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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152250 | Synchronizing/stabilizing system and self moving mechanism for drawer applications A synchronizing device for use with a pair of drawer slide assemblies where each drawer slide assembly has at least a first slide member moveable relative to a second slide member, and includes a first stabilization element configured to be coupled to the second sli... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8016373 | Drawer A drawer can be displaced relative to a basic furniture structure, via a pull-out guide. The drawer has, on the opposite sides, in each case at least one gearwheel which meshes with a rack, secured on the basic furniture structure, and is coupled to a gearwheel on t... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7527342 | Drawer stabilizer and self-closer mechanism A drawer mechanism to moveably couple a drawer to a drawer support structure includes a pair of tracks that can be mounted to opposing inner sides of the drawer support structure. The mechanism further includes a pair of drawer stabilizer assemblies that can be moun... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7409137 | Slide arrangement for cable drawer A drawer slide having first and second outer rails interconnected to center rails; each of the center rails interconnected to a hub rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a cable management panel having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer slide can be moun... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7331643 | Piece of furniture with a movable furniture component A piece of furniture with a movable furniture component, in particular a drawer or door, includes a drive unit and a device for the mechanical transmission of force from the drive unit to the movable furniture component or the body of the furniture. In particular, a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331277 | Container positioner A container positioner assembly for use in positioning a volume of material in a container relative to a dispensing apparatus. The container positioner assembly includes structures for engagement with the apparatus allowing relative movement of a container attached ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7281773 | Sliding assisting apparatus A sliding assisting apparatus assists a movable body to move between a drawn-out position and a drawn-in position. The apparatus includes a unit main body to be attached to a main body or the movable body, and a pair of strikers to be attached to the main body or mo... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277273 | Equipment cabinet providing full access to equipment housed therein A cabinet (10) that provides full access to equipment (12) mounted therein broadly comprises a housing (13) for housing the equipment (12), an access door (24) for selectively protecting the equipment (12), a rack (40... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258126 | Dishwasher A dishwasher includes a main body having an open front, a washer tub being extracted from and retracted into the main body through the open front, the washer tub having an open top, a lid for closing the open top of the washer tub when the washer tub is fully retrac... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244006 | Panel adjustment device The invention concerns a panel adjustment device for a drawer (2) that is equipped with a front panel (3), which is located in a cabinet (1) by means of a rail system (4) with at least one each of a drawer rail (10), a cabinet rail... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240978 | Sliding assisting device A sliding assisting device assists a movable body to move between a drawn-in position and a drawn-out position relative a main body. The sliding assisting device includes a unit main body provided on one of the main body and the movable body, and having a slider, a ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219678 | Dishwasher A dishwasher includes a main body being generally of a box shape with an open front, a washer tub being slidably extracted from and retracted into the main body through the open front, the washer tub having an open top, and a covering member for blocking a gap to be... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201451 | Aircraft passenger seat A drive (35, 37) reversible to two active states for optional generation of a force of displacement effecting retraction or extension of a foot rest configuration (11) is provided in an aircraft seat. The seat has seat components such as backrest seat ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7159957 | Actuator for a movable portion of an article of furniture A movable portion of an article of furniture, in particular a drawer, flap or door, includes at least one preferably electrical drive unit and a triggering device for actuation of the drive unit. The triggering device is at least partially arranged at the movable po... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7134780 | Frame including stable case and slidably movable case and backlight module using same A frame for a backlight module includes a stable case (21), a movable case (22) and connecting elements. The stable case has a bottom plate (210) and at least three sidewalls (211) connected to the bottom plate, and the movable case has a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7090318 | System for a sliding door with a camber A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077488 | Drawer closing mechanism A drawer closing mechanism includes a toothed rack fixed in position with respect to a furniture frame member, a toothed drive gear mounted to a drawer for engaging the teeth on the rack, and a spring with two ends, one end being fixedly attached to the drive gear a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7007614 | Expandable shelf An expandable locker shelf is disclosed that can be placed between two substantially vertical members, such as in a locker. The expandable shelf includes a first section having a rack, a second section, and a lever arm having a pinion. The first and second sections ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6969133 | Multi-purpose element for sliding metal racks located inside furniture A multi-purpose element for sliding metal racks located inside furniture, consisting in a box-type bar with upturned-U cross section that acts both as bearing structure for the body of the rack and as protection cover for the telescopic guides of the rack. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6944019 | Integrity monitoring A server blade may comprise a processor and a network interface. The network interface can be configured be connected to a network remote the server blade. The server blade may be configured detect a property of an entity connected to the network. The server blade m... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929305 | Structure of ashtray for automobile The structure of an ashtray for automobiles in a slide-type fashion of a main body sliding into and out of a housing, in which there is no clearance between guide rails of the main body and the guide grooves of the housing during slide motion of the guide rails alon... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6851775 | Refrigerating unit A refrigerating unit includes a cooling chamber, a storage compartment removably guided within the chamber as far as a closing position, and a disengagement device. The chamber has a parallel-guide disposed on its sides. The guide has a mating toothed configuration,... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6834922 | Vegetable compartment in refrigerator A refrigerator compartment having a drawer-type container includes an opening in a top side thereof, and a first rail at a side surface thereof having sloped and horizontal parts. A partition member on the container has a first plate, a second plate, and a link memb... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6650533 | Pluggable drive carrier assembly A computer system with a pluggable drive carrier assembly comprises a cabinet and a circuit board disposed within the cabinet. The circuit board, such as a base board, has a number of connectors attached to a first surface. A drive unit such as a hard dis... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641239 | Refrigerating unit A refrigerating unit includes a cooling chamber, a storage compartment removably guided within the chamber as far as a closing position, and a disengagement device. The chamber has a parallel-guide disposed on its sides. The guide has a mating toothed con... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6565168 | Fittings with a distendible guide for drawers or the like A pull-out guide assembly for a drawer comprises a first body rail, a second body rail, a first moveable rail, a second moveable rail, a first support roller mounted on the first body rail, a second support roller mounted on the second body rail, a first ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6515854 | Disk drive assembly with press fit lever The invention is directed to techniques which use a press fit lever for a disk drive assembly. Such a press fit lever alleviates the need for additional hardware (e.g., screws and inserts) thus reducing complexity, costs and time associated with installin... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6499818 | Pull-out guidance assembly for drawers A pull-out guidance assembly for drawers has one drawer-side pull-out rail and one body-side bearing rail on both sides of the drawer. A fluidic damper is provided as a rotation damper (20). Between the bearing rail (4) and the pull-out rail (6) is displa... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6424523 | Pluggable drive carrier assembly A computer system with a pluggable drive carrier assembly comprises a cabinet and a circuit board disposed within the cabinet. The circuit board, such as a base board, has a number of connectors attached to a first surface. A drive unit such as a hard dis... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6231143 | Over-extendible differential drawer guide A drawer guide of the over-extendible type, including a movement-control element or elements for controlling the movements of the sections of the drawer guide relative to one another. During operation, the movement-control element or elements remain in co... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5829851 | Floating gear damper A gear damper includes anti-ratcheting means for preventing disengagement between a gear of the damper and a mating gear rack when a sliding or rotating tray is moved or rotated in and out of a stationary housing. The gear damper further includes mounting... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5765736 | Pull-out sliding unit for installation in a motor vehicle Pull-out sliding unit for installation in a motor vehicle has a sliding unit that can be pulled out like a drawer, which may, for example, be constructed as a drinks holder or as a tray surface, provided for installation in a fascia of a motor vehicle. In... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5658058 | Floating gear damper A gear damper includes anti-ratcheting means for preventing disengagement between a gear of the damper and a mating gear rack when a sliding or rotating tray is moved or rotated in and out of a stationary housing. The gear damper further includes mounting... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5611288 | Modular transport system for an automatic teller machine An apparatus is provided for moving an ATM relative to a wall between a retracted position and an extended position. The apparatus includes a base, a gear, and a motor coupled to the base for rotating the gear relative to the base. The apparatus also incl... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5564807 | Pull-out mechanism for drawers A pull-out mechanism for a drawer includes a support rail which is to be secured to a furniture cabinet, a pull-out rail which is to be secured to the drawer and a central rail arranged between the support and pull-out rails. The weight of the drawer is t... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5520451 | Guide device for flipper door in cabinet A disclosed guide device for a flipper door includes a pair of main rails disposed in a cabinet body, a pair of auxiliary rails slidably supported respectively on the pair of main rails, and a pair of sliders slidably supported respectively on the pair of... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5492400 | Pull-out guide assembly for drawers and the like A pull-out guide assembly for a drawer or the like includes a support rail to be fastened to a furniture side wall, a pull-out rail to be fastened to the drawer and an intermediate rail. Rollers transfer the load of the drawer from one rail to another. A ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5421648 | Drawer guide A drawer guide including a drawer rail for connection to a drawer, a carcass rail for connection to a carcass and a center rail which engages the drawer and carcass rails in a load transmitting relationship. Engagement with the drawer and carcass rails is... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5409309 | Dishrack motion control arrangement for a dishwasher A motion control apparatus for stabilizing the motion of a dishrack mounted within a tub of a dishwasher such that yawing of the dishrack relative to the tub during movement of the dishrack in and out of the tub is prevented. The motion control apparatus ... | 04/25/1995 |
