Abstract: A parking management and personal guidance system operates in conjunction with a reservation system which stores and manages reservation information in connection with prescheduled activities. Parking management is effected by accessing reservation information using personal identification information and identifying to the driver of a vehicle an available parking space which is near to the pedestrian exit of the parking facility which is closest to the prescheduled activity indicated in the reservation information. Personal guidance is also effected from the parking facility to the prescheduled activity, such as to an assigned seat, including guidance inbetween, such as on public transportation. Theft prevention in the parking facility is also provided.

Abstract: A card holder for protecting a card includes a pop-up panel for the inclusion of printed indicia such as a map. The pop-up panel rapidly collapses to a size slightly larger than the card within the pocket without resort to accordion folds.

Abstract: A package assembly or kit can be used in conjunction with storing and dispensing adhesive materials. The package assembly can include an enclosure in which an applicator and a container may be positioned. The container contains adhesive material. The enclosure may include a base and a cover. The base preferably includes one or more cavities, with at least one applicator disposed in one of the cavities. Further, the container may be disposed in another of the cavities. The cover may be provided with a plurality of wells. The container may include a restrictor positioned within a neck of the container. The restrictor is provided to limit the volume of adhesive material retained in an absorbent end of an applicator such as a swab. The package assembly can be provided in a sterilized condition.

Abstract: A shelf that can be hung on a window structure. The shelf has a projecting member and a horizontal member that envelop the top of the window structure. The horizontal member can be moveable to clamp the window structure between the horizontal member and the projecting member. The shelf can include a cover to provide an ideal growing environment for plants, especially Bonsai plants. Accessories, such as picture frames, can be attached to the shelf. The shelf can include more than one tray.

Abstract: An electronic device has a central processing unit (CPU), a display, and a memory device. The display and memory device are both coupled to the CPU. The memory device includes a data structure having a born-on-date (BOD) field and a counter field. The BOD field contains a warranty start date for the electronic device. The CPU is capable of displaying the BOD field on the display. The BOD field is updated by said CPU based on the contents of said counter field.

Abstract: Structure for fastening a flat Braun tube to a cabinet including a front cabinet portion and a rear cabinet portion, an extension forming an annular flange about a funnel and the panel of the flat Braun tube, a seat formed inside of the front cabinet portion for seating against the annular flange, and a supporting member for supporting a back surface of the annular flange, whereby compression forces are applied between seat and the back surface of the supporting member and are limited to directions orthogonal to the major surfaces of the annular flange, and substantially no compression forces are applied against peripheral edges of the annular flange.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to cases for storing eyeglasses also having an item such as a mirror, thermometer, compass, laser pointer, or timepiece included in its structure.

Abstract: System and method for managing the cancellation of equipment lease contracts on a date prior to the date set forth in the contract (Dt) wherein a database of lease contracts comprising a plurality of account entries is maintained, each account entry including lease contract information comprising the name of the lessor, the normal contract lease termination date (Dt), the amount (Pa) and number (Pn) of periodic payments, the remaining time on the contract at termination (Rt), the identity (Ei) and class (Ec) of equipment which is the subject matter of the lease contract. Another database comprises all classes of equipment (Ec) owned by the lessor and the number of items of each class of equipment presently in inventory, the number of items of the class which are presently leased, the historical utilization rate of the class (Hu), the historical lease rate (Hlr), and the historical time to lease items of the class following return of item of the class to inventory after a previous lease is terminated (Ht).

Abstract: The present invention relates to sealed containers for storing chemicals, the wall of said containers comprising at least two superimposed single layer homogeneous and water-soluble polymer films that stick together by weak adhesion and are separable without tearing the films. The present invention also relates to the fabrication of such sealed containers and to their use for the preparation of aqueous application formulations.

Abstract: An electronic device cabinet is provided which can be made compact and lightweight without impairing its heat radiation characteristic and which can avoid an increase in its production costs and degradation in its maintainability and which can be eco-friendly. The electronic device cabinet is composed of a frame-shaped side cover made of an ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) resin, a rectangular top cover made of, for example, aluminum mounted in an upper portion of the side cover in a freely detachable manner and a rectangular bottom cover made of, for example, aluminum mounted in a lower portion of the side cover in a freely detachable manner.

Abstract: A modular furniture system having planar vertical components having slots and tabs, and planar horizontal components having slots and tabs, wherein the vertical components and the horizontal components releasably and interlockingly mate with each other to form a plurality of different pieces of furniture.

Abstract: A cigarette packet includes a first inner wrapper (2) enveloping a group of cigarettes, a second outer wrapper (5) wrapped around the first inner wrapper (2), a revenue stamp (14) and, in the event that the packet (1) is of the rigid type with a hinged lid, a reinforcing frame (10), all identifiable as specific packaging components of the packet (1). The packet (1) includes a layer (16) of opaque material, removable by scratching, which is designed to conceal at least one predetermined message or image (18) on at least one predetermined area (17) of at least one of the specific packaging components (13).

Abstract: A storage container for storing optical discs, the storage container having a support ring that defines a disc storage area and a plurality of holding members that securely retain a disc in the disc storage area, each holding member having a base connected to the disc storage area and a disc supporting wall having a retaining lip that limits the movement of the disc when the disc is placed in the disc storage area. The holding member being flexible so as to facilitate the insertion and removal of a disc from the disc storage area. In another embodiment of the invention, the storage container further includes a pair of release buttons placed diametrically opposed to one another to facilitate the removal of a disc from the disc container.

Abstract: An attachable table for a lawn chair with a hinged (9) and adjustable leg (7). The tabletop (6) attaches to any lawn chair with two Velcro straps (10), which are put through slots (1) at one end of the tabletop. The height is acquired by attaching the flat slotted (7) leg (2) to a hinged pierced flat piece (8) attached to the opposite side of the tabletop, with a carriage bolt (4) and a wing nut (5). The leg adjusts to the desired height as needed for any individual lawn chair by sliding the two flat slotted leg pieces together and then tightening the carriage bolt and wing nut together. All of the pieces are constructed of plastic except the carriage bolt and wing nut, which is made of metal. All of the corners are rounded and the edges are beveled to eliminate sharpness.

Abstract: An improved appliance is provided for easy and controlled movement of the door from a closed position to an open position. The appliance includes a door pivotally mounted over an access opening. A gas-charged cylinder or strut is mounted within the appliance and connected to one end of a lever arm, with the other end of the lever arm being connected to the door. A push-push latch normally retains the door in a closed position. A person can easily push on the door to release the latch, after which the cylinder arm is automatically extended to move the door to the open position. The door, cylinder and latch combination of the present invention can be used on top-loading and front-loading appliances and appliances with doors pivotal about horizontal and vertical axes.

Abstract: A urinary catheter assembly including a urinary catheter having on at least a part of its surface a hydrophilic surface layer intended to produce a low-friction surface character of the catheter by treatment with a liquid swelling medium during manufacture of the catheter assembly, and a catheter package having a cavity for accommodation of the catheter. The package includes a compartment having walls of a gas impermeable material and accommodating the liquid swelling medium and a catheter pretreated therewith for long time preservation of the low-friction surface character and provision of a ready-to-use catheter assembly.

Abstract: A package has a container containing therein contents including a moisture-sensitive substance. The container is provided, on the outside surface of the main sidewall portion thereof, with a metal foil-containing laminated film by welding so that the laminant film may cover at least the whole surface of the main sidewall portion. At least the sidewall portion of the container is preferably made of a molded polyolefin substrate having thickness of not less than 100 &mgr;m.

Abstract: A shelving system for displaying audio visual components that may be configured into multiple positions is disclosed. The system includes a base that supports a center platform disposed between right and left platforms. The center platform and the right and left platforms all may assume multiple positions for displaying and demonstrating different audio visual components of varying sizes. In a first upright position, the right and left platforms provide an open three walled platform for holding a large speaker or other component in an inclined position. In second inverted positions, the right and left platforms are useful for supporting a component, such as a smaller speaker, in an elevated position above the base. In a first upright position, the center platform provides an elevated platform for a larger component, such as a monitor with or without other components such as a DVD player and a video cassette recorder.

Abstract: A sneeze guard includes at least one post and a bracket assembly that is coupled to the post. The bracket assembly is configured to be moveable relative to the post and includes a locking mechanism that is operable to lock the bracket assembly to the post at a certain location on the post. Further, a panel is coupled to the bracket assembly.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a vending machine comprising a cabinet with at least one support bracket fixed within the cabinet and a shelf slidingly interacting with at least one support bracket so as to move along a first direction between a first position and a second position. The cabinet may also include an auxiliary support arranged to pivot about an axis extending substantially parallel to the first direction so as to support the shelf in a tilted position, when the shelf is in the second position.