Abstract: A multi-use desk-cabinet is provided. The multi-use desk-cabinet comprises a rear cabinet wall having a left and a right side cabinet wall mounted thereto. A desk plate is slidably and pivotally movable mounted to each of the left and the right side cabinet wall such that the desk plate is movable from a substantially vertical position in proximity to a front end of the left and the right side cabinet wall to a substantially horizontal position such that a rear end of the desk plate is placed in close proximity to the rear cabinet wall.

Abstract: Components of a hair and beauty ready station vanity and entertainment organizing system are combined in a free-standing, self-contained furnishing for use in domestic and commercial settings. The purpose is to allow a user to store and use a wide variety of electric hand-held hair grooming appliances and to provide a power source and convenient storage area for the appliances' electrical power source cords. Included are a lighted mirror; storage area with cabinet and drawers for hair and beauty supplies; placement area for a user to secure, listen, view, and operate electronic portable devices such as audio music players, mobile phones, tablets, and personal computing devices. The electronic portable devices have an audio jack plug and corresponding audio speakers for amplifying the volume outputs.

Abstract: A shop desk with a desk body sized to define a volume bounded by a top, front, rear and side walls. A hutch is configured to fit within the volume when disassembled. The desk body is wider, longer and deeper than the hutch. The hutch secures to a top surface of the desk body when assembled. Legs support the desk body and a leg stabilizer platform connects to the legs at a location spaced from an underside of the desk body.

Abstract: A control panel assembly of a home appliance enables a planar contact to be made during a thermal fusion of a display panel to a control panel, so that a secure adhesion between the display panel and control panel can be established regardless of design contours of the home appliance. The assembly includes a control panel having a contour according to a design of the home appliance; and a display panel attached to the control panel, wherein a planar contact between the display panel and the control panel is established through a thermal fusion technique. The display panel is provided with a triangular protrusion along rear edge, and the control panel is provided with a recess for receiving the protrusion.

Abstract: Assemblies and methods are provided that address ergonomic problems by providing a support member for adjusting the operating angle of the control panel to optimize the position thereof for personal requirements of individual users. The assembly also provides a robust construction that is even reliable for use on appliances such as laundry appliances that are subject to relatively high vibrations during operation. The assembly provides a recess in the appliance housing that mates to the shape of the control panel to thereby provide a prone setting which minimizes the packaged volume of the machine, with a resulting savings in the cost of packaging and shipping.

Abstract: A universal tool transport cart for large workbench tools, hand tools, work supplies, safety equipment, and miscellaneous accessories that is mounted on wheels for easy movement around a shop area. More particularly, the cart includes a lower base unit mounted on four caster wheels. The base unit includes two opposite end storage areas, a central storage area, and a flat top surface. Attached to the top surface of the base unit is a trapezoidal unit designed to hold various workbench tools, such as a band saw, a jointer, sander, and the like. The trapezoidal unit is shorter in length than the base unit thereby enabling one end of the base unit's top surface to be used as a horizontal workbench. The front and rear end openings are formed into the trapezoidal unit enable elongated tools and machine accessories to be stored longitudinally under the trapezoidal unit and over the top surface of the base unit.

Abstract: A combined display and storage unit including a cubical base with four side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, each surrounded and supported by a framework and defining an enclosed storage space. One of the side walls is hinged to provide access to the storage space. Pieces may be supported and displayed on the outer surfaces of the four side walls, preferably by constructing the side walls of slatwall material. The framework surrounding the top wall provides a square recess for alternatively receiving a transparent display case, a wire book support and a merchandise tray. The base is preferably mounted on casters for free movement.

Abstract: An appliance backsplash assembly includes an appliance housing with a top member. A control housing assembly includes a rear wall and a pair of end caps mounted adjacent the rear portion of the top member. The control housing also includes a control panel assembly with a mounting plate and a cover. The mounting plate has tabs spaced across its bottom edge with slots therein. The cover includes tabs spaced apart across its bottom edge and received in the slots in the mounting plate tabs. The mounting plate tabs are received slots in the rear portion of the top member so that the mounting plate can be pivoted to a position exposing one of its faces. Controls are mounted to the mounting plate through that face to be removable when that face is exposed.

Abstract: A housing assembly for an appliance, such as a front loading clothes dryer, includes side panels joined by a front panel. A cover includes a front member and a rear member. The rear member is mounted on the side panels while the rear portion of the front member is positioned between the top of the side panels and upwardly offset front portions of the rear member. Tabs and slots align the front cover member with the top of the housing front and side panels and fasteners connect the front member to the front panel. A control housing includes an assembly of an elongated rear wall connected to a pair of spaced apart end caps. The end caps are mounted on the rear cover member and the rear wall extends across the rear of the cover. A control panel assembly is mounted on the rear portion of the front cover member and is attached to the rear wall/end cap assembly.

Abstract: A control panel assembly for a domestic appliance providing an improved assembly which insures uniform and proper alignment of control instruments mounted therein. The control panel assembly includes a control panel faceplate, a control instrument mounting bracket, and a bracket retainer. The faceplate includes an indexing or positioning notch into which the mounting bracket, which has the control instruments mounted thereto, fits to correctly locate the control instruments relative to openings in the faceplate. The bracket retainer attaches the mounting bracket to the control panel faceplate. The control panel faceplate, with the mounting bracket and bracket retainer mounted thereon, is slidably and removably attached to a trim wrapper and deflector provided by the control panel.

Abstract: A table includes a main support platform having an upper surface; opposite side walls fixedly mounted on the main support platform at opposite sides thereof; a rear wall fixedly mounted on the main support platform at a rear edge thereof, with the opposite side walls and the rear wall extending to a height above the upper surface of the main support platform; a support extension platform for effectively forming an extension of the upper surface of the main support platform; opposite side walls fixedly mounted on the support extension platform; and pivot pins for pivotally connecting pivoted ends of the opposite side walls which are mounted on the support extension platform to the opposite side walls mounted on the main support platform, such that the support extension platform can be pivoted between a position in which it effectively forms an extension of the main support platform and a position in which it extends above the opposite side walls and the rear wall which are mounted on the main support platform,

Abstract: A dressing kit is provided for dressing infants. The kit includes a base and a cover which is pivotably mounted to the base. The base includes a pair of opposing side walls and a shelf extending therebetween. The cover is pivotable between a first rotational positions where it adjoins the shelf and a second rotational position where it is maintained substantially parallel to the shelf. The shelf is positioned between the top and bottom edges of the side walls of the base.

Abstract: A device which provides protection from misuse and offers the convenience of accessory storage for a video cassette recorder, which is comprised of a main body that fits around the front portion of the video cassette recorder; a hinged and lockable front access door which can be opened to perform video cassette recorder functions and then closed and locked to prevent misuse by children; a storage compartment for information pertaining to the video cassette recorder; a compartment for remote control unit storage; and a video cassette storage rack for holding tapes.

Abstract: A reversible control console that can be mounted in alternate orientations that are substantially inverted from each other so as to provide product differentiation using universal parts. An integrally molded plastic hood has a control mounting panel and ends that have first and second alternate support edges. When the hood is mounted on the respective first edges, the mounting panel has a particular orientation and slope with respect to the top of the appliance. When the hood is mounted in the alternate position on the respective second edges, the mounting panel has a different orientation and slope with respect to the top panel. The respective orientations of the control mounting panel are inverted or substantially inverted from each other. In both mounting orientations, screw holes on the hood align with respective screw holes on the appliance top panel and the console rear panel. The hood also has ribs with projections that interlock with the rear panel.

Abstract: A combination appliance is provided having a washing machine and a dryer separately supported above the washing machine. The physical arrangement of the washing machine/dryer combination provides a compartment below the dryer cabinet and behind the washing machine cabinet. A recessed area in the top cover of the washing machine and below the bottom of the dryer defines a pocket which is in communication with the compartment. A sliding access door is operable within the recessed area and is manually movable to a posture partially within the compartment and partially within the pocket for providing clear access to within the washing machine.

Abstract: A combination appliance is provided having a washing machine and a separately operable dryer disposed above the washing machine. The washing machine and dryer are separately supported in a generally mating relationship providing the characteristics of a unitary appliance. There is a horizontally disposed top cover associated with the washing machine which defines an access opening to within the washing machine. The top cover also includes guideways at the sides of the access opening with an access door being cooperable with the guideways for sliding movement to close the access opening in a first forward posture and to uncover the access opening in a second rearward posture. The top cover further includes structure for effectively retaining the access door in the guideways in the first forward posture and providing a housing for the access door in the second rearward posture.

Abstract: In a sheet metal cabinet designed for convenience store use, an L-shaped recessed shelf provides a space for horizontally extending cup dispensers which extend underneath the cabinet and present cups at locations immediately above the recessed shelf. The L-shaped recessed shelf is part of a specialized cabinet front structure which also includes a framework having access doors located underneath the front edge of the recessed shelf. This framework has a U-shaped horizontal cross section, with side panels extending downwardly from the side edges of the shelf and meeting the side panels of the main part of the cabinet.

Abstract: A compact base unit for use in conjunction with a microwave oven or the like includes a lower surface for resting upon a counter top, an upper surface for supporting the oven, and a storage area disposed between the upper and lower surfaces. A work surface is slidingly secured to the base unit by a roller track assembly for allowing the work surface to be either retracted within the storage area of the base unit or slidingly extended in front of the base unit. The base unit includes a camming member connected to a push rod for partially advancing the work surface from the storage area when the push rod is actuated. The work surface includes a cookware support molded of silicone rubber to form a series of concentric, stepped depressions for securely supporting various sized cookware utilized in conjunction with the oven.

Abstract: An appliance is provided with a control housing secured to the cabinet top cover. The control housing includes a front opening which is closed by a control panel assembly engageable with the lower portion of the housing front and rearwardly pivotable for engagement with the top of the housing front. The control panel assembly includes a support panel and an overlying decorative panel which is biased toward the frontal surface of the support panel. This biasing maintains the rear of the face portion of the fascia panel in contact with the support panel. The control panel assembly ends are enclosed by a pair of rearwardly extending end caps which combine with the upper edge of the fascia panel to provide a continuous unbroken line at the top of the panel assembly and form a frame having a mitered corner appearance.

Abstract: A display device comprises a lower frame unit which forms a cabinet having an interior storage area and a hinged access door. An upper frame unit is supported on and above the cabinet and includes a shelf spaced over and above the top of the cabinet. A video tape machine may be supported on the cabinet, and a television set may be supported on the shelf in a generally stacked relationship above the video tape machine. The electrical wiring for both the video tape machine and television set is contained within the device where it is concealed from sight and possible tampering.

Abstract: A bench for potting plants and the like which comprises a frame having side walls and a rear wall, and which also defines a horizontal working surface. A storage bin is rearwardly positioned on the bench above the working surface, having an openable top and a front wall. The front wall is carried by the side walls in vertically slidable relationship to define a variable sized opening between the front wall and the horizontal working surface, to provide access to material in the storage bin. Means are provided for retaining the front wall in a predetermined positioned to maintain the access opening at a desired height.

Abstract: A dental treatment environment having dental equipment coordinated relative to a reclining patient chair in a manner to provide minimum doctor time and motion and maximum efficiency. The chair has a patient headrest located adjacent a cabinet. An articulated first arm adjustable vertically and horizontally is movably mounted on the cabinet. The arm carries a tray useable for dental hand instruments and slow speed hand piece. An extendible and contractible second arm which moves up, down, side to side is attached to an upright support and has connected at its outer end a holder for dental high speed air turbines and air-water syringe. Both the tray and holder are movable to locations relative to the headrest whereby the transfer zone between tray and holder and patient is of minimum area. An operating light unit and its holding members are mounted on top of the support. A doctor's sink cabinet is located adjacent the doctor's side of the chair.

Abstract: A medical emergency patient treatment unit that contains a variety of emergency treatment medications, supplies and equipment, all grouped in coordinate end use groups color coded to referenced sets of emergency treatment instructions in a medical treatment book mounted thereon. The treatment units are designed to be readily removed and stationed in locations of probable emergency situation occurrence.

Abstract: A display stand for articles of merchandise, such as electronic calculators, which prospective customers may be expected to operate in order to test the suitability of the merchandise. The display stand comprises a housing having back and end walls and a front panel which is pivotally mounted along its top edge to permit the bottom edge to be moved outwardly from the back and end walls of the housing. The top of the display stand comprises a display shelf pivotally mounted along its bottom edge to permit the top edge to be moved between a first position in which it is in overlapping relationship with the front panel and a second position which permits access to the interior of the housing. A lock is provided on the top panel to permit securing of the top panel and the display shelf in the overlapping position to preclude access to the interior of the housing which includes a source of electrical power in the form of a typical 115 volt AC outlet.