaps, one with a folding edge flange thereon having inner and outer tongues selectively engagable within a flap-de... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5624070 | Reusable packaging box The present reusable packaging box having the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped includes four lateral walls (1, 2, 3, 4) joined together in such a manner that the lateral periphery of the box is closed, as well as two cover parts (5, 6) and bottom par... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5605279 | Carton for carry-out type food A disposable carton accommodates food and drinks of a type commonly associated with fast food restaurants and spectator events. The carton includes a bottom and sidewalls which cooperate to form an upwardly opening box configuration. Overlapping top panel... | 02/25/1997 |
