Abstract: A lift mechanism provides for movement of a platform, or the like, vertically within a cabinet between use and storage positions and is characterized as featuring a compact supporting and guide structure, wherein electrical controls defining the extent of vertical movement of the platform are carried for movement therewith. A safety mechanism is provided to interconnect cabinet lid lifting/lowering stay arms to the platform in a manner serving to prevent pinching of the fingers of a user by the lid, as the latter is moved into a cabinet closed position incident to movement of the platform into its storage position.

Abstract: A counterbalance support for hingedly mounting a cover on a cabinet for vertical swinging movements between horizontally disposed closed and vertically disposed open positions, which features an arrangement for maintaining a counterbalance spring device in a deactivated condition permitting non-counterbalanced pivotal movements of hinge parts of the support, as an incident to mounting the cover on the cabinet.

Abstract: A multi-position, wall avoiding reclining chair assembly having a unitized metal frame construction and featuring an improved linkage for supporting a chair seat for forwardly directed movement relative to a chair supporting base, as the chair assumes an intermediate reclined or TV position. The chair assembly also features an improved mechanism permitting the application of pressure to a back rest to initiate movement of the chair seat and a foot rest relative to the chair supporting base between their upright and reclined positions without producing substantial coincident rearwardly directed reclining movements of the back rest relative to the chair seat. After the chair seat and foot rest are disposed in their reclined positions to define the intermediate reclined or TV position of the chair, the application of pressure to the back rest will effect movement thereof into its reclined position to thereby define the fully reclined position of the chair.

Abstract: In a touch latch mechanism of the type adapted for use in latching a pair of members upon relative convergent movement thereof from a remote position into an adjacent position and for releasing the members from their adjacent position for relative divergent movement towards their remote position upon further movement of the members in the direction of converging movement beyond the adjacent position, the improvement wherein the latch mechanism includes a catch plate cooperating with a novel keeper mechanism characterized as having a resiliently deformable and pivotally supported keeper element.

Abstract: In a hinge latch mechanism for a cabinet door of the type including a strike and a keeper assembly mounted on a pair of door hinge parts and cooperating to releasably retain the door in closed position, the improvement featuring a novel keeper assembly and mode of mounting same on its associated hinge part.

Abstract: A caster bracket is fabricated from a single flat metal plate deformed to define a caster stud receiving curl; a pair of side plates and a connecting plate. The side plates are formed integrally with the connecting plate and are arranged in an essentially right angular relationship relative to both each other and the connecting plate, whereas the curl is defined by curling an extension plate formed integrally with one of the side plates. Preferably, fabrication is completed by bonding a free edge of the curl to its associated side plate and by bonding a free edge of the other side plate to the curl.

Abstract: The improvement in a hood latch mechanism of the type including an operating handle connected by a hinge pin to a spring biased yoke and mounting a latching pin engageable with a keeper to releasably retain the mechanism in latched condition, which features the utilization of the hinge pin in cooperation with the keeper to create an auxiliary latching device for maintaining the mechanism in its over center latched position even under severe road conditions.

Abstract: A mechanism for use in counterbalancing the weight of a lid or closure incident to movements thereof between closed and open portions is in the form of a spring pressurized, hydraulic piston-cylinder arrangement. The mechanism preferably includes means providing hydraulic damping characteristics for both the fully extended and contracted conditions of the mechanism.

Abstract: The specification discloses an air logic circuit with two, five port valves connected between an air supply and a volume chamber for supplying an output signal at an output port when both valves are activated substantially simultaneously. When both valves are in a released condition there is no output signal and the air supply is connected through the serial combination of both valves to a volume chamber. When either of the two valves is activated alone, the volume chamber is coupled to the atmosphere through an exhaust orifice. When both valves are simultaneously activated, the volume chamber is coupled to an output through the serial combination of both valves.

Abstract: A counterbalance mechanism including a cabinet mounted stationary hinge part; a movable hinge part pivotally mounted on the stationary hinge part and connected for conjunctive vertical swinging movement with a cabinet lid; and a counterbalance assembly including an adjustable compression spring arranged to bear adjacent its opposite ends on the hinge parts characterized in that the counterbalance assembly is constrained from swinging movements relative to the lid connected hinge part whereby to minimize mechanism installation space requirements.

Abstract: A counterbalance hinge mechanism for a cabinet lid includes a stationary cabinet affixed hinge rod serving to rotatably support a pair of axially stationary lid mounting cam members and to slidably support a pair of non-rotatable cam followers. An adjustable spring assembly serves to bias the cam followers into engagement with the cam members, whereby to counterbalance gravity induced torque effects of the lid throughout a substantial portion of lid opening movement.

Abstract: A counterbalance mechanism features a single stationary bracket, which serves as a free pivotal and thrust bearing support for a counterbalance assembly extending through the bracket for connection to a lid operating linkage.