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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318631 | Corner cabinet, especially for a kitchen A corner cabinet has a rectangular interior accessible through a door opening. A support column with a vertical swivel axis is arranged in the interior for supporting at least one essentially semi-circular shelf. The shelf is movable from an interior position into a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7178275 | Method of operating a drying and pressing apparatus for items of clothing and a drying and pressing apparatus A drying and pressing apparatus for items of clothing has a flexible pressing dummy which can be subjected to the action, from the inside, of an air stream generated by a fan. The apparatus has a top framework and a bottom framework. The pressing dummy has one secti... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7100517 | Ergonomic computer work station An ergonomic work station for computer components or for other purposes that is especially adapted for use by an individual having decreased mobility due to back pain or other conditions. The work station includes a base that extends beneath a chair or bed. A suppor... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7043810 | Modular sub-cabinet for motion furniture The present invention is a sub-cabinet readily insertable and removable from a larger decorative cabinet. The invention is comprised of a box-like structure having at least three panels perpendicularly disposed with respect to a floor panel and attached thereto, a l... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6997531 | 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... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6902243 | Modular sub-cabinet for motion furniture The present invention is a sub-cabinet readily insertable and removable from a larger decorative cabinet. The invention is comprised of a box-like structure having at least three panels perpendicularly disposed with respect to a floor panel and attached thereto, a l... | 06/07/2005 |
| 5368377 | Flip-top computer workstation A computer workstation is formed in the shape of a desk and has an extendible and retractable keyboard shelf and an inclined adjustable monitor supporting shelf. The workstation has a flat desktop surface, which has a door formed in it. When the keyboard ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5240315 | Sewing machine cabinet with manual lift A sewing machine cabinet for mounting a sewing machine and for housing and storing the machine when not being worked, which provides a drop platform interiorly of the cabinet below the top working surface thereof for lowering the machine into the interior... | 08/31/1993 |
| 4941718 | Concealed retractable housings The drawings illustrate an apparatus for housing articles between a ceiling and a roof, utilizing a switch means for actuating suitable electrically operated pivoting means for retracting the apparatus into the ceiling and lowering it from the ceiling.... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4843978 | Table with vertically adjustable work surface An adjustable table is provided which includes a table top disposed a predetermined distance above a supporting surface. This table top provides a work surface and support for office machinery such as a visual display terminal. The table also includes an ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4736690 | Lifting table top mechanism A lifting table top mechanism is provided wherein a table top can be raised or lowered between two stable positions with respect to the table base, by means of moving a handle. The handle is incorporated into a rotating bar which is configured so that, wh... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4616798 | Adjustable support for CRT keyboard An adjustable auxiliary work surface assembly which includes a shelflike auxiliary work surface which is suitably connected to one end of a linkage, specifically a parallelogram linkage. The other end of this linkage is in turn connected to a carriage whi... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4579397 | Sewing machine head lift device A lift device for a sewing machine head of the type having a free arm to alternately provide flat bed, free arm and storage positions in a cabinet having a tabletop with a cutout for the sewing machine head and a pivoting lift mechanism disposed beneath t... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4574503 | Ironing board support for iron and auxiliary steam generator An ironing board supported by collapsible legs to which a box-shaped body can be connected either fixedly or in a removable manner. This body is provided with a specific housing suitable to accommodate an iron interconnected to a steam boiler by a fluid p... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4496200 | Desk top keyboard display terminal with an articulated keyboard A desk top keyboard display terminal includes a keyboard which may be latched to the front of the terminal or articulated over the edge of a desk to a level convenient for a typist.... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4429933 | Closing mechanism for a cabinet cover A closing mechanism 30 for a cabinet cover 14 is described including a pair of elongated flat links 32, 34 joined for sliding pivotal engagement. The remaining end of a first link 34 is pivotally secured to the enclosure cover 14 and the remaining end of ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4279453 | Combined chest of drawers and sewing machine table A sewing machine supporting work table including a pair of front legs is connected to a chest of drawers by parallel links on which the table is movable between alternate positions in an arc carrying the legs over an underlying surface. In one position of... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4274686 | Free arm sewing machine cabinet mounting mechanism A mechanism for mounting a free arm sewing machine in a cabinet such that the machine is selectively movable to an upper use position, a lower use position and a storage position. The mechanism includes a sewing machine support platform which is pivotally... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4241961 | Two level sewing machine cabinet A sewing machine cabinet is provided with a cradle which may be latched in a horizontal position, a mounting platform for a sewing machine, linkage means upon which the platform is suspended from the cradle in a lowered working position, and a manually op... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4201427 | Sewing machine positioner device A mechanism for positioning a sewing machine in a sewing machine cabinet includes an improved linkage attached to the cabinet and supporting a mounting platform for the sewing machine. The linkage permits movement of the platform between a storage positio... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4194799 | Mounting unit for free arm sewing machine A mounting mechanism for a free arm sewing machine which is moveable selectively to an upper use position wherein the free arm is positioned above the work surface of the cabinet, a lower use position wherein the free arm is flush with the cabinet work su... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4183594 | Two level sewing system A mechanism, suitable for mounting in a sewing machine cabinet, is provided for supporting a sewing machine in a first position in which the work supporting surface of the sewing machine is coplanar with the cabinet top and a second position in which the ... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4145096 | Dual pivoting panel closure A device closed by a panel which is sequentially pivotable in opposite directions about two parallel transverse pivots, one of the pivots being slidable outwardly in a plane which extends parallel to the other pivot. The device is particularly suitable fo... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4132454 | Three position sewing machine cabinet platform A platform for mounting a sewing machine in a cabinet is disclosed which is pivotally mounted to the cabinet thereby allowing the sewing machine to be stored within the cabinet without being removed from the platform. This platform is intended for cylinde... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4132295 | Article-carrying case and attaching and article-supporting hinge unit therefor As article-carrying case and an article-supporting and hinge unit therefor in which the article-carrying case includes a body and a closure member or top horizontally connected thereto. An article or apparatus, such as a CB (Citizen's Band) radio unit, re... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4111503 | Sewing machine cabinet A sewing machine cabinet for use with a free-arm type sewing machine in which the sewing machine is maintained at the same level when used either in a free-arm or flat bed mode of operation. The cabinet includes a hinged sewing machine support panel havin... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4108512 | Cabinet mounting unit for free arm sewing machine A mechanism for mounting a free arm sewing machine in a work cabinet such that the machine is selectively supported in an upper work position wherein the free arm is positioned above the work surface of the cabinet, a lower work position wherein the free ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4089572 | Multiple position sewing machine cabinet A multiple position sewing machine cabinet to house in storage and operative positions a drophead sewing machine of the type adapted for use in multiple operative positions. Movement of the sewing machine from a horizontal, stored position within the cabi... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4089573 | Hinge assembly for mounting sewing machine in cabinet A hinge assembly for mounting a sewing machine in a cabinet includes means for adjusting the attitude of the machine in relation to the table top of the cabinet, in order to compensate for variations in structural tolerances of the hinge assembly and the ... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4018487 | Cam adjustment for tension spring of sewing machine head lifter mechanism An improved sewing machine head lifter mechanism for supporting a sewing machine head in a cabinet includes a support linkage with a spring support mechanism for the linkage. An adjustable cam member is provided for cooperation with the spring mechanism. ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4005918 | Vertically adjustable sewing machine mounting A mounting means in a storage cabinet for a free arm sewing machine is shiftable between a storage position, a first working position with the arm of the machine positioned flush with the top of the cabinet for conventional flat bed operation and a second... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3986755 | Means for mounting sewing machine in cabinet A hinge assembly for mounting a sewing machine in a cabinet. The hinge assembly guides the machine for vertical movement to be selectively supported on the cabinet in two different positions corresponding to free arm and flatbed modes of operation. Additi... | 10/19/1976 |
