Continuously Housed Patents (Class 312/304)
  • Patent number: 11787344
    Abstract: A delivery container is designed to fit into the rear passenger compartment of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle (AV) that makes deliveries without a human driver. The delivery container includes a base, two sides, and a top. The sides are angled and the top is smaller than the base, which creates a large opening that is easy for a user to access and can adequately store large or bulky goods. The delivery container may be accessed from either side of the vehicle, and may include a drawer for moving items from one side of the vehicle to the other, so that items may be easily accessed from either side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Jon Meador, Alexis DeStasio
  • Patent number: 11538504
    Abstract: A supporting device is assembled with an accommodating device of an electronic apparatus. The supporting device includes a casing and an engaging module. The engaging module is slidably disposed on the casing to engage with the accommodating device. The engaging module includes an engaging component, a pressing component and a fixing component. The engaging component includes an engaging portion and a sliding slot. The engaging portion is engaged with the accommodating device. The pressing component is disposed on the engaging component in a resiliently deformable manner. The fixing component pierces through the sliding slot to fix the engaging component on the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Wiwynn Corporation
    Inventors: Jing-Suei Gao, Ming-Chih Kao
  • Patent number: 11419414
    Abstract: A workstation assembly that can be opened when needed is disclosed. When closed, the workstation assembly can be aesthetically pleasing and can have a reduced footprint. When opened, the workstation assembly can include a deployable screen system capable of deploying an interior screen from a door section of the workstation assembly. The screen can provide a backdrop for videoconferencing, can provide improved isolation (e.g., sound isolation, visual isolation, shared airflow isolation, and the like) for an individual within the opened workstation assembly. The deployable screen system can also include an exterior screen for providing an aesthetically pleasing exterior and improved isolation while the workstation assembly is in use. The workstation assembly can also include a surround frame with openings and light sources to provide diffuse illumination to the environment surrounding the workstation assembly, which can be especially useful when natural light is unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Neumodern Studio LLC
    Inventors: Peter Madimenos, Corrine V. Madimenos, Anastasia P. Maravelias
  • Patent number: 11156399
    Abstract: A shelf for a household refrigeration appliance has a shelf plate, which has a first plate element and a separate second plate element, which is arranged next to the first plate element in a use position in the widthwise direction of the shelf to form the a continuous shelf plate and which can be removed non-destructively to make the shelf plate smaller. The shelf further has a carrier frame, which only borders the edges of the shelf plate. The carrier frame is only configured around three sides of the shelf plate and has a rear frame element and two opposing side frame elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Staud, Thomas Tischer, Volkan Cakirca, Oezkan Dagci, Caner Kara, Fidan Gueler, Oezguer Uysal
  • Patent number: 10730603
    Abstract: A space efficient lavatory module for commercial aircraft includes an aft facing concave wall recess that provides a greater distance from an upper, forward facing portion of a cabin structure, such as an aircraft passenger seat to avoid having a passenger's head impact the aft facing lavatory or enclosure wall in a sudden aircraft deceleration. The aft facing concave wall recess also provides space for mounting of a protective cushion, in order to reduce a passenger's risk of head trauma in a sudden deceleration, as well as other items, such as a video monitor, a bassinet or infant bed, without inhibiting passenger movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Hawkins, Robert K. Brauer, Ed Kinnier, III, Christopher I. Pirie
  • Patent number: 10264699
    Abstract: In one example, a shelf includes a shelf lock positioned within a spring retention pocket of the shelf. The shelf lock includes a main body that includes a spring retention slot to accommodate a spring and an opening to accommodate a pressure component. The shelf lock includes a retractable tab to be inserted into an enclosure to prevent movement of the shelf when mounted in the enclosure. The spring to exert an outward force to insert the retractable tab into the enclosure and the retractable tab to be retracted by an inward pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: John R. Grady, George D. Megason, Joseph Allen
  • Patent number: 10189571
    Abstract: A module for an aircraft cabin and an aircraft with a passenger cabin and such a module where the module includes a door to open the module, and a seat that is fastened to the door. The seat can be a vehicle attendant seat, and the module can be a lavatory. The rear side of the module can nestle against the pressure bulkhead in the tail of the aircraft. The module can include another module directly adjacent to its side, e.g., a galley module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Seibt
  • Patent number: 10127776
    Abstract: A cash drawer has a weighing module comprising a plurality of cups; the cash drawer has a front and a rear. The cups are arranged such that four prone note cups, five coin cups and two vertical note cups are provided. The four prone note cups are arranged rearwards of the five coin cups and forwards of the two vertical note cups. A weighing module for a cash drawer is also provided, which comprises a plurality of note cups and coin cups arranged on respective load cells. At least some of the cups are movable relative to respective load cells on which they are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: TELLERMATE LIMITED
    Inventor: Philip Ian Rees
  • Patent number: 9457903
    Abstract: An aircraft monument for installation in an aircraft cabin comprising a first functional module, a second functional module and a side wall for delimiting the first module from at least one of a region of the aircraft cabin adjacent to the first module and a region of the aircraft monument adjacent to the first module. The side wall is movable between a first and a second operational position and comprises a first side-wall region separating the first and second functional modules and in the second operational position, the side wall is displaced in the direction of the second module relative to its position in the first operational position, so that a movement of the side wall from its first operational position into its second operational position results in an enlargement of a base area of the first module and a corresponding diminution of a base area of the second module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Sabrina Moje, Matthias Breuer
  • Patent number: 9395115
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided that may include a main body having a storage compartment in which food or other items may be stored, a main door configured to open or close the storage compartment, the main door having a storage chamber separate from the storage compartment, a sub door configured to open or close an opening of the storage chamber, a tray configured to be introduced into or withdrawn from the storage chamber, a guide configured to guide movement of the tray by being compressed when the tray is introduced into the storage chamber and released from compression when the tray is withdrawn from the storage chamber, and a basket placed on the tray, the basket having a storage space therein. The guide may cause variation in a moving speed of the tray when the tray is introduced into or withdrawn from the storage chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungwoo Choi, Jaeyoul Lee, Junghun Kim, Seonkyu Kim, Hyun Choi, Ohseob Kwon, Kyeongchul Cho, Seungjin Yoon
  • Patent number: 9243838
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a drawer capable of storing soft food items and hard food items in separate spaces. The drawer includes a flexible cover that can be detachably positioned by positioning grooves formed on the top of side walls of the drawer. When in a first position, the flexible cover forms a holder that can be used to hold soft food. When in a second position, the flexible cover is used to cover the open top of the drawer and thereby can preserve freshness of food stored under the flexible cover within the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: DONGBU DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bong Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 9107501
    Abstract: An earthquake-activated shelf security system has two guide rails attached to both sides of a shelf or pallet rack. At least one retainer is moveably constrained to move along the guide rails by a rotating loop located on each end of the retainer. The guide rail has a retainer rest portion and allows the retainer to rest in a prepared configuration without moving down the rail unless acted upon by a shaking event such as an earthquake. A movable backstop is located along a back portion of the retainer rest portion. The position of the rest stop can be adjusted to adjust the sensitivity of the system to earthquakes. The guide rails have retainer stops located at selected positions to keep the retainer from moving past. In one embodiment two retainers are provided and in another embodiment, a mesh is provided to contain items that would otherwise fall through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Inventors: Giselle Francine Nagy, Michael B. Nagy
  • Patent number: 9028017
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations an expandable or adjustable snap-in cam or other friction device having a mechanically lockable drawer, shelf or divider in a cabinet, pantry, kitchen cupboard mount includes no screws or other permanent mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Jeffrey M Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20140167579
    Abstract: A water-conducting domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, the water-conducting domestic appliance including a washing compartment for receiving items therein that are to be subjected to a washing cycle by the water-conducting domestic appliance; a detergent dosing system, the detergent dosing system having a detergent dispenser with a receiving compartment, the receiving area for receiving at least one cartridge that is configured to hold at least one detergent; and a cartridge having separate chambers for storing at least two detergents, each chamber having a storage capacity for storing detergent that is greater than a quantity of detergent required for one washing cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hauseräte GmbH
    Inventors: Egbert Classen, Helmut Jerg
  • Patent number: 8491065
    Abstract: A cabinet forming a showcase is provided and includes at least one glass door fastened on a ferrule moving along a rail, and a latch housed in the structure of the cabinet. When the door is in a locking position, the bolt of the latch is engageable in a notch formed in the ferrule or in an endpiece mounted at the end of said ferrule. This notch-includes an internally chamfered wall with a rake angle to prevent the bolt from returning to the retracted position under the effect of movement transmitted via the door as a result of residual slack between the ferrule and the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Adler S.A.S.
    Inventors: Bourgain Eric, Masson Jean-Jacques, Martin Christophe
  • Patent number: 8480188
    Abstract: A computer desk assembly includes a desk and a display. The desk defines a receiving groove in a top thereof. The desk includes two sliding plates movably engaging in the receiving groove. The display is in the receiving groove of the desk and pivotably connected to the desk. When the computer desk assembly is in a first state, the sliding plates are disposed above the display. When the computer desk assembly is in a second state, the sliding plates slide laterally to expose the display, whereby the display is rotated up relative to the desk for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiang Cao, Hai-Qing Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130162131
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a removable module in a chassis with a sidewall defining a locking slot includes a locking member, and an operation member. The removable module includes a side plate defining a through slot, and an end plate defining a through hole adjacent to the end plate. The operation member is slidably attached to an inner surface of the side plate. The locking member includes a mounting piece fixed to the inner surface of the side plate, and a resilient piece slantingly extending from the mounting piece. A wedge extends from the resilient piece. The operation member includes a handle and a pressing portion. The handle is operated to slide the operation member in along the side plate to press the resilient piece toward the side plate, until the wedge extends through the through slot to lock in the locking slot of the sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: HAI-QING ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20130113344
    Abstract: According to a first aspect of the invention a secure storage unit comprising a plurality of movable trays (11) within a housing (10) is equipped with a tray selector system for selectively accessing a tray on demand, wherein the selector system is configured to release a selected tray (11) for access by limiting the allowable extent of movement of the tray from a stowed to an accessible position with respect to the storage unit by a pre-determined amount whereby access to selected zones of selected trays controlled. In an embodiment of the secure storage unit, the selector system comprises a plurality of discrete electromechanical locking devices (14) operably juxtaposed with respect to the trays, and configured to be individually selectable for releasing and limiting the allowable extent of movement of the selected tray with respect to the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Jon Elwell
  • Patent number: 8267488
    Abstract: A frame assembly for a reflective cabinet door includes at least two vertical strips, two transverse strips and one supporting strip. In particular, a frame is co-extruded by rigid and soft plastic. The vertical strip and transverse strip both have an embedding area having cushion bars arranged to two sides of an inlet of a gap. The supporting strip is transversely fixed between two vertical strips by screws to provide support to the frame. A transparent or reflective plate is embedded into the gaps of the vertical and transverse strips, and the cushion bars will provide cushion and protection against vibration and slippage. The frame can be slid along upper and lower guides in a cabinet through sliding components arranged to four corners of the frame. In addition, the frame can be applied to a door plate or a partition plate of a cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Danny Plastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-Lu Chen
  • Patent number: 8182052
    Abstract: A cupboard forming a display cabinet includes at least one pane fixed on a shoe moving along a rail and an electromagnetic lock housed in the frame of the cupboard, so that its bolt can interact with a notch formed on the shoe when the pane is in the locked position. In order to identify the locking of the pane, the rail may have a lateral protrusion and the cupboard may contain an electric circuit including a contact between the bolt of the lock and the protrusion, the closure of the circuit allowing the desired identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Adler S.A.S.
    Inventors: Eric Michel Bourgain, Jean-Jacques Claude Roger Masson
  • Patent number: 8113607
    Abstract: A storage assembly comprises a storage unit having a plurality of walls that cooperate to form an interior space and an opening in communication with the interior space, a first track having a first width and a second width along the length thereof, and a second track having a first width and a second width along the length thereof, wherein the second widths are different than the first widths, respectively. The storage assembly comprises a first door assembly slidably disposed along the first and second tracks via first guide members each having width less than the first width of the first and second tracks, and a second door assembly slidably disposed along the first and second tracks, and having a pair of second guide members each having a width that is greater than the first width of the first and second tracks and less than the second width of the first and second tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Slager, Timothy S. DeVries
  • Patent number: 7686405
    Abstract: This self-closing, sliding door assembly is used for a cabinet having a front opening and a pair of doors each mounted for movement in upper and lower tracks. A counterweight is attached to each door by a sash-line having a vertical length attached to the counterweight and a horizontal length attached to an associated door. The sash-line is guided from the vertical to the horizontal by a pair of pulley bracket assemblies one being mounted to a cabinet wall in a vertical plane and the other being mounted to a cabinet wall in a horizontal plane. The sash-line is retained on the pulleys by the pulley brackets during movement of the counterweight to guard against slip off the pulleys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: True Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Trulaske, Sr., Robert J. Trulaske, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090295260
    Abstract: A fixture includes a medicine cabinet having a cabinet body and a door. The fixture includes a frame which includes a frame body having a recess sized and shaped to receive the door, and an overhang which extends along the upper portion of the door. The fixture can include a guide rail which is repeatably moveable between positions away from and extending over the lower portion of the door, and an organizer carried by the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Susan Martha Brink
  • Publication number: 20080007148
    Abstract: This self-closing, sliding door assembly is used for a cabinet having a front opening and a pair of doors each mounted for movement in upper and lower tracks. A counterweight is attached to each door by a sash-line having a vertical length attached to the counterweight and a horizontal length attached to an associated door. The sash-line is guided from the vertical to the horizontal by a pair of pulley bracket assemblies one being mounted to a cabinet wall in a vertical plane and the other being mounted to a cabinet wall in a horizontal plane. The sash-line is retained on the pulleys by the pulley brackets during movement of the counterweight to guard against slip off the pulleys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Steven L. Trulaske, Robert J. Trulaske
  • Publication number: 20010043031
    Abstract: A climatic cabinet with at least one door, having a storage station with at least one object storage device, which exhibits several storage locations arranged one on top of the other, and having a transport device for feeding objects to the object storage locations, wherein the transport device has an object receiver, wherein the object receiver is secured to a vertical carriage in such a way that it can be moved vertically and horizontally, and wherein the storage station and transport device are arranged on mounting plates. The functionality of the climatic cabinet and its functionality are achieved through improvements in the transport device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: Kendro Laboratory Products GmbH
    Inventors: Gernot Gonska, Thorsten Dick
  • Publication number: 20010009346
    Abstract: The informative kiosk structure is used to house information distribution means and, for example, a screen (4) connected to a central unit (3). This structure comprises a main element made up of three panels, namely a central panel and two side panels (10), the central panel being made up of two portions, namely a lower portion (9) and an upper portion (11) with a central recess (11a) forming a display window. The side panels (10) form, at least with the lower portion (9) of the central portion, a single foldable element, the side panels (10) being joined with respect to the lower portion (9) of the central panel or consisting of separate panels designed to be nested transversally, at least on the lower portion (9) of the central panel so that, once the structure has been assembled, the two side panels (10) approximately form a U with the central panel. The structure preferably also includes a closing cap (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: July 26, 2001
    Inventor: Olivier Waubant
  • Patent number: 6102502
    Abstract: A merchandising unit for the display of consumer products particularly cabinetry components. The unit includes a plurality of cabinet door samples allowing the consumer to examine the individual doors. The doors are pivotably mounted within the unit along parallel axes facilitating full examination. The merchandising unit also includes a section for displaying the various hardware offerings and a lower section displaying base cabinetry and drawers. All of these features allow the consumer to directly examiner the cabinetry components for making an informed purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Kraftmaid Cabinetry, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Melillo, Paul Graham
  • Patent number: 5992959
    Abstract: A drawer box, including: a plurality of note accommodation parts arranged in a width direction of the drawer box, at least one note accommodation part being deep-bottomed with a depth substantially equal to a height of the drawer box; a divider including a bottom plate for dividing the at least one deep-bottomed note accommodation part into an upper portion and a lower portion, the divider further including an upright portion which extends perpendicularly from one end of the bottom plate; a first holding device for holding the divider in a position where the bottom plate divides the at least one deep-bottomed note accommodation part into the upper portion and the lower portion; a guide device for guiding the divider to a bottom position, wherein the divider divides the at least one deep-bottomed note accommodation part into two side portions by the upright portion of the divider; and a second holding device for holding the divider in the bottom position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinsuke Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 5853238
    Abstract: A retrofit cabinet door assembly for a steam cabinet includes a door frame and a removable door track. The retrofit cabinet door assembly also includes a removable door positioned within the door frame and engaging the door track for movement within the door frame along the door track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Elite Corporate Concepts
    Inventors: Michael G. Cullen, Thomas P. Cullen
  • Patent number: 4959582
    Abstract: A Hinge Assembly for supporting a storge-type door in a cabinet, the assembly including a cabinet plate in the form of a square having guide grooves along two sides, the grooves intersecting at one corner of the square, a door plate mounted on the cabinet plate for rotary motion between a first position in alignment with one edge of the door plate in alignment with one edge of the first plate to a second position with one edge of the door plate in alignment with the other edge of the cabinet first plate, the door plate having two guide members on the one edge, the guide members being aligned in one of the grooves in the first position and moveable into the other of the grooves on rotation of the door plate with respect to the cabinet plate whereby the door plate rotates within the angle formed between the guide grooves, and a pivot post on one of the plates and a guide member on the other of the plate having a track to define the path of motion for the pivot post on rotation of the door plate with respect to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: Imago Quaestus, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Meyer, David A. Schmidt, Peter M. Donner
  • Patent number: 4802715
    Abstract: In a system for the storage of objects in a container configured as a cupboard, a drawer or other similar structures, the objects are stored in a plurality of compartments of various sizes forming a grid and filling out the base surface of the container. Each compartment is configured as a square or rectangular container open at least on one side and said containers are arranged in a plurality of levels, behind or on top of each other while being arranged, on each level next to each other and/or on top of each other. The containers may be pushed sideways individually or by groups so as to create a void which facilitates access to the farthest row of containers in the bottom or down in the container. This system is particularly appropriate for storage, warehouse deposition of sorting installations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1989
    Inventors: Walter Grobly, Bruno Stocker
  • Patent number: 4274688
    Abstract: A plurality of moldings for supporting sliding doors having a recessed bottom portion in combination with a shelf and display system of the type wherein an outer frame is formed in a particular plane of at least four tubular members each having substantially the same cross-section and each interconnected at end portions by joints and with the moldings having the following cross sections and including a groove extending along the length of each molding with the groove having a configuration to receive a portion of the outer surface of the tubular member to provide for the moldings interlocked with the tubular member, a channel extending along the length of the side moldings for receiving edge portions of the sliding doors, a pair of parallel channels extending along the length of the top molding for receiving and guiding top portions of the sliding doors, a pair of upstanding support portions extending along the length of the bottom molding for receiving and supporting the recessed bottom portions of the slidi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1981
    Inventor: Ralf G. Zacky
  • Patent number: 4230381
    Abstract: A two-piece cover for covering and enabling access to an open topped cabinet box, has a retaining lid and a captured lid which are interconnectable in either of a pivotal or sliding configuration; either of the lids may be separately opened and both are self-closing when pivotally connected, and either of the lids is slidably openable when the lids are slidably connected; a new retainer clip is provided for interconnecting the lids and for serving as at least part of a stop structure for limiting pivotal or sliding opening. A pin is alternatively provided in place of the retainer clip; the cover is sanitary and especially well suited for the storage bins of ice machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1980
    Assignee: Stainless Icetainer Company
    Inventor: John P. Rhoades
  • Patent number: 4148535
    Abstract: A system for constructing modular display and storage cases is disclosed in which the cases are built up from standard shelving. The shelving includes a vertical slot near the front face for engaging a selected mounting element, which in turn provide support for the door panels of the unit. Side panels are attached to complete the structure. Using the same shelves and mounting elements a wide variety of different display and storage case configurations can be constructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Assignee: Litton Business Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Jay G. Fenwick
  • Patent number: 4141610
    Abstract: A show case for displacing articles of commerce having an electronic lock and partially open in the front side for slidably receiving a pair of sliding doors which are adapted to overlap at their inner edges when the doors are in the closed position, said doors having holes at their inner edges adapted to align with each other when the doors are the closed position and said electronic lock including a solenoid in a position corresponding to the position of said inner edges of the doors in the closed position, a lock pin movable between the retracted position in which the lock pin is received in the solenoid and the extended position in which the lock pin is received in the holes in the doors in the closed position, a receiver adapted to receive radio waves from an external source, door closing detection means and a solenoid drive circuit electronically connected to said receiver though a timer for driving said lock pin to the retracted position upon receipt of the output signal from said receiver and also con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Inventor: Shoichiro Ando
  • Patent number: 4073557
    Abstract: A display case and a merchandise display rack for supporting a plurality of such display cases around its circumference in a radial relationship. The merchandise display rack includes a plurality of relatively movable support members provided with cooperating spindles which are adapted to support the display cases and adapted to be simultaneously locked against displacement by a common locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized removal of the display cases. The display cases are trapezoidal in shape so that they can be received around the circumference of the display rack in radial relationship and each display case includes spaced aligned bores for receiving the spindles of the merchandise display rack. The display cases may be used to support a wristwatch therein and include a one piece base for supporting the wristwatch and a transparent cover including means for engaging the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Assignee: Frank Mayer & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis J. Crosslen