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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141966 | Telescopic pull-out arrangement A telescopic pull-out arrangement for a refrigerator is provided that includes two telescopic pull-out mechanisms each provided with a stationary rail on a common frame and a movable rail, and a storage part retained on the movable rails by a pair of identical adapt... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7976112 | Cabinet drawer and stationary drawer glide A stationary drawer glide and cabinet drawer are provided. The stationary drawer glide and cabinet drawer incorporating the drawer glide allow for a user to easily slide open and closed a cabinet drawer without causing damage or warping to the cabinet drawer, even i... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7780254 | Slide rail structure A slide rail structure disposed between a chassis and a rack is provided. The slide rail structure includes a first slide rail, a slider, a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first slide rail is fixed on the rack. The slider is slidably connecte... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7722139 | Mechanism for quickly assembling or disassembling drawer slide A slide assembly includes an outer slide member on either side of a cabinet; two inner slide members each adapted to move relative to the outer slide member and comprising front and rear tabs each having an adjacent opening; a front locking unit on either side of a ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7347516 | Friction slide The apparatus and methods reduce the force needed to open and close a drawer, as well as reduce noise generated by friction slide mechanisms when the drawer is opened and closed. A drawer slide mechanism includes a first elongated track, an elongated rail, and a low... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331644 | Stay-closed drawer slide with socket A self-closing drawer slide assembly for installation between a drawer and the interior of a cabinet is disclosed in conjunction with a compatible mounting socket for mounting the rear of the cabinet member to the rear wall of the cabinet. The socket telescopically ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326078 | Shield member The present invention provides a shield member for covering the slot of an electronic device, including at least a body for inserting and pluggable into the slot; a slide block disposed on the surface of the body and corresponding to the slot; and an elastic portion... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327565 | Mounting apparatus for storage devices A mounting apparatus includes a bracket (50) for receiving a storage device (60) therein. A position-translating member (10) is attached to outside of the bracket selectively at first and second positions. A slidable member (30) is slidab... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316054 | Sealable casket having memorabilia compartment A sealable casket having a memorabilia compartment comprises a shell and at least one cap pivoted to the shell. The shell and cap have respective confronting flanges. A gasket is disposed between the flanges of the shell and the cap forming a seal therebetween. A me... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306300 | Cabinet runner side wall extension A cabinet runner side wall extension includes a wall with opposite sides, a flange extending from the wall, and a tab extending from the wall. The flange extends substantially normal from one side of the wall. The tab includes a first portion extending away from a s... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7281775 | Supporter for clothes washing machine and clothes drying apparatus A supporter for a clothes washing machine and a clothes drying apparatus for smoothly sliding a drawer in and out of a case regardless of temperature change by improving the structure of the drawer to be installed in the case. The supporter includes a case to suppor... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281774 | Object supporting unit As an arrangement to reduce an operational force to draw the drawer 3 forward from the drawer storage position 2, wherein at least a rear end side of a drawer 3 is supported in a drawer storage portion 2 in a manner movable along back and... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7249812 | Display system A frame structure includes a first end wall having first and second ends in a top edge. A second end wall is spaced apart from the first end wall and generally parallel orientation relative to the first end wall. The second end wall has first and second ends in a to... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7240979 | Structure of adjustable sliding device An improving structure of adjustable sliding device that can be stretched and shortened in its length, comprises a base, an upper frame, a middle frame and a sliding device. The base further comprises a flat horizontal unit and two side plates which are formed perpe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229114 | Stowage device for a luggage space of a motor vehicle A stowage device for a luggage space of a motor vehicle having a container which is mounted such that it is moveable by guide means between a rest position and a stowage position is known. According to the invention, the guide means and the container are arra... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7187543 | System for optimal vibration isolation of disk drives in a data storage device A system for dampening vibrations of a plurality of disk drives in such a way that the packaging density of disk drives is optimized. This is achieved by attaching a device for dampening vibrations to a population set of disk drives. The population set of disk drive... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178889 | 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 slidably accommodated includes a body side rail provided for the body, and an object (i.e., drawer) side rail provided for the ob... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171099 | Slide arrangement for cable drawer A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166821 | Radiant convection warming drawer A warming drawer has a cabinet defining a cavity and a tray that slides into and out of the cavity. An infrared heating lamp is positioned within the cabinet to heat the cavity, and a fan is supported by the cabinet and is configured to circulate air from the cavity... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7137767 | Storage media drive isolation apparatus and methods In one embodiment, a fastener includes an integrated isolation member composed of a resilient material, the isolation member being adapted to isolate a storage media drive to which the fastener is to be mounted from a drive cage in which the drive is to be installed... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108143 | Sliding rail assembly for wire basket A sliding rail assembly for wire baskets is provided. The rail of the sliding rail assembly has an enlarged opening in the front so that a wire basket could be guided into the rail quickly and easily. A number of wheel members are installed along the bottom of the r... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104715 | Deployable keyboard device including displaceable keybutton positions for portable miniature electronic devices In a miniature keyboard, keybuttons may shift their relative positions from a relatively smaller array when stored to deployment which results in a relatively larger array for active keyboard use. An application for this positional adjustment is the use of the keybo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090320 | Coupling structure for a sliding track and a mounting bracket A coupling structure for a sliding track and a mounting bracket includes a rear mounting plate and a frame shell. The frame shell has a front opening end which has one side forming a guiding notch. The front opening end further has an upper and a lower retaining fla... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083045 | Multipurpose storage device The present invention is a storage device ideally suited for storing a ladder or any elongated object. The storage device of the present invention comprises an elongated storage box having a front wall, rear wall, bottom wall, top wall and a pair of side walls formi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063316 | Automated banking machine currency dispenser modules Dispenser modules include structure permitting their securement in stacked and aligned relation. The dispenser modules can contain multimedia. The dispenser modules can be used in an automated banking machine operative to dispense multimedia. Modules can include a p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059897 | Rapid exchange system for testing wireless networks One embodiment of the system provides for removably mounting a signal testing unit to a suitable vehicle surface, and optionally provides for an electrical connector to a power source, GPS antenna, and cellular antennas such that moving a signal testing unit from on... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028503 | Refrigerator modular storage assemblies Modular storage assemblies for refrigerators are provided. The storage assemblies include drawers formed of multi-component frames that support pans. The drawers are provided in a variety of configurations and include parts that can be used in various configurations... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021730 | Drawer bracket A drawer bracket is configured for connection to conventional wall mounted standards and provides for supporting a drawer in a generally horizontal orientation. A drawer receiving channel allows for sliding movement of the drawer supported by the drawer bracket. A s... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008157 | Explosive assisted expanding fastener An explosive assisted fastener for joining steel framing members. The fastener is comprised of an integrally formed member having a head section, a stem section and a tip section, such that the head section is disposed at a first end of the stem section and adapted ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6978513 | Method and apparatus for stopping a moving member A system and method for stopping a moving member located on a stationary member. The system includes sliders or rollers configured to move along a track. The track has a discontinuity to move the moving member to engage a friction pad to slow the moving member. The ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976745 | Snap-on slide and rail assembly A snap-on sliding track assembly and method including a rail assembly and a slide assembly adapted to be securely mounted to each other without loose hardware and tools. The rail assembly has a latch and a plurality of standoffs. The slide assembly has a latch recep... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6945620 | Guide rails for pull-out drawer/equipment A sliding guide rail assembly (20, 20a, 20b) is provided for slidably mounting a drawer or equipment (10) within a cabinet or chassis. The rail (33a) is formed from a sheet metal into a T-shaped section onto which a s... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938967 | Telescoping slide assembly A telescoping slide assembly includes interconnected mounting, intermediate and stationary slide elements movable relative to one another to extend and retract the mounting and intermediate slide elements relative to the stationary slide element between fully extend... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6923518 | Drawer slide and drawer slide adjustment mechanism A drawer slide and drawer slide adjustment mechanism. A drawer slide includes an aperture about which a camming mechanism or lever is attached to, or operates on, the drawer slide. A screw or pin may be placed through a portion of the camming mechanism and through t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6898830 | Sealable casket having memorabilia compartment A sealable casket having a memorabilia compartment comprises a shell and at least one cap pivoted to the shell. The shell and cap have respective confronting flanges. A gasket is disposed between the flanges of the shell and the cap forming a seal therebetween. A me... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6834923 | Miniature solid bearing slide assembly A telescoping slide assembly having at least a first slide segment and a second slide segment. Desirably, each of the first and second slide segments include one or more solid bearing surfaces and are in contact with one another along at least a portion of the beari... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6824232 | Bureau housing with baskets laundry system The furniture box and laundry hamper system of the main embodiment has grooves in the interior of the sides of the box to accept plastic baskets. The 1″ groove will widen toward the front of the sidewall the last 17% of the groove to a 2″ groove. This will keep ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6788997 | Medical cabinet with adjustable drawers The system for monitoring and dispensing medical items which are dispensed for administration to patients includes a data terminal (76, 338) which is connected through a network (82, 328) to at least one remote computer (84, 324) having a proces... | 09/07/2004 |