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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7073877 | Container inspection machine A machine for inspecting a container which is being conveyed along a linear path. The machine has cabinets situated in front of the conveyor path at either side of a central open area in front of the conveyor path which is to be used by an operator for servicing the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073672 | Tool organizer system and methods In one aspect, tool organizer system has a flat sheet of magnetically attracted material that attracts magnets attached to tools to support the tools on the flat sheet. The system includes position indicators that can be attached at any orientation and position on t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051884 | System for industrial workspace organization System, including methods, apparatus, components, and kits, for arrangement of tools in different marked configurations at a work station. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6810562 | Hinge connection A spacing member (15) on a hinge arm (1) bears against guide surfaces (22, 231)and locates a hinge pin (16) generally beneath a hinge pin hole in a recess (2) to be mounted on a door to be hingedly mounted on a cabinet which has a ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6647664 | Hanger for a housing A control panel, which might be enclosed within an openable housing, can be movably supported on a pivotable support structure. The support structure which incorporates one or more pivot points facilitates movement of the control panel from a normal opera... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637049 | Personal care module A personal care module for use by a patient within a room of a healthcare facility comprises a first washing station, at least one of a toilet and a second washing station, and a housing coupled to the first washing station and the at least one of the toi... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6457278 | Pivotal doorway furnishing Ingress and egress to closets and doorways through standard swinging doors requires that the area the door traverses be kept clear and is, therefore, space not usable for other purposes. The pivotal storage unit replaces doors with useful additional stora... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6422668 | Combination credenza and desk A furniture unit comprises a closed-front credenza that folds out to form an L-shaped desk. The unit comprises a stationary desk having a partially open front, with a kneehole opening forming at least a portion of the open front. A moveable return pivotal... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6262888 | Impact damping system for peripheral device A computer system including a chassis having a wall with a raised mounting portion protruding therefrom and a mounting flange attached adjacent to the wall. A peripheral device is pivotally mounted on the mounting flange. A resilient damping member is pos... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6118071 | Device for electrically connecting the frame or cabinet housing of a switching cabinet with the door A device for electrically connecting the frame of a switching cabinet in which the cabinet housing is connected to the door by contact elements which are thereby electrically connected to the frame sections of the frame-like borders of the cabinet housing... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5984441 | Modular storage and transportation system of tools and materials A module is provided with a plane, tools can be fixed on both sides of the plane. The module can be positioned in either a coupled position in which the module is coupled to an adjacent module, or a hanging position in which the module is secured to a wal... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5971504 | Combination credenza and desk A furniture unit comprises a closed-front credenza that folds out to form an L-shaped desk. The unit comprises a stationary desk having a partially open front, with a kneehole opening forming at least a portion of the open front. A moveable return pivotal... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5743603 | Combination credenza and desk A furniture unit comprises a closed-front credenza that folds out to form an L-shaped desk. The unit comprises a stationary desk having a partially open front, with a kneehole opening forming at least a portion of the open front. A moveable return pivotal... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5558417 | Carousel cabinet A carousel cabinet including a base; a first, rotatable body section having at least one row and two colunms of drawers; a second, stationary body section having a flat top surface and including a light switch; a central, tubular shaft extending from the ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5211405 | Dart board game cabinet A game cabinet has lower and upper housings hinged to one another to enable the upper housing to be swung from a position atop the lower housing to a position alongside and parallel to the lower housing. A target assembly having a frame and a plurality of... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5186529 | Cassette and CD wheel, and method of constructing and utilizing same A rotating storage device adapted to receive audio cassettes, compact discs and the containers associated therewith. The storage device comprises a support assembly and a storage drum, the drum including a plurality of slots or chambers for receiving the ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4895418 | Refreshment center for use with bottled water dispensers A portable refreshment center particularly adapted to fit over a conventional water bottle of a water bottle dispenser comprising a compartmentalized refreshment item retaining means for orderly storage of various individual condiment and refreshment item... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4819459 | Front loading cleaning machine A front loading cleaning machine may be operated in a normal manner by opening the front door and loading clothes to be washed. When servicing is required, the entire unit may be tipped forwardly about 90 degrees so that the front door is next to the floo... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4775201 | Removable tilt-down bin for refrigerator A food bin is hinged to a pair of vertical supports beneath a shelf of a refrigerator to enable the bin to pivot open for access. The hinges of the bin disengage when the bin is pivoted open beyond a predetermined angle to enable the bin to be removed fro... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4756580 | Adjustable video monitor cabinet The present invention relates to an adjustable cabinet which is particularly suited for supporting a video monitor. The adjustable cabinet rests on two foot pads and a pivotal support member. The support member comprises a wheel attached to an armature wh... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4699437 | Apparatus for storing objects A container having a transparent base is pivotally mounted between the spaced apart rafters in a ceiling so that the container can be maintained in a first relatively fixed position, moved to a second position supported by the pivot mounting so that objec... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4008935 | Stand for a projected image viewing apparatus A stand for a project image viewing apparatus adapted to fixedly maintain the plane of the projected image display screen at an angle inclined rearwardly about 30° from the vertical and to maintain the display screen below the horizontal plane extending ... | 02/22/1977 |