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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7137211 | Drying cabinet shaker mechanism A clothes drying cabinet is provided with a shaker assembly including a bar suspended in the cabinet for supporting clothes hangers. A motor is mounted adjacent the bar and has a drive shaft. A drive weight is eccentrically mounted to the drive shaft of the motor so... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6955267 | Storage and display rack for DVDs A high capacity motorized rack holds a plurality of DVD boxes or containers in holders flexibly inter-connectable with each other to form a rotatable continuous loop. The loop is rotatably retained within a vertical rack housing and is driven by a motor, disposed wi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6854815 | Carousel shelving unit A powered carousel shelving unit is configured to bring individual shelves to a standard handicap accessible height at a front access opening for viewing and selection of product on the shelves. Stationary guide tracks and complimentary tracking elements connected t... | 02/15/2005 |
| 5813547 | Clothing accessories storage rack A rotatable shoe rack for visible and readily accessible storage of a plurality of clothing accessories such as shoes, ties, scarves and belts, comprising a pair of opposing base plates, having slotted channels which receive flexible belts that define a p... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5516201 | Rotary support apparatus A device with a concealed mechanism and visible shelves is arranged on two vertical planes (1 and 2), one in front of the other, parallel to the rear of the shelves. The rear plane (1) supports the mechanism while the front plane (2) serves to support the... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5431493 | Storage retrieval system A storage system for vertical and horizontal storage of hangered apparel includes first and second chains having inwardly directed pins. Rods for mounting on the pins include a first fixed end have a bore to mount on one pin and a second retractable end h... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5188245 | Full height carrier for horizontal carousel A top drive horizontal carousel for a full height carrier including generally horizontal and coextensive upper and lower guides and associated upper and lower support assemblies. The upper and lower support assemblies include a series of guidance points o... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4821887 | Rotatable stock closet A rotatable stock closet for the storage of articles such as electronic parts, and the like, including a plurality of container conveying units arranged vertically one above another on a frame. Each unit includes outer and inner rails with guide channels ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4793666 | Motion display for articles inside a showcase An improved motion display for articles inside a showcase comprises a base member having longitudinally spaced walls, and a moving set of shelves each having receptacles for articles to be displayed. A continuous loop chain conveyor traverses the walls in... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4779938 | Display console A display console having endless carriers with swing mounted trays thereon. The endless carrier chains are passed over head and tail sprockets within a cabinet in serpentine fashion and the trays are held parallel and upright as they move up and down, ove... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4618932 | Control device for at least two circulating shelving systems In facilities having several systems of circulating shelving, because of the multiplicity of parts to be stored the regular use of a data processing system is required. For controlling the systems of circulating shelving by means of the data processing sy... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4593808 | Apparatus for rotating and driving horizontal rack-type conveyors For a multi-level rack-type conveyor having a multiple series of racks connected end-to-end to form an endless loop supported on a central standard, a rail-and-roller configuration which provides for each series of racks, an upper, inwardly-facing vertica... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4361411 | Storage system A storage system is described in which bins are transferred from a first storage position to an inspection position through the operation of a pair of endless belts carrying bin engaging device whereby a bin is moved along bin guides by sequential engagem... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4340263 | Machine for chilling drinking glasses A machine including a cabinet having a refrigerated interior for cooling drinking glasses carried on a circular frame. The frame is provided with a series of drinking glass supports which may pivot to retain horizontal disposition during frame rotation. T... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4334609 | Chain mechanism A chain mechanism composed of a main chain provided with triangular links disposed at a certain pitch interval and formed with a pivot apart from the joints of the chain and an auxiliary chain having the same pitch and pitch number as the main chain and p... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4312550 | Revolving display case A display case for use in exhibiting jewelry and incorporating a pair of sidewalls in its structure, spaced apart a fixed distance, grooves being routed into each sidewall wherein drive linkage or chain are located, and driven by a drive shaft turned by a... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4296984 | Cabinet storage conveyor To greatly increase the storage capacity of cabinets and to efficiently utilize the corner space in such cabinets and to render frequently-used stored articles more readily accessible, a prefabricated modular or unitized storage conveyor apparatus is inst... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4192563 | Device for displaying samples of drapes, fabrics or other textile products A device is described for displaying drapes, fabrics, or other products comprising a horizontal closed-loop track for receiving the upper ends of the samples to be displayed, which samples are interconnected together at their upper ends to form a closed l... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4191435 | Cabinet storage conveyor To greatly increase the storage capacity of cabinets and to efficiently utilize the corner space in such cabinets and to render frequently-used stored articles more readily accessible, a prefabricated modular or unitized storage conveyor apparatus is inst... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4178048 | Curved guide for paternoster-type document carriers A curved guide for paternoster-type document carriers of the type wherein at least one carrier is connected by a support arm rotatably articulated on each front side to an endlessly moving chain, said carrier being conducted by means of a bent lever attac... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4120546 | Rotary file An endless belt is mounted on, and extends between, a pair of elongated rollers rotatably mounted in a housing in spaced parallel relation parallel to, and in proximity with, the top and bottom of the housing. A plurality of shelf members are affixed to t... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4084868 | Moving display rack A plurality of trays are supported on bars affixed to and extending between a pair of endless carrier chains. The carrier chains are mounted on sprocket wheels which are rotated to move the carrier chains through a cabinet and past a window in the cabinet... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4026395 | Display case A display case having a plurality of display trays moving forwardly along a support surface so that articles carried by the trays are visible from above. After the trays have reached the rear of the display case, they are lowered and then moved forwardly ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3970349 | Gravity stabilized internesting carrier system for mechanized filing and storage cabinets A mechanized filing system comprises a plurality of carrier pans mounted on an endless chain conveyor. Two chains rotate respectively about upper and lower sprockets with the carrier pans being attached between them by means of scissors-like suspension ar... | 07/20/1976 |
