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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167377 | Knock-down chair with intermediate support and compound leg An intermediate support structure provides a device whereby individual members of a furniture item can be assembled into an optimized configuration. The use of the intermediate structure allows the individual members of the furniture item to be assembled to achieve ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7744161 | System and method for modular furniture assembly A modular furniture assembly for securing together a plurality of furniture members, the modular furniture assembly comprising: a plurality of substantially planar frame members, each frame member comprising a plurality of ends, the plurality of ends comprising: a f... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7533940 | Convertible storage box assembly A convertible multiple panel assembly includes a plurality of panels that carry complementary releasable interlocking components. The components are selectively interengagable in a first pattern such that the panels define a box. The components are selectively disen... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7523989 | Article of ready-to-assemble furniture A corner unit for an article of sectional furniture. In an exemplary embodiment, the corner unit includes a frame having a plurality of frame members. The frame may include two internal frame members which are disposed substantially perpendicular to each other. The ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7347493 | Composite assembly of interconnectable furniture A composite assembly of furniture units each have a solo utilization, which can be seating surface area or table top surface area. The furniture units are made with an irregular contoured surface. When the irregular surface of a first furniture unit is brought in pr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7318764 | 3-dimensional assembly A 3-dimensional assembly is constructed from three 2-dimensional pieces. Each piece is formed with two slots such that the pieces are operatively identical and are interchangeable, and such that the pieces may be formed into a structure without bending of the pieces... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303230 | Juvenile vehicle seat with quick-connect backrest A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat base and a backrest. The backrest is mounted on the seat base and includes a seat back that is retained in an upright fixed seat-forming position relative to a seat bottom included in the seat base. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300110 | Collapsible furniture having resilient locking barbs Collapsible furniture assemblies having resilient locking barbs are provided. The furniture assemblies are comprised of plurality of panels that are interlockable by a plurality of registerable slots defined by the panels. The panels are further positively locked to... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278683 | Child seat with object holder An adjustable child seat includes a backrest and a seat base and may be used with or without the backrest. The child seat includes adjustable arm rests. The height of the backrest and the depth of the seat base are also adjustable. The connection between the backres... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7255403 | Take-down seating A seat assembly (10) for use in a watercraft (12) having a deck (14). The seat assembly (10) comprises a first portion (16) and a second portion (18) spaced from the first portion (16). First (52) and second ( | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219962 | Design and assembly technique for ready to assemble furniture A furniture system comprising mutually supporting components including a pair of identically configured side panels, a load supporting panels and a back panel. The back panel is engages the side panels and the load supporting panel to provide rigidity to the furnitu... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7168766 | Chair and desk assembly A chair and desk assembly that is a “knock-down” or “ready-to-assemble” (RTA) structure having members formed from a single sheet of, for example, plywood, that are assembled into interlocking relationship requiring no fasteners for the assembly. The assembl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140690 | Furniture frame attachment system This invention is related to a knock down frame attachment system. The knock down frame attachment system includes a seating portion, a pair of side panels and a plurality of sets of mounting brackets. A set includes both a left and a right mounting bracket. A set o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134728 | Modular chair In one embodiment of the present invention, a chair assembly kit comprises at least two end pieces and at least two middle pieces including a first middle piece as a chair back and a second middle piece as a chair seat. The middle pieces each include at least two se... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7066553 | Furniture structure Slat furniture generally of the outdoor type having a pair of laterally spaced apart supports and slats disposed there between and connected thereto and in which the slats individually or in groups are snap fittingly connected to the supports in a rigid manner such ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066548 | Take-down seating A seat assembly (10) for use in a watercraft (12) having a deck (14) is provided. The seat assembly (10) comprises a first portion (16) and a second portion (18) spaced from the first portion (16). First (52) a... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062889 | Door A peripherally encapsulated product, such as an oven door outer shell, is molded in accordance with this invention by placing a piece of glass between mold clamping portions of relatively movable closed bodies when the latter are in an open position. Preferably both... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044557 | Article of ready-to-assemble furniture The present invention provides fully upholstered, ready-to-assemble furniture which may be custom ordered by a purchaser, shipped directly to the home of the purchaser by a parcel delivery service, and then easily and quickly assembled by the purchaser. The ready-to... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017996 | Reconfigurable chair A portable chair which, when assembled, supports a user in the prone position and comprises inter-fitting parts allowing the chair assembly to be reconfigurable, adjustable, collapsible and easy to transport. Two side panels are pivotally connected at a straddle edg... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6969037 | Display platform A desktop organizer including a curvilinear support having an integral locking groove including at least one retaining slot and an attachment means formed contiguous to the support and aligned with the at least one retaining slot is disclosed. The desktop organizer ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968790 | Portable picnic table/sawhorse A portable picnic table/sawhorse and bench furniture set. The picnic table/sawhorse includes a tabletop having spaced cross member guides and guide rib on the underside of said tabletop. A pair of sawhorses have lengthwise grooves in their spines to receive the cros... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955401 | Collapsible rocker chair A collapsible rocker chair includes a back member having an top section and a base having first locking holes extending through said base at a first and second distal end thereof. A seat member includes second locking holes extending therethrough. The chair also inc... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6952907 | Packaging device and method for shipping furniture A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a base section removably secured to a seat section that involves removing the seat section from the base section and inserting the seat section and the base section into a shipping container. A packaging apparatus su... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945597 | Combination instrument stand and chair A combination instrument stand and chair includes a support device including a first and second pair of leg members movable from a first substantially parallel closed position to a second opened position with the first and second pairs of leg members forming an angl... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6848747 | Article of furniture formed from slotted planar members An article of furniture formed from a plurality of slotted substantially planar members joined together at their respective slots is disclosed. The planar members can be formed into a chair, a bench, a bed, or a table. In a preferred embodiment, the furniture is dol... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6688699 | Modular furniture The device relates to modular furniture. The furniture has a seat, a back and an arm that interlock with each other in a substantially vertical manner. These frames typically use hooks that interlock with slots. The furniture can also have an interconnect... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6631957 | Dismantleable chair A dismantleable chair comprising a back member, leg members and a seat member all formed from generally two-dimensionally shaped materials such as plywood, and the like. The back member is somewhat arcuately shaped in both the horizontal and vertical cros... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6619749 | Ready-to-assemble articles of furniture A ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture system includes a collection of identically configured side panels, with sets of the side panels having different aesthetic and/or functional features, a collection of base panels and back panels spanning between pairs ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6413349 | Method of manufacturing furniture structures using laminated sheet materials A method of manufacturing furniture or sculpture by cutting plies from a sheet material, laminating the plies into a beam element, and removing excess portions of the plies. Bars of similar diameters and lengths are cut. The beam elements are interconnect... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6279997 | Portable pew A portable pew, that comprises (1) a first, second, third, and fourth cam attached to a seat portion; (2) the seat portion, having a seat bottom, a seat top, a first seat side, a second seat side, a third seat side, and a fourth seat side, and wherein the... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6267446 | Compressed upholstered furniture assembly kit and method of manufacture A compressed upholstered furniture assembly kit, method of manufacture and assembled article of furniture. A consumer-assembled article of furniture having upholstered portions is provided in a manner which comports with the shipping, warehousing and disp... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6250842 | Device for the releasable fastening of seats, bench seats or other objects on the floor of a motor vehicle A device for the releasable fastening of seats, bench seats or other objects on a floor of a motor vehicle, comprising a locking part, and a mating locking part which can be fastened to the floor. The locking part is movable by overcoming a spring force f... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247754 | Take apart chair A chair (20) formed out of two side panels (22, 24) and a seat panel (26). The side panels are formed with complementary slots (32, 34) that allow the side panels to be interlocked. The seat panel is formed to have wings (44) that extend out from the side... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6205936 | Fabric decoratable furniture system Presented herein is lightweight furniture that is designed to be decorated with cloth or fabric. The decoratable furniture provides for removable ultimate fabric decoration of the furniture. The furniture has a body that attaches to a leg arrangement. The... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6189974 | Chair consisting of interlocking elements A seat comprising side uprights (110, 110'), a seat (120) and a back (130). It also includes a primary interlocking system (111, 111') to attach the side uprights in a roughly perpendicular fashion to the seat, a second interlocking system (122) to attach... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6155641 | Variable height chair adaptable for growing children A variable height chair provides variable seat height measurements from the floor to the planar surface of the seat. The seat planar surfaces consist of seat panels forming a polygonal core and are supported at each end by two end frame panels. The centra... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6132002 | Combination elevated seat and boot jack A combination elevated seat and boot jack having a base member with at least one boot removal notch. An upright pedestal supports the seat in an elevated position. The width of the platform of the base is sufficient to improve stability of the user of the... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6109695 | Chair having detachably interfitting parts A chair assembly having detachably interfitting parts. A right hand side support of the chair assembly includes slots extending from the exterior profile of the first side support towards the center of the side support. A left hand side support similar to... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6068331 | Stackable and nestable articles of furniture Stackable and nestable articles of furniture comprising a pair of chairs and a pair of tables. The individual components may be used separately, such as by two children, or as a stacked and mated unit, essentially in the form of a cube, as an upstanding s... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5992938 | Furniture having interlocking parts of basic shapes Items of furniture having interlocking parts formed of basic shapes include a chair formed of a circular back-support part, square legs, and a triangular seat. In a second embodiment, the back-support part of the chair is of octagonal form. In a third emb... | 11/30/1999 |
