Abstract: A securing bracket for a floor supported laundry appliance, such as a washing machine or a clothes dryer. The securing bracket is connected between the rear legs of the appliance and an adjacent wall to prevent skidding of the appliance on the floor. The securing bracket also includes a shock absorber for dampening vibrations transmitted from the appliance to the securing bracket and an attached wall.

Abstract: A securing bracket for a floor supported laundry appliance, such as a washing machine or a clothes dryer. The securing bracket is connected between the rear legs of the appliance and an adjacent wall to prevent skidding of the appliance on the floor. The securing bracket also includes a shock absorber for dampening vibrations transmitted from the appliance to the securing bracket and an attached wall.

Abstract: A compact disc container having a compact disc carrier pivotally mounted within a housing. The carrier is spring biased outwardly from a side of the housing and is held in a closed, stored position within the housing by a finger activated latch. The container can be manipulated by one hand and the compact disc is fully exposed-when the carrier is pivoted to the open position. A title/cover page can be viewable from the top of the container, and a label can be viewable from a side of the container. The compact disc container is intended to replace the traditional compact disc case having the disc packaged therein when purchased at the store.

Abstract: A window security device wherein a window bar assembly is slidably mounted in a frame assembly secured to the interior surface of a wall in which the window is mounted. A releasable fastener is connected between the bar assembly and the frame assembly for holding the bar assembly in an operative position across the window and releasable to allow the bar assembly to slide downwardly to an inoperative position away from the window. When in the inoperative position, the bar assembly provides a ladder to facilitate exit through the window in case of an emergency. When in the operative position, the bar assembly extends over fasteners securing the frame assembly to the wall to prevent access to the fasteners.

Abstract: A beverage dispenser particularly for home refrigerators includes a one-piece cradle which can support one or more large beverage bottles in an inclined mode to promote gravity discharge of the beverage. A dispensing valve can be directly coupled with the threaded necks of larger size bottles and with a threaded adapter can be coupled with the neck of a smaller size bottle. A vent tube connected with the dispensing valve extends deeply into the beverage bottle to avoid an air lock therein impeding flow through the valve. A pivoted valve operating lever, when moved to the valve opening beverage dispensing position against spring force, simultaneously opens the vent tube to atmosphere. When the lever is released to cause closing of the dispensing valve, an extension of the lever effects closing and sealing of the vent tube.