With Structural Installation Patents (Class 108/42)
  • Patent number: 11889957
    Abstract: A bath organizer having a storage area defined by a left panel, a right panel, a front panel and a bottom panel, and at least one attachment cup installed on a support rail that secures the bath organizer to an attachment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: MUNCHKIN, INC.
    Inventor: Quinn Michael Biesinger
  • Patent number: 11859397
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a locking mechanism for use with the adjustable toe board to retain the toe board in its retracted position when necessary for transport, storage, or when the size of the portion of the platform the toe board will be used in requires the toe board to be in its fully collapsible state. The locking mechanism may be comprised of a latching member that is capable of automatic locking when the adjustable toe board is moved into its substantially retracted position. Further, the instant invention may be provided in any number of varying adjustable lengths to accommodate the various platform sizing through the use of a uniquely shaped wedge pin that is used with a fork to couple adjustable or non-adjustable toe boards to scaffolds and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Direct Scaffold Supply, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew G. Wells, Kevin Reinoso
  • Patent number: 11760248
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle is disclosed comprising wheels adapted to roll along a ground surface, a chassis supported on the wheels, and a table assembly supported by the chassis and having a supporting surface adapted to support an object. The table assembly includes a stowed position in which the supporting surface defines a first plane and an extended position in which the supporting surface defines a second plane generally parallel to the first plane. The extended position is rotationally displaced from the stowed position. A center of gravity of the table member may be spaced from the wall by a first horizontal distance when in the stowed position and may be spaced from the wall by a second horizontal distance greater than the first horizontal distance when in the extended position. If desired, an upper stay member can be positioned above the table member to limit upward movement of the table member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: REV Recreation Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kasey Lee Adams, Mark Anthony Perez
  • Patent number: 11739986
    Abstract: A solar tracker system comprising a plurality of on sun trackers and a plurality of off sun tracker. Each tracker is selectively adjusted to achieve a desired power output of the solar power plant system in an example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
    Inventors: Yu Dong Ma, Yang Liu, Francesco Borrelli, Allan Daly, Ricardo Delgado-Nanez, Alexander W. Au
  • Patent number: 11718215
    Abstract: An energy absorbing table includes a support assembly and a table assembly. The support assembly includes a sidewall support that mounts to a sidewall, a support post that attaches to a floor, and a table support assembly coupled to the sidewall support and the support post. The table assembly includes a tabletop, at least one energy absorbing assembly, and at least one linear guide assembly. The at least one energy absorbing assembly includes a pair of plunger assemblies secured to the tabletop, and a crush chamber assembly secured to the table support assembly. The crush chamber assembly is configured to slidably receive an end portion of each of the pair of plunger assemblies and includes a pair of energy absorption cores. The at least one linear guide assembly includes a linear guide secured to the tabletop, and a pair of mounts secured to the table support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Airworthy, Inc.
    Inventors: Del A. Hebert, James V. Rouleau
  • Patent number: 11700936
    Abstract: A work station including a base includes a work surface pivotally mounted to the base so as to be configured to pivot between a first position and a second position. The work surface is configured to cover a protected member when in a first position and the work surface is configured to uncover the protected member when moved into a second position. The base is configured to support the work surface on a floor surface. A height of the work surface can be adjusted to accommodate the ergonomic needs of different users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: David Raymond Koenig
  • Patent number: 11572179
    Abstract: A cabin attendant aircraft tray table may include a front section of a body, a rear section of the body, and at least one hinge coupling the front section and the rear section. The front section may be configured to actuate relative to the rear section via the at least one hinge between a stowed position, a personal electronic device (PED) position, and a tray position. The cabin attendant aircraft tray table may be stowable in a cavity defined within a frame of a cabin attendant aircraft seat assembly when the front section is in the stowed position. The front section may be held in place relative to the rear section via a mechanical assembly when the front section is in the PED position, and may be configured to receive and support a PED when the front section is in the PED position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyler J. Marutzky
  • Patent number: 11559447
    Abstract: Provided is a robot. The robot includes a main body in which an opening portion is defined in a top surface thereof, a seat configured to cover an upper side of the opening portion, a traveling wheel protruding downward from a bottom surface of the main body, a backrest connected to the seat, an opening defined in a front surface of the main body, a foot supporter protruding forward from the main body through the opening, and a pair of arm supporters connected to both sides of the seat, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Boyeon Kim, Jinsu Kim, Jungkyu Son, Hyesun Lee, Jinwon Kang, Bina Kim, Mina Suh
  • Patent number: 11530716
    Abstract: A wall hanging system by which a wall décor item such as a ledge, a frame, artwork, or the like may be mounted to and hung from a wall. The wall hanging system may include a first mounting assembly that is coupled to the wall and a second mounting assembly that is coupled to the wall décor item. The first and second mounting assemblies may be engaged to mount the wall décor item from the wall. One of the first and second mounting assemblies may include a post and the other of the first and second mounting assemblies may include a cavity. The post may be inserted into an insertion portion of the cavity and then slid to a nesting portion of the cavity to lock the first mounting assembly to the second mounting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle, Matthew Scott Kressin, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11524785
    Abstract: A tray table pillow combination for a passenger seat has a table rotatably coupled on each side to a support arm. The table has a utility surface and a cushioned surface on an opposed surface. The support arms are pivotally coupled to either a barrier or another seat forward of the passenger seat. Each arm has a seat connecting segment pivotally coupled to the barrier or other seat, and a table connecting segment slidably engaged with the seat connecting segment. The table is rotatably coupled to the table connecting segment. A detent mechanism is cooperatively engaged between the table connecting segment and the seat connecting segment to selectively lock and release slidable engagement of the seat connecting segment with the table connecting segment. A rotation lock is cooperatively engaged between the table connecting segment and the table on at least one of the support arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventor: Ryan R. Alam
  • Patent number: 11465542
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to, for example, a table for a vehicle, the table including at least one base for fastening to the vehicle, and a table plate connected to the base. The table plate is elastically movable crosswise to a longitudinal axis of the table, in relation to the base, via a connection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Seisenbacher Gmbh
    Inventor: Lorenz Burggraf
  • Patent number: 11432648
    Abstract: A support bracket may include a brace section and a protrusion. The brace section may include a base, a first arm, and a second arm. The base may define a first opening. The first arm may extend from the base in a first direction. The second arm may extend from the base in the first direction. The protrusion may extend from the base of the brace section in a second direction. The second direction may be opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: STRONGHOLD BRACKETS
    Inventors: Steve Black, Robert Light, Kevin Black
  • Patent number: 11388988
    Abstract: A lifting table including a platform having a polygonal contour and including an upper and a lower face, a lifting mechanism and a base. The lifting mechanism connected to the table top and including an actuator for raising and lowering the table top. The base configured for supporting the lifting mechanism. Two side members positioned along two adjoining sides of the table top and a switch element positioned below the upper face, wherein the side members are connected to the table top below the upper face allowing the side members to be moved between a first position, wherein the frame members are disengaged from the switch element and a second position where the side members activate the switch element, hereby preventing displacement of the table top relative to the base. Ends of the side members are arranged with a distance in between each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TRANSLYFT A/S
    Inventors: Jens Egelund, Martin Andersen, Rolf Joachim Frank
  • Patent number: 11344116
    Abstract: A furniture system is provided having a support to be mounted to an upright structure of a building, and a shelf that is assembled onto the support. The shelf has a load-bearing surface, a front side, and a rear side with a first connector. The support has an outer face that includes at least one second connector. The first and second connectors are configured to interconnect such that, in the assembled the furniture system, the shelf is supported by the support with the load bearing surface projecting horizontally away from the upright structure, the first and second connectors resist rotation of the shelf about the first and second connectors by a force acting downwardly through the load bearing surface, and the first and second connectors resist disconnection of the shelf from the support by force applied to the shelf in a direction that is normal to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: CLICKSTAIR PTY LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Fletcher Acquroff, Darren Brink
  • Patent number: 11324310
    Abstract: An elevation working platform includes a lower support and an upper support. At least one group of X-type elevation mechanisms is provided between the lower support and the upper support. The elevation working platform further includes an elastic element. A first end of the elastic element is connected between two end points of a first support rod or a second support rod. A second end of the elastic element is connected to the lower support or a second hinging seat capable of sliding relative to the lower support. Using the X-type elevation mechanisms, the front and back positions of the upper support do not change in an elevating process of the upper support, the structure is simple and practical, and the cost is relatively low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Lehong Xiang, Xiangming Zheng, Tao Lin, Fangyuan Li
  • Patent number: 11206923
    Abstract: An exemplary storage system generally includes a least one back channel mountable along a support surface (e.g., a back wall of a closet, etc.). At least one wall or panel of the storage system is mountable (e.g., via a connector, etc.) along the back channel. The storage system may also generally include one or more of a hang rod, side bracket, shelf trim, end cup, support bracket, and/or shelf. The shelf may be supportable by the back channel, a pair of side brackets, and at least one support bracket. The side brackets may be mountable along sidewalls of the closet and/or to the at least one wall or the storage system that is mountable along the back channel. The hang rod may supportable beneath the shelf when first and second end portions of the hang rod are supported by respective first and second end cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Clairson, Inc.
    Inventors: Enrique Beuses, Thomas Jones, Ryan Bishop
  • Patent number: 11199211
    Abstract: A joint assembly for a bracket pool. The joint assembly includes at least one receiving channel for receiving a supporting tube of the bracket pool. The joint assembly also includes an installation portion defining at least one coupling region. A detachable storage tray including a containing portion for storing objects and at least one connector is removably coupled to the at least one coupling region of the installation portion for removably connecting the detachable storage tray the installation portion. The detachable storage tray is very convenient to install and disassemble, very stable in use, does not occupy extra space, and has low economic costs and manufacturing time and costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL CORP.
    Inventors: Shuiyong Huang, Xiaobo Chen, Chun Yang
  • Patent number: 11169571
    Abstract: A portable laptop computing device includes an internal casing that stores secondary displays which extend outward from the device's primary display to thereby increase the amount of displays a user can view while operating the device. The secondary displays are positioned inside a casing of the primary display which is large enough to house at least two displays. The two displays are connected to a hinge which is configured to provide inward and outward movement and rotational movement of the secondary display about 360°. The system can also be implemented with an expansive ecosystem of interoperable components, including an add-on component from which secondary displays can extend, vertical screen adapters which can replace the customary horizontal configuration, a stand to which the add-on component can connect, and a horizontal screen adapter that connects with the stand to provide a convenient three-display set-up when used with the add-on component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Charles DeMaio
  • Patent number: 11132735
    Abstract: In one implementation, a system for providing product suggestions to provide to a customer during a checkout process at a retail store includes a checkout configuration that includes a point of sale terminal, a scanner to scan products, a scanning preparation area where products to be scanned are positioned, and a customer-facing device. The system can further include one or more product sensors to capture and transmit product signals. The system can also include a product identification system that is programmed to identify the products contained in the scanning preparation area. The system can further include a product recommendation engine that is configured to identify contents of a customer cart from the products contained in the scanning preparation area; determine product recommendations based, at least in part, on the contents of the customer cart; and transmit the product recommendations to the customer-facing device for display to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayachandran Sivan, Mindy Meyer
  • Patent number: 11027639
    Abstract: An automobile, includes: a table stowed at a ceiling of a vehicle cabin; and a table raising and lowering apparatus configured to, resulting from a predetermined operation, raise and lower the table between a usage position at a seat front side of a vehicle occupant seated on a vehicle seat and a stowage position at which the table is stowed at the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 10874215
    Abstract: A swivel shelving system is provided. The swivel shelving system includes a mounting bracket coupled to a corner between a wall and a window, a support arm rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket, and a shelving assembly rotatably coupled to the support arm. The shelving assembly is rotatable between a first position adjacent a window and a second position adjacent a wall. Further, the shelving assembly may include a vertical support coupled directly to the shelf and in other embodiments, the shelving assembly may be a vertical support coupled to a shelf support and the shelf support coupled to and supporting the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventor: John Jackson
  • Patent number: 10875652
    Abstract: A passenger tray table includes at least two hingedly connected table sections, and is operable to move between at least three positions: 1) a stowed mounting position against a fore positioned monument, where the tray table stows at an angle relative to vertical, and a top portion of the tray table is closer to the passenger than a lower portion of the passenger tray table in the stowed position, 2) a first operative position, where a front table section of the tray table lowers into a horizontal position, while the rear table section remains in the angled stowed position, and 3) a second operative position, where the front table section is disposed closer to the passenger while the rear table section of the passenger tray table is lowered to a horizontal position, in line with the front table section to provide a contiguous table surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Dze-How Chuang, Ross Leslie Carmichael, Martti Johannes Lampela
  • Patent number: 10406958
    Abstract: A combination closure and tabletop for a vehicle having a load-carrying bed and method includes a closure body pivotally and removably connected to a bed floor of the vehicle that defines a load bearing surface of a load-carrying bed on the vehicle. The closure body is connected to the bed floor when in a closure state for selectively providing and inhibiting access to a storage compartment disposed below the bed floor. The closure body is removable from the bed floor when in a tabletop state for use in a tabletop configuration. When in the closure state, the closure body is pivotable from the pivot closed position to a pivot open position. The pivot closed position is for inhibiting access into the storage compartment. The pivot open position is for providing access into the storage compartment. When in the tabletop state, the closure body is usable as a tabletop and access is provided into the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Fulton, Brian A. Penza, Christopher R. Freeman, Jared S. Kauffman
  • Patent number: 10329019
    Abstract: Described are aircraft passenger seat assemblies with a passenger seat, a component with an outer surface attached the passenger seat. An inductive wireless power unit with a coil assembly is included with the aircraft passenger seat assembly, and the coil assembly is positioned within the component. A portion of the outer surface of the component covers the coil assembly. Wires connecting the coil assembly to a power supply are hidden from view within the aircraft passenger seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Mark E. Noske, C. Michael Parker
  • Patent number: 10264883
    Abstract: A surface platform mounting system and method. The system includes a platform and a plurality of anchoring plates. The platform defines at least one anchoring edge and at least one free edge. Each anchoring edge defines an inwardly extending channel. Each anchoring plate is configured to be secured within a respective channel and within a respective slot of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Ian Stefenack
  • Patent number: 10194642
    Abstract: Provided herein are bird feeders configured to be positioned on an exterior window sill ledge and readily observed and maintained from the comfort of a home. The bird feeders provided herein can in some embodiments comprise a basin or other container (and optional cover) for holding and/or providing bird seed and/or feed and a compression pad configured to be compressed between a closed window and the window sill to thereby secure the feeder in place on the exterior window sill ledge. In some embodiments adjustable support members can be provided to permit the feeder to be leveled or placed in a substantially level position on an exterior window sill ledge. To refill and/or maintain the feeder a user can access the feeder simply by opening the window from the inside of the home or dwelling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Syll Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Lisa Marie Ellis, Dennis Gerard Ellis
  • Patent number: 9551459
    Abstract: Ultraportable support (A, B, B?, C, D, E), comprising at least two feet (2) attached by means of hinges (3) allowing rotation of said feet (2), a locking system (5) of the hinges (3) allowing to maintain the feet (2) into different angular positions, the support further comprises at least two straps (4) whose width is substantially constant over the entire length, each of the straps (4) being attached to the two opposed feet (2) at a location of the foot distant from the hinges (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: NEWCONCEPTS S.À.R.L. & CO, S.E.C.S.
    Inventor: André Heyen
  • Patent number: 9526329
    Abstract: A portable utility surface appliance disposed on a top surface of a personal articles container engaging upright handles usually used for rolling the container (luggage) behind the traveler. An arrangement of attachments, cantilevers, and resilient leveling regions transform the uneven top-handled surface of the suitcase into a flush, substantially level working surface upon which personal articles, beverages, and electronic devices may be placed. The portable rigid utility surface appliance includes a utility surface adapted to bear on a personal articles container in a substantially horizontal position, a crossmember attached to the utility surface and adapted to extend between parallel uprights extending from the personal articles container, and a pair of opposed, elongated protrusions extending from the crossmember and adapted for simultaneous engagement with the uprights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventors: Loretta M. Glover, Joseph F. Glover, Jacob J. Glover, Samuel J. Glover
  • Patent number: 9447990
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solar array structure that includes a first vertical column having a first height and a second vertical column having a second height, the second height being taller than the first height. The solar array support structure further includes a first horizontal beam attached to and extending across a top of the first vertical column and a second horizontal beam attached to and extending across a top of the second vertical column. The solar array support structure further includes at least one solar panel attached above the first horizontal beam and the second horizontal beam in a plane that extends between the first horizontal beam and the second horizontal beam. Finally, the solar array support structure further includes a telescopic wind brace extending between an upper portion of the first vertical column and a lower portion of the second vertical column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Zuritis
  • Patent number: 9439510
    Abstract: Disclosed is a retrofit shower corner shelf assembly kit including a shelf adapted for retrofitting into an existing shower corner; an adhesive composition for securing the shelf into the existing shower corner; and optionally a decorative composition for concealing edges of the shelf directly adjacent to the existing shower corner. Disclosed is a shelf adapted for retrofitting into an existing shower corner, the shelf includes two flat edges configured for securing the shelf directly on top of a surface and a third flat, free edge, wherein the shelf includes an upper layer, a middle layer attached to the upper layer, a lower layer attached to the middle layer, and the third flat, free edges conceals middle and lower layers of the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: William Joseph Karins Sr.
  • Patent number: 9420886
    Abstract: A panel television support and mounting kit allows the consumer to employ any of the three modes of support, namely stand mount, elevated console mount and wall mount. The elevated console mount incorporates a vertical spine to elevate the panel television above the console and an offset arm to support the television over an upper shelf of the console. A mounting structure is provided that can be attached to the spine or to a wall. Pivoting and tilting is accommodated by the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: LF CENTENNIAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenneth Whalen, Paul R. Jones
  • Patent number: 9402476
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a shelf system and method of installing the shelf system. In a preferred embodiment the shelf has a first piece and a second piece. The first piece is a shelf and the second piece attaches to a corner. The shelf and second piece are connectable in a mortise and tenon arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Inventor: Brian Crandall
  • Patent number: 9320378
    Abstract: A portable stand with a first board and a second board is provided. The first board includes a top surface, a bottom surface and an edge. The edge includes a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom. At least one notch is formed on the top, and a locking slot is formed on the first side. The second board includes a top surface, a bottom surface and an edge. The edge includes a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom. An opening is formed through the top surface and bottom surface in between the edge. The top surface includes a recess formed in between an inner edge, and a locking slot is formed on the second side. The locking slot of the first board and the locking slot of the second board interlock and support the first board in a substantially upright position when resting on a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: James Matthew Phipps
  • Patent number: 9307824
    Abstract: The multi-functional bag with cushion includes a pack portion, similar to a conventional backpack, having a front panel and a rear panel defining an open interior region, along with a pair of shoulder straps secured to the back panel. A cushion is provided having a fixed end and a free end, with the fixed end being secured to a top end of the rear panel of the pack portion. At least one belt extends from the cushion for releasable attachment of the cushion to a chair or the like. A rigid plate is contained within the cushion, adjacent the fixed end thereof, preventing slippage of the cushion when the multi-functional bag with cushion is supported on a chair back or the like. The cushion is pleated, including a plurality of laterally extending fellable pockets and a plurality of pleats separating the pockets from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventor: Abdulmohsen A. Y. M. A. Al-Moumen
  • Patent number: 9241567
    Abstract: An appliance guard including a magnetic strip defining a magnetic field of at least two hundred fifty (250) Gauss units attached to a polymeric kick plate defining an outwardly angled bottom portion for preventing articles from accessing the void under an appliance is provided. The kick plate is four inches (4.0?) wide and overlaps about a half an inch (0.5?) with the magnetic strip which is three inches (3.0?) wide, and each have a length sufficient to cover the front and lateral sides of a conventional appliance. A method of preventing articles from accessing the void beneath the appliance and become lost is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: M. Davis and Associates, LLC
    Inventor: Melody B. Davis
  • Patent number: 9215927
    Abstract: A panel television support and mounting kit allows the consumer to employ any of the three modes of support, namely stand mount, elevated console mount and wall mount. The elevated console mount incorporates a vertical spine to elevate the panel television above the console and an offset arm to support the television over an upper shelf of the console. A mounting structure is provided that can be attached to the spine or to a wall. Pivoting and tilting is accommodated by the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: LF CENTENNIAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenneth Whalen, Paul R. Jones
  • Patent number: 9084482
    Abstract: A shelf apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention includes first and second upstanding posts each having a plurality of horizontally-extending grooves in an external surface thereof, the grooves spaced vertically from one another. First and second shelf support clamps are supported by the first and second posts, respectively. The clamps each have a clamp body received only partially about its corresponding post, and the clamps each include a horizontally-extending protuberance such as a rib received in one of the grooves of its respective post. The apparatus further includes first and second shelf brackets supported by the first and second clamps, respectively, and a shelf supported by the first and second shelf brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Inventor: Kirk J. Botkin
  • Patent number: 9055814
    Abstract: A panel television support and mounting kit allows the consumer to employ any of the three modes of support, namely stand mount, elevated console mount and wall mount. The elevated console mount incorporates a vertical spine to elevate the panel television above the console and an offset arm to support the television over an upper shelf of the console. A mounting structure is provided that can be attached to the spine or to a wall. Pivoting and tilting is accommodated by the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: LF CENTENNIAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenneth Whalen, Paul R. Jones
  • Publication number: 20150135998
    Abstract: A shelf attachment for a flat panel display having a flat plate that can be positioned horizontally on the top edge of a flat panel display. The shelf attachment includes a flange on a first end thereof that extends downward therefrom onto the front of the flat panel display in order to maintain the flat plate in position. The bottom surface of the flat plate may further include hook and loop fastening material that engages with a strip of hook and loop fastening material positioned on the top edge of the flat panel display. An adjustable support arm is pivotally secured to the bottom surface of the flat plate at a second end thereof. The adjustable support arm rests against the back of the flat panel display in order to provide the flat plate with stability so that it can be maintained in position on the flat panel display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: GARY BARSCH
  • Publication number: 20150123431
    Abstract: A platform assembly mountable on a back rest of the chair with a mounting feature and including a platform rotatable connected to a frame member engaged to the back rest of the chair by the mounting feature. The frame member can extend above the mounting feature to position the platform at a useful height, while extending below the mounting feature to engage the back rest to stabilize the platform. The platform can be rotated into a deployed position such that the platform extends outward from the rear of the chair to provide a writing surface or a support surface for an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Mustafa A. Ergun
  • Publication number: 20150122157
    Abstract: A seed tray for a bird feeder to catch seed husks and other debris, the seed tray comprising first and second seed tray members secured together about a pole, a first seed tray support located beneath the first and second seed tray members, the first seed tray support being slidable along the pole and lockable in a desired position with respect to the pole, the first seed tray support engaging with first and second seed tray members to retain the tray members together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Paul L. Cote
  • Patent number: 8997658
    Abstract: A cover of rigid planar configuration is designed for removable placement on the open top of a wheelbarrow for complete closing thereof to protect materials that are oftentimes contained therein from environmental damage. In particular, curable materials such as cement, mortar and the like will begin to cure if left unattended for more than short periods of time and this problem is particularly troublesome in dry climates. The cover is provided with a depending lip for engaging the sides of the wheelbarrow to prevent the cover from siding movement on the wheelbarrow, and tie-down devices can be used to releasably secure the cover on the wheelbarrow. In addition to protecting the contents of the wheelbarrow, the planar surface of the cover can provide a convenient work surface of use on a job site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Randall E. Pipkorn, Nancy M. Pipkorn
  • Patent number: 8998008
    Abstract: One embodiment of a corner shelf assembly having a shelf held securely in a horizontal position by a bracket or corner element, two support rails and two end caps. The shelf comprises a flat sheet with one corner clipped at its apex so that the shelf may be slid into a complementary slot in a bracket or corner element secured into a wall corner. The corner element is attached to two support rails held securely horizontal by the configuration of the corner piece. The support rails comprise a solid body with a narrow tongue protruding from it and running the length of the solid body. The tongues of the support rails are secured to walls having complementary openings and are further secured to the walls by fasteners. The shelf is rested upon the support rails and secured at its front by end caps that sandwich the shelf and the support rails, thus holding the shelf toward the corner and preventing it from tipping up or down. Other embodiments are described and shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventor: Bruce Mack Robertson
  • Patent number: 8985350
    Abstract: A storage system comprises a rack of multiple platforms connectable to one another in a first direction, where each of the platforms has segments that connect to one another along a direction other than the first direction, via a user-operable coupling. The platforms are preferably rectangular, and are connected at their long ends. The segments of each platform are also preferably rectangular, but they are connected along their long sides. In such embodiments, the connection between platforms is perpendicular to the length of the rack, while the connection between segments is parallel to the length of the rack. The segments of individual platforms are preferably coupled together with snap fit connections, and supported from their undersides by transverse supports, and the transverse supports are supported from their undersides by longitudinal supports via recesses on the segments. The transverse supports are preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Parallax Group International, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Thrush, John Grimm
  • Publication number: 20150068435
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to trays typically comprising a composite internal structure, a thermoplastic frame typically located about the composite internal structure, and two cover sheets forming the upper and lower tray surfaces. The composite internal structure may be a corrugated composite structure in some embodiments. In other embodiments, the composite internal structure may comprise a series of composite elements (which might act a beams or struts). The cover sheets may comprise thermoplastic material, and in some embodiments, the cover sheets may comprise composite material (for example the same as for the corrugated composite structure). In some exemplary embodiments, the thermoplastic frame and the composite internal structure may have the same thermoplastic material, and they may be joined together to have a plurality of homogeneous connective attachments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Reliant Worldwide Plastics, LLC
    Inventor: William H. Maslakow
  • Publication number: 20150059623
    Abstract: A cargo supporting apparatus for use with a support structure includes a framework having an upper frame member having opposed first and second ends and a lower frame member having opposed first and second ends, the first end of the lower frame member being coupled to the first end of the upper frame member. The second end of the lower frame member is selectively coupled to a first location on the support structure. The second end of the upper frame member is selectively coupled to a second location on the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Philip S. Brown
  • Publication number: 20150048228
    Abstract: A worktop (1) comprising a leaf (3) hingedly coupled to a wall (6) about a hinge axis (7) by a pair of support mechanisms (91) between a usable state and a folded state. Each support mechanism (91) comprises a first mounting member (93) and a second mounting member (92) which are pivotally connected by a main pivot pin (94) which defines the hinge axis (7). A strut (15) extends between the first and second mounting members (93,92). A first pivot pin (19) at a first end (17) of the strut (15) is slideable and pivotal in an elongated first guide track (96) in the first mounting member (93) between first and second positions (73,74). A second pivot pin (20) at a second end (18) of the strut (15) is pivotal in a slideable element (25), which in turn is slideable in a second guide track (14) of the second mounting member (92) between first and second positions (26,27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: John Mullins
  • Publication number: 20150050115
    Abstract: An electronic equipment housing includes: a housing including a housing space that houses an electronic equipment and a workbench; and a first support provided in the housing, wherein the workbench includes: a base detachably attached to the first support; a placing plate, liftably coupled to the base, configured to place the electronic equipment on a placing surface; and a lifting mechanism configured to move the placing plate with respect to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Kazushige Kobayakawa
  • Publication number: 20150047535
    Abstract: A work station comprises a mounting bracket adapted to be mounted to a surface. An upper arm and a lower arm are mounted to the mounting bracket for pivoting motion about a first vertical axis. A track is pivoted to the upper arm and the lower arm about a second vertical axis where the track supports a vertically displaceable carriage. The carriage may support a monitor and work platform where the work platform supports a key board tray. A lift system supports the carriage for vertical movement. Work station mounting systems are also provided for movably supporting a work platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Roddy Burgess, Ian Cunningham, Robert Grant McRorie
  • Patent number: 8919262
    Abstract: The embodiments of the subject invention pertain to a workstation for attachment to a trolling motor. The workstation comprises a cowl for covering the head of a trolling motor and a shaft collar for operable attachment of the cowl to a trolling motor shaft. The workstation can remain in place on a trolling motor even when stored on the deck of a boat. Various accessories can also be attached to the cowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Charles D. Daniel, IV