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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316326 | Tray apparatus for refrigerator A tray apparatus for a refrigerator is provided which optimizes the use of storage space in the refrigerator. A position of the tray within a storage space of the refrigerator is varied through the use of elastic means which moves the tray toward an upper surface of... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299584 | Tackle container with interchangeable inserts The invention is a tackle container that incorporates interchangeable inserts. The inserts secure different kinds of fishing lures and baits. For example, the inserts hold segmented lures within notched upright posts. In this regard, the inserts may be suitably stru... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287462 | High-level built-in oven unit A high-level built-in oven unit having a housing with a heated cooking chamber having a floor opening therein. The chamber has a lowerable trap-door movable between a position closing the floor opening and a lowered position opening the floor opening. The trap-door ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258406 | Suspension device for lowerable luggage compartments A suspension device for a lowerable luggage stowage compartment has at least one spring element for assisting the movement of the compartment into a closed position against the force of gravity, and at least one damping element for damping the movement of the compar... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234666 | Pivoting storage bin and method of making A storage bin system for holding luggage or the like has an upper shroud portion secured to a supporting structure and a cooperating lower bucket defining a storage space for items. The lower bucket pivots downwardly to open and has a curved front face with curved i... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7178202 | Door setting device Disclosed is a lid-positioning device for a cabinet, comprising an actuating arm (10) which is fixed to a side wall (3) of a cabinet carcass (1) so as to be pivotable around a first axis of actuation (13) between an open position and a cl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178887 | Storage apparatus Storage apparatus (10) comprising a pair of storage members (54) pivotally mounted about a lifting arrangement (32). The storage members (54) and lifting arrangement (32) are locatable in a base assembly in a stored condition and c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168773 | Drawer expander A drawer expander that includes a plurality of trays that are stacked on top of each other. Spring-biased arms connect the trays together so that the trays will open when the drawer is opened and close when the drawer is closed. One form of the drawer expander can b... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168905 | Storage and retrieval system A storage and retrieval system includes a plurality of individual storage units stacked in multiple columns. Each storage unit includes wheels which engage a track for selective movement along the track. Vertical and horizontal actuators are used to move the storage... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7090314 | Load assist mechanism for an overhead bin A luggage bin assembly (10) adapted to be disposed within a vehicle is provided. The luggage bin assembly includes a bin (14) reciprocally mounted for movement between an opened position and a closed position. The luggage bin assembly also includes a l... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063534 | Dental cart A dental supply cart comprising a base unit, a top that is rotatable and/or horizontally movable forward and rearward relative to the base unit and an upright open supply cabinet attached to the top is disclosed. The base unit has a number of drawers therein for sto... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6886781 | Baggage compartment with a lowerable baggage bin, especially for an aircraft passenger cabin A baggage bin has a floor and side walls, and is lowerable from a housing. Guide bolts secured to one side wall are movably engaged in front and rear arcuate grooves with a common arc center point in the other side wall. A guide roller or slide block secured to one ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6527325 | Pull-down stowage bin restraint A pull-down stowage bin assembly (10) for a vehicle includes a frame (14), a bin (12) coupled to the frame for reciprocative movement between an open position and a stowed position, and a restraint assembly (20) disposed within the bin to selectively rest... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6367898 | Cabinet assembly A cabinet assembly moves reversibly along a track on roller guide bearings which are attached to the cabinet housing. The cabinet assembly can be used, for example, in a kitchen setting and in place of an upper kitchen cabinet positioned above a counterto... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6309034 | Oscillating cooler A cooler with a number of product shelves and an oscillating drive mechanism. The oscillating drive mechanism is connected to the product shelves so as to rotate the product shelves in an oscillating manner.... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6209405 | Apparatus for transferring a carrier for shelves, cupboards, tables or the like along a path A device for moving a support (2) for shelves (19), cupboards, tables or similar along a path, which support (2) is suspended in arm (1) that is pivotally connected to a base (9) about an axis of rotation (6) at one end of the arm (1), comprising: a load ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5934615 | Luggage bins with articulating mechanism Articulating overhead luggage bin assemblies including a luggage bin that it is adapted for mounting to a support structure in a mass transit vehicle, such as an aircraft. The bins have an upper shroud portion, and a lower bucket portion, with cooperating... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5857756 | Lifting and lowering device for furniture elements In a furniture assembly comprising a furniture element mounted on a base plate on a vertical wall for movement between an upper position close to the wall and a lower position remote from the wall, the furniture element comprises a device for moving the f... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5823472 | Stowage compartment construction particularly for aircraft A stowage compartment to be mounted in an overhead supporting structure of an aircraft includes a lower compartment section for receiving articles to be stowed and an upper compartment section serving as an outer cover for the lower compartment section. O... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820237 | Vertical stacking system using controlled access method A storage and retrieval system, such as a vertical carousel or vertical lift module, and access method provides substantially improved control over access to the contents stored in the system. A desired number of small doors are provided at an access area... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5785183 | Display unit and arrangement of this display unit in premises furnished with an opening The display unit comprises a main frame (16) which is hingedly mounted about a shaft (30) with a horizontal axis, and provided with at least one shelf supported by a horizontal pin (30, 32) mounted pivoting about its axis on two uprights (18) of the main ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5499584 | Retractable adjustable shelf apparatus A retractable adjustable shelf apparatus for holding items thereupon comprising a hollow first shelf formed of a top and a bottom wall and a periphery interconnecting the walls; a pair of brace mechanisms with each brace mechanism including a strut having... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5481822 | Fisherman's bag A plurality or spaced side walls of flexible cloth-like material extend up from and are secured to a bottom wall, of the same material and define therebetween an interior space for a fisherman's tackle bag. A pair of interior pockets are formed within the... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5383628 | Overhead luggage compartment, especially for passenger aircraft An overhead luggage compartment for a passenger conveyance is secured to a fixed overhead structure by a single guide lever at each end of the movable trough that can be tilted up or down. Each guide lever has one end journalled to the fixed overhead stru... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5244269 | Overhead baggage compartment with a lowerable trough An overhead baggage compartment has a lowerable trough, especially for a passenger aircraft, wherein the trough is connected by two quadrilateral bellcrank type levers or links, with the side walls of the trough inside a box-like housing which is open at ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5228763 | Extendable storage element A storage element includes a body and a structure which moves the body between retracted and extended positions and includes a motor drive and two parallel links which move parallel to one another during the movement of the body.... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5076533 | Device swivelling a utensil receptacle for kitchen utensils or the like A device for swivelling a utensil receptacle for kitchen utensils or the like in parallel with a parallelogram linkage is provided with a cam, and a spring-loaded roller is fitted on the cam of the parallelogram linkage so that the weight of the utensil r... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5029935 | Arrangement for a piece of furniture in a construction and vehicle, such as caravan comprising a movable piece of furniture An arrangement for shifting a piece of furniture through an opening in a vertical partition, such as a wall of a vehicle includes a linkage system which maintains the orientation of the piece of furniture as it is moved between two extreme positions, wher... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5026129 | Merchandise display assembly Merchandise display assembly including a vertical bin having an upper filling opening and a lower dispensing opening, mounted by a suspension linkage on brackets attached to a vertical support structure, to swing the bin outwardly and downwardly from an u... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4995680 | Safety device for concealing apparatus To prevent theft of car radios and the like, there is provided a structure insertable in a vehicle panel, preferably, in the front panel, forming a case-receptacle (2) of the apparatus (5) and in which are provided a first case portion (3) open outwards f... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4915461 | Storage cabinet retrieval system A storage device for cabinets is disclosed wherein shelves are carried by pairs of spaced, pivotally mounted arms. The arms are adapted to swing outwardly and downwardly, with the shelves maintaining a substantially horizontal attitude. A flexible cord is... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4893885 | Modular kitchen unit A movable unit for a modular kitchen assembly is provided with wheels and is removable from a space provided below a countertop forming part of the modular kitchen assembly and includes a top which can be used, for example, as a chopping board or a meat-p... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4739577 | Tackle box A molded plastic tackle box is adapted for use by fishermen to store and transport items of tackle, bait, fishing accessories and other equipment. The box has a selectively movable storage deck adapted to temporarily and safely hold a limited number of su... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4729616 | Drawers for sink cabinets A hinge assembly mounting a drawer panel on a sink cabinet for movement between closed and open positions in which a tray movable with the drawer panel is contained within the cabinet and in which it is accessible from without the cabinet. The hinge assem... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4643495 | Mechanical storage cabinet with container conveyor The subject matter of the invention is a mechanical cabinet with a paternoster-like circulating conveyor comprising two endless chains (1, 2), a multiplicity of pull-out shelves (17) for receiving industrial articles, for example, and affixed with their e... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4615430 | Precision pallet stacking type storage system for use in clean environment or the like In a storage system suitable for use in clean environments, multiple stacks of pallets on which cassettes or boxes for storing semiconductor wafers or the like are placed, are selectively raised and lowered by ram or lever arrangements, and the topmost an... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4534601 | Lift assembly for movable cabinet A movable galley for camping trailers and the like includes a pair of cabinets, one of the cabinets being movable between a use position in which it is supported by the other cabinet and a storage position in which it is positioned along side the other ca... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4384532 | Table extension for the handicapped A table extension suitable for use by a person confined to a wheelchair which is mountable beneath an existing table, and also a table in combination with such a table extension. The Table extension includes a pair of opposed spaced side frame members for... | 05/24/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4331242 | Record storage system A storage system for phonograph records and the like which may be totally enclosed has a plurality of vertically spaced double link arms with each mounting a support disc having an upright record retaining shaft thereon whereby groups of closely spaced re... | 05/25/1982 |
