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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5823315 | Coin detector and identifier apparatus and method An apparatus for detecting fraud in a coin detector is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with a coin validating device. A coin sensing apparatus, located downstream of the coin validating device and preferably including a plurality of optic emitter-det... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5738187 | Fork level indicator for lift trucks A fork lift truck includes a fork level sensor located in the forks, away from the vertical mast of a lift truck for detecting the true level of the forks, and a vision system including a camera which may take several forms. In one form, a single camera i... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5718310 | Cord winder There is disclosed a telephone cord winder having a single, torsional spring driven cord reel which is rotationally mounted within a cord winder housing. The extendible telephone cord is wound on the reel and electrically connected, through an internal ro... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5697483 | Coin processor A coin mech controller (70), when receiving a coin payment set command from a main controller (10), judges the presence or absence of a coin within an acceptor (100). In the absence of a coin within the acceptor (100), the coin mech controller (70) contro... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5690198 | Ganged electric cord reels A receptacle for mounting a plurality of cord reel inserts, each insert being of the type having a spool carrying a cord inside a case and mounted on a shaft journalled at each end to opposing walls of the case. The shaft has a square end of said shaft ex... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5688166 | Apparatus for counting coins An improved apparatus for sorting, counting and dispensing tokens such as coins used in games in which its driven member is composed of a driving block and a turntable set on a spindle of an electric motor so that a simple assembly can be achieved. The tu... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5678697 | Sorting installation A sorting installation for useful products is proposed, which serves in particular to sort out reusable packaging materials. In order to achieve the sorting-out of individual types of packaging with maximum efficiency, the sorting-out of individual monofr... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5676224 | Electrical collector shoe assembly An electrical collector shoe assembly for a rail electrification system, including a metal holder member in the form of an elongate block body having spaced-apart gripping flanges projecting from its opposite sides upwardly and inwardly of the body, an el... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5673774 | Auxiliary vehicle current collector An energy collector allows flow of electrical energy between a vehicle and a rail of a railway track. The energy collector includes a vehicle mounting device for mounting the energy collector to such vehicle; a collector shoe for sliding electrical contac... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5671833 | Retractable coaxial cable device A retractable device for mounting a length of high speed coaxial cable is taught. The device allows for easy connection of coaxial cable to various electronic devices while also being readily disconnected and stored as needed. The device comprises a compa... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5669472 | Contact shoe assembly for a train A contact shoe assembly for a train movable along a support track having an electrically-energized power rail extending substantially parallel with the support track. The contact shoe assembly includes a support member with two spaced-apart guide channels... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5669471 | Trailer wire recoil device A trailer wire recoil device including a housing that has a plurality of mounting holes within a front wall. Each mounting hole receives a screw that extends through a rear wall for mounting the housing behind a vehicle's license plate. A receptacle has a... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5669470 | Roadway-powered electric vehicle system A roadway-powered electric vehicle system includes: (1) an all-electric vehicle; and (2) a roadway network over which the vehicle travels. The all-electric vehicle has one or more onboard energy storage elements or devices that can be rapidly charged or e... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5667039 | Rollers for the roller guide of sliding elevator doors A roller for use in a roller guide for sliding elevator doors may include a resilient element for effecting quieter elevator operation. The resilient element may form a roller body with a bowl shaped annular casing of sheet steel to run along a carrier se... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5662324 | Hall effect sensor for detecting double fed sheets Apparatus for singulating sheets of paper and detecting a double feed. The apparatus includes: a sheet feeder having a feed deck; a separator wheel housing secured to the feed deck; a separator wheel mounted in the separator wheel housing; a stone mount l... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5662193 | Housing for a retractacle cord mechanism A housing for a retractable cord mechanism includes a first body, a second body and a coupling for securing the first body to the second body in a water tight manner to create a composite body with an interior cavity. The composite body has a snout-like p... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5657848 | Double coin mechanism A coin mechanism capable for simultaneously accepting two coins in generally opposed coin slots measures the diameter and thickness of each coin at the commencement of the actuation of the coin mechanism and includes a rocking blade to obstruct one of the... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5657841 | Extension cord reel assembly with ground fault interrupt outlets An extension cord reel assembly with ground fault interrupt outlets comprising: a main housing unit including a front wall and a rear wall and an upper region including at least one carry handle affixed thereto, the front wall including a large circular a... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5657842 | Brush contact for a vehicle Brush contact for a vehicle, in particular a vehicle that runs on rails and that has a propulsion unit that is to be supplied with an electric current, with a sliding element for the transferral of the electric current from a live conductor, which is carr... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5655626 | Roller guide for a sliding elevator door A roller guide for use with sliding elevator doors may include elements for effecting quieter sliding door running by reducing noise associated with the rollers running along the roller guide. The roller guide may by formed by a convex running surface mad... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5651434 | Battery powered vehicle systems A public service vehicle transport system in which a vehicle powered by sodium/sulphur batteries is recharged through a pantograph at stations along its route from a pylon having arms which carry power conductors. The arms are carried by a rotable part of... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5647584 | Sheet feeder A sheet feeder may include a feed roller for compelling a sheet from a stack of sheets into a sheet path and a pair of separation rollers rotating in the same direction for urging sheets along the sheet path. The separation rollers may be selectively and ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5645147 | Automatically switched trouble light and retracting cord reel apparatus An apparatus for automatically switching on and off a trouble light connected to a retracting extension cord reel assembly is mounted on a cord reel housing. The assembly includes a cord reel having a housing, an extension cord extending through an openin... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5645477 | Change returning device of coin mechanism This invention is directed to a change returning device employed in a coin mechanism of a vending machine. The change returning device is associated with a lower end of a change stacking tube, and includes a ring-shaped member capable of containing the lo... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5642870 | Switch stand Improved railroad switch stands having an improved angled and elongate lever arm to protect the user from back injuries. The lever arm is angled so that an arc of less than 180 degrees is provided for movement of the lever arm from a first position to a s... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642801 | Blade for removing tethers from bill A security device for a bill changer that greatly reduces the risk of the coinage within the changer from being robbed. The security device includes a support having a bill insertion slot therethrough. The support is adapted to be securely attached to a f... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5636712 | Apparatus for driving a self-propelled elevator A friction wheel drive apparatus for a self-propelled elevator car movable in an elevator shaft can be mounted on the top side or bottom side of the car. The drive apparatus is connected with a counterweight by a force transmission device for balancing th... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636710 | Pneumatic delivery system for restaurant food Restaurants featuring improved efficiency through use of pneumatic systems for delivery of fast food products from a kitchen area to a food delivery area, such as in an out building, can revolutionize the fast food industry. A customer order entry station... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5632367 | Validation housing for a bill validator made by a two shot molding process A validator portion of a bill validator is disclosed comprising two different plastic materials of different colors, fused together. The first plastic material is preferably opaque, or black, and the second plastic material is preferably clear. The clear ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5624019 | Method and apparatus for validating money Money items are validated by determining whether n measured properties lie within an n-dimensional ellipse associated with a particular money item. The center of the ellipse lies on the statistical mean of the property measurements for that particular ite... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5622243 | Cord winder for a vacuum cleaner Disclosed is a cord winder for a vacuum cleaner which is easily operated and reduces the volume of the vacuum cleaner. The cord winder has a reel for winding the power cord thereon, an actuator rod formed integrally with a button, and a stopper rod with a... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622363 | Sheet feeder system and method A sheet feeder may include a feed roller for compelling a sheet from a stack of sheets into a sheet path and a pair of separation rollers rotating in the same direction for urging sheets along the sheet path. The separation rollers may be selectively and ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5618035 | Offset stacker A self-contained offset stacker tray assembly is operable in conjunction with the sheet output of a host printer or copier to receive sheets from the host machine and deposit the sheets in offset sets. The assembly includes a supporting base for a frame s... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5617942 | Low-power multi-bay parking meter A low power parking meter to control two or four parking bays. A display, either by a flag-wheel or a digital display will normally indicate the status of each bay. When funds are deposited without indicating the bay to be credited, the meter will escrow ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5617943 | Group forming device for cigarette packing machines A group-forming device for use with cigarette packing machines, wherein each group consists of a number of cigarettes arranged in at least two adjacent and offset layers, with each group being formed in a single motion on the end wall of an outlet of a fe... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5615760 | Method and apparatus for validating money Money items are validated by determining whether n measured properties lie within an n-dimensional ellipse associated with a particular money item. The center of the ellipse lies on the statistical mean of the property measurements for that particular ite... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5615759 | Cash handling apparatus Cash handling apparatus including an insertion mechanism for the insertion of cash into the apparatus by a customer for an article or articles, a container for holding the cash inserted into the apparatus, a detection mechanism for detecting the amount of... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5616074 | Apparatus for counting coins An apparatus mounted within a game machine for counting coins comprising a housing, a holder obliquely mounted on the housing, a turntable disposed within a channel defined on the holder, a rotor mounted to the center of the turntable, a plate mounted to ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5613576 | Apparatus for preventing drift of an elevator car stopped at a floor A stopping apparatus for preventing drift of an elevator car stopped at a floor is actuated by a car door panel. The apparatus includes an axle rotatably mounted on the car floor, a radially extending operating arm for contact with an edge of the car door... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611434 | Rotor for a screen grader The invention concerns a rotor with impulse elements running in the vicinity of a rotationally symmetric screen basket and with blade elements which are run radially within the impulse elements with or by the rotor, notably for use in screen graders. The ... | 03/18/1997 |
