Abstract: A surgical case cart having a closed container supported on a chassis. The closed container includes a pair of front door panels hinged to side door panels which in turn are hinged to side wall sections, so that the container can be completely opened with the front and portions of the sides being exposed by the door panels wrapping around the side and back. The door panels are formed of single pan construction so as to avoid cracks and crevices, and yet exhibit rigidity of a double pan door construction. The lower edges of the door panels provide a baffle effect to reduce the movement of contaminated air into the cart. The top of the cart contains an overhang lip to prevent liquids from spilling into the container. Stem mounted casters are utilized to avoid flat horizontal surfaces on which dirt can collect. The intersection between the back, sides and chassis is constructed to avoid the possibility of collecting contamination and bacteria.

Abstract: A surgical case cart having a closed container supported on a chassis. The closed container includes a pair of front door panels hinged to side door panels which in turn are hinged to side wall sections, so that the container can be completely opened with the front and portions of the sides being exposed by the door panels wrapping around the side and back. The door panels are formed of single pan construction so as to avoid cracks and crevices, and yet exhibit rigidity of a double pan door construction. The lower edges of the door panels provide a baffle effect to reduce the movement of contaminated air into the cart. The top of the cart contains an overhang lip to prevent liquids from spilling into the container. Stem mounted casters are utilized to avoid flat horizontal surfaces on which dirt can collect. The intersection between the back, sides and chassis is constructed to avoid the possibility of collecting contamination and bacteria.

Abstract: A surgical case cart having a closed container supported on a chassis. The closed container includes a pair of front door panels hinged to side door panels which in turn are hinged to side wall sections, so that the container can be completely opened with the front and portions of the sides being exposed by the door panels wrapping around the side and back. The door panels are formed of single pan construction so as to avoid cracks and crevices, and yet exhibit rigidity of a double pan door construction. The lower edges of the door panels provide a baffle effect to reduce the movement of contaminated air into the cart. The top of the cart contains an overhang lip to prevent liquids from spilling into the container. Stem mounted casters are utilized to avoid flat horizontal surfaces on which dirt can collect. The intersection between the back, sides and chassis is constructed to avoid the possibility of collecting contamination and bacteria.

Abstract: A surgical case cart having a closed container supported on a chassis. The closed container includes a pair of front door panels hinged to side door panels which in turn are hinged to side wall sections, so that the container can be completely opened with the front and portions of the sides being exposed by the door panels wrapping around the side and back. The door panels are formed of single pan construction so as to avoid cracks and crevices, and yet exhibit rigidity of a double pan door construction. The lower edges of the door panels provide a baffle effect to reduce the movement of contaminated air into the cart. The top of the cart contains an overhang lip to prevent liquids from spilling into the container. Stem mounted casters are utilized to avoid flat horizontal surfaces on which dirt can collect. The intersection between the back, sides and chassis is constructed to avoid the possibility of collecting contamination and bacteria.

Abstract: A surgical case cart having a closed container supported on a chassis. The closed container includes a pair of front door panels hinged to side door panels which in turn are hinged to side wall sections, so that the container can be completely opened with the front and portions of the sides being exposed by the door panels wrapping around the side and back. The door panels are formed of single pan construction so as to avoid cracks and crevices, and yet exhibit rigidity of a double pan door construction. The lower edges of the door panels provide a baffle effect to reduce the movement of contaminated air into the cart. The top of the cart contains an overhang lip to prevent liquids from spilling into the container. Stem mounted casters are utilized to avoid flat horizontal surfaces on which dirt can collect. The intersection between the back, sides and chassis is constructed to avoid the possibility of collecting contamination and bacteria.

Abstract: An enclosed shelving having a top shelf supported above a bottom shelf with each of the shelves including a peripheral lip, the enclosure having an open wire construction including side and rear panels provided with retaining fingers extending at the upper and lower ends thereof to engage the peripheral lip of the shelves, thereby retaining the panels in place. The fingers are offset with respect to the panels, with the extent of offset of the fingers alternating between a greater and lesser degree of offset to thereby straddle the peripheral shelf lip and retain the panels in place. A pair of front door panels are hinged to the side panels and are provided with a latching mechanism whereby the enclosed shelving can be used for security purposes.

Abstract: A shock absorbing caster including a wheel positioned between a yoke member and a cap member disposed over the yoke member, the cap member being pivotally secured to the yoke member to permit limited rotational movement therebetween. A shock pad of elastomeric material is positioned between the yoke member and the cap member for resiliently cushioning the pivotal rotational movement between the yoke and cap members. A bolt secures the shock pad to the cap member to limit the rotational movement between the yoke and cap members. The rear portion of the shock pad is vertically spaced from the cap member to provide a rear opening to allow cleaning thereof and prevent collection of water therein.

Abstract: A work table having a table top with a uniform planar upper surface, truncated corners and a frame on the underside thereof. Depending from the frame are corner collar members with a respective tapered bore therein. The table top is supported by corner support posts each of which include recesses at least adjacent to the respective upper ends thereof. A pair of matingly engaging sleeve sections clamp around each support post. The sleeve sections, when joined, provide a corresponding tapered exterior surface. A protusion, internally of the sleeve sections, locks into an associated recess on the support posts. The corner collar members receive the respective pairs of sleeve sections and urge them into secure clamping engagement of the support posts. The work table can include a frame support therebelow or an adjustable shelving therebelow.

Abstract: A carrier for printed circuit boards formed of a substantially rectangular configuration having a pair of spaced apart opposing panels coupled between a pair of skeletal wire frames. Coupling devices are provided for adjustably coupling corresponding ends of each of the panels to the frames to thereby permit adjustment of the spacing between the panels. A plurality of spaced apart elongated guides are correspondingly formed on the panels for receiving opposing edges of circuit boards which are supported between the panels. Support devices are integrally formed at the opposing ends of each of the frames for providing a variety of types of supports for the carrier. At the same time, the support devices are utilized for providing an interlocking relationship between adjacent carriers for permitting vertical stacking of the carriers.

Abstract: Panels for holding printed circuit boards and the like which includes at least a pair of panels, each panel having a front surface with raised portions thereon to provide a criss-cross arrangement of recesses for receiving edges of the printed circuit boards therein, the recesses extending at inclined angles to the side edges of the panel to hold the printed circuit boards in an inclined position between the two panels. The raised portions are preferably diamond-shaped. Partition members divide each of the panels into two sections so that the printed circuit boards can be received from each side edge of the panels. Cutouts are provided in each side edge of the panel for adjustably mounting the panels on parallel rods of the cart, wherein the panels are slidable along these rods to a selected position and then secured in the selected position by fastening members.

Abstract: A shock resistant caster assembly having a wheel positioned in a housing formed of at least two sections vertically displaceable with respect to each other, one of the housing sections being coupled to the wheel at its rotational axis. A shock pad of elastomeric material is positioned between the housing sections for resiliently cushioning the vertical displacement between the housing sections.

Abstract: Shelving including a flat shelf member positioned on corner posts, where the height is adjustable. Each of the corner posts has a spiral indentation around its exterior. Corner clamping assemblies are placed about each corner post. The clamping assemblies have frusto-conical shaped exteriors and are provided on their interior with an inwardly extending protrusion which can engage within the spiral indentation. The shelf has corner retaining members with complementary frusto-conical interiors which receive and securely hold the clamping assemblies about their respective corner posts. The spiral indentation in the corner posts permit the corner clamping assemblies to be positioned at any location along the corner posts to thereby selectively vertically position the flat shelf at a desired height.

Abstract: A plastic coating for plated metal shelving used in walk-in coolers, and the method of applying the coating to the metal shelving. When the metal shelving is cleaned and prepared for the plating, a nickel film and a chromium film are electrodeposited in that order on the metal shelving in two successive operations. The deposited chromium metal surface is then treated with an iron phosphate in order to enhance the adhesion of a final outer layer of plastic. The iron phosphate treatment is carried out in a three-stage spray washer operation. The coating in the form of an epoxy resin is then applied, where the epoxy resin is preferably a thermosetting plastic of the Bisphenol-A type which requires specific time and temperatures to achieve a proper desired cure and color.

Abstract: A flat shelf having truncated corners with a corner connector disposed against each truncated corner. The corner connectors tightly clamp onto corner support posts to retain the shelf in an elevated position. Each corner connector includes a brace member having a recess at its rear end for receiving one truncated corner, and a base wall within the recess for abutting against the truncated corner. A receiving pocket is provided at the front of the brace member for receiving the legs of a U-shaped clamp. The upper and lower walls of the brace member include aligned arcuate seats, which in conjunction with a bight portion of the clamp, define a sleeve which is tightenable around its associated corner support post. Bolts are inserted through the truncated corners to tighten the clamps around the corner support posts and securely retain the corner connectors against the truncated corners to thereby provide substantially closed crevice-free corner connectors.

Abstract: An article supporting apparatus including a bracket which can be selectively placed and locked onto a supporting standard. A shelf, or other article holding device, is connected to the bracket. The bracket includes a U-shaped clip with transversely offset extending arms at the ends of the clip and longitudinally extending legs at the opposite ends of the arms. One of the legs includes an offset portion which lies in the same plane as the U-shaped clip. The standard includes three spaced apart bars positioned so that when the arms of the bracket sit on the middle bar, the bight of the U-shaped clip will be securely retained behind the upper bar and the legs of the bracket will straddle the lower bar. The bracket can be easily removed and repositioned at another location on the standard.

Abstract: A convertible cart having a shelf and readily assemblable and disassemblable partition members. The cart includes a frame on which the shelf is mounted and casters are included for providing mobility to the cart. The partition which may be in the form of a bottom mat, a back mat, side panels and intermediate panels, are made of rod-like members formed in a grid pattern and which include couplings that permit their interconnection and their convenient assembly and disassembly to and from the frame. The use of conventional fasteners for assembling and disassembling the panels with respect to each other and with respect to the frame is avoided.