Horizontally Movable, Non-pivoted Patents (Class 312/301)
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Patent number: 6042204Abstract: An organizer for forms that includes a housing with front and rear openings and several guiding members mounted within the housing at a predetermined spaced apart relationship with respect to each other and designed to slidably accept trays of cooperative rectangular dimensions so that the trays are kept at parallel and spaced apart relationship with respect to each other. Each tray has a rear side with a predetermined number of cut-outs. Plates are mounted over the cut-outs to selectively provide an edge closer to the rear of the tray than the edge of the cut-out. The tray with the post member or members causes other linked trays to make the forms contained therein available to a user at once. Actuating post members can be removably mounted on the plates to cause other trays having plates to move when the actuating post member pushes them.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1999Date of Patent: March 28, 2000Inventors: Eduardo J. Quirch, Jesus Sanchelima
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Patent number: 5980009Abstract: A basket mounting arrangement for use in a domestic refrigerator, and in particular a bottom mount refrigerator has two baskets mounted in the freezer compartment, one above the other. The lower basket is mounted relative to the freezer compartment for movement relative thereto in and out of the open front of the freezer. The second upper basket is mounted on top of the first lower basket and is movable forward and backward of the first lower basket and also out of the open front of the freezer. The mounting of the upper basket relative to the lower basket permits a user to access a majority of the food articles in the bottom mount freezer by pulling the upper basket out of the freezer and thereby pull the lower basket from the refrigerator. The user can then push the upper basket back into the freezer to gain access to articles in the lower basket from the freezer.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1998Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Camco Inc.Inventors: Samir Atalla, Edward George Simmons
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Patent number: 5927839Abstract: A drawer having a longitudinal axis is provided. The drawer includes first and second generally parallel sidewalls, a bottom wall connecting the first and second sidewalls and first and second tray supports respectively connected to the first and second sidewalls. The drawer also includes an upper tray system supported on the first and second tray supports including at least one upper tray slideably supported on the first and second tray supports and slideable along the longitudinal axis of the drawer, and a lower tray system supported on the first and second tray supports and disposed above the bottom wall and below the upper tray system. The lower tray system includes at least one slideable lower tray slideably supported on the first and second tray supports above the bottom wall and slideable along the longitudinal axis of the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 1997Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Erick E. Alfaro
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Patent number: 5848828Abstract: A workstation support system which is designed to receive a computer mouse, keyboard and the like comprises a drawer of a desk and a suspension structure within the drawer. The suspension structure comprises a rigid support surface and hangers which fit with the spaced apart sidewalls of the drawer to suspend the support surface in a horizontal position within the drawer. The suspension structure is adjustable to fit different drawer widths.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 1997Date of Patent: December 15, 1998Inventor: Ian MacLellan
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Patent number: 5673983Abstract: A medication cart features a frame assembly formed from a plurality of vertical support posts and wall panels secured to the posts. Each support post has a plurality of equally-spaced, radially extending flanges running the longitudinal length of the post. The medication cart contains, in addition to an array of drawers and bins, a multi-level cassette assembly. An internal locking mechanism secures the cassette assembly when it is positioned in the medication cart, and an external locking mechanism secures the cassette assembly outside of the medication cart.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1995Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Metro Industries, Inc.Inventors: Bradley J. Carlson, David A. Reppert, Michael B. Burns, Jonathan M. Daugherty, Kenneth A. Stevens, Craig F. Orlove
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Patent number: 5607213Abstract: A sliding work platform for a drawer, of the type having upstanding front, rear and side walls, includes a substantially rectangular panel which defines a work surface and has front and rear edges and substantially flat side margins. The flat side margins slidably engage the tops of the upstanding side walls of the drawer to facilitate movement of the platform in the forward and rearward direction relative to the drawer. Support members are integrally coupled close to the rear edge of the panel for slidably engaging upper edges of drawer slides to support the platform rearwardly of the drawer. Downwardly depending flanges are integral with the panel side margins near the front edge of the panel to engage the insides of the drawer walls for limiting front-to-back and lateral movement of the platform relative to the drawer. Lips on the flanges engage beneath folded-over upper ends of the drawer side walls to inhibit vertical movement of the platform relative to the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1995Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc.Inventors: George R. Slivon, Nick J. Theobald
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Patent number: 5588727Abstract: A desktop organizer is designed so as to organize the components, such as a computer and related supplies and accessories, of a workstation in a compact space and at locations which the user will find convenient. The organizer includes a container in the form of a box having a rigid upper member on which the monitor of the computer can be supported, runners disposed within the container and extending orthogonally to each other, and at least one drawer housed within the container and supported by the runners so as to be withdrawable out of and pushable into the container through both the front of the container and a side of the container. A shelf or shelves for supporting paper and/or a mouse of the computer are also housed within the container. Support feet, which support the container on a working surface, include vertically extending stop catches which can be used to support the key pad of the computer in a generally vertical position when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 1995Date of Patent: December 31, 1996Assignee: Exponent Italia S.r.L.Inventors: Amos D'Agaro, Adriano Marino, Andrea Venturini
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Patent number: 5586816Abstract: A mobile storage cabinet in combination with a shelf structure horizontally and vertically adjustable with respect to the cabinet. In a first embodiment, the shelf structure comprises an inner cabinet having vertically spaced shelves slidingly mounted therein. In the stored position, the inner cabinet including shelves rests inside the outer cabinet beneath the top surface thereof; in the extended position, the inner cabinet rests forwardly of the outer cabinet and may be further moved vertically between fully lowered and raised positions. In a second embodiment, a unitary shelf is horizontally and vertically adjustable with respect to the cabinet, this embodiment being especially useful as a work table while the first embodiment is especially useful for transporting and storing equipment.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1995Date of Patent: December 24, 1996Inventor: Michael J. Geiss, II
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Patent number: 5468062Abstract: A two tiered drawer rack includes a base tray having a flange along each longitudinal side with, an upwardly facing track extending along each flange, and an upper tray with bearings which co-operate with the tracks to permit the upper tray to be moved between a forward position and a rearward position in which access is gained to the contents of the base tray. The tracks may be suitably molded into the flanges.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1993Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Inventor: Richard J. H. Finnegan
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Patent number: 5462348Abstract: A utensil holder or tray is provided for use in a dishwasher for holding odd-shaped utensils. The tray is movably supported upon the upper perimeter edge of a conventional dish rack. Rollers or hooks are provided for rollably or slidably supporting the tray upon the rack. Movement of the tray upon the rack is limited by detents or the like. The tray can be quickly and easily installed on or removed from the rack.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1993Date of Patent: October 31, 1995Assignee: Maytag CorporationInventors: David I. Ellingson, Daryl A. Michael, William M. Nelms
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Patent number: 5460441Abstract: A rack mounted computer system has a vertically elongated cabinet structure in which a specially designed server unit is mounted. The server unit includes a slide-out outer drawer having a power supply box mounted in a lower interior portion thereof. An inner tray is slidably mounted in an upper interior portion of the outer drawer, over the power supply box, and has a system planar board and associated riser cards mounted on its top side. When the outer drawer is pulled out service access is provided to the circuit board apparatus on the inner tray. Access is provided to the power supply box by simply sliding the inner tray rearwardly relative to the opened outer drawer to expose the power supply box. Cooling fans are carried on the inner tray and within the outer drawer to cool the various computer components mounted within the server unit by flowing cooling air generally horizontally therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1994Date of Patent: October 24, 1995Assignee: Compaq Computer CorporationInventors: Robert J. Hastings, Paily T. Varghese
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Patent number: 5205429Abstract: A tackle box has a box body with a hinged lid. The box body has a deeper front portion and a shallower back portion. Correspondingly, the lid has a deeper back portion and shallower front portion. The back portion of the box body carries a stack of interconnected slidably mounted superimposed trays which can be pulled out rearwardly cantilever fashion when the lid is opened. The front portion of the box body has superimposed pull-out drawers. The box has a bail-type pivoting handle with a lid-latching mechanism which only allows the lid to open when the handle is swung forward from a box-carrying position. In the top of the lid, there is a removable shallow carrying case which can be used separately from the box.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 1991Date of Patent: April 27, 1993Assignee: Woodstream CorporationInventors: Andrew B. Woolworth, Arthur Jeffreys, John H. Coldren
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Patent number: 5139321Abstract: Disclosed is a multiple bin tray assembly having individual medication bins positioned inside a tray which in turn is fitted into a cassette. Each bin can be opened individually from the cassette to minimize accessibility to the remaining bins and thus decrease the risk of accidental dispensing of medication. The cassette with this novel tray assembly can be fitted into a medication cart of standard dimension.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1991Date of Patent: August 18, 1992Assignee: Artromick International, Inc.Inventor: Duane I. Beardsley
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Patent number: 5078382Abstract: A paper feeder having a feed unit for dispensing paper from a paper containing unit and delivering the paper to a transport assembly. The feeder comprises a first guide portion for guiding the paper containing unit and a second guide portion for guiding the feed unit. The paper containing unit and the feed unit are slidably supported by the first guide portion and the second guide portion respectively individually.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1990Date of Patent: January 7, 1992Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toru Tanjo, Tsukasa Sugiyama
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Patent number: 4993786Abstract: A storage apparatus (10) for converting a standard drawer (12) into a multiple level drawer having a stationary base tray (24) and a shiftable upper tray (26). The base tray (24) is secured to the front of the drawer (12) and includes laterally extending filler flanges (44, 46) on right and left sides of the base tray (24). The upper tray (26) is detachably secured to a support panel (54). Roller and track assemblies (30, 32) interconnect the support panel (54) of the upper tray (26) to the base tray (24). The upper tray (26) is shifted until it extends through an opening (76) formed in the rear wall (18) of the drawer (12). The roller and track assembly (30, 32) preferably includes channels (60) secured to the upstanding walls (34, 36) of the bottom tray (24) and bearing members (62) secured to the channels (60). According to the method of the present invention, the storage apparatus is retrofitted to a standard drawer which is modified by removing a cut-out from the rear wall of the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1989Date of Patent: February 19, 1991Inventor: John P. De Giulio
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Patent number: 4653818Abstract: Dry food storage containers of various sizes are supported by hanger plates which form part of a rack adapted to be slid into and out of a cabinet. When the rack is slid out of the cabinet, the containers may be laterally removed from or laterally inserted into the rack without interference from the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1985Date of Patent: March 31, 1987Assignee: Amerock CorporationInventor: William DeBruyn
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Patent number: 4449765Abstract: A dishwasher structure having improved wheel assemblies for providing rolling mounting of a dishrack on tracks provided on the sidewalls of the dishwasher cabinet. The wheel mounts are arranged to be mounted to portions of the dishrack and in the two illustrated embodiments, include hooks for facilitated installation on wire portions of the dishrack. In one embodiment, the wheel mount includes a shroud which extends above and inwardly of the wheel while permitting the wheel to be located closely adjacent the sidewall of the cabinet, permitting effectively maximizing of the width of the dishrack.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1982Date of Patent: May 22, 1984Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: William T. Lampman
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Patent number: 4400045Abstract: A built-in kitchen system including a baking and roasting oven and a surface cooking unit, which system includes a plurality of cabinet modules disposed adjacent one another and provided with countertops defining a horizontal work surface, a wall cabinet housing integrated into the system and having an upper portion accommodating the oven and a lower portion accommodating the cooking unit, a device mounting the cooking unit in the housing for horizontal displacement between a position within the housing and a position in front of the housing, and a displacement device supporting the wall cabinet housing and arranged to move the housing vertically between raised and lowered positions, the raised position being located to place the bottom of the cooking unit level with the work surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1981Date of Patent: August 23, 1983Assignee: Neff-Werke Carl Neff GmbHInventor: Horst Baschin
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Patent number: 4285212Abstract: An ice dispenser storage assembly for use in a freezer compartment of a refrigerator including a motor-driven ice dispenser. There is provided a cover secured to the inside of the freezer compartment and an ice storage receptacle movable from a first ice storage position to a second ice transfer position along and below the cover. Provision is made to stop the ice storage receptacle in the second ice transfer position and provision to energize the ice dispenser when the ice storage receptacle is in the second position and deenergize the ice dispenser when the ice storage is not in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1980Date of Patent: August 25, 1981Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Luis E. Prada
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Patent number: 4275940Abstract: An improved utility cabinet for dentists is disclosed. The top of the cabinet is movable to a closed position and a functional position, and an adjustable, spring-urged bolt is engageable with different escutcheon plates to latch the top in each position. A waste receptacle is attachable to the side of the cabinet by a hook and teazle material for simplicity in releasably attaching the receptacle to the cabinet. An optional arm rest is arranged so bracket arms spring inwardly against collars to retard pivotal motion of the arm rest.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1979Date of Patent: June 30, 1981Inventor: Leonard C. Draper
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Patent number: 4139247Abstract: A goods showcase capable of arbitrarily varying depths of respective shelves is herein described. The shelf has struts with a plurality of engaging holes provided on their sides as aligned in columns, and shelf support members which each have a horizontal shelf plate support flange extending from a lower edge of a laterally long L-shaped vertical side plate provided with engaging pieces to be engaged in the engaging holes in the shelf strut and also have a plurality of engaging vertical claws erected from a free edge of the horizontal flange at a predetermined interval. The shelf plates each have a reinforcement crosspiece disposed in the widthwise direction on its back surface, and this crosspiece is provided with an engaging section to which is engage and disengage the engaging claws.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 1977Date of Patent: February 13, 1979Inventor: Masashi Karashima
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Patent number: 3970010Abstract: A security storage system comprising a security storage chest having a lock and a compartmented frame. The frame is slidably mounted in the chest to move in or out in a straight line. Access to the compartments is from the side of the frame in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the frame. Each compartment holds a security storage box. Each box has a construction permitting it to be locked into the frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1974Date of Patent: July 20, 1976Inventor: Ross H. Cantley
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Patent number: 3934616Abstract: A telescopic structure comprises an inner and an outer member telescopic relative to each other, and means for supporting and/or guiding one member relative to the other member, comprising a pair of wheels mounted on each member and positioned between the members, the wheels on one member bearing on parallel runways fixed to the other member, the runways each having an at least partly circular section with the peripheral surfaces of the wheels bearing on the runways being correspondingly toroidally shaped to have geometric projections in a plane perpendicular to the direction of extent of the runways extending parallel and perpendicular to the rotational axes of the wheels.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1974Date of Patent: January 27, 1976Assignee: Societe Anonyme: PoclainInventor: Bernard M. Bourges