With Structural Installation Patents (Class 108/42)
  • Patent number: 5983912
    Abstract: A support shelf adapted for attachment to a crutch, the crutch including a pair of spaced, opposed downwardly converging rods, the support shelf including a member having a generally flat top surface and a peripheral edge portion extending therearound, the member including a pair of grooves extending inwardly from the spaced oppositely facing portions of the peripheral edge, the grooves being adapted for cooperatively receiving the downwardly converging rods of the crutch for wedging the member between the rods to hold the member with the top surface thereof in a generally horizontal orientation when the rods are in a generally upstanding orientation, the member optionally being of two piece construction for clamping to the rods, and further optionally being of hinged construction for movement between a deployed position and a stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventor: James M. Leu
  • Patent number: 5979336
    Abstract: A portable and adjustable ironing board system in which the ironing board may be securely affixed to a door is shown. The ironing board system of the present invention includes a singular support tube extending along the height of the door and securely attached to both upper and lower edges of the door. The ironing board system has an adjustable ironing board height and the singular support tube is adjustable to securely affix the tube to the door. The ironing board may be placed in the useful horizontal position or in the stored vertical position. The design of the ironing board system provides that the rear end of the ironing board slides along the support tube in a manner such that when in the vertical stored position the upper surface of the ironing board is facing outward. The ironing board can be locked in the downward horizontal position or in the stored vertical position by locking clamps. Further adjustment of the ironing board are allowed by the use of adjustment feet on the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Whitney Design, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Richard O. McCarthy, Nicholas E. Stanca, Jeffery M. Kalman
  • Patent number: 5974980
    Abstract: An ironing board which is foldable or collapsible, and which is easily installed in a new or existing drawer of a cabinet, dresser, table, or the like, includes a tapered nose board, a rectangular base board hingedly connected to the nose board to thereby form a horizontal ironing surface. A movable support member is pivotably secured to the underside of the base board. In the closed position, the movable support member is parallel to the underside of the base board. In an open position, the movable support member extends beneath the base board to support the base board above the drawer. An elastic, resilient cord is secured to the underside of the base board. A suitable tie is looped and fastened around the resilient cord, and the tie is also connected to an eye screw which in turn is screwed into the rear side of the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Inventor: Roger T. Kent
  • Patent number: 5947032
    Abstract: A portable cooler includes an open-topped container having a cover and wherein the cover defines a hollow cavity therein for removably receiving and holding a table within the cavity. The table is provided with folding legs at one end, and the other table end is configured to be matingly received and supported by either one of two handles of the cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Inventor: Cady D. Meier
  • Patent number: 5947416
    Abstract: A rising table assembly including an extension assembly and tabletop. The table may be stowable beneath a floor surface. The table assembly is typically extendible through an opening in the floor surface to a position above the floor. A set of closure doors may be provided to act as a floor surface when the table assembly is in stowed position beneath the floor. The table assembly is particularly suitable for use in vehicles such as aircraft, trains, motor homes, or boats. The table assembly may be of use in other situations where space is a premium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Raytheon Aircraft Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Kraft
  • Patent number: 5931102
    Abstract: An ergonomic support device having a platform supported by a telescoping support arm which is in turn adjustably supported on a vertical post. The vertical post may be clamped to a desk, table, or the like so that the platform is elevated relative to a desk top, for example. The connection of the platform to the support arm provides for a wide range of adjustment of the platform, including tilting, pivoting, and back and forth translation. The device also provides for vertical and pivotal adjustment of the support arm relative to the vertical post, which further increases the range of adjustability of the platform. The adjustable platform supports reading materials and the like so that a user can stand while reading, writing, or performing other routine desk work, thus enhancing dynamic movement of a user who would otherwise be sitting in a sedentary position for lengthy periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Grahl Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Fredrich W. Grahl, deceased
  • Patent number: 5921410
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a multipurpose, mountable shelf which is easily collapsible for cost effective transportation. The device is assembled with ease by the end-user and is characterized by a unique, yet simple locking mechanism for stable, structural integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Better Sleep Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: William W. Emery, Russell A. Fritts
  • Patent number: 5918550
    Abstract: A lawn chair attachment is provided including a table with a clamp for securing the table to a lawn chair. Also included is a leg connected to the table for supporting the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Inventors: Dave Weir, Jeff Mannell
  • Patent number: 5899147
    Abstract: A shelf assembly for attaching on a window and taking up very little wall space. A horizontal shelf has tenons on its lower side. A vertical support has a vertical edge and a horizontal edge at right angles. The horizontal edge has mortises for receiving the tenons. The shelf is placed on the top trim of a window and the vertical supports are slid along the trim until they contact the window vertical trim. The vertical supports are then screwed to the window trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventor: Steven S. Clayton
  • Patent number: 5884568
    Abstract: An improved enclosed multi-purpose utility table adaptable for mounting on a horizontal fence railing or for resting on a floor surface or wheelable on a floor surface. The table includes a rectangular base member with a pair of stationary secured end plates. A pair of bars are inserted in corresponding upper corner openings of the end plates and a cover sheet is mounted over the bars and end plates with the bottom ends of the sheet extending to the base member sides to allow each side of the cover sheet to be independently opened and closed. The bottom ends of the cover sheet are weighted and may be fitted into corresponding lower corner openings of the end plates when it is desired to maintain the cover sheet closed, flat and wrinkle free on either or both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Edward L. Dombroski
  • Patent number: 5855175
    Abstract: Shelving mounted on a planar vertical surface, said shelving comprising:i. an array of planar first members disposed about the vertical surface in a spaced apart relationship each first member being horizontal;ii. an array of planar second members disposed about the vertical surface in a spaced apart relationship each second member being vertical.each first member and each second member being provided with a plurality of slots, slots of the fist members interlocking with slots of the second members to define a framework,the second members subtending an angle in the rage of about 30.degree. to about 60.degree. to the vertical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Inventor: Peter B. Forbes
  • Patent number: 5842423
    Abstract: A shelf for supporting objects relative to a television. The inventive device includes a shelf panel positionable upon a front portion top surface of a television so as to project rearwardly therefrom. A support assembly depends from the shelf panel to engage a rear portion top surface of the television to maintain the shelf panel in a horizontal orientation for the supporting of objects thereon. The coupling between the support assembly and the shelf is swivelable in nature to afford a more versatile engagement with the rear portion top surface of the television.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventor: James A. Stranford
  • Patent number: 5802647
    Abstract: A baby diaper changing station comprises a base and a support platform hingedly mounted at one side to the base and a rail structure on at least one side of the platform to increase the effective depth of the platform. A utility channel surrounds the platform for holding various diaper changing supplies and removable protective panels are positioned on bottom and side surfaces of the platform to reduce vandalism damage. A waste chute is formed in the base or support platform of the diaper changing station and cooperates with a waste receptacle proximate the station for receiving used diapers and other related waste. Accessory hooks on the platform are configured to receive and hold diaper changing supplies, such as a diaper bag. An alternative embodiment of the diaper changing station utilizes a platform having nested sections which telescope to increase the effective depth of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: John A. Helmsderfer
  • Patent number: 5795041
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a universal cabinet structure receiving a television set therein. The cabinet includes a pair of adjustably positioned towers which define an adjustable television set receiving area between the towers. An adjustable bridging element is arranged between the towers to accommodate the adjustment of the respective towers. A fixed, one-piece front trim member is attached to the adjustable bridging element and extends at least a distance between the spaced towers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Bush Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael E. Weaver
  • Patent number: 5785290
    Abstract: A multi-platformed apparatus, which can be attached to a leg of a table to serve as a holding device for containers of individual portions of food and drink. The apparatus is constructed of rigid material reshaped into a vertical spine (16) and, as extensions of the spine (6), two horizontal platforms: the beverage deck (12) comprising a hole (8) for cup holding and a plate deck for plate holding. (24). The plate deck (14) is recessed under the beverage deck (12) as the result of the formation of a 45 degree angle at the beverage deck border (20--20) and another 45 degree angle at a point designated as a heel (22--22). The apparatus is made attachable as a result of a clamp (26) which is permanantly affixed to the exterior of the spine (16) and which, because of its gripping ability and its male velcro lining, enables the host apparatus to be attached to the leg of a table permanantly dressed with the corresponding female side of the velcro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Inventor: Ernestine Harris
  • Patent number: 5778573
    Abstract: A portable ironing board having a two-way swivel bracket assembly. The ironing board may be affixed to a dryer and stored in the space between a washing machine and dryer and is attached to the dryer by means of an attachment assembly. The attachment assembly allows secure affixing of the entire ironing board assembly to the top, side and bottom of the dryer. The ironing board additionally has a swivel assembly which allows the ironing board to be rotated about a first and a second axis. The first rotation allows the ironing board to be swiveled from a vertical stored position in which the ironing board is directed downwards to a vertical position wherein the ironing board extends outward toward the front of the dryer. The second rotation ability allows the ironing board to be swiveled about such that the ironing board rests upon the top of the dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Whitney Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Richard O. McCarthy, Nicholas E. Stanca, Jeffery M. Kalman
  • Patent number: 5775655
    Abstract: A collapsible and adjustable support for attachment to a building structure includes at least one bracket member which has a first extended member having a first channel and being attachable to the building structure and further has a second extended member having a second channel and having a proximate end which is pivotally attached to the top end of the first extended member, the second extended member further having a distal end which provides the second extended member with adjustable load bearing positions including a generally horizontal position and positions relative thereto, the second extended member capable of being received in the first channel. The collapsible and adjustable support also includes a brace member which raises and lowers the distal end of the second extended member and supports the second extended member and can be collapsed and lockingly stored in the second channel. The collapsible and adjustable support can support shelves and table tops and hanging objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventor: Harold H. Schmeets
  • Patent number: 5754999
    Abstract: A baby diaper changing station comprises a base and a support platform hingedly mounted at one side to the base and a rail structure on at least one side of the platform to increase the effective depth of the platform. A utility channel surrounds the platform for holding various diaper changing supplies and removable protective panels are positioned on bottom and side surfaces of the platform to reduce vandalism damage. A waste chute is formed in the base or support platform of the diaper changing station and cooperates with a waste receptacle proximate the station for receiving used diapers and other related waste. Accessory hooks on the platform are configured to receive and hold diaper changing supplies, such as a diaper bag. An alternative embodiment of the diaper changing station utilizes a platform having nested sections which telescope to increase the effective depth of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Inventor: John A. Helmsderfer
  • Patent number: 5724894
    Abstract: A shelving unit particularly useful in the bath is perferably adapted for fitting in a corner of the wall such as above a bath tub or adjacent to a shower head. The unit has a first shelf mounted directly to the wall. A second, third, etc., shelves are mounted below the first and hang from it by a pair of side straps. The straps engage the first shelf in a manner that is semi-permanent so that the unit, once mounted, provides rugged duty and is able to hold items such as soap bars on each of the shelves. The shelves are adapted to drain water toward its front edge and to bias a soap bar away from it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventor: Alexander Knorovsky
  • Patent number: 5713404
    Abstract: A workbench kit includes a support bracket panel which is hinged along one side on a wall. A work platform panel is also hinged to the wall by means of a storage rack with integrally molded attachment clamps. The work platform panel may be pivoted about its axis of attachment to the wall between a work position and a storage position, as may the support panel. When in the work position, the support panel is releasably attached to the work platform as a support bracket. When in the storage position, the panels fold over each other against the supporting wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Flambeau Products Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher G. Ladewig
  • Patent number: 5711434
    Abstract: An auxiliary towel rack for interfacing with a conventional barred towel holder, composed of a single piece rod having a bar portion for holding towels, a support portion at each end of the bar portion, and an arm portion for holding, wash cloths connected with each of the support portions. Each support portion is formed by a 90 degree bend of the rod in a first plane, wherein a first section ends at a first curve formed in the rod in a second plane orthogonal to the first plane which bends toward the bar portion, a second curve formed in the rod which bends in the second plane away from the rod portion, a second section, and a third curve formed in the rod which bends in the second plane toward the bar portion. Each arm portion is connected with a respective third curve, and terminates in an end segment upturned in the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas F. Adams
  • Patent number: 5709155
    Abstract: A tray table assembly which can be positioned horizontally for use by a person in a chair. When not in use, the tray table can be folded against the side of the chair. A mount bracket is attached to the arm of the chair. Pin tracks are disposed in the mount bracket. A hinge bracket is attached to a tray table. Pin holes are disposed in the hinge bracket. The hinge bracket is pivotally engaged to the mount bracket by a clevis pin that extends through the pin holes and the pin tracks. The tray table can be moved from a first position where the tray table is maintained in a horizontal position, to a second position in which the tray table is free to rotate to the side of the chair. In the horizontal position, tabs on the hinge bracket engage slots in the mount bracket, thereby retaining the tray table in the horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: MUL Acquisition Corp. II
    Inventor: James M. Terracciano
  • Patent number: 5709044
    Abstract: A wall mounting bracket for an ironing board and iron, comprising an elongated rigid member means for mounting to a wall, said elongated member incorporating a top portion for supporting a hand iron, and bottom portion providing pivotal support for a conventional ironing board, whereby said ironing board is movable from a first position, wherein said ironing board is vertically disposed adjacent to the supporting wall and a second position, whereby said ironing board is horizontally disposed in spaced relation to said supporting wall, said ironing board support further providing for vertical adjustment of said ironing board to a user-selected height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Inventor: Suramya T. Atapattu
  • Patent number: 5706740
    Abstract: A vertically supported shelf surface having adjustable lower braces which may be adjusted horizontally to engage upright supports having different diameters, such as trees. Each brace has several openings to engage rails which slide there through. Two spaced vertical supports with holes are fixed to the braces and have holes through which a belt extending through them may be fastened around the upright support (e.g., a tree). The shelf's planar surface may be downwardly inclined towards the upright support tree and have a peripheral edge rim. Two functionally similar but with different designs may be used for the vertical section's braces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Inventor: Peter J. Keller, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5706737
    Abstract: A multi-purpose storage apparatus having interchangeable shelving for use in storage of sporting goods is disclosed. Shelf construction consists of rod members or alternatively, shelf construction may consist of a single plastic piece having steel tubes integrated into the shelf. In this manner, the consumer may construct a shelf configuration for a particular sporting item. Structural rigidity is provided through the rod members having steel tubing that is encapsulated in a plastic sleeve through a manufacturing process while the plastic shelf has the steel tube directly integrated. The storage apparatus is secured to a wall and includes provisions for support of a bicycle, as well as miscellaneous small items through the use of a support tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Suncast Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen P. Whitehead, Torrence Anderson, Michael G. Uffner
  • Patent number: 5669313
    Abstract: A tub table for erectly supporting an open book on a bathtub. The Tub Table has a planar member adapted to slide on the top side portion of the bath tub which has a length extending generally across the width of the bathtub, and a lateral trough extending across a central front portion thereof adapted to erectly support the open book. In the preferred embodiment the Tub Table is molded from plastic and has a peripheral top rim in which handles are formed therein on opposite ends. Two curved ridges adapted to extend below the top rim of the bathtub and maintain the tub table on the tub when it is slid therealong, extend downwardly from the bottom side portion of the tub table. The curved ridges may have feet on opposite ends to support the Tub Table on a supporting surface when it is not positioned on the bathtub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Inventor: David Cottingham
  • Patent number: 5669312
    Abstract: A bar rail comfort tray that includes a flat rectangular-shaped tray portion, a pair of short front legs, and a pair of long rear legs. The flat rectangular-shaped tray portion has a pair of skewed front corners and a pair of skewed rear corners. Each of the pair of short front legs extend downwardly from each of the pair of skewed front corners of the flat rectangular-shaped tray portion and have a shaped free end. Each of the pair of long rear legs extend downwardly from each of the pair of skewed rear corners of the flat rectangular-shaped tray portion and have a flat free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Inventor: Donald J. Norton
  • Patent number: 5642675
    Abstract: Readily assembled and disassembled furniture supported by propping against a wall or other vertical environmental surface. The furniture has vertical legs located on its front side. Shelves or other horizontal members span the legs, and interfit with the legs at grooved joints. The grooves are horizontal, and the shelves slide into engagement with the legs from the rear. The shelves are notched to cooperate with the legs such that the front and side surfaces of a joined leg and shelf are flush. Knobs projecting downwardly from the shelves occupy dedicated grooves formed in the legs. The knobs prevent lateral horizontal displacement of the shelves, while eliminating the need for precision at the notched joints. Assembly is most readily performed with the legs lying on the floor, face down. After the shelves are slid into place, the assembled furniture is tilted into an upright orientation, and propped against the wall. The legs support the shelves vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventor: William T. Webb
  • Patent number: 5628255
    Abstract: A freestanding corner furniture unit includes a pair of side support panels extending vertically from a floor, the side supports disposed mutually orthogonally, each side support extending perpendicularly from an adjacent wall that defines a corner of a room. A plurality of shelves are disposed in a vertically stacked, spaced apart array spanning the side supports. The shelves all include a pair of laterally opposed edges disposed in orthogonal relationship and each adapted to impinge on a respective side support, whereby each shelf is secured to the side supports. All shelves include a pair of rear edges disposed in orthogonal relationship and disposed to impinge on respective adjacent wall surfaces that converge to define the corner area. The lowermost shelf projects outwardly from the corner, and is spaced from the supporting floor to define a desk surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Inventor: Frank Neuner
  • Patent number: 5623880
    Abstract: A positive action, self-leveling rear-tilting, centrally threadably, finger adjustable, stably positioned bathroom shelf, universally adjustable to fit most toilet tissue mounting rolls, which is mounted to straddle the mounting roll for a roll of toilet tissue. Arcuately-shaped lower surface portions of left and right vertical shelf mounting members are made to straddle outer portions of respective left and right side portions of the tissue mounting roll by finger adjustment(s) of the centrally positioned adjusting knob, e.g., using the thumb and index fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Inventor: Charles H. Kuntz
  • Patent number: 5617797
    Abstract: Shelving patent emphasis appears to be concentrated on ventilated shelving. The shelving herein is for use with wall studs. The areas between studs in garages, basements, and attics usually constitute wasted space. This space is even less pleasing when free standing shelves are placed in front of studs. There is a need for shelves which effectively utilize the spaces between exposed studs. Stud shelves available commercially are only as deep as the depth of the studs themselves, and both hands are needed to screw or nail up one end of the shelf while the other end of the shelf dangles freely. The shelving herein extends beyond the front edges of the studs, and spikes support the shelves during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Inventor: Alan F. Casey
  • Patent number: 5606917
    Abstract: A table assembly for use with seating apparatus has a base plate of sufficient size to fit under supports on at least one side of the seating apparatus. The seating apparatus stabilizes and supports the base plate which has a sleeve or the like at a forward portion thereof. An elongate member or post extends upwardly from the sleeve to support an end portion of a table. The elongate member can be of a telescoping design with a clamp for holding the table at a desired height. A track arrangement is affixed to an upper end of the post and to the bottom of the table to enable the table to slide between an out-of-the-way position and an operating position over the seating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Inventor: Ford B. Cauffiel
  • Patent number: 5606918
    Abstract: A table assembly for seating apparatus has from one to four base assemblies positioned under one to four corner support portions of the seating apparatus. A first elongate base plate of the first base assembly extends under a first support portion on one side of the seating apparatus and extends toward a second side, projecting beyond the first side. A receptacle is affixed to the projecting portion of the first base plate and extends rearwardly toward a second base assembly, when used, under a second support portion. A rigid member connects the receptacle and the second base assembly which has an adjustable stop abutting an end of the second support. A third base assembly, when used, has a base plate under a third support portion of the seating apparatus on the second side and has an attached rigid member connected to the first base plate. A fourth base assembly, when used, is under a fourth support portion and also has an adjustable stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Inventor: Ford B. Cauffiel
  • Patent number: 5601016
    Abstract: A suspended shelf system for securing to an elevated structure for retaining various items includes a system mounting track member and fastener elements for securing the track member to the elevated structure, at least two suspension members, each having a suspension member mounting end with track member engaging structures for securing each suspension member to the track member, so that each suspension member hangs substantially vertically from the track member, and so that the suspension members are spaced apart from each other, and at least one connecting rail having two connecting rail ends, each connecting rail end a including suspension member engaging structure, for mounting substantially horizontally between and engaging the spaced apart suspension members for retaining item hangers and shelf structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Inventor: Walter Witte
  • Patent number: 5601348
    Abstract: An assembly comprising one or more stationary wall units, each having a recess into which rigid platform is pivotally mounted. The platform forms a wall portion in its closed position, and a bed or couch in its open position. A second smaller platform or shelf/leg is pivotally mounted with a second recess or well set into the larger platform. The shelf/leg forms a wall portion in its open position, and a shelf or support leg in its open position, depending on the position of the larger platform. The larger platform itself maybe mounted adjacent to and in front of a pivotally mounted bedframe member, thereby allowing a single wall unit to be configured to form either a wall, a wall having an added shelf, a couch or a double bed.The invention further comprises a height adjustable table allowing both a lower height coffee table and a higher height card table. At its lower height the table can also provide support to the bedframe in its open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Inventor: Leonid E. Minkovski
  • Patent number: 5588370
    Abstract: A corner shelving structure comprising an upper surface, abutment surfaces, and a front face, adapted for use with an adhesive or with mechanical fasteners, and comprising a torsion member which is integral with the upper surface and extends between the front face and at least one abutment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Inventor: Jonathan T. Longley
  • Patent number: 5584253
    Abstract: A shelf for supporting objects relative to a television. The device includes a shelf panel positionable upon a front portion top surface of a television so as to project rearwardly therefrom. A support assembly depends from the shelf panel to engage a rear portion top surface of the television to maintain the shelf panel in a horizontal orientation for the supporting of objects thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventor: James A. Stranford
  • Patent number: 5577818
    Abstract: A pull-up table device with a generally C-shaped configuration. The base has a cut out recess for receiving and surrounding a sofa leg so that the assembly can be pulled up and the desk surface positioned over the sofa without the base impinging upon a sofa leg. The upright member may include, but is not required to include, a drawer or shelving assembly which allows for storage of items. Similarly, the upper desk surface may include, but is not required to include, a hinged top which may open to access a recess therein, or may include a sliding drawer housed between an upper and lower surface of a box-like member forming the upper portion of the pull-up table device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Inventor: Elmer Sayre
  • Patent number: 5577452
    Abstract: The new table locking apparatus has opposed bolts, each connected to a rigid link for axial bolt movement. In the improvement, each link is pinned to an operating rod and the operating rod is coupled to a hand-operated toggle mechanism for bolt movement. The toggle mechanism provides positive control of bolt position. The apparatus is particularly useful with tables of the type stored in wall pockets and used in schools and other institutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Palmer/Snyder Furniture Co.
    Inventor: Leonard J. Yindra
  • Patent number: 5568772
    Abstract: This invention relates to a shelf mounting between a shower door and a bar mounted across the door. The shelf is a molded, thin wall, integral body and comprises a compartment atop left and right, trapezoidal shaped, hollow legs respectively contiguous with the compartment. The compartment has (a) a tray with an upper surface unobstructed between left and right edges thereof, (b) a front extending above the tray along its front edge and (c) left and right sides, the left and right sides respectively being integral with left and right ends of the front and spaced from the left and right edges of the tray. The left and right, trapezoidal shaped, hollow legs respectively have (a) left and right trapezoidal shaped inner legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Inventor: Bradley C. Carson
  • Patent number: 5566609
    Abstract: A shopping cart clipboard and coupon holder comprised of a center portion having an upper cart securement portion extending outwardly therefrom and a lower cart securement portion therein adapted for coupling with a shopping cart bar. A left portion is hingedly coupled with the center portion. The left portion has a cart securement portion extending outwardly therefrom adapted for coupling with a shopping cart bar. A coupon receiving portion is hingedly coupled with the center portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Inventor: Suzanne Kirschner
  • Patent number: 5528993
    Abstract: A balcony table movable between a vertical, storage position and a horizontal, operative position. The table has a base and a table top. The base is adapted to be mounted on the balcony railing and has a first support from which the table hangs in the storage position. The base also has a second, separate support to support the table top in its operative position. The table top is movable both vertically and horizontally relative to base when moving between both positions. The horizontal component of movement allows the table top to be mounted flush against the railing. The table can include a support leg that is mounted on the side of the table top when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Vincos Balcony Table Inc./Table De Balcon Vincos Inc.
    Inventor: Richard F. Vincelli
  • Patent number: 5520118
    Abstract: An end bracket is provided which can be infinitely adjustably fitted (within a given range) to a novel modular coated wire shelf, having tubular front rails, to compensate for slight deviations in closet wall spacing widths. The end bracket attaches telescopically to the tubular upper and lower front shelf rails, and is locked in position so movement of the rails relative to the bracket is prevented once the bracket is seated against one of the side walls between which the shelf extends. The bracket includes rods which can fit into holes provided in the walls to form the necessary support for the front of the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Inventor: Dennis J. McCarthy
  • Patent number: 5513575
    Abstract: Support apparatus which is for fixing to first and second walls (4,6) in a corner (8) in order to form a corner shelf. The support apparatus comprises a first support member (10) having a pair of spikes (12) which are for being driven into the first wall (4), a second support member (14) having a pair of spikes (16) which are for being driven into the second wall (6), and a corner member (18) which forms the shelf and which has a first slot (20) for receiving the first support member (10) and a second slot (22) for receiving the second support member (14) such that the corner mender (18) is held in position by the first and the second support members (10,14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Inventor: Brian P. Slade
  • Patent number: 5487342
    Abstract: A stowaway table is used in closely confined areas such as the interior of an airplane and has a support frame with lower, upper and side frame sections defining a table storage area. A guide track having upper and lower ends is mounted to the frame. A table leaf has upper and lower ends and is dimensioned to be contained within the table storage area. The table leaf is mounted at its lower end for movement along the guide track. When the table leaf is at the lower guide track, the table leaf is positioned in a stowed position. When the table leaf is at the upper position of the guide track, the table leaf is outwardly extending from the support frame in a raised horizontal position. A strut has opposing ends and is pivotally mounted at one end to the lower frame section and at the other end to the upper end of the table leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Inventor: Henry J. Mack
  • Patent number: 5479865
    Abstract: A table assembly for use with seating apparatus has a base plate of sufficient size to fit under supports on at least one side of the seating apparatus and has an elongate member or post extending upwardly from a forward portion of the base plate to support an end, portion of a table. A linkage connects a lower surface of the table with the elongate member and the linkage can be manipulated to enable the table to be swung down along the side of the elongate member when not in use. The table can also pivot in a horizontal plane relative to the base plate to be swung to an out-of-the-way position. The elongate member or post can also be of telescoping design with a clamp for holding the table at a desired distance from the base plate for height adjustment. The base plate can also be in a prestressed, curved condition for greater stiffness. The elongate member can be received in or over a sleeve mounted on the base plate with the sleeve being adjustable to place the elongate member in a vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Inventor: Ford B. Cauffiel
  • Patent number: 5467486
    Abstract: A shower/tub seat that includes a pair of inverted U-shaped hangers adapted to be removably received over a horizontal bar affixed to a shower/tub wall so as to have inner hanger legs adjacent to the wall and outer hanger legs remote from the wall. A platform is pivotally mounted to the lower ends of the outer hanger legs so as to pivot between a vertical position adjacent to the outer hanger legs and a horizontal position for use. The platform has an end edge adjacent to the wall that engages the wall and the lower ends of the inner hanger legs in the horizontal position of the platform so as to hold the platform in horizontal position and support the weight of a person or objects placed on the platform. A pair of adjustable abutment feet are mounted on the lower ends of the inner hanger legs for adjusting horizontal orientation of the seat within the shower stall or over the bathtub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignees: Torbett B. Guenther, Dolores Guenther
    Inventor: Torbett B. Guenther
  • Patent number: 5460101
    Abstract: A wall-mounted foldable desk for providing an elevated working surface comprising two opposed and upwardly extended side plates, each side plate having top and bottom edges with front and rear edges extended therebetween; a bottom plate having front and rear edges with side edges extended therebetween with each side edge coupled to a bottom edge of a side plate; a back plate having top and bottom edges with side edges extended therebetween with the bottom edge coupled to the rear edge of the bottom plate, each side edge coupled to a rear edge of an adjacent side plate, and the top edge aligned with the top edges of each side plate; a first plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, front and rear edges, and opposed side edges extended between the front and rear edges; pivotal structure for pivotally coupling the side edges of the first plate between the side plates to define a pivotable desk top; extendable structure coupled between the desk top and sidewalls and having one position for allowing desk to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Inventor: Nelson E. Garbutt, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5454581
    Abstract: A desk pivotally mounted to a wheelchair frame having a storage compartment. Through hinges, the desk cover pivots, opening and closing the storage compartment, and the desk cover can be completely removed to open the storage area. Further, the desk cover can be held open by a support latch or locked closed. Associated with the desk is a rod on which the desk pivots. The rod is then attached to the wheelchair frame with clamps. The height of the desk relative to the wheelchair is adjustable by multiple methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Ringer & Adams, P.D.
    Inventor: Fred J. Ringer
  • Patent number: 5433152
    Abstract: A shelf for mounting on the towel bar and the like, comprising a tray positionable in a horizontal orientation to constitute an upper surface for supporting toilet objects, a pair of depending support plates extending downwardly from the lower surface of the tray with upwardly directed recesses positionable on a towel rack, and vertically extending supports depending downwardly from the rear edge of the tray with an adhesive on their exposed rearwardly facing surfaces for coupling to a wall between the ends of the towel rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Inventor: William R. Henry