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Appliances

Patent 6466278 Issued on October 15, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 1, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Issued on: 01/26/1982
Inventor: White ,   et al.

Data display device
Patent #: 4438458
Issued on: 03/20/1984
Inventor: Munscher

Pivot mechanism for television receiver cabinet
Patent #: 4579473
Issued on: 04/01/1986
Inventor: Brugger

Undercabinet mounting arrangement for cooking appliances
Patent #: 4580853
Issued on: 04/08/1986
Inventor: Hitzeroth ,   et al.

Television apparatus incorporating receiver and video tape recorder in a common cabinet
Patent #: 4831449
Issued on: 05/16/1989
Inventor: Kimura

Retractable storage system for confined spaces
Patent #: 5127721
Issued on: 07/07/1992
Inventor: Inden

Cabinet with integral pivoting television support
Patent #: 5158344
Issued on: 10/27/1992
Inventor: Thurston

Overhead television
Patent #: 5173781
Issued on: 12/22/1992
Inventor: Masreliez

Personal video player and monitor assembly for airline passenger seat console
Patent #: 5179447
Issued on: 01/12/1993
Inventor: Lain

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 516427 filed on 03/01/2000

US Classes:

348/836, Cabinet or chassis248/917, VIDEO DISPLAY SCREEN SUPPORT312/245MOUNTED ON WALL, CEILING OR SPACED PANELS

Examiners

Primary: Hansen, James O.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 58242 EP 08/22/1982
  • 40-4185547 JP 07/22/1992
  • 40-5050883 JP 03/22/1993

International Classes

H04N 005/64
A47F 005/08

Abstract

Appliances designed to be mounted on the bottom of a structure such as an overhead cabinet system. The appliance has an integrated unit (or module) which includes a television tuner and, optionally, a player for an optically readable disk. The appliance also has a display unit of the flat screen type. The display unit is attached to the appliance module by a universal pivot mechanism which allows the unit to be: (a) rotated and tilted to face a viewer, and (b) folded up against the appliance module and out of the way when the display unit is not in use.

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