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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 |
| 7128874 | Method and system for picking and placing vessels A method and system for picking and placing vessels are provided. The system includes a gripper assembly mounted on a positioning mechanism. The gripper assembly includes a cylinder, a plurality of flexible gripping members extending from the cylinder in a spaced-ap... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7069680 | Barrier or wall mounting apparatus There is disclosed a mounting apparatus which comprises a vertically extending rigid member having an upper end, a lower end and an intermediate portion, a clamping arm member having a generally horizontal arm have an end and a generally vertical arm having an end, ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 5746461 | Bird feeder hanging device system A device that promotes the safer handling and attachment of an object to an overhead support by providing a positioning pole and hanger that uses a rotatable U-shaped catch that works in conjunction with a stop located on the hanger to maintain the object... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5613719 | Hanger for fixing an object in an elevated position A hanger for hanging an object in an elevated position. The hanger includes a receptacle fixed on its shaft for receiving an extension implement such as a broom handle. In the preferred embodiment, the receptacle is a loop formed integrally from the mater... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5468035 | Grapple hanger mechanism A grappling hanging device for attachment to an overhead beam has a primary hanging hook mounted in a frame plate. A rectangular bar extends laterally from the base of the primary hanging hook. The width of the plate is slightly less than a circular area ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5297482 | Rail threader A rail threader comprising a top plate having side plates extending downwardly from the opposite sides thereof. A vertically disposed plate extends upwardly from the top plate and is adapted to serve as an abutment for the loose rail during the threading ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5295440 | Rail puller, with wedge clamp A rail puller for attachment to the end of a rail comprising a top plate having side plates extending downwardly therefrom in a spaced-apart relationship. The bottom surface of the top plate is provided with a centrally disposed guide slot formed therein ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5294162 | Grabber apparatus A new and improved grabber apparatus includes first and second clamping arms having clamping fingers, a pivot for the clamping arms permitting them to move back and forth from a clamping to a non-clamping orientation, a spring for biasing the clamping arm... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5226687 | Material handling system including a hanger and a come-along attachment device Apparatus and system including a hanger device which is releasably clampable to a rod. The hanger device includes a pair of blocks each having a plurality of differently configured bore sections therein adapted for cooperating with a plurality of differen... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5116341 | Lifting shackle A lifting shackle comprises a head plate (1) having a central aperture (4). A pair of load supporting arms (2) are each attached pivotably to the head plate at respective points substantially equi-distant from a vertical, in use, axis of the head plate pa... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5082404 | Vehicle cargo clamp A cargo clamp for a van, the van having cargo space defined by a floor, upwardly extending sidewalls and a roof. The cargo clamp comprises a transverse track that extends between the sidewalls below the roof and is supported below the roof and is held in ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4799639 | Clamps A clamp for use in attaching items to an overhead flanged beam comprises a first jaw 10 and a second jaw 11. First ends 13 and 15 of the jaws are shaped for engagement respectively with the flanges of an overhead flanged beam. Second ends 16 and 17 of the... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4767091 | Antifall safety device A safety device for mounting on a beam section including a body comprising two articulated portions having projections which produce a wedging effect on the beam section when under the pull of a load.... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4402119 | Filter bag hooks A hook is provided for fastening a filter bag thimble to a support member in a filter baghouse. The hook has a first eye for insertion of a tension member and a second eye through which the support member is inserted. The first eye is spaced from the seco... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4371203 | Universal beam clamp A universal beam clamp for supportably engaging the top flange of an I-beam comprises a pair of opposed symmetrical clamp elements each including a base having an elongated inwardly opening slot along its inner edge. A support plate is mounted upon the ba... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4281868 | Rail threading device An improvement in rail threading devices having at least four rollers mounted on two rectangular plates. Each rectangular plate is fastened by a stud to a framing member which allows movement of the rectangular plate relative to the framing member. The fr... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4221419 | Gripping devices A device for use in gripping a flanged structural member comprises a pair of gripping members pivotally connected together about a first axis for movement towards and away from one another, a screw threaded connection operable to urge the gripping members... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4195873 | Lifting device A lifting device for use in association with concrete forming structures is provided. The lifting device has a pair of jaws, mounted on an axle, with a lifting lug associated with one of the jaws and a handle associated with the other of the jaws so that ... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4172305 | Bacon hanger A hanger designed for supporting pork bellies during handling and processing into slabs of bacon which is characterized by a series of spaced prongs projecting in a common plane in generally right angled relation to an elongate cross frame formed by a pai... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4123041 | Lifting tackle A method and lifting tackle for raising a load into contact with the underside of an I section girder or beam to allow the brackets of each pair to rest together on assembly on small girders.... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4062519 | Pulley lift assembly and curtain system employing same A multifunctional pulley lift assembly is provided for supporting and lifting a foldable curtain. The assembly is easily attached to an overhead structural beam by means of a horizontally adjustable clamp mechanism. A plurality of said pulley lift assembl... | 12/13/1977 |
| 3996649 | Hook A hook is disclosed for use in containers, refrigerated trucks, packing plants etc. and comprises two separable portions which form a shell for attachment to a container hanger tube. The two portions interlock and hold together by releasable retaining mea... | 12/14/1976 |
