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Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270354 | Locking device A locking device having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a locking arm prevents a closed door from being opened. The locking arm is pivotably mounted to the lower portion of the locking device and positioned in cavities of the upper portion and the lower porti... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7140680 | Fold down seat lumbar support apparatus and method A fold down seat back has an ergonomic support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the lumbar support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsion bar. The rotating member ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140211 | Tamper detection security for a tank trailer This invention relates to a security system aimed at closing and locking a cover of an opening of a tank trailer to avoid any tampering of its content and to prove that the content of the tank has not been tampered. The security system comprises a locking member mov... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137664 | Automatically actuating ergonomic support system for a fold down seat A fold down seat back or seat bottom has at least one ergonomic support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the ergonomic support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7097217 | Integrated security mechanism The present disclosure shows a security lock arrangement for a covered access opening. It shows a cable seal lock body housed in the cavity of a housing that is welded to a structure defining a covered access. The cable of the cable seal lock passes through a latch ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083232 | Massage apparatus and method for lumbar support An ergonomic support mountable on various seat frames has a static portion with anchors and mounts. The mounts adapt to fix said static portion to varying seat frames. An active portion is operatively engaged with the anchors of the static portion such that the acti... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077476 | Universal ergonomic support with self-contained actuator An ergonomic weight support device for a seat comprising a housing having a channel defined by at least one guide boss, an extending element having an unanchored weight supporting end and an engaged end slidingly disposed within the channel of said housing and an ac... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7052087 | Method and apparatus for a scissors ergonomic support A scissors lumbar support includes a hinge axle and two arms each having a forward portion and a rearward portion. The forward portions are lumbar support pads. At least one of the rearward portions of the arms are adapted to operatively engage a force applicator. E... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6938955 | Power lumbar mechanism A powered lumbar support mechanism includes a lumbar plate having a power mechanism having connecting links connected to opposite ends of the plate. One of the connecting links is longitudinally movable to change the convexity of the outer surface of the plate to ad... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928843 | Seal enclosure assembly for cargo doors An enclosure assembly for enclosing a tamper-evident security seal sealing a hasp assembly comprises a first enclosure portion and a second enclosure portion. A post is coupled to the first enclosure portion for extending through the generally aligned holes of the h... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6908153 | Power lumbar support cable apparatus and method A lumbar support system includes a fixed mounting bracket having a first traction cable sleeve support, a second sleeve support and a slider guide. A traction cable having a wire disposed to slide axially through a first sleeve and second sleeve, is attached to the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905170 | Fold down seat lumbar support apparatus and method A fold down seat back has a lumbar support device in it. A traction cable is operatively engaged at one end with the lumbar support device to actuate it. The fold down seat back includes a rotating cable tension unit and a fixed torsion bar. The rotating member move... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6095574 | Computer enclosure locking mechanism A computer enclosure locking mechanism. A bracket is disposed near the edge of a first enclosure panel. The bracket includes a latchpin retaining surface and a standoff member. The first panel includes a first latchpin clearance hole. The standoff member ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6075693 | Computer system securing apparatus and method with concealed security tab The present invention provides for an apparatus and method for securing a computer system. A security loop or tab is attached to a computer chassis and used to engage a cover that encloses at least a portion of a side of the computer chassis. Structure is... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5799990 | Reversible gate latch with locking means A reversible gate and door latch having a striker bar attached to a grip handle and a rear handle. The gate and door latch is locked in a closed position behind a pronged keeper by immobilizing a security plate that slides vertically in relation to the pi... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5147351 | Safety seal for sterilizable containers A safety seal for sterilizable containers that is closed by the temperature prevailing in the sterilizer. The closed seal then indicates the integrity of the container. The sealing mechanism in the illustrated embodiment is a pushbutton 100 that is subjec... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4423896 | Replacement hasp, kit, and method for replacing railroad car lock hasps A replacement hasp for a railroad sliding door lock mechanism, a kit for making the hasp, and method for making the replacement using the kit are disclosed in two embodiments. The kit includes a member which partially defines an eye, sized to fit loosely ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4254647 | Force-resistant locking devices Force-resistant locking devices for electric meter boxes with hinged cove or the like, comprise a stud member mounted to a wall of the box and a flange member received on the stud member, the flange member including a flange overlying a marginal portion ... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4144729 | Electric meter box lock This device locks the cover of an electric meter box by use of a bolt type lock which prevents access to the screw which fixes the part holding down the cover to a bracket fixed on the body of the box.... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4112990 | Envelope A re-usable envelope having a zip closure which can be locked closed by a sealing device. The sealing device is of plastics material, one part being mounted to the envelope and the other part being engageable therewith, the sealing device only being opera... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4107959 | Meter box guard lock A highly tamper-resistant lock for attachment to an electric meter box, as a supplement to other locking means, if any, or a replacement therefor, the lock having one part secured to the box and a separable part adapted to be locked in engagement with the... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4096718 | Tamper-proof locking device A locking device composed of two strips of metal bent into specific configurations, and a U-shaped baffle, to provide a tamper-proof assembly when emplaced on a lidded container. A first strip is fixed to the container by a concealed screw within the cont... | 06/27/1978 |
