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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096627 | Latch apparatus to an enclosure for an electronic device A latch apparatus for a cover and a housing is mounted on at least one side in a front of the housing. The latch apparatus includes a bracket rotatably attached to at least one outer side in a front of the housing and a linkage coupled to the bracket. When the brack... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7946665 | Safety cabinet with multipanel folding door A cabinet has a body having an open side and two doors each comprised by an outer panel and an inner panel. The panels are pivotal between a closed position in which they are all generally coplanar and cover the open side with the inner panels between the outer pane... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7621605 | Shelf extending and lifting system A cabinet having opposing side walls and an open, or openable, frontal area, provides a pair of arms pivotally engaged with each of the side walls. The arms are rotatable between a downwardly and rearwardly directed position and a forwardly directed position extensi... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7395765 | Rotatable table and method of use A rotatable table includes a shelf unit which is mounted on a support structure and a rotatable unit having a work surface which may be rotated from a horizontal position to a vertical position. The rotatable unit may be placed in (1) a horizontal position, (2) spec... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7249814 | Slide rail A slide rail unit for guiding an object to be pulled out, such as drawer, from a body, such as furniture or desk, in which the object is slid ably accommodated includes a body side rail provided for the body, and an object (i.e., drawer) side rail provided for the o... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240945 | Articulating overhead console for recreational vehicles The present teachings disclose a recreational vehicle comprising, in one embodiment, a chassis having a plurality of wheels and a vehicle frame having a front frame member mounted to the chassis. In addition, the recreational vehicle includes a coach having a plural... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7017956 | Lock mechanism and opening-closing device A lock mechanism includes a cam provided on one of a base member and a movable member and having a swing groove around a roughly heart-shaped projecting portion; a swing member pivotally provided on the other of the base member and the movable member and having a pi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6922874 | Housing cover for electronic microdevices A system for covering and closing off a housing of an electronic microdevice with a cover plate that extends over a mostly level surface of a faceplate of the housing. Rotary or pivoting hinges are provided to allow the cover plate to be lifted off of the surface of... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6877830 | Lifting apparatus for a two-leaf folding flap A lifting apparatus for a two-leaf folding flap, whose upper leaf is hinged to a top or partition wall of a cupboard around a horizontal first axle and whose lower leaf is pivotally connected to the upper leaf around a second axle parallel to the first axle, compris... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6779856 | Counterbalanced door system for a storage cabinet A storage unit includes a cabinet defining an interior and a door assembly, which has a first door section and a second door section. Each of the door sections is pivotably mounted to the cabinet for movement between an open position and a closed position. The first... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6779857 | Storage structure and door structure A door structure includes a door frame having edge portions of which at least some are curved. The door structure further includes a flexible door panel which is pivotable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The door panel is resiliently deform... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6764146 | Computer enclosure with pivoting opening means A computer enclosure includes a base (10), a hood (20), a pair of first locating plates (50), a pair of second locating plates (70), a pair of positioning plates (60), and a pair of connecting mechanisms (40) pivotably conne... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761421 | Computer enclosure with pivoting opening means A computer enclosure includes a base (10), a hood (30), a pair of locating plates (50), a pair of positioning plates (60), and a pair of connecting mechanisms (70). The hood includes a top cover (32), and a bezel (38)... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6622345 | Door hinge mechanism A simple and inexpensive hinge system or mechanism that may apply to the front panel or door so as to obtain an easy access to the inside without making the mechanism much more complicated or expensive. The hinge mechanism for a front panel or door is hin... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6557958 | Storage bin with counterbalanced door An assembly includes panels forming a bin or cabinet, and a flipper door operably attached to the bin by a pair of opposing modules. Each module includes a body forming a groove forming a curvilinear track along its upper edge, and the door includes a fol... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6520610 | Portable storage device and table A device includes a main container unit and top container units that can be stored inside the main container unit. A lid doubles as a lid and as a table to support food thereon. Legs support the lid on the top container units.... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6442799 | Hinge A hinge comprising a base and a plate rotataby coupled to the base about a turn axis fixed in the base. The hinge further includes a swing member rotably coupled to the plate about a pivot axis fixed relative to the plate and a spring coupled between the ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6394566 | Workstation and spring-assisted door therefor A storage riser for mounting atop a work surface has an open-front wall structure including rear, side and top walls and a bifold door assembly for closing the front opening. The door assembly has an upper panel hingedly connected to the front of the top ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6340214 | Safety shelf A pull down storage shelf assembly for a standard wall cabinet to access items on the upper storage shelf is described. The shelf assembly has two arms on each side attached to an upper support member on one end and a lower support member on the other end... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6309038 | Swinging drawer for kitchen cabinets and suchlike A swinging drawer takes the form of an upper open compartment that is fastened to the underside of an upper wall cabinet/furniture such as, for example, an upper kitchen cabinet that is attached or hung on a wall.... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6220681 | Armoire with built in desk An armoire includes an enclosure having an opening defined therein. A door is located in the opening and is connected to the enclosure by a vertical hinge. A desk panel is mounted in the outside of the door and is connected to the door by a pair of four-b... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6061229 | Mounting arrangement for communications network base stations within a tower interior A mounting arrangement for communications network base stations within a tower interior wherein each base station is secured between upper and lower platform plates by a pair of co-axial swivel mounts. The swivel mounts allow the base stations to be rotat... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5971514 | Cabinet door prop unit An over-the-top type cabinet door prop unit is characterized in that it comprises a fitting case to be rigidly fitted to the inner surface of one of the lateral walls of the cabinet, a movable spring holder vertically movable relative to the fitting case ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5938306 | Cabinet and door assembly A cabinet and door assembly including a cabinet having a horizontal member such as a top including a lower surface and at least one side wall. The assembly further includes at least one first door member pivotly mounted on at least one second door member.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5915804 | Easy-rolling TV dinner table with handy pill organizer An improved snack table comprised of a rectangular table surface with a substantially horizontal width, a built-in glass holder located near the upper right edge of the table surface and a swing-out compartmented drawer, pivotally secured to the underside... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5902028 | Fire extinguisher box A fire extinguisher box is composed of a box body in which a base frame and a link mechanism are mounted. The base frame is fastened pivotally with a seat for locating the fire extinguisher in the box body. The link mechanism is composed of an upright rod... | 05/11/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5735080 | Perfected motion device to open and close a wardrobe door A rigid bearing staff, substantially C shaped, the central element of which is hinged along the axis passing within the thickness of a wall of a wardrobe, fitted with two arms the free ends of which are rotatingly linked to two opposite pins anchored to e... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5664290 | Hinge device for swivel holding of a leaf flap Device for swivel holding of leaf flap which can swivel especially around a horizontal axis comprises a straight four-bar mechanism (8.1, 8.2, 10.1, 11.1) and elastic means (18) to damp the swivel motion. The elastic means have spring element (18) which i... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5494285 | Pinball playfield roller assembly A pinball machine is provided and includes a game cabinet having disposed therein a playfield movable between open, intermediate, and closed positions. A support assembly is used for maintaining the playfield within the cabinet. The support assembly inclu... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5462347 | Pull down storage shelf assembly A pull down shelf assembly (20) for facilitating access to an upper storage shelf (22). The storage shelf (22) is movably mounted to a shelf guide track mechanism (23, 23') for movement between an extended position and a retracted position. The pull down ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5456529 | Powered overhead stowage bin An overhead stowage system for holding luggage above a passenger seat of an airplane has a holding bin movably coupled to a support structure of a modular design which may be preassembled prior assembly with the airplane. A motor drives a cable chain whic... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5383724 | Device for a dishwasher door The present invention relates to an assembly for mounting an outer or external panel to a door for a mid-sized built in dishwasher. A treatment chamber access opening is normally covered by a dishwasher door (17) which is pivotally supported at its lower ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5308158 | Pull down storage shelf assembly A pull down shelf assembly (20, 20a) for facilitating access to upper storage shelves (22, 22a). The shelf assembly includes a shelf guide track mechanism (24, 24', 24a, 24a') and the storage shelf (22, 22a) slidably mounted for movement between an extend... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5249858 | Motor driven movable cabinet A motor driven movable cabinet that provides top shelf accessibility by being lowered outwardly onto the underlying counter top and retracted back to its original position against the wall. A motor driven threaded screw lifting mechanism powers the cabine... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5247877 | Automatic barbecue grill A novel barbecue grill with mechanical linkages which automatically perform the following functions when the user pulls a single handle: (1) the lid opens; (2) the grill surface moves out of the grill; (3) a drip pan may optionally travel under the grill ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5224677 | Pull down display and storage apparatus A pull down display and storage device in one aspect has a member movable with respect to a fixed support having pivot apparatus interconnected between the fixed support and the movable member, the movable member moving out and down from the fixed support... | 07/06/1993 |
