Abstract: A chair with a coupling companion stool base includes a frame that has: a claw extending downward from a second portion of a lower portion of the frame; a latch extending downward from and movably connected with a first portion of the lower portion; two legs adapted to support the frame upon a supporting surface extending downward from the lower portion; and a receptacle defined between the claw and the latch. The base supports the frame above a supporting surface and has a saddle with opposite back and front edges and a top surface that faces away from the supporting surface. The top surface may also define at least one of a work surface, a writing surface, and a sitting surface. The base releasably couples with the frame, having the saddle seated in the receptacle, the front edge seated in the claw, and the back edge captured by the latch. When decoupled, the chair portion may be used as casual floor rocker seating.

Abstract: A liquid warming grommet assembly (400, 500) maintains liquids or other materials in a vessel (406) at a desired temperature. The grommet assembly (400, 500) includes a grommet (408) receivable within an aperture in a work surface (404). A heating element (440) is receivable within a casing (410) of the grommet (408), and an upper warmer plate (444) is positioned at the upper portion of the heating element (440) and is substantially flush with the work surface (404).

Abstract: An electrical contact unit (200) is disclosed, having a series of four electrical receptacles (202, 204, 206, 208). Each of the receptacles includes an upper cantilever member (210) and a lower cantilever member (212). Upper lateral arms (214) are conductively interconnected by an upper bridge portion (216). Correspondingly, lower lateral arms (218) are conductively interconnected by a lower bridge portion (220). The upper lateral arms (214) and upper bridge portion (216) provide a pair of contact surfaces or edges (222). Correspondingly, the lower lateral arms (218) and lower bridge portion (220) form a pair of lower contact surfaces or edges (224). In addition, an upper cantilever member (228) positioned inwardly of the upper lateral arms (214) is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring device for measuring the length of elongated profiles (100, 101, 102, 103) disposed in a longitudinal direction, particularly of pipes, between at least two opposing measuring sides (2, 3), of which at least one can be displaced on a measuring side (2, 3) in the longitudinal direction (L) until both ends (110, 111, 112, 113; 120, 121, 122, 123) of the elongated profile (100, 101, 102, 103) come in contact with each other, and at least one of the measuring sides (2, 3) has at least one measuring ram (10, 11, 12, 13), comprising at least two ribs (51a, 51b, 52a, 52b) that extend at a distance to each other transversely to the longitudinal direction (L) and can be displaced elastically back and forth in the longitudinal direction (L).

Abstract: A junction block assembly (300) includes a junction block (302). The junction block (302) is single-sided in that it provides for interconnection of electrical receptacle blocks (310, 308) only on one side of the junction block (302). The junction block assembly (300) includes a first center connect cable assembly (304) and a second center connect cable assembly (306). The center connect cable assemblies (304, 306) are adapted to electrically interconnect to the junction block (302), in a manner so that electrical power received from one of the cable assemblies (304, 306) may be applied to the electrical receptacle blocks (310, 308) connected to the junction block (302), and also to apply power to the other of the center connect cable assemblies (304, 306).