Abstract: A furniture accessory kit is designed to support portable computers in office partition systems of the type having slat wall panels on which detachable office amenities, such as paper trays, etc. can be hung. A horizontal shelf accessory supports a portable computer thereon, and includes a connector that detachably mounts the shelf to an associated slat wall panel in a cantilevered horizontal orientation. The shelf has a wire trough to mange wiring associated with the portable computer. A sleeve-shaped accessory unit with a hollow interior for retaining computer accessories therein is configured to be hung on the slat wall panel directly above the shelf. A wire management device to retain wires associated with the portable computer is configured to be hung on the slat wall panel near the shelf and the accessory unit. A security devices for securing the portable computer to the slat wall and which is configured to be hung on the slat wall panel near the shelf and the accessory unit.

Abstract: A modular furniture system having at least one rail that has a grooved surface, at least one clip adapted to cooperatively engage the grooved surface of the rail(s), a fastener for securing the clip(s) to the rail(s), and at least one fixture mounted over the clip(s) and onto the rail(s). The clip(s) have a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having two arms facing each other separated by a channel. The arms are capable of being biased toward each other as the clip is inserted into the grooved surface and maintains the clip in the grooved surface after the clip is inserted. The fastener is dimensioned to pass into the channel to secure the clip(s) to the rail(s). Several fixtures can be used with the furniture system to provide a number of different configurations, including surface mounted furniture systems, mobile furniture systems, and furniture systems that are either integral parts of other pieces of furniture or stand alone systems.

Abstract: A garment holding device for providing additional storage space on a closet door. The garment holding device includes a housing having a back wall, and a peripheral wall extending away from and attached to the back wall. The peripheral wall has an outer edge defining an opening into the housing. The back wall has a generally rectangular shape such that the peripheral wall includes a pair of lateral sides, a top side and a bottom side. A door is hingedly coupled to a first of the lateral sides of the peripheral wall and is selectively positioned between a closed position generally covering the opening in the housing and an open position. A pair of hinges is attached to the back wall and is positioned generally adjacent to the first side wall. Each of the hinges is attached to a vertical wall for hingedly coupling the housing to the vertical wall.

Abstract: A foldable ironing board installation comprises an ironing board member, hinged to a lower panel member and connected thereto by a gas spring strut. The ironing board member can occupy a generally horizontal working position and an upright stowed position where it is coplanar with the lower panel member. An iron retention housing is arranged behind the lower panel member and stowed position of the ironing board member, and includes a surface which is inclined away from the member and to provide a rest for an iron so that the latter will rest against a wall of the housing.

Abstract: A garment-concealable jewelry case having a front opening with a front cover panel portion that can be either moved or configured to reveal a plurality of parallel-running isolated storage compartments each having an interior storage space which is accessible through a front opening revealed when the front cover panel is removed or reconfigured. Through the front opening of each storage compartment, one or more necklaces, pendants, bracelets or other strands of jewelry can be securely hung on a pair of jewelry support posts adapted for spatial separation on the back wall portion of the storage compartment in order to accommodate the length of jewelry strands being supported.

Abstract: A drawer assembly securable against a ceiling surface to conceal a recessed interior. A drawer is dimensioned to be received within the recessed interior of a cover housing secured to the ceiling. The base and sides of the drawer define a cavity arrayed in opposing fashion to the recessed interior of the cover housing. Cylinders secure the drawer to the housing in combination with a pair of slide mechanisms in pivoting fashion along one end thereof. A counterbalance provides smooth and effortless balancing of the combined weight of the drawer and its interiorly held contents. A release mechanism actuates the cylinders, counterbalance axle and slide mechanisms in successive fashion to actuate the drawer to its fully extended position in which the object supportable and open cavity is fully exposed.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying items to be used in garages includes a fixing device including two supporting elements and at least two associated suspending elements. The supporting elements include front supporting surfaces, and they are designed and arranged to approximately extend in a vertical direction and to define a vertical plane. The suspending elements have a hook-like design, they are connected to the supporting elements, and they are designed and arranged to freely protrude in a direction approximately perpendicular with respect to the vertical plane. The suspending elements are arranged to be spaced apart and to be aligned in a horizontal direction with respect to one another. At least one box is designed to transport and dispense the items. The items are located in the box in a protected and detachable way as a roll of a plurality of interconnected identical items. The box includes a rear supporting wall and two openings. The rear supporting wall is approximately flat.

Abstract: A furniture system includes a low-height partition having a horizontal row of discrete attachment sites, such as slots on each side, and having a top surface. A binder bin has a continuous horizontal attachment feature, such as an “L” groove, along an upper portion of its rear side. A bracket system attaches the binder bin to the partition in a raised position, and includes a bent-rod top bracket and bottom brackets configured to engage the slots on opposite sides of the partition. The binder bin is initially attached at a desired location along the partition by selectively engaging the brackets with the slots and by engaging the bracket with the groove. The angle of the binder bin is adjustable with respect to the top surface of the partition by threadably finely adjusting a nut on the brackets.

Abstract: A medicine cabinet provides a cabinet shell structure with bottom, top, side and rear wall panels forming an open-faced box; a hinged door adapted for closing the cabinet front face. A plurality of drawers engage a vertical hinge pin mounted from the rear wall panel, the drawers rotatable about the hinge pin from closed positions flush with the rear wall panel to open positions extending outwardly from the rear wall panel. A small appliance shelf is fixtured with an AC power socket for small appliances. A sanitization unit provides sanitization of air drawn through the unit.

Abstract: A disk drive bracket fastening structure includes identical first and second disk drive brackets (30, 30′). She first bracket includes a rack (32) and a cover board (34) secured to the rack. The rack defines a pair of grooves (43) in a bottom panel (36) thereof, and forms a fixing portion (47) between the grooves. The cover board has a pair of rails (53) stamped upwardly therefrom. A fixing tab (55) is formed at a free edge of the cover board between the rails. In assembly the first bracket is firstly secured into a computer enclosure (10). The rails (53′) of the second bracket are then slid into the grooves of the first bracket. The fixing tab (55′) of the second bracket abuts against the fixing portion of the first bracket, and is fastened thereto. The second bracket is thereby firmly secured to the first bracket.

Abstract: A equipment mounting metal plate to be attached to a wall comprises a receiving shelf for placing a lower face of an electronic equipment case, a mounting base plate from which the receiving shelf is projected, and a fixing part for fixing the electronic equipment case to the receiving shelf. The equipment mounting metal plate is provided with an upper and a lower fitting pieces for fitting equipment extension metal pieces which install a second electronic equipment case in front of the wall overlaid on the first electronic equipment case. Additional installation of the electronic equipment case is conducted by attaching the equipment extension metal pieces to the upper and lower fitting pieces and attaching a second equipment mounting metal plate having the same structure to the equipment extension metal pieces. Thus, a plurality of the electronic equipment cases can be overlaid and installed in front of the wall.

Abstract: A cabinet mounting support device for supporting a cabinet at a selected height for mounting the cabinet. The cabinet mounting support device includes a base plate. A substantially hollow first tubular member is elongated and has a first end securely coupled to a top surface of the base plate such that the first tubular member is in a generally vertical orientation. The first tubular member has a plurality of pairs of opposed and aligned apertures therein extending between the first and second ends of the first tubular member. A second tubular member is elongated and has a first end and a second end. The second tubular member is substantially hollow. The first end is movably extendable into a second end of the first tubular member such that the second tubular member is telescopic with respect to the first tubular member. The second tubular member has a pair of opposed apertures therein positioned generally adjacent to the first end of the second tubular member.

Abstract: A vertically stabilized shelf bracket assembly having at least two support strips on which a plurality of shelf brackets are mounted. The shelving is stabilized in several ways. First, the brackets are provided with a shelf engaging recess. The recess is either designed to provide a tight fit for the shelf, or the recess is provided with a shim for tightening the fit. Second, the brackets are provided with a vertical member which engages the shelves. Preferably, the recess and the vertical member will engage the shelf at opposite ends of the shelf, securing the shelf to the bracket. When the shelf is attached to multiple brackets, the shelf will be prevented from pivoting on the bracket. The shelves can be further stabilized by securing the brackets against vertical displacement. This can be accomplished by securing the shelf brackets to the support strip with a locking pin. With the locking pin in place, the shelf bracket cannot be moved upward.

Abstract: A mounting device (10) for mounting a speaker enclosure (12) in an elevated position at an intersection of two walls (14,16) or similar surfaces, wherein the device (10) facilitates easily locating supportive wall studs (18,20) underlying wall sheathings 22,24, and the device (10) is adapted to couple with and support the speaker enclosure (12) in such a manner as to allow for removing and replacing the speaker enclosure (12) from or on the device (10) without removing a corner bracket (26,226) component of the device (10) from the wall (14,16).

Abstract: A downward extendable and retractable shelving system has a cabinet assembly. A support panel is coupled to a wall from which the system is to be mounted. The support panel is used for mounting the cabinet to the wall. An extendable and retractable mechanism is coupled to the cabinet and to the support panel for lowering and raising the cabinet.

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

Abstract: An apparatus is described which includes a frame, a video monitor display mounted to the frame, a torque shaft coupled to the frame such that rotation of the torque shaft causes the frame to pivot along a predetermined arc. The apparatus further involves engaging to the torque shaft to impart rotational motion to the torque shaft, a releasable cam follower slidably disposed on the cam shaft and a spring mounted on the cam shaft exerting a spring bias force directed toward the cam so as to cause rotational motion of the cam.

Abstract: A storage organizer system comprises a horizontal rail adapted to be securely mounted to a wall and a number of storage units adapted to be hung from the rail. Each unit includes at least one metal hook extending rearwardly from the unit for engaging the rail and a spacer for engaging the wall so as to support the wall in a vertical position at a distance from the wall. This arrangement provides ease of installation and a sturdy overall construction.

Abstract: A key cabinet having a frame that defines an interior chamber with at least one panel attached within the interior chamber as well as a door attached to and overlying the frame. The door pivots away from the frame in an opposite direction than the panels to provide the user with simultaneously access to multiple panels as well as the door. In addition, a rail having grooves is provided that may be manufactured in a cost effective manner with a key releasably engaged with a corresponding groove.

Abstract: A equipment mounting metal plate to be attached to a wall comprises a receiving shelf for placing a lower face of an electronic equipment case, a mounting base plate from which the receiving shelf is projected, and a fixing part for fixing the electronic equipment case to the receiving shelf. The equipment mounting metal plate is provided with an upper and a lower fitting pieces for fitting equipment extension metal pieces which install a second electronic equipment case in front of the wall overlaid on the first electronic equipment case. Additional installation of the electronic equipment case is conducted by attaching the equipment extension metal pieces to the upper and lower fitting pieces and attaching a second equipment mounting metal plate having the same structure to the equipment extension metal pieces. Thus, a plurality of the electronic equipment cases can be overlaid and installed in front of the wall.

Abstract: A cabinet for storage of items to clean up spills comprising a rear cabinet portion, a front cabinet portion which is openable away from the rear cabinet portion, the rear cabinet portion having at least one shelf for the storage of spill cleanup items, the front openable cabinet portion having storage space for the storage of cleanup items, and further comprising a mounting bracket for mounting the rear cabinet portion to a structural member.

Abstract: A storage cabinet, comprises a first frame for mounting on a wall structure; a second frame hinged for movement with respect to the first frame; a plurality of transverse members arranged in the first and second frames; a plurality of hooks, pins or the like, mounted to the transverse members for supporting a stored item, such as jewelry; a separation membrane hinged for movement with respect to the first and second frames for segregating the stored item supported by the supporting member of the first frame from the stored item supported by the supporting member of the second frame; and a cover member mounted on the second frame. The separation membrane may be a transparent member, such as a flexible plastic sheet, for facilitating visual observation of the stored item.

Abstract: A hidden photograph storage and display device including an open front boxlike formation providing for display of a very large number of photographs mounted on multiple photographic panel or sheets. A cover is hingedly mounted on the boxlike formation for closing off the front of the boxlike formation and concealing the hundreds of photographs mounted on the photographic panels or sheets. The photographic panels are mounted in a unique parallel manner to provide for storage of such a large number of photographs. When the cover is closed, the device appears to be a picture, photograph, wall unit, cabinet, or other surface.

Abstract: A slat wall structure including a substantially vertical support portion and at least one substantially horizontal web extending from the support portion. An end of the web includes a downwardly depending portion extending longitudinally along the end of the web, with the downwardly depending portion defining an upwardly extending recess. The recess is located below each of the webs, whereby both hook-like engagement brackets and upwardly extending mounting flange brackets can be supported by the slat wall. The web can also include a downwardly extending portion that defines at least one screw boss, wherein screws are receivable to mount the slat wall from its end. A pair of oppositely disposed and mutually spaced vertical end walls having a slat wall located between and attached to the end walls by screws placed through the vertical end walls and into the screw boss to thereby secure a side of the web to the vertical end walls and form an integral upright assembly which may be self-supporting.

Abstract: Cabinet mounting structure where the rear of the cabinet is inaccessible. The structure includes anchors mounted to the rear of the cabinet. A base plate having receptacles secured thereon is installed on a supporting surface. The receptacles are formed with cavities into which the anchors are inserted, thereby holding down the rear of the cabinet. The front of the cabinet is secured to the supporting surface by mounting bolts extending through the cabinet floor.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided having, a set of small drawers that hold a specific type of medication and can be pulled and the contents emptied when needed. Medications are placed within the drawers and labeled. When it is time to ingest the medication, one simply pulls out a drawer and takes out its content. The present embodiment provides as step-like arrangement and hold multiples of 7 days of medication. The device can have holes on the back for hanging or magnets for securing to a metallic surface. Additionally, a smaller unit can be made transportable with the addition of a carrying strap.

Abstract: A removable frame mountable on a wall and into which a decorative annual wall calendar can be placed to protect the calendar from damage while hanging, the main portion of the frame including decorative side panels of sufficient depth to hold the calendar and a backer board on which the wall calendar can be hung by suitable means, and a transparent cover hinged to the main portion, which cover may itself include its own matching decorative frame and may be held closed by a magnetic or pressure latch or by use of spring-biased hinges that normally hold the cover in the closed position.

Abstract: An organizing system for hunting safety including a housing securable to a tree or the like. The housing has an open forward face. The open forward face has a pair of transparent covers hingedly coupled thereto. An area map is disposed within the housing. The area map is related to an area where the housing is secured. The area map has numbers disposed thereon corresponding with particular areas of the map. A pair of tag boards are disposed on an interior surface of the rear vertical wall of the housing. The pair of tag boards include a first board having location hooks corresponding with the numbers on the area map. A second tag board corresponds with individual hunters. An identification listing is disposed on the area map. The identification listing has a listing of hunters names thereon with corresponding identification numbers. A plurality of identification tags are provided having numbers disposed thereon corresponding with the identification numbers of the hunters.

Abstract: An improved vandal-resistant paper towel dispenser for public washrooms includes a mechanism for storing and dispensing paper towels and an outer housing for encasing the mechanism. The outer housing includes a rear mounting surface that is adapted to be secured to a wall, and a shell-like forward surface, connected to the rear mounting surface, for protecting the mechanism from individuals who might have destructive intent. Advantageously, the shell-like forward surface is softly rounded to an extent that it is practically impossible to obtain a handhold on the top or sides of the outer housing, whereby a vandal will be prevented from grabbing the dispenser and pulling it off the wall.

Abstract: A wall-mounted shelving system comprising a plurality of elongated vertical standards secured to a wall, each elongated standard having a vertical axis and a plurality of slots; a plurality of shelf brackets removably connected with said standards via said slots; one or more shelves supported by said shelf brackets; and a plurality of side panels supported by said shelves and serving to enclose said shelves at their ends. Each side panel has means for easily and removably attaching to the ends of said shelves and thus said side panels are suitable for both new installations and retrofitting existing shelving. An embodiment of the invention formed from wire is also described.

Abstract: Cabinet mounting structure where the rear of the cabinet is inaccessible. The structure includes anchors mounted to the rear of the cabinet. A base plate having receptacles secured thereon is installed on a supporting surface. The receptacles are formed with cavities into which the anchors are inserted, thereby holding down the rear of the cabinet. The front of the cabinet is secured to the supporting surface by mounting bolts extending through the cabinet floor.

Abstract: A ball storage apparatus is provided for storing a sport ball. The ball storage apparatus includes a ball container defined by a wall and having an upper portion and a lower portion. The ball container is arranged and configured to accommodate the ball to be stored in the apparatus. A mouth, arranged and configured for a ball of the type to be stored in the ball storage to pass therethrough, is disposed toward the upper portion of the ball container. An opening, arranged and configured for the ball of the type to be stored in the ball keeper to pass therethrough, is disposed in the wall and toward the lower portion of the ball container.

Abstract: A trim assembly for use with at least one flanged support post including a first trim member engagable with the flanged support post, and a second trim member engagable with the first trim member.

Abstract: A storage apparatus includes a storage unit defining a front opening, and a door configured to cover the front opening. The door is operably attached to the storage unit for movement between opened, intermediate, and closed positions. The storage apparatus further includes a handle that is isolated from the door but operably connected to the door for selectively manually moving the door between the opened, intermediate, and closed positions. The handle is conveniently located at a front center of the storage unit, under a bottom thereof, such that the handle can be easily grasped and operated by a seated person, such as a wheelchair-bound person.

Abstract: A medical workstation is contained in an operating room having one or both of a double ceiling and a double floor. The medical devices forming the medical workstation are disposed in the double ceiling or in the double floor, or are distributed so that some are disposed in the double ceiling and some are disposed in the double floor. The devices are thus arranged so as not to present a hinderance to operating personnel in the operating room. A connection unit for the medical devices projects into the operating room from the double ceiling or from the double floor.

Abstract: A combination fastener for attaching a cellular phone base station to a mounting bracket includes alignment and spacing features. The alignment features ensure that a door of the base station will be properly aligned when the door closed. The spacing features ensure that a gasket for the door will be placed under proper compression by the closed door.

Abstract: A storage device having a body formed with releasable fasteners for mounting on a wall or refrigerator and formed with a plurality of compartments, receptacles, recesses and hooks for receiving and storing small items.

Abstract: An article of furniture includes two supports each of which is made up of a shelf mounted on a rectangular frame. The supports are spaced from one another by pairs of vertical boards which bracket X-shaped spacers constituted by inclined interlocking boards.

Abstract: A modular shelving system includes one or more downward flanges fixed against a wall near a ceiling and a series of vertical sections that extend perpendicularly to the wall. Each vertical section is locked in place by positioning it against the wall and then raising it off the floor until an upward flange on the vertical section engages a downward flange. The wall section is raised off the floor through the use of a built-in riser in the base of the wall section. Once all the vertical sections are locked in place, shelves, cabinet faces, desktops, or the like are secured to the vertical sections to create the desired system. The riser in the base of the vertical section may consist of a foot on the bottom of a threaded rod that engages a threaded aperture in a frame within the vertical section. Hexagonal surfaces on the rod make it easier to apply the necessary force to rotate the rod and thereby raise or lower the foot with respect to the frame.

Abstract: A sun shield device for automobile includes a tubular central axle, a revolving sleeve which has a diameter larger than and a length shorter than that of the central axle being rotatably supported around the central axle, a shading sheet engaged on and wound around the revolving sleeve, an auto-rewinding device which is installed between the central axle and the revolving sleeve for driving the revolving sleeve to rotate so as to automatically rewind the shading sheet around the revolving sleeve, a supporting device including a pair of supporters extendably connected to two ends of the central axle respectively, and an adjusting device for adjusting the length of at least one of the supporters so as to adjust an overall length of the sun shield device until two supporting end members of the two supporters respectively firmly pressed against two interior side walls of a trunk of an automobile so as to horizontally support the sun shield device within the trunk.

Abstract: A wall rail system includes a cabinet rail having a base portion and a hook portion which projects away and downwardly from the base portion, the front of the cabinet rail being free of sharp edges, and an elongate wall rail including a base portion and a hook portion which projects away and downwardly from the base portion, with the front of the elongate wall rail also being free of sharp edges, whereby the front of the cabinet rail can smoothly slide over the front of the wall rail and guide the hook portion of the cabinet rail into a channel defined by the base portion and hook portion of the elongate wall rail during installation of a cabinet unit. The absence of sharp edges on the fronts of the wall rail and cabinet provide easier installation and reduce the potential for damage to walls and/or cabinet units by inadvertent contact with the rails during installation.

Abstract: Communications cable is routed within horizontal pathways between the structural ceiling and drop ceiling to a fire-resistant cabinet mounted between the ceilings. Communication cable switching and termination equipment is carried by the cabinet for providing a consolidation point and cross-connect location for both copper wire and optical fiber cables serving work stations within an open office architecture. The cabinet includes an access door opening into a room below the drop ceiling for providing user access to the equipment. The door lies within the drop ceiling plane when in the closed position. A removable equipment mounting plate is carried by the cabinet for lowering the equipment below the drop ceiling when the door is in the open position. Cabinet fire-resistant side wall penetrations permits the communications cable routed between the ceilings to enter and exit the cabinet for connection with the communications cable switching and termination equipment.

Abstract: A door for a cabinet includes a frame with a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface, the first mounting surface and said second mounting surface being located on the same side of said frame. The door further includes a first mirror having a surface disposed against the first mounting surface of the frame and a second mirror having a surface disposed against the second mounting surface of the frame. In a preferred embodiment, the door includes at least one holder integrally formed with the frame, which is preferably shaped to receive and support at least one toothbrush.

Abstract: A container system is supported by one or more laundry appliances. The container may have an open top with a cover provided, or slide out of a container housing. The container system further includes mounting structure between the container or container housing and the appliance or appliances to support the container or container housing in side by side relationship with one appliance or between two appliances, so that the cover closing the container or the top of the container housing is substantially flush with the top work surface of the adjacent appliance or appliances, effectively forming a continuous work surface.

Abstract: A dispensing cabinet has a rear panel, left and right transverse side panels that define a front access opening for the cabinet and a bottom access opening for the cabinet. At least one door is provided to selectively close the front access opening but the bottom access opening remains open. A longitudinally extending rail is mounted on the rear panel and, in a preferred embodiment, extends horizontally to slidably support at least one dispenser in an operative position which is adjacent to the bottom access opening. The dispenser has a bottom opening for dispensing selected articles and these are accessible for use through the bottom access opening. Normally, the door covering the front access opening will be shut and the dispensers are hidden from view. The dispensers are removable from the rail so that selected dispensers may be used according to the nature of the dispensed articles which are required.

Abstract: A hidden photograph storage and display device including an open front boxlike formation providing for display of a very large number of photographs mounted on multiple photographic panel or sheets. A cover is hingedly mounted on the boxlike formation for closing off the front of the boxlike formation and concealing the hundreds of photographs mounted on the photographic panels or sheets. The photographic panels are mounted in a unique parallel manner to provide for storage of such a large number of photographs. When the cover is closed, the device appears to be a picture, photograph, wall unit, cabinet, or other surface.

Abstract: A convenience cup for holding articles within a cabinet includes a body portion having a generally cylindrical wall, at least a portion of which is generally flattened, a closed bottom portion and an open top portion defining a hollow interior portion. The convenience cup is generally circular in cross-section and has a depth suitable for holding articles. The convenience cup further includes an attachment member for the demountable attachment of the convenience cup to an integral support of the cabinet. At least one elongated strip extends outwardly generally vertically from the flattened portion of the convenience cup.

Abstract: A space saver, pivotal work bench assembly comprising a fixed tool storage housing mounted on a wall, and a pivotal work bench having pivotal and lockable legs. In a preferred embodiment, cooperative latching members are provided between the tool storage housing and pivotal work bench to temporarily secure the assembly to the wall.

Abstract: A message display apparatus for displaying messages and receiving mail includes a body which is attachable to a structure. A note pad is coupled to the front surface of the body. The front surface of the body also has a drawer slidably inserted into the interior of the body and a slot therein providing an opening into the drawer. A pair of spaced apart hooks downwardly extend from the lower end of the body.

Abstract: The multiple compartment laundry sorter of the present invention provides easy access to several storage areas, and the ability to position the unit in several locations. It preferably includes walls and dividers made of a material having an open mesh pattern to permit air circulation through the stored laundry items. The material is suspended from or attached to a frame that may be hung from a ceiling or wall. Alternatively, rollers or wheels may be attached to the frame for portable floor mounting.