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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132870 | Shelf assembly The disclosed invention relates to a bidirectional shelf assembly which may be used in a single door or double door cabinet. The cabinet may comprise the decontamination chamber of a decontamination unit. The cabinet may comprise a sterilizer and/or washer. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7296432 | Refrigerator housing Refrigerator housing including an one-piece external housing made (6) from synthetic material; an internal housing (1) made (6) from synthetic material, which forms a cooling compartment and comprises an access opening (2); said ex... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7210751 | Mounting/demounting construction of apparatus unit, and electronic apparatus A mounting/demounting construction relates to a mounting/demounting construction of a heavy unit and so on, and can heighten safety of mounting and demounting thereof. The mounting/demounting construction has a mountable/demountable apparatus unit which is slidably ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7185959 | Drawer slide The invention concerns a drawer slide with compensation of synchronous running errors of slide rails (equalize the errors of the relative positions of the slide rails to each other), having on each of the two side of the drawer a rail system, that has a cabinet rail... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7144158 | X-ray detector drawer A detector drawer is provided in which an X-ray detector can be placed, and so as to be inserted from both sides of an examination table into a detector drawer receptacle that is open on both sides. The detector drawer has a stop actuator, which as a function of the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7108338 | Multi-purpose storage table A storage table 2 is composed of a cabinet 10 open to the front side of the image forming apparatus 1, and a tray 11 able to move into and out of the cabinet 10. The tray 11 includes a base plate 15 and a front cover ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7001001 | Cabinet A cabinet includes at least two doors located on opposite sides of the cabinet. The cabinet includes an interlocking means comprising a pair of release mechanisms, locking mechanisms, and latching mechanism. The latching mechanism functions to retain the doors in th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6966618 | Furniture unit using dual slider mechanism A furniture unit having a dual slider mechanism with an outer carriage and an inner carriage. Both the outer carriage and the inner carriage may include stoppers at opposing ends. A bearing or wheel assembly is provided. The bearing or wheel assembly may be position... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6533522 | Bi-directional magazine and trays for storage media Bi-directional magazine and trays are disclosed. The bi-directional magazine and trays are used in double-picker automated storage library in which the double-pickers can never collide. The bi-directional magazine enables a double-picker to retrieve stora... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6484531 | Insulated cabinet for installation in a home exterior wall The present invention provides a convenient means for delivery personnel to deliver refrigerated goods to a building without having to wait until the building owner is home. The invention provides a dual-access insulated cabinet installable into the exter... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6415552 | Appliance system with exterior access A building includes an exterior wall provided with a door which can be opened to expose a plurality of compartments for receiving a wide range of deliverable products. The compartments are defined as sections of one or more appliances. Preferably, the ext... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6086176 | Cabinet In a cabinet of a type in which drawers received in a box-shaped case can be pulled out through both end openings of the case, an arrangement is provided which makes it possible to retain each drawer in a position in which it is neatly received in the cas... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6079216 | Refrigerator for securely accepting deliveries A refrigerator includes a body defining a compartment, a first door on the body for sealably and releasably closing the compartment and a second door on the body substantially opposite the first door for sealably and releasably closing the compartment. Re... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6074000 | Vehicle seat and receptacle A storage receptacle is disposed under a vehicle seat and is mounted on the seat supports supporting the seat on the floor of the vehicle by drawer runners. Accordingly, the seat can be moved to a loading position past the forward edge of the seat and the... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5945633 | Rack mountable cable distribution enclosure having an angled adapter plate bracket A rack mountable cable distribution enclosure. The cable distribution enclosure includes a tray that slides forwards and backwards out of the cable distribution enclosure. The tray incudes an adapter plate bracket which receives a plurality of adapter pla... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5898129 | Rack mountable cable distribution enclosure A rack mountable cable distribution enclosure. The cable distribution enclosure includes a tray that slides forwards and backwards out of the cable distribution enclosure. The tray includes an adapter plate bracket which receives a plurality of adapter pl... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5813558 | Baby supplies case and bag/bassinet combination A baby supplies case and bag/bassinet combination with an openable front flap. Unzipping the flap reveals a shelved case holding diapers and baby supplies. Attached to the lowest shelf by a hinge is a hollow wedge shaped baby wipes container of sufficient... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5590940 | Sliding tie rack cabinet for dressers A tie rack cabinet which includes a rectilinearly shaped cabinet member having a pheripheral edge wall having a height of at least about that of one-half the length of a standard tie, a back wall connected to and spanning the peripheral edge wall, a tie r... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5437502 | Utility holder A utility holder for storing and carrying a plurality of tools and the like. In the preferred embodiment, the utility holder includes a frame having a plurality of compartments. Removably stored within these compartments is a plurality of drawers for rece... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5259668 | Cart for medication A medication cart has a base formed of a pair of molded plates interconnected by rails. The plates have molded grooves and holes for receiving structural elements of the cart. Molded hollow plastic end panels have horizontal ribs that support drawers. The... | 11/09/1993 |
| 4953990 | Overextensible, three-piece telescopic guide An overextensible, three-piece telescopic guide comprising an outer or housing bar (1), a middle bar (2) and an inner or drawer bar (3). The bars are slidable relatively to each other by two ball cages (4,5) respectively mounted between the housing bar an... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4739897 | Holder for the protection of remote electronic devices A holder for a remote control unit is provided and consists of a floor panel disposed between and spanning a pair of spaced side panels, a front panel and a rear panel forming therebetween a remote control unit receiving compartment to receive and positio... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4657317 | Storage assembly A modular compact storage assembly includes storage cabinets containing a number of storage panels each equipped with means for supporting a number of articles therein. The storage panel assemblies are hung from tracks and guided at the bottom so as to pe... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4610492 | Rotary file locking mechanism A rotary file having an outer fixed cabinet and an inner cabinet rotatable on a vertical axis includes a locking mechanism comprised of a pair of simultaneously movable stops that can interfere with rotation of the inner cabinet in either direction. The s... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4517956 | Woodbox An improved woodbox for insertion into the exterior wall of a building has a load opening outside the building, a drawer within the woodbox that is loaded through the load opening and can be opened into the building for easy retrieval of wood from the dra... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4501456 | Storage rack with multiple drawer compartments and mold for making same A rack designed to accommodate several tiers of drawers has a frame spanned by one or more shelves defining a plurality of storage levels each partitioned by at least one upright divider into a plurality of compartments disposed side by side, each compart... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4460222 | Drawer apparatus The wall between the interior and exterior of a premises such as a house is provided with an aperture in which there is slidingly received a security or anti-theft drawer having two "fronts" so it can be pulled out to open it from outside the premises and... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4366998 | Tradesman's tool carrier and support stand A combination tool carrier and support stand adapted for use by tradesmen such as carpenters, and electricians and the like. The device includes a rigid, generally rectangular base including a plurality of downwardly projecting, spaced-apart feet adapted ... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4360991 | Movable room dividing partition A room dividing partition includes a plurality of upright utility modules with at least one module being movable to selectively close a span or an opening, thereby separating an area into two smaller units. The movable module comprises an upright rigid st... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4358171 | Installation comprising an ice-box for a hotel room An installation for an hotel room has a frame carrying two ice-boxes which are disposed one above the other, in a head-to-foot arrangement. The frame is slidably supported for movement to a drawn out position in which it is located in a corridor giving ac... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4318577 | Bulk food display bin A self-cleaning bulk food display bin is disclosed which is adapted to be mounted in an opening in a wall. The bin includes a tray with a downwardly and forwardly inclined floor having a debris removal opening located adjacent to a front peripheral wall. ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4300809 | Open pilaster frames for rotary storage cabinet This invention relates to a rotary storage cabinet comprised of an outer stationary housing and an inner rotatable rotor having four sides two of which are positionable to present the contents of the cabinet simultaneously to two opposite openings in the ... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4258966 | Bearing system and locking mechanism for rotary storage cabinet This invention relates to a rotary storage cabinet comprised of an outer stationary housing and an inner rotatable rotor having four sides two of which are positionable to present the contents of the cabinet simultaneously to two opposite openings in the ... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4245776 | Pass-through drawer assembly A pass-through drawer assembly is disclosed for transferring food and other commodities from an operator inside an enclosed area to a customer on the other side of the enclosure. The drawer assembly includes a drawer frame which is encased in a box-like h... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4241964 | Single open frame for the rotor of a rotary storage cabinet This invention relates to a rotary storage cabinet comprised of an outer stationary housing and an inner rotatable rotor having four sides two of which are positionable to present the contents of the cabinet simultaneously to two opposite openings in the ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4239311 | Sub-assemblies for rotary storage cabinet This invention relates to a rotary storage cabinet comprised of an outer stationary housing and an inner rotatable rotor having four sides two of which are positionable to present the contents of the cabinet simultaneously to two opposite openings in the ... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4229060 | Stop mechanism for rotary storage cabinet This invention relates to a rotary storage cabinet comprised of an outer stationary housing and an inner rotatable rotor having four sides two of which are positionable to present the contents of the cabinet simultaneously to two opposite openings in the ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4183596 | Two way travel drawer slide A two way travel three section drawer slide assembly is provided for cabinets, desks, files, service vehicles and the like to permit a drawer to be selectively extended from opposite sides. The assembly includes an outer channel section for attachment to ... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4178049 | Shelf box with dual pivoting stop mechanism A shelf box is designed for use with a shelf rack or storage cabinet open on both sides so that the shelf box can be removed from either side of the rack or cabinet. Two stop members are respectively mounted adjacent to opposite ends of the shelf box for ... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4150960 | Moveable top seal for an eliminator sheet core An eliminator core having a hinged member for sealing the top edges of a plurality of eliminator sheets formed in a bundle. More particularly the core having a cam for displacing the hinged member.... | 04/24/1979 |