With Structural Installation Patents (Class 108/42)
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Publication number: 20130000526Abstract: A work platform and material wrapper for a supply of tiles or shingles is provided. The work platform includes an underlying base and an upright member. The base is for supporting the supply and has a front side, a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface is disposed intermediate of the front side and the top surface. The upright member extends from an end of the front side. The base and the upright member form a storage bay configured to support the supply in a substantially horizontal position away from the roof surface. The material wrapper includes a midsection and four or more branches. Each branch includes a base connected to the midsection and a top flap connected to the base opposite the midsection. The base further includes at least one side flap configured and arranged to mate with an adjacent side flap on an adjacent base.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventor: Thomas R. Mathieson
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Publication number: 20120304896Abstract: The present invention is a furnituretop backstop device to use on a raised horizontal surface of a piece of furniture that includes a vertical wall backing that is in contact with a wall, a horizontal overlap surface that is fitted between the furniture and the wall that is perpendicularly attached to the vertical wall backing and a plurality of bolts inserted into the furniture to balance and support the horizontal overlap surface. There is also a plurality of hooks or rings that are inserted into the wall to hold and support the vertical wall backing and one or more slits to allow any electrical cords or wires to run through the furnituretop backstop device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Keith Webb, SR., Angela Webb
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Patent number: 8297204Abstract: An adjustable table system featuring a table, a brace slidably attached to the bottom of the table, and a pedestal extending downwardly from the brace. A wall plate for attaching to a wall is slidably attached to a side edge of the table such that the table can slide in a with respect to the wall. A portion of the wall plate with protrusions extends downwardly below the bottom of the table. A shaft mounted to the table via a mount can move between a first position wherein the first end of the shaft is inserted into a protrusion and a second position wherein the first end of the shaft is out of the protrusion. The spring-loaded mount biases the shaft in the first position. When the first end of the shaft is out of the protrusions the table can slide side to side with respect to the wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Inventor: Richard Giannoccora
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Publication number: 20120266785Abstract: A pallet assembly includes a top deck having a top deck upper surface and a top deck lower surface and also having a first predetermined fire retardancy. A bottom deck having a bottom deck upper surface and a bottom deck lower surface, and also having a second predetermined fire retardancy. A column extending between the top deck and bottom deck, the column having an other fire retardancy lower than at least one of the first and second fire retardancies.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventor: William P. APPS
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Publication number: 20120260831Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for lactation accommodation with a product table that utilizes in one locale the combination of a chair, counter, sink, splash guards and anti-microbial surfaces to construct lactation support for nursing mothers that meets food handling and health care standards. A vertical splash guard is placed between the pump table space and the sink table space to reduce splash from the sink onto the counter. The system includes a sink with countertop hole to accommodate a hands-free faucet with or without water temperature control levers, but has no other holes or seams that will permit microbial growth. The lactation accommodation comes in two sizes, one non-handicap accommodation with shorter length countertop spaces, and a second handicap accessible accommodation with longer countertop space and is wheelchair accessible. The apparatus includes a chair attached to the table or floor so that it cannot be removed from the installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventor: Qena McCarty
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Patent number: 8267017Abstract: A folding workbench includes a work surface pivotally mounted to a wall for movement between a raised, horizontal use position and a lowered, vertical storage position. The workbench includes a pair of legs which are pivotally mounted at opposite ends to the wall and to the work surface. Each leg includes a knee joint. The legs are straight when the work surface is up and bent when the work surface is down. A lock prevents the legs from accidentally folding when the work surface is in the raised, use position.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Inventors: Daryl A. Michael, Richard Allen Welsh
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Patent number: 8261920Abstract: A shelf unit configured to be supported between a towel bar and a wall includes a tray and an end bracket extending downward adjacent each end edge of the tray. Each of the end brackets includes a mounting block and a spring extending forward from the end block to engage the towel bar.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Zoya, Inc.Inventor: Loren Michael Matthews
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Publication number: 20120212118Abstract: A furniture system comprises a carrier structure and a mounting element for an appliance, wherein the mounting element may be hinged into the carrier structure via a slot-shaped opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: NABER HOLDING GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Hans-Joachim Naber, Kilian Schindler
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Patent number: 8245651Abstract: A suspended storage shelf includes a platform supported by a support frame having at least one platform support element and at least two suspension posts, optionally adjustable in length, attached a platform support element. A fastener secures the support frame to a structure. Optionally, the suspension posts are attachable over a continuous or discrete range of locations on the platform support element. In an embodiment with two or more panels, the panels form a continuous surface by, for example, being positioned adjacent one another along the platform support element, being secured to one another such as with a coupling, and/or being secured to the platform support element. Optionally, the panels are positioned along the platform support element and the length of the platform support element is such that the suspension posts clamp the panels in adjacency.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Inventors: Michael J. Mikich, Dwayne Dunseath, Timothy M. Matthias, Mark C. Torosian
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Publication number: 20120199049Abstract: A preferred embodiment of an improved mobile workstation comprising a work surface that is attached at one end to a curved, sound-absorbing partition. At the other end, the work surface is fitted with a fixed support leg opposite the partition. A pair of locking wheels is positioned at the base of the partition, thus providing the workstation with mobility. When movement of the mobile workstation is desired, a user unlocks the wheels, lifts the work surface at the opposite end closest to the support leg and moves the workstation like a wheelbarrow. After the mobile workstation is guided to the appropriate location and desired position, the work surface is lowered and the wheels are locked.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventor: Andrea RUGGIERO
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Patent number: 8205563Abstract: An aircraft table system includes a table member configured to move reversibly from an undeployed position to a deployed position, coupled to a movable sled member. The system may further include one or more rollers in conjunction with one or more guide rails to facilitate the motion of the sled member. The system may further include a spine member with one or more holes in conjunction with one or more bolts and one or more cables to hold the sled and table members in place. The system may further include a spine member in conjunction with one or more spring reel elements and one or more cables to impart an assisting or resisting force on the sled member.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: St. Louis Designs, Inc.Inventor: Matthew St. Louis
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Patent number: 8205562Abstract: An aircraft table system includes a table member coupled to a sled member. When the table member is adjusted to a partially deployed position, movable bolts on the sled member are received by holes in a spine member such that the sled member and the coupled table member are supported by the spine member on the received bolts. Cables may be coupled between the bolts and the table member such that when the table member is adjusted from a deployed position to an undeployed position, the bolts are pulled from the corresponding holes in the spine member, freeing the sled member to move relative to the spine member.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: St. Louis Designs, Inc.Inventor: Matthew St. Louis
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Patent number: 8191485Abstract: A universal TV support and mounting kit allows the consumer to employ any of the three modes of support, namely stand mount, console mount and wall mount. The console mount incorporates a vertical spine and a cantilever arm to support the television over the console. A mounting frame is provided that can be attached to the cantilever arm or to a wall. Pivoting and tilting is accommodated by the cantilever arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Whalen Furniture Manufacturing Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Whalen, Paul R. Jones
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Publication number: 20120090512Abstract: The present invention allows a drill press operator to quickly and securely clamp different objects to a drill press or mill with simple handheld C-clamps or standard C-clamps. It employs the use of a uniquely shaped plate that clamps to the existing drill press or mill table. It has an concave edge cut into the front edge that allows small objects to be clamped in close quarters. The present invention can be customized into different sizes are available to accommodate different size drill press tables.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Michael Louis DETTLING, Debra Dianne Dettling
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Publication number: 20120079964Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable table suspended from a vertical support. The portable table includes a platform having an engagement region. The engagement region removeably connects the platform with the vertical support at a first height. The portable table also includes a mounting support removeably secured to the vertical support at a second height above the first height. Still further, the portable table also includes a plurality of hanging supports. Each hanging support removeably connects the platform to the mounting support.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventors: Arthur Joe Gentry, James Franklin Ainsworth
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Publication number: 20120079965Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable platform suspended from a vertical support. The portable platform includes a substantially planar support having an engagement region. The engagement region removeably connects the substantially planar support with the vertical support at a first height. The portable platform also includes a mounting support removeably secured to the vertical support at a second height above the first height. Still further, the portable platform also includes a plurality of hanging supports. Each hanging support removeably connects the substantially planar support to the mounting support.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventors: Arthur Joe Gentry, James Franklin Ainsworth
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Publication number: 20120073479Abstract: A pallet assembly includes a top deck having a top deck upper surface and a top deck lower surface and also having a first predetermined fire retardancy. A bottom deck having a bottom deck upper surface and a bottom deck lower surface, and also having a second predetermined fire retardancy. A column extending between the top deck and bottom deck, the column having an other fire retardancy lower than at least one of the first and second fire retardancies.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventor: William P. Apps
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Publication number: 20120073478Abstract: A computer desk includes a desk body, a desktop, and a cover. The desktop defines a first groove and a second groove defined at a bottom of the first groove for receiving a liquid crystal display. The cover detachably covers the first groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.Inventors: HAI-QING ZHOU, CHUNG-CHI HUANG
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Patent number: 8136458Abstract: A clothesline apparatus for holding a laundry basket and clothes pins comprising a bench component, a basket for placing atop the bench component, and a set of containers disposed near the front of the bench component, wherein the set of containers is for storing clothes pins and/or the like. A first wing and a second wing are disposed on the bench component, wherein the clothesline apparatus can be attached to a pole or a wall via clamps wrapping round the first wing and the second wing.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Inventors: Dean A. Cass, Stephen J. Garrett, Scott D. Ferguson
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Publication number: 20120042866Abstract: The present invention relates to outdoor grill accessories, and more particularly, a foldable worktable attachment for an outdoor grill that includes a large table area that is interconnected to a lower shelf by two sets of foldable legs. When in an erect position, the table provides ample space for preparing foods and the like, but when in a collapsed position, the table lies flush against one of the sides of the grill housing, thus, enclosing the lower shelf and supporting legs that are folded and stored between the table and a recessed area included in the grill housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: John Ducate, JR., Sond-Kae (aka Robin) Ho
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Patent number: 8117970Abstract: An overhead storage system includes support beams forming a frame to a deck around its perimeter and four corner vertical mounts for suspending the deck from a ceiling. The frame is preferably made of Z-shaped beams supported by vertical L-shaped corner supports to provide strong support for a deck. The Z-shaped beams provide strength and a horizontal surface on which a deck can be rested. A welded wire deck can be strengthened by bonding it to ribs. In some embodiments, center supports can preferably be positioned anywhere along the length of the support beams, and do not require holes in the beams for mounting. The beams are preferably connected to the vertical corner brackets without using threaded fasteners, thereby making the assembly easier for assembly by a homeowner.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Inventor: Michael Baez
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Patent number: 8113128Abstract: A table assembly is provided for removably coupling to a chair or couch or other furniture with an opening from the floor, such as a bed or cabinet, to provide a horizontal table surface. The table assembly is removably coupled to the chair or couch by a spring engaging the bottom surface of the chair or couch or other coupling mechanism for removably coupling the table assembly to the chair or couch. The table assembly includes a base for engaging the floor and a table leaf that can be pivoted from a retracted position to an extended horizontal position. A latching mechanism is provided for retaining the table leaf in the upright extended position.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Lee Ideas, Inc.Inventor: Freddy T. Lee
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Patent number: 8104411Abstract: A device for supporting equipment and for attaching to an apparatus. The device includes a tray which supports the equipment and which includes a mounting location. The device also includes a back plate which is configured to engage the mounting location. The back plate is also attached to the apparatus. The mounting location may include a tooth and notch, a step or other types of mounts that engage the back plate. The device is suitable for supporting a computer or other equipment, and for attaching to an exercise apparatus or other apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Inventor: James R. Fenton
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Patent number: 8096087Abstract: A support assembly connectable to a base structure preferably disposed in an attic or other like location of a house, dwelling, and/or other building to provide or facilitate storage and or standing, walking, or crawling thereon. The support assembly comprising at least one or a plurality of mounting devices and at least one overlying member having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface is removably connectable to the mounting devices. The mounting devices comprising an upper portion and an attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism being removably connectable to the base structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Inventor: Robert Andrew Wainland
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Patent number: 8091959Abstract: A display system for a vehicle seat comprises a receiving surface including a recess. A cover plate is adapted to cover and/or fit into the recess. The recess has a support surface and a slot for receiving a tab located on the cover plate. An information carrier can be located between the cover plate and the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Inviseo Media Holdings LimitedInventors: Georg Berger, Thomas Bulirsch, Andersen Yuk-Fai Cheng
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Publication number: 20110316313Abstract: A furniture base including a plurality of legs, each leg may include a top portion, a bottom portion, and at least one curve along at least a portion of its length; a central collector which may include a plurality of compartments; and the plurality of compartments and the plurality of legs may be arranged relative to one another such that one of the top or bottom portions of each leg may be positioned within each compartment, and the other of the top or bottom portions of each leg may be positioned away from the central collector; wherein, for each leg, the portion of the leg positioned within the compartment may be positioned in one of the compartments other than the compartment arranged closest to the other portion of the leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: GASSER CHAIR COMPANY, INC.Inventor: Louis Francis Gasser
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Patent number: 8079311Abstract: A universal TV support and mounting kit that accommodates the principal varieties of TVs that have to be mounted or supported, namely CRT type and two panel types (plasma and LCD), in a single kit. The kit that allows the consumer to employ any of the three modes of support, namely stand mount, console mount and wall mount. The console mount incorporates a vertical spine and a gooseneck mount. A frame is provided that can be attached to the gooseneck mount or to a wall. Pivoting and tilting is accommodated by the gooseneck mount.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2007Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Whalen Furniture Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Whalen, Paul R. Jones
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Publication number: 20110303125Abstract: A load port, which can selectively place wafer carriers differing in size on a table and can map wafers differing in size stored in the wafer carriers, and an adaptor, which can indirectly attach a wafer carrier on the table, are provided. A load port (100) includes a movable table (110) movably provided on the table (101), a module (161) for determining a carrier, and a module (162) for mapping a wafer. A wafer carrier (200) storing wafers (200A) is indirectly seated on the movable table via an adaptor (10), or a wafer carrier (300) storing wafers (300A) is directly seated on the movable table. The module (161) detects which of the wafer carriers is seated on the movable table and outputs a detection signal in response to the wafer carriers. The module (162) conducts mapping for the wafers, receiving the detection signal sent from the module (161).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2004Publication date: December 15, 2011Inventors: Hiroshi Itou, Takehiko Yoshimura, Masaru Seki, Makoto Maejima
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Publication number: 20110303126Abstract: A platform assembly is suitable for insertion and retention between a lower furniture support, such a boxspring of a bed, and an upper furniture support, such as a mattress of a bed. The platform assembly has a housing and a platform provided with foldable legs. When withdrawn from the housing with the legs in the unfolded position and resting on the floor, the platform is able to support a load, such as blankets, pillows, suitcases and the like, and even a pet or small child.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Inventor: Susan Ann Martenson
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Publication number: 20110297053Abstract: A table assembly comprising first and second spaced apart leg members, the first and second leg members forming first and second facing surfaces, an elongated channel member supported at opposite ends by the leg members, the channel member including front and rear sides and forming a wire management channel along the length of the channel member, an elongated first trough member supported and located adjacent the front side of the channel member and between the facing surfaces of the leg members, the trough member forming an upwardly opening cavity along at least a portion of the length of the trough member and a first table top member supported between the first and second leg members and located adjacent a side of the first trough member opposite the channel member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventors: Kirt Martin, David C. Eberlein
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Publication number: 20110271877Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a protective device for mounting to a tabletop or countertop. Some embodiments comprise a slab member having at least three corner regions, the slab member being adapted to overlay at least a portion of a tabletop or countertop. Some embodiments may also comprise a plurality of position-fixing members disposed at a plurality of the at least three corner regions, wherein the position-fixing members are adapted to fixedly engage the slab member with the tabletop or countertop in a fixed relation. Some embodiments may also include an adapter region comprising a portion of the peripheral area of the slab member disposed between one or more of the plurality of position-fixing members and one or more peripheral edges of the slab member, wherein the adapter region is configured to receive a mountable food preparation device in a clamping relation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Inventor: Dominic Frisina
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Patent number: 8051781Abstract: A shelf for overlying a shower barrier uses a pair of shelves that are connected by a connector shelf allowing the device to telescope. Each of the pair of shelves abut a side wall and overlie a curtain rod or the top of a shower door. Each shelf has a flat upper surface and a decorative downwardly depending front surface for enhancing the aesthetics of the shower enclosure and concealing the rod or top of the door. Various devices can be used to hold the shelves against the walls including telescoping rods attached to the connector shelf and the other two shelves with a set screw holding the rods in place. A compression spring can also push on the outer shelves; or screws can pass through either screw bosses on the two other shelves and into the respective walls or a bracket can, be attached to the outer shelves and the walls.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2007Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Inventors: Krista K. Vind, Clayton J. Vind
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Publication number: 20110247528Abstract: An entertainment unit includes a body having a frame structure, the frame structure having a plurality of substantially flat base portions for engaging a support surface. The entertainment stand further includes a first support structure for supporting at least one equipment and a second support structure for providing an area for at least one user to stand on at a level above the support surface. The first support structure is situated at a plane above the second support structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventor: Timothy L. Walker
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Publication number: 20110239366Abstract: Bedbug infestation-resistant furniture items comprise one or more substantially horizontal platform member each with one or more relatively vertical downwardly-depending leg members. Each platform member typically includes a frame surrounding an interior region and an infill expanse extending across the interior region and overlapping a relatively horizontal portion of the frame. Each of leg members typically includes a substantially lubricious surface portion substantially encircling the leg member to frustrate bedbug travel along the leg member. The legs may be splayed outwardly and may be provided with stops therealong to facilitate relatively dense stacking during stowage, and to simplify unstacking.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: Michelle Boyle, David L. Brown
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Patent number: 8025163Abstract: A wall mounted shelving unit comprises a pair of shelf supporting wall mounting brackets, each including an upright rear segment and an upright front segment with horizontal crosspieces extending between and connected to the rear and front segments of each bracket. Each crosspiece includes a pair of spaced apart upwardly extending loops or a pair of spaced apart downward extending troughs, and a rear segment of each bracket includes loops for attachment to a wall. Wire shelves rest on the crosspieces, and the upwardly extending loops engage wires on the shelves to prevent relative movement between the shelves and the brackets. Alternatively, the shelf includes downwardly extending shelf trusses that rest in the troughs of the crosspieces.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Metal Masters Foodservice Equipment Co., Inc.Inventors: Larry N. McAllister, Eric C. Yocum
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Publication number: 20110219991Abstract: A voting booth that is easily transported between a polling-facility and a storage facility and is efficiently stored with other voting booths when not in use. The voting booth comprises a working surface, privacy panels, and a leg assembly. The leg assembly includes a plurality of casters. The voting booth components are configured to allow modular grouping and nesting with voting booths of like construction. The voting booth is light-weight and has a high degree of mobility. The nesting ability provides for efficient storage by minimizing the space needed to store multiple voting booths.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Gary V. Abel, Joseph Wilson
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Patent number: 8015761Abstract: A storage assembly structured to be supported on a base is presented, wherein the base includes a plurality of spaced apart beams. At least one embodiment of the storage assembly includes a platform and at least one mounting device attached or otherwise connected to the platform. The mounting device(s) comprises an attachment mechanism which is structured to be removably engaged with the base and/or one or more beams thereof. Further, in at least one embodiment, the mounting device(s) is disposed and structured to removably support the platform in a predetermined spaced relation to said base.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Inventor: Robert Andrew Wainland
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Patent number: 8015929Abstract: A tray apparatus has a tray base assembly, a tray member and a tray articulating member. The tray base assembly includes a stop member positioned on a front surface thereof and a tray articulation coupling member. The tray member has a top surface and a bottom surface and a first and second side edge. The tray articulating member has a bracket rotatably coupled to the tray articulation coupling member of the tray base assembly, a first side region rotatably coupled to the first side edge and a second side region rotatably coupled to the second side edge. The tray member is movable between a collapsed configuration wherein the top surface of the tray member substantially abuts the front surface of the tray base assembly, and an articulated configuration wherein the top surface of the tray member substantially abuts the stop member of the tray base assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Inventor: Jeffrey D. Tyner
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Publication number: 20110203491Abstract: The disclosure relates to an improved pallet design that minimizes the retention of various harmful elements and has a simplified assembly which limits destructive alterations by incorporating a screw race.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventor: GAREN POE
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Publication number: 20110204014Abstract: A shelving system may comprise a pair of support brackets and a shelf platform supportable by the brackets. The platform includes a supporting portion, a rear flange on the supporting portion, and a front flange on the supporting portion. The shelf platform may be configured to be supported by the support brackets when a portion of the brackets extend upwardly from the platform and when a portion of the brackets extend downwardly from the platform. Optionally, a work platform is pivotable between usage and storage positions, and the brackets are pivotable between a deployed position supporting the platform in the usage position and a storage position allowing the platform to move to the storage position. Optionally, a mounting rail and at least one hook removably mountable on the rail may be provided. The hook may have a stabilizer tab that stabilizes the hook with respect to the rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: PATRICK D. MILLER, DAVID C. MILLER, DOUGLAS D. MILLER
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Patent number: 7997211Abstract: A workstation support assembly comprises a support assembly, a post assembly rotationally supported by the support assembly and including a post member, a computer monitor support assembly operably coupled for rotation with a first end of the post member, and a keyboard support assembly operably coupled for rotation with a second end of the post member, wherein rotation of the keyboard support assembly forces rotation of the post member and the monitor support assembly, and wherein rotation of the monitor support assembly does not force the rotation of the keyboard support assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Erik R. Peterson, Dan R. Tatman, Matthew R. Adams, Aaron A. Henningsgaard, Matthew D. Inouye, Jonathan I. Kaplan, Branko Lukic, Phillip N. Sharp, Paul J. Silberschatz, Altay J. Sendil
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Patent number: 7987535Abstract: A shower corner seat assembly is made up of a seat plate and supporting bracket frame. To fit in the corner, the seat is generally triangular like most others, but with the corner tip of the triangle cut away leaving a four-sided shape. Other minor modifications to true triangularity may also be present. The frame follows the contour of the seat and it, too, is formed to match the corner opening of the seat plate, leaving the framework to be more or less āUā-shaped with the arms of the āUā bent inward tending to somewhat follow the sides of the seat plate. Their ends are, in fact, bent even farther inward so they have to be forced or sprung outward to attach the frame to the shower wall. The openness of the frame near the shower corner makes this possible. The seat plate is then attached to it.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Inventor: Theodore Allen Tesch
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Patent number: 7980523Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for suspending an appliance from a plurality of support members which depend from overhead beams and structures of a building. A lower frame has a base with side walls extending from the base and joined to form a fluid tight container. The base has sufficient strength to support the appliance thereon when the lower frame is suspended from the support members and all the weight of the appliance is carried by the base. At least three connectors are provided, each fastened to at least one of the side walls and base. Each connector removably fastens to a different one of the support members. An upper frame can be fastened to the depending support members to further stabilize the frame. Straps can encircle the appliance to stabilize the appliance on the frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Securus, Inc.Inventors: Virgil E. O'Neil, Larry D. Brown
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Patent number: 7966948Abstract: A portable folding bar includes a table top piece forming a table counter top, and a frame coupled with the table top piece for coupling the portable folding bar with a structure, and includes an ergonomic handle coupled with the frame for transporting the portable folding bar.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Inventor: Thomas Michael Galietti
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Patent number: 7963231Abstract: A folding table and support frame assembly is disclosed. The table comprises two planar portions connected by a hinging member. One of the planar portions is coupled to a support frame such that the folded table can be moved into a stowed position within the support frame assembly. The planar portions comprise a proximal portion or inner member and a distal portion or outer member. The proximal portion and distal portion are connected to one another by the hinging member or middle member. The hinging member enables the rotation of the distal portion into a folded relationship upon the proximal portion. When the two planar portions are folded, they provide a smaller table surface in a half-open or partially extended position. When the two planar portions are opened along the hinging member, the planar portions and the hinging member provide a larger contiguous table in the fully extended position.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chris Osborne, Michael Tsay
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Publication number: 20110139039Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable lap desk that includes an inflatable body and at least one attachable activity sheet. The inflatable body includes a predetermined shape when inflated, a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a rear side, a left side, a right side, a chamber, and at least one valve. The activity sheet has sufficient flexibility for being placed in a first position and in a second position, and is adapted for being removably secured about the top side of the inflatable body. The activity sheet is adapted for providing at least one activity for a user. In another embodiment, the present invention is a kit that includes an inflatable body, at least one attachable activity sheet, and a storage container. Each of these embodiments may further include at least one cup holder, at least one utility tool holder, and a pair of securing straps.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventor: Marni Alisa Peters
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Patent number: 7950335Abstract: A removable tray assembly is disclosed for use with a tripod or easel. The tray assembly includes a shelf having a back edge, a front edge, and two side edges. The tray assembly also includes a pair of support tabs spaced from the back edge of the shelf by respective slots. The removable tray is attached to two legs of the tripod, with one leg passing through each slot. The support tabs contact the side of the tripod legs opposite the shelf and thereby support the shelf in a cantilever fashion.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Inventors: William Chase Almond, Steven Scott Collins
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Publication number: 20110113990Abstract: A corner-braced foot prop utilizes surrounding walls and an angled support post to support a load while providing increasing stability when loaded by downward force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventor: Kristin Wald
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Publication number: 20110083588Abstract: Disclosed herein is a table system that includes a table having a table top with an upper surface, a top sheet with a magnetically attractive upper surface adhered to the upper surface of the table, and a magnetic surface covering having an upper surface and a lower surface that is magnetically secured to the top sheet. The surface covering has an advertisement on the upper surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: ANIMAL MARKETING INC.Inventor: EDGAR DAVIS
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Publication number: 20110073017Abstract: An adjustable equipment curb has upper and lower frames, each having opposed first and second length-adjustable sides and opposed length-adjustable first and second ends interconnectable to form a rigid frame and height-adjustable mounting legs. The lower frame may be used alone, or may support the upper frame through a shock mount system having mounts affixed to both the upper and lower frames and shock absorbing springs between the mounts. The frames may be formed of interconnecting channel members, and the lower frame channel members may be of a perforated construction that, in conjunction with applied sheathing, provides acoustic damping. Seismic brackets may be affixed to the either of the frames to provide resist seismic shock and developed moment resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: John Wilson, JR., Richard C. Berger, John P. Giuliano, Thomas C. Steele