Abstract: A storage enclosure for storing containers of hazardous materials with a secondary containment feature being provided by at least one secondary containment shelf suspended from a sub-roof assembly by a plurality of support rods, whereby the secondary containment shelves are suspended within the enclosure free of support from and/or engagement with the side, rear, and front walls, so as to facilitate retention of the containers on the shelves in the event of movement of the unit walls in response to any disturbance, such as in an earthquake, or the like, of the unit. The secondary containment shelf is of a very sturdy construction, employing relatively heavy gauge steel sheets having upstanding, liquid-tight, marginal portions providing a secondary containment of spills or leakage of materials from containers stored on the shelf. Each shelf having at least one drain pipe depending therefrom, for facilitating such spillage or leakage from containers stored thereon.

Abstract: A shelf and support arm assembly is comprised of a wire shelf having two different embodiments, the support surface of the shelf being formed by a plurality of parallel, spatially arranged longitudinal wires where a given lateral spacing between the wires differentiates one embodiment of the shelf from another. A support arm is suspended from a forward end of the shelf to facilitate the assembly of the shelf and support arm to a vertical support surface. The support arm is specifically configured so that the same support arm may be employed in attaching both embodiments of the shelf to the vertical support surface.

Abstract: An operator work station defined by a wall having a support assembly for mounting a monitor within a housing within an opening in the wall, the support assembly enabling the monitor to have four degrees of freedom. The support assembly includes a counterbalanced horizontal bar slidably disposed in the opening parallel to the wall for enabling the monitor to be raised and lowered parallel to the wall. Bearings rigidly secured to the bar receive rods rigidly secured to a horizontal plate, the movement of which enables the monitor to be moved perpendicular to the wall. A shaped plate pivotally connected between the horizontal plate and the housing enables the monitor to rotate about a vertical axis. Such rotation is limited by posts rigidly secured to the bar which engage the sides of the shaped plate when the shaped plate is rotated with respect to the wall.

Abstract: A tool chest includes a lidded base defining a storage compartment therein and a pegboard-type tool pallet adapted to carry tools on an obverse side thereof and shiftable between a first position overlying and covering the storage compartment with the obverse side up, and a second position upstanding from the rear end of the base with the obverse side forward and supported against the open lid for uncovering and providing access to the storage compartment. In one embodiment the pallet is pivotally connected to the base with a link arm and has handles for lifting the pallet between its first and second position. In a second embodiment the pallet is pivotally connected to the lid so that when the lid is opened it pulls the pallet up to its second position. The front end of the pallet has pins or rollers supported on guide rails for guiding movement between the first and second positions.

Abstract: A pull down shelf assembly (20, 20a) for facilitating access to upper storage shelves (22, 22a). The shelf assembly includes a shelf guide track mechanism (24, 24', 24a, 24a') and the storage shelf (22, 22a) slidably mounted for movement between an extended position and a retracted position. A pantographic pull down mounting assembly (26, 26', 26a, 26a') coupled between a shelf mounting bracket (28, 28', 28a, 28a') and the track mechanism produces pantographic movement thereof between a deployed position, for increased access, and an elevated stored position. The pantographic assembly is mounted therebetween at locations producing near-horizontal pantographic movement of the track mechanism with the storage shelf carried thereby throughout an arcuate path between the deployed position and the elevated stored position. A spring biasing mechanism (38, 38', 38a, 38a') coupled between the mounting bracket and one of the arms biases the track mechanism toward the stored position.

Abstract: A mounting system for the carcase-interior end of the guide rail (10) of a drawer guide for drawers and the like in the carcase of a cabinet at a distance from the inside surface of the associated carcase side wall. The guide rail (10) is formed as a channel which is fitted from underneath into a corresponding runner rail which can be fastened to the drawer and is formed by an inverted channel inside of which tracks are formed for rolling bodies. In the portion of the guide rail (10) engaged in the runner rail, tracks are also formed for the rolling bodies, so that the runner rail is displaceable relative to the guide rail. The section of the guide rail (10) engaged in the runner rail is bent from the horizontally disposed web of the rail. In the carcase-interior end portion of the guide rail (10) a tab (16) stands up from its horizontal web and is aligned transversely of the length of the guide rail, and is provided with detent teeth (18) on its edge pointing away from the web.

Abstract: A refrigerator/freezer having a sliding unit in its interior refrigeration portion in the form of several shelves in superimposed relationship with one another mounted to the common frame. A track assembly is included for slidably mounting the slidable interior unit in the refrigerator in lieu of the stationary shelves which are normally mounted in the body of a refrigerator. The sliding out interior unit additionally includes a pair of "crisper"-type bins slidably mounted on tracks on the bottom of the interior unit. The entire interior unit is normally slid fully into the refrigerator to support items within the closed refrigerator.

Abstract: A variable shelf assembly includes side frames composed of posts, transverse support members and diagonal struts, and longitudinal support members and/or longitudinal stop members which connect the posts of two side frames releasably but rigidly with each other, and shelf members mounted between two side frames. The shelf members can be placed between two frames which are coupled to each other by means of several longitudinal support members and/or longitudinal stop members either in horizontal alignment or in a unilaterally inclined alignment in the transverse direction. At least at the removal side of the shelf assembly, each shelf member is provided with a longitudinal support member and/or a longitudinal stop member forming a support and abutment element. A basic shelf element is formed by two frames with corresponding longitudinal support members and/or longitudinal stop members and the shelf members.

Abstract: A pallet is provided for supporting the central tube of cylindrical objects having a variable outside diameter, the pallet consisting of a pallet base of generally rectangular shape with uprights mounted at the four corners thereof and detachable panels arranged in parallel pairs mounted between the uprights, the panel including means for securing them to the base and means for rendering them integral with the uprights, the panels further including at least one slotted portion having guiding means which cooperate with a holder member for an end of said central tube, the holder member being supported by a detachable cross member adapted to be fixed at differing levels within the slotted portion, the pallet being particularly suitable for supporting rolls of film material of variable diameters and length.

Abstract: A protective enclosure for components of a computer system including a video display monitor, a printer, a keyboard and a central processing unit is disclosed for use in an industrial environment. The protective enclosure includes a housing having at least one sidewall completely enclosing the computer system. A keyboard support and storage member is pivotally connected to the sidewall for movement about a generally horizontally disposed axis between a first keyboard support position generally angularly disposed with respect to the sidewall for allowing user access to the keyboard and a second keyboard storage position generally disposed parallel with respect to the sidewall. The keyboard support and storage member defines an enclosed keyboard storage pocket for protecting the keyboard from damage in cooperation with the sidewall when in the second storage position.

Abstract: Mounting for a corner cupboard door which is held for co-rotation on a carousel having at least two compartment floors, which mounting includes a telescopic mechanism for the radially movable fastening of the door on the carousel, and a control cam mechanism which acts between a part fixed to the door and the cupboard body and which holds the door in an inwardly retracted position when the carousel is turned out of the starting position, while permitting an outward movement of the door into the closed position when the carousel returns to the starting position, characterized in that the telescopic mechanism has a box-shaped telescopic casing which extends in height over the space between at least two compartment floors and in which an extensible door holder is guided, which is adapted to the inside contour of the telescopic casing, and further characterized in that a toothed bar is disposed both at the top end and at the bottom end in the telescopic casing, and at least one vertical shaft which at its top and

Abstract: Shelving apparatus includes a base member with upright supports. A frame member is telescopically inserted on the base supports, and includes horizontal slide supports for receiving slide mounting members of a shelf. Pairs of shelves may be mounted on a single slide support to provide flexibility in configuring the shelving apparatus.

Abstract: A furniture connector for connecting furniture parts is used for the attachment of a hinge arm on a body part or also for attaching a drawer front to a drawer side wall. In this case one part of the fixture is provided with a slide-in opening respectively for the arms pointing forward in the slide-in direction of the other part of the fixture, and one part of the fixture has a spring element which engages in a snap-in recess of the other part of the fixture when the parts of the fixture are assembled and interengaged.

Abstract: An apparatus in association with a bed organizer that includes foldable leg tubes telescopingly receiving extensions therewithin for mounting upon a top surface of an associated bed permitting an individual to project that individual's legs between the leg tubes and below an associated desk housing that in turn includes a lid mounted to the housing for storage of components therewithin, as well as lid plate hingedly mounted to the lid to include extension legs received within a groove within a top surface of the desk lid. A support shelf is reciprocatably mounted within the support housing, with the leg tubes pivotally mounted to a folded position in contiguous communication with the support housing for ease of storage thereof.

Abstract: An operator work station including a plurality of desk modules located adjacent a wall or walls and defining one or more continuous work surfaces. The modules include a standard desk module, an end, or stand-alone, module and a corner module. An opening is formed through one of the walls in a predetermined relationship with the work surface modules, and a housing for receiving a monitor is pivotally mounted for movement about a vertical axis relative to said opening to adjust the monitor relative to the work surface modules for viewing. The work surface modules can be configured to provide one or more continuous work surfaces along one wall, around a corner and along another wall.

Abstract: A laterally adjustable mounting bracket for use with a desk or cabinet drawer and with a drawer guide having a bent tongue, the bracket including a base and opposing spring flanges flexibly secured to the base and cooperatively receiving the drawer guide tongue for lateral adjustment. The base is secured to the desk or cabinet, and latching members having shaft sections and engaging ears secure the bracket to the desk or cabinet.

Abstract: Containers or bins for recyclable materials mounted within a cabinet or in a space in underlying relation to a countertop for movement between an extended position in which the open tops of the bins or containers are exposed for receiving recyclable materials and a retracted position in which the bins are in concealed relation and closed by a unique top closing structure to form a generally airtight closure for the bins or containers The container assembly is supported for horizontal movement by a conventional drawer slide assembly with supporting brackets for the container assembly being connected to the stationary component forming a portion of the conventional slide assembly. The innermost or rear bracket is supported from the inner or rear wall of the cabinet or undercounter space and the outer or forward bracket is attached to a crossbar at a center point with the supporting structure enabling three degrees of adjustment of the slide assembly and bins or containers.

Abstract: A bottom mounted drawer slide for, supporting a drawer in a cabinet. The slide assembly is provided with a pawl for enabling the drawer to be removed and to be replaced with a minimum of manipulative effort. The slide assembly incorporates fail-safe features which assure that the assembly latching the drawer channel to the stationary channel is automatically shifted to a locked position responsive to assembly of the channels and is always in a position locked against accidental removal when the channels reach their mutually extended positions.

Abstract: A case for carrying condiments, spices and other food items in an airtight and moistureproof environment. The case has slotted compartments in which resealable pouches are provided. The pouches are detachably fastened to the sides of these compartments. Various condiments, spices or other food items can be easily transported in the case for later use.

Abstract: A storage device for use between exposed rafters of a basement or like ceiling is disclosed. The device includes a base and drawer each of rigid welded wire construction. The base is secured by wood screws to the bottom surface of adjacent rafters to span between them. The base includes tracks in the form of welded wires which define a pair of parallel slots. The wires also define an enlarged opening into the slots of the front end of the base. The drawer at the bottom of its rear end has a pair of spaced apart projecting T-shaped hooks for releasably and slidably engaging the track. The hooks also allow the drawer to hang vertically from the front end of the base and to be manually removed and reinserted into engaging with the slots through the wide openings. The drawer may be pivoted upward on the hooks and slid with the hooks engaged in the slots to a storage position atop the base and between the rafters.