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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316460 | Makeup mirror unit A makeup mirror unit includes a pair of sub mirrors and a pair of rack portions. In order to take goods from the rack portions, the sub mirrors are rotated inwardly around shafts of first hinges. In order to match the sub mirrors together, the sub mirrors are rotate... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7261384 | Armoire The armoire includes a concealed, removable bench containing two drawers. In use the bench is removed for seating purposes and the doors of the armoire are opened. A shelf is provided for various tasks such as for use as a make-up counter. A mirror on the inside of ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7104800 | Article and method for selection of individualized personal care products A diagnostic article and method is disclosed wherein the article includes a mirror, a plurality of attribute selection sites arranged along or associated with the mirror with each of the sites having a plurality of choice selectors, and an output for recommending at... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7062931 | Refrigerated merchandiser A refrigerated merchandiser is based on a frame that defines a refrigeration chamber that houses a unit cooler, which is in communication with a cooled air plenum that, in turn, is in communication with a display chamber. The unit cooler supplies cooled air to the p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6722747 | Collectible display case A transparent case with a collectible positioned over an angled mirror element thereby presenting the collectible for viewing, top and bottom, front and back, and from side to side without the necessity of removing the collectible from the display case. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6382746 | Medicine cabinet assembly A medicine cabinet assembly for providing a roomier medicine cabinet. The medicine cabinet assembly includes a cabinet having a middle section and end sections with the sections being separated by vertically-disposed inner walls and having open fronts and... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6244718 | Monitor with rear view mirror Visual display monitors having a mirror providing a rear view are disclosed. The mirros include support structure to attach a reflective surface to the monitor such that the surface is rotatable while while maintaining a generally fixed orentation relativ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6152551 | Entertainment wardrobe with two-way mirror A storage device for a video display which includes an appropriately sized furniture-grade cabinet and a two-way mirror. The cabinet permits the video display to be positioned in an elevated location, permitting the video display to be comfortably viewed ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5954411 | Two-stepped cabinet A modular, one piece two-stepped cabinet which provides expanded storage capacity is shown. The cabinet is intended for use in the spacing between two adjacent studs in a wall. The cabinet comprises a first-step portion with lateral sides spaced to fit wi... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5865517 | Coat rack and cabinet combination A coat rack and cabinet combination includes a wheeled flat base frame, a wheeled sliding bar moved in and out of a bottom box on the wheel flat base frame, a first upright raised from the base frame and holding a mirror, a second upright raised from the ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5829349 | Apparatus for receiving and compacting garments An apparatus and method for collecting and compacting articles, such as hospital scrub garments. Included is a cabinet assembly, having user and operator accessible doors; collection bags and support associate with the cabinet; a control assembly includin... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5733035 | Night-light table The present invention provides a device that is a combined night-light and table. The night-light table includes legs, a base, a top, and at least one light source located within the top. The top also includes a portion that is fabricated from a translusc... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5722747 | Merchandising display This invention concerns a merchandising display, and in particular an eye level display incorporating internal lighting. The display provides an eye-level merchandising unit, comprising a stage (2) on which to place product (3). A light source (10) is sit... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5669681 | Mirror securing device A device for securing a mirror in a projection television is disclosed. The device includes a cabinet having an aperture defined by edges. A shoulder element is located adjacent each of the edges, wherein each shoulder element extends underneath the apert... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5590939 | Reconfigurable space frame cabinet Disclosed is a reconfigurable space frame cabinet for mounting to a vehicle and a method of assembly therefor. The reconfigurable space frame cabinet includes four elongated corner members having two parallel extending grooves on a first side and a plural... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5267786 | Medicine cabinet An improved medicine cabinet is constructed predominantly from molded plastic components adapted for rapid assembly. The medicine cabinet includes a forwardly open main housing having preformed grooves therein, which cooperate with one or more upright cen... | 12/07/1993 |
| 4927215 | Bath cabinet mounting and finishing apparatus A surface-mounted bath cabinet is provided with side and body trim. Portions of the cabinet and its mounting brackets provide channels in which a bottom trim panel may be mounted. Side trim members, in the form of mirrors, also provide support for the tri... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4776650 | Wall mounted cosmetic center A wall mounted cosmetic center including a generally box-like enclosure. The box-like enclosure is defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls. It has a plurality of cosmetic-supporting shelves extending between the side walls in vertica... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4752863 | Light apparatus for use with a wall mounted mirror A light apparatus consisting of a cover, light source and activation device provides for greater illumination in the area of a wall mounted mirror. The cover is pivotable between a closed and open position. When in the open position the activation device ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4412708 | Cabinet door hinge construction A hinge construction for a cabinet door having nylon dowel rods partially positioned in the upper and lower ends of the door adjacent one end thereof and projecting outwardly thereof for positioning in aligned bores adjacent the edge of the cabinet upper ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4400044 | Modular cabinet system A modular cabinet system comprises a modular unit of a first rectangular cabinet, and a first standing mirror spaced from the cabinet and disposed in the plane of the back side of the rectangular cabinet. A first panel is connected to the standing mirror ... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4290659 | Cabinet system A cabinet system includes a cabinet and a mirror standing adjacent to the cabinet. In addition, an adjustable connection device joins the cabinet to the mirror whereby the angle between the cabinet and the mirror changes while the mirror remains in a fixe... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4272136 | Work station A work station adapted for use by a highly trained technician for repair and testing of complicated machinery and electronic devices such as typewriters and cash registers, the work station having features to facilitate repairs and tests at increased effi... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4267430 | Dual-voltage electric hair curling apparatus and vanity case therefore A dual-voltage electric hair curling apparatus includes a having a handle and a heated barrel. A pair of positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating elements are located in the barrel and are operable, respectively, at a low automotive vehicle voltage ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4258964 | Modular cabinet with mirror A modular cabinet with mirror for use in beauty parlors having a generally chevron shaped counter top providing first and second counter top portions interconnected at one and end and extending at an obtuse angle to each other with a mirror mounted on one... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4239310 | Container door and back therefor A door for attachment to a container, particularly a medicine cabinet, includes a frame having slotted openings and an object, especially a medicine cabinet mirror, fitted therein; and a door back mounted against the object back surface, said door back in... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4134625 | Bathroom cabinet An inexpensive bathroom cabinet plastic molded in one piece having integrally formed shelves, with a mirrored door pivotally attached to the cabinet upper and lower walls at one side having upper and lower cooperating pivots.... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4132456 | Merchandise multiplying display A display device for multiplying images of a sample to give an impression of a full wall or floor covering. In a first version, a tray is surrounded with four mirrors at right angles to each other and located in a cabinet with a viewing window in one side... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4066306 | Utility cabinet with tilting mirrored door A utility cabinet is disclosed comprising a housing having an opening therein and a frame positioned in front of the opening to pivot towards and away from the opening. A mirrored door is mounted in the frame and a retractable joint extends from the frame... | 01/03/1978 |