Abstract: A cover for an umbrella table assembly receives an umbrella pole therethrough. A portion of the cover associated with the pole is releasably secured to the pole and maintained in elevated position by the pole to provide a tent-like structure which includes an annular peripheral skirt which depends below the table top. Releasable fasteners which secure a cover to an article are attached to the cover after the cover has been positioned on the article.

Abstract: A lightweight, high-strength support platform for use in furniture construction, which has superior structural integrity and can be used, by way of example, in portable folding tables, in work tables and in modular furniture of the character typically used in modern office complexes. The support platform embodies a novel structural reinforcement core of a unique configuration which is both lightweight and exhibits superior strength and durability characteristics. In one form of the invention, the support platform is used in the construction of a lightweight, readily portable folding table which includes two pair of legs that are pivotally connected to the platform for pivotal movement between an extended operational position and a retracted storage and transport position.

Abstract: The table includes a plurality of generally planar panels pivotally secured to one another along opposite edges and in series with one another to define a plurality of spaced generally parallel pivotal axes. A number of the panels form step panels having legs disposable in stored and table supporting positions. The legs in the stored position lie within the panels and extend at right angles into the support positions. Panels intermediate the step panels form riser panels. The panels are pivotal relative to one another between positions wherein the panels lie in generally parallel planes forming a compact portable unit and lie in a stepped arrangement with the riser panels extending vertically between step panels lying at different elevations relative to one another to form a folding table capable of being erected in a variety of multi-tiered and co-planar configurations.

Abstract: A dresser to be contained in a clothing locker, the dresser being formed of two independent units with each of the units having one or more sliding drawers, and with each of the units having a rectangular shape and dimensioned to be fitted together in side-by-side relationship within the locker to form a detachable assembly having an overall width corresponding to the internal width of the locker and an overall height substantially less than the internal height of the locker. The facing sides of the two units are shaped to provide mating latches which serve to hold the two units in an assembled interlocked position within the locker. The dresser has a frame surrounding its front side, and the dresser is held in the locker by the frame.

Abstract: A combination structure is disclosed wherein a stand-alone desk structure coacts with an underdesk monitor support structure for positioning and supporting the monitor support. Optionally a slidable keyboard tray support can be included with this monitor support. The top platform member of the desk structure includes a transparent portion. The monitor support structure includes a monitor support shelf and a pair of side supports which are each equipped with a U-configured unitary frame having a pair of legs and a cross member. A plurality of transversely extending, vertically spaced load bearable wire members extend between each pair of legs. Adjustable connector assemblies connect the shelf member with selected load bearable members of each side support. Optionally but preferably, each side support can also include a cross transverse bar which is optionally configured to support a drawer slide in combination with an associated respective leg member.

Abstract: A computer work station comprises a fixed position work surface having an enlarged monitor opening therein, a recessed component support pan attached to the work surface under the monitor opening, and a raisable monitor support mechanism mounted in the component pan that supports the monitor platform. The monitor lift mechanism is an extendable folding frame that is counterbalanced with a spring mechanism to offset the weight of the monitor such that the monitor can be raised or lowered simply by lifting or lowering the monitor platform manually, with the monitor remaining in place after its position has been adjusted. The component pan provides a recessed support and storage space for the monitor and other components. An adjustable work surface is mounted at the front of the fixed work surface by means of an adjustable mounting mechanism located in the pan and having cantilever arms extending out of the pan. A separate docking station can be provided for a lap top computer.

Abstract: A trading desk cluster of back-to-back, side-to-side paired desk modules employs a generally enclosed cabinet for mounting internally electronic data processing equipment, which develops high heat under load. The enclosed cabinet includes an apertured front wall for passage of cooling air and carries internally a fan assembly including a box-like plenum chamber, from which rises at the rear an upright outlet duct sized smaller than the open lower end of a vertical chimney at the rear of the desk. Tilting of the fan assembly permits the outlet duct to project vertically upward within the chimney and locked to the lower end thereof. The fan assembly is mounted on an angle bar for tilting and for supporting the fan assembly for sliding longitudinally to a position so as to overlie and be centered with the underlying processing equipment such as a CPU.

Abstract: A drawer including four connecting angle plates to connect an upright front board, and upright back board, two upright side boards, and a horizontal bottom board together, wherein each of the connecting angle plates has a first longitudinal mounting groove longitudinally disposed at an inner side along the bottom adapted for mounting the horizontal bottom board, a second longitudinal mounting groove longitudinally disposed at an outer side in the middle adapted for coupling to a sliding track in the table, desk, etc.

Abstract: A panel is provided for use in the fabrication of cabinet doors, the face portion of drawers and the like which comprises a combination of two resin materials, one of which has a selected color, which are simultaneously cured within a mold to form recesses and raised portions of essentially any desired ornamental design.

Abstract: A collapsible massage table has two sides, each side being supported by a support structure including two legs. Each leg is connected to the center of the table by a brace having an articulating joint. Two cable lines stabilize the leg structure. Each cable line connects pivot points of legs on opposing ends of the table and at least one of the articulating brace joints.

Abstract: A cart for transporting materials along a floor having a base positioned parallel to the floor. Positioned above the base is a rectangular cover having a first side edge, a second side edge and a back edge defining three sides of a rectangle. A first side support, a second side support and a back support each extend from the base to the cover. Four vertical supports extend from the base to contact the cover at four points substantially aligned with a first diagonal of the rectangle.

Abstract: Folding table system for positive locking of the table leg in a down and locked position or a positive locking of a table leg in the up and locked position where a spring loaded lever operated pawl member automatically engages a rotatable extruded block member to achieve either an uplocked or downlocked position. A secondary safety lock is also provided.

Abstract: A drawer interlock assembly for a furniture article having at least first and second drawers. A track member is positioned on the furniture article. The assembly includes at least first and second locking members slidingly mounted in the track member. The locking members are interconnected by at least one interconnection strip. Each of the locking members includes a locking projection. The assembly further includes at least first and second drawer members attached to the first and second drawers, respectively. Each of the drawer members includes a first ramp and a second ramp. Engagement of the locking projections with the first and second ramps allows only one drawer of the furniture article to be opened at a time.

Abstract: A locker shelf apparatus includes a platform shaped to fit horizontally within a locker. There are three support members connected to the platform at spaced-apart positions. There are loops or the like on each support member for engaging hooks in the locker above the platform. Preferably there is a drawer slidably mounted below the platform.

Abstract: A device for securing a mirror in a projection television is disclosed. The device includes a cabinet having an aperture defined by edges. A shoulder element is located adjacent each of the edges, wherein each shoulder element extends underneath the aperture and is positioned for supporting peripheral edges of a reflection surface of the mirror. The device further includes a mirror cover plate located adjacent a back surface of the mirror and affixed to the cabinet. In addition, the device includes a securing element affixed between the back surface and the mirror cover plate for reducing deformation of said mirror.

Abstract: An apparatus for collecting roll films to be developed includes a housing having an opening formed in the front portion. A barrel is rotatably supported in the housing and has an orifice for aligning with the opening and for allowing insertion of the roll film into the barrel. The barrel may enclose the opening when the orifice is disengaged from the opening. The housing includes a pair of channels for guiding a roller and the barrel to move up and down. A roll of strip material is supported in the housing and has an end engaged between the roller and the barrel so as to be sent out of the housing via a slit.

Abstract: A drawer partition includes a molded, one-piece, plastic tray with a base wall and upstanding side walls. The side walls have laterally aligned and longitudinally spaced-apart dovetail-shaped grooves in the inner surfaces thereof slidably mateable with dovetail-shaped tongues at the ends of divider panels for dividing the tray into compartments. Pairs of ribs define slots on the side walls to receive end edges of the divider panels. Pairs of flexible legs on the bottom edge of the divider panel are snap-fitted into apertures in the base wall to lock the divider panels in place. The bottom outside edges of the side walls have longitudinal grooves mateable respectively with the upper edges of the side walls of another partition to facilitate guided longitudinal relative sliding movement of stacked partitions. Each tray has front and rear end portions which respectively have recessed outer and inner surfaces to permit overlapping nesting of the ends of longitudinally aligned partitions.

Abstract: A desk structure is provided wherein a monitor is angularly positionable beneath a transparent viewing window in the working surface thereof. The window is provided with a coating which is antireflecting of incident exterior light but the window is transmissive of light images from the monitor viewing screen.

Abstract: A low-temperature showcase comprises an upper case including at least two doors, an intermediate plate provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, a bottom plate having an opening, an air duct defined by the intermediate plate and the bottom plate, a lower case including a cavity in which an evaporator and a fan are installed, and a thrust ball bearing. The evaporator and the fan generate a cold air flow which is circulated along the air duct and into an interior of the upper case. The thrust ball bearing includes a ring-shaped upper member provided With an annular groove, a ring-shaped lower member provided with a plurality of recesses formed along an arbitrary circle corresponding to the annular groove and a plurality of balls fitted into both the recesses and the groove.

Abstract: A corner cabinet drawer assembly includes a corner cabinet frame defining an interior cavity having a front corner opening, at least one central drawer and a pair of side drawers for holding articles with the side drawers disposed on opposite sides of the central drawer, and a plurality of tracks mounting the central and side drawers to the frame to undergo extension and retraction movement from and into the interior cavity with the central drawer moving along a path substantially bisecting the corner cabinet frame and each side drawer moving along a path extending substantially at a 90 degree angle relative to one another and a 45 degree angle relative to the path of movement of the central drawer such that the central and side drawers are extendable through the same front corner opening at separate times.