Did You Know...
...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186779 | Slide assembly with security device A slide assembly with a security device includes a first slide member, a second slide member, first and second stop members and an elastic member. The first slide member has a guiding passage. The first and second stop members are located on the first slide member. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8132875 | Three-sectional rail structure A multiple steps rail arranged in the two opposite sides of a frame includes a retainer, a first sliding unit, and a second sliding unit in each side. The retainer is approximately a concave body and a plurality of stopping units are formed on proper positions there... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7758134 | Drawer fixing apparatus A drawer fixing apparatus includes a bottom rail on a cabinet and having a movable latch member and at least one slide. The slide has a brake connected to a fixing member by a resilient member and an inner rail slidable on the slide and combined with a drawer. The i... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744178 | Rack-mounted rail system A racking system for storing equipment in a rack includes a rail that is configured to be attached to the rack and a housing that receives the equipment. One of the housing and rail includes a catch, and the other of the housing and the rail includes a slot for enga... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7708359 | Latch mechanism for slide rail assembly A latch mechanism is provided for retaining a slide rail assembly, which includes first and second slide rails. The latch mechanism includes a latch member movably attached to the second slide rail, a stop member mounted to the first slide rail to engage in the latc... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7658457 | Inner sliding rail mounting structure for sliding track assembly for drawer A inner sliding rail mounting structure is disclosed to include a control plate pivoted with a front side thereof to an inner sliding rail of a sliding track assembly for engagement with a stop block of an intermediate sliding rail of the sliding track assembly to s... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7648214 | Positioning device for drawer slide bearing carrier A positioning device for a drawer slide bearing carrier includes a bearing carrier having rollers located between a carrying rail and a sliding rail. The bearing carrier has a recess and a hook portion at a front end thereof. The carrying rail has a support at a fro... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7588299 | Rail assembly for drawers A rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail is movably received in the first rail. A third rail is movably received in the second space. A retrieving unit includes a fixed member which is fixedly located in an end of the first rail and an extension rail ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7552982 | Drawer slide assembly with catch mechanism The invention concerns a drawer slide assembly, preferably for use in appliances, comprising a catch mechanism for resisting slide extension when the drawer is in a closed position. The catch mechanism is made of a spring arm pivotally mounted to one of the rails an... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7413269 | Synchronous system for a three-stage ball bearing slide A synchronous system for a three-stage ball bearing slide includes a carrier track being inserted into a fixed track to carry a mobile track. Both of the mobile and the carrier tracks engage in reciprocal movement along the same axis direction in relation to the fix... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413270 | Locking device of sliding drawer An improved locking device of sliding drawer comprises a sliding rail and a locking device, when the sliding drawer is pushed back to a cabinet body, the locking device is initiated when a second sliding track moves along the sliding rail towards a direction of the ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7364244 | User-controllable latching carrier rail system A system rack configured to house rack-mount modules comprising a support structure; a rack-mount module slidingly mounted within the support structure; a carrier rail system slidingly supporting the module and comprising a pair of linear slides each secured to the ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357362 | Bracket positioning structure for a slide A bracket positioning structure for a slide includes a bracket having an end plate at one end and a fastening seat close to the end plate. The fastening seat is pivotally connected with a connecting element. The connecting element comprises an arm having at least on... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357468 | Locating structure for a slide assembly A locating structure for a slide assembly operates in conjunction with a middle, an inner, and an outer rail with the inner rail sliding into the middle rail and the middle rail sliding in the outer rail and includes a linking member, a locating member and an elasti... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344209 | One-way drawer stop The present disclosure is a one-way drawer stop having a counterbalanced latch 16 and stop plate 20. In the preferred embodiment the latch mechanism 16 is installed on the sliding member 14 while the stop plate 20 is installed on t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7263953 | Automatic pet trainer This invention relates to an integrated automatic device for training and feeding a pet, which also functions as a play mate while the owner is absent or otherwise engaged. A toy holder, when actuated by an ejector, throws a toy placed therein to a predetermined dis... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246814 | Multi-level hand cart A multi-level personal utility cart includes a frame including a vertical rear panel and a handle including latching structure on side portions of the handle, each latching structure being structurally engaged with a portion of the rear panel, a lower basket assembl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7210752 | Telescoping slide rail with latching and alignment mechanisms A telescoping slide rail assembly including interconnected mounting, intermediate and stationary slide rails movable relative to one another to extend and retract the mounting and intermediate slide rails relative to the stationary slide rail between fully extended ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7150509 | Safe guard for a multi-section slide track assembly of drawers A safe guard device for the multi-section slide track assembly of drawers includes an inner slide track, an intermediate slide track, a limit member mounted on the intermediate slide track and an outer slide track. The inner slide track and the intermediate slide tr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7111913 | Telescoping slide rail with latching and alignment mechanisms A telescoping slide rail assembly including interconnected mounting, intermediate and stationary slide rails movable relative to one another to extend and retract the mounting and intermediate slide rails relative to the stationary slide rail between fully extended ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101081 | Positioning device for a ball bearing slide A positioning device for a ball bearing slide includes a positioning member and a releasing member and is incorporated with a mobile track and a fixed track. The positioning member is pivoted to the mobile track. The releasing member is inserted into the mobile trac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086708 | Buffer device for a slide structure A buffer device for a slide structure includes a buffer secured to the rear end of a fixed track to provide a buffer effect. The buffer provides a steady elastic force when in contact with a mobile track to maintain a steady and stable status. The buffer comprises a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083243 | Self-closing and opening preventing device for slide rails A self-closing and opening preventing device for slide rails of a drawer includes a housing fixed on the rear inside of a fixing rail with engaging holes on its front upper and lower positions and a long pin guiding groove on its central part. A cam slider is movabl... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077487 | Drawer rail with auto-returning device A drawer rail having an auto-returning device has an outer track, an inner track, a driving block formed on the outer/inner track and a base mounted on the opposite inner/outer track. The base has a spring recess and a block recess with a positioning cutout to respe... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6997529 | Synchronizing device for a tri-sector slide A synchronizing device for a tri-sector slide includes a loading rail secured to a fixed rail to load a sliding rail, and is in such an arrangement that the loading rail and the sliding rails are capable of doing linear reciprocal movement with respect to the fixed ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6984008 | Friction drawer slide A telescopic drawer slide including first, second and third drawer slides, each having a longitudinal length with a web and arcuate arms along the longitudinal margins of the web, the second drawer slide being nested within the arcuate arms of the first drawer slide... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6955380 | Drawer safety latch A drawer safety latch automatically stops the drawer both when opening and closing the drawer. In a preferred embodiment, the safety latch is a one-piece design and includes a large, flat surface for stick-on mounting of the safety latch to the drawer without the ne... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945619 | Positioning device for a slide A positioning device for a slide includes a mobile track, a fixed track, and an auxiliary slide panel. A transient restriction of the mobile track is created by means of a slide piece for restriction and a retainer. The mobile track is then pushed into the fixed tra... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935710 | Two-way retainer for a slide track assembly of drawers A two-way retainer for a slide track assembly comprises a retaining mechanism mounted on a first slide track, and a stop member mounted on a second slide track. The retaining mechanism is consisted of a pair of retaining arms and an elastic member. The retaining arm... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935521 | Adjustable apparatus to support an electronic device within a rack An adjustable apparatus for supporting an electronic device within a rack including a fixed rail, a sliding rail, and a latch. The sliding rail is adjustably receivable within the fixed rail. The latch maintains the relative positions of the sliding and fixed rails ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6902069 | System and method for rack cable management A cable management assembly includes a first arm assembly pivotally connected with a second arm assembly. Each arm assembly includes a slide lock which may tool-lessly couple to a slide lock receptacle attached to a rack slide chassis member or a rack slide stationa... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899408 | Track device for a drawer A track device includes an outer track having two stops, a middle track slidably mounted in the outer track, the middle track having two slots that provide a passage to the outer track, and an inner track slidably mounted in the middle track. A resilient member incl... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6851774 | Retaining structure for a track device for drawers A track device includes a first track, a second track slidably received in the first track, a stop member fixed on the first track, a limiting member pivotally mounted to the second track and including two cams for respectively releasably engaging with two stops of ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6817685 | Release mechanism for drawer slide latches A release mechanism for drawer slides. A latch is remotely operated by a camming or biasing translatable bar. The bar biases or cams a lever out of engagement from a tab, thereby reducing the need to directly adjust the lever. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805418 | Friction drawer slide A telescopic drawer slide including first, second and third drawer slides, each having a longitudinal length with a web and arcuate arms along the longitudinal margins of the web, the second drawer slide being nested within the arcuate arms of the first drawer slide... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6749276 | Sequencing mechanism for slide assembly A sequencing mechanism for a slide assembly having at least three segments, including an outer slide segment, one or more intermediate slide segments and an inner slide segment. The sequencing mechanism ensures that the inner and intermediate slide segments extend t... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6550876 | File interlock system and mechanism An interlock system for use with two or more vertically arranged drawers mounted on telescopic slides in a housing such as a cabinet so as to prevent the extension of a drawer once another drawer is opened. The interlock system interfaces with the station... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6412892 | Lateral guide for a cupboard slide-out system A lateral guide for a slide-out system for a cupboard and including at least one first rail securable to an inner side of a top of a furniture member or an upper surface of a pull-out furniture section and having a plurality of guide rollers supported on ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6367899 | Forward pull type bolt lock structure of a slide A forward pull type bolt lock structure of a slide includes an outer rail provided with first and second locking blocks. An inner rail is received in the outer rail and is provided with a mounting hole for a pivot member to pivot one end of a positioning ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6350001 | Sliding track assembly for drawer A sliding track assembly includes an outer rail, an intermediate rail, an inner rail, a stop member, a first sliding bearing, a second sliding bearing, and a locating plate, wherein the inner rail has a raised portion adapted to engage the stop member for... | 02/26/2002 |
