Abstract: A table that includes a tabletop, having a predetermined configuration, and a mechanism disposed on a bottom surface of the tabletop for tilting it about 90° from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position. There is at least one support member engageable with the tilting mechanism that holds the tabletop a predetermined height above ground level. There are also a pre-selected number of hanger members disposed on the bottom surface of the tabletop for holding a pre-selected number of folding chairs thereon.

Abstract: A directional support structure for use with solar panels, flat satellite antennas, and the like items that are directed toward a point in space. The support structure includes a mounting plate with an extension tube extending outwardly therefrom, pivotally secured to a mounting bracket permitting rotational azimuth alignment of the mounting plate. At least one locking turnbuckle is attached between the extension tube and the mounting bracket to provide locking and vertical adjustable alignment of the mounting plate. The base member includes an attached first flange positioned along an upper end of the base member, an attached flaring positioned on the lower end of the mounting bracket, and an unattached second flange positioned over the flaring, securable to the first flange with fasteners.

Abstract: A portable, collapsible stand includes first, second and third substantially rectangularly shaped and rigid panels hinged together so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position. Flexible straps extend between the panels to prevent them from fully opening. Hooks located adjacent the top edge of the first panel allow the stand to be suspended from a horizontally arranged support such as the handle of a piece of luggage or the back of an airplane seat. When so suspended, the panels are in partially opened positions with respect to each other so that the first panel can function as a desk, computer support or a head rest. The second panel includes a plurality of openings formed therein for holding a drinking cup or a pen or other writing utensil. In lieu of suspending the stand, rigid rods or bars movable into position between the panels can maintain them in their open position. Feet at the bottom of the third panel allow the stand to sit on a desk or table or other horizontal surface.

Abstract: A loading rack with an oblong table body and a pair of legs attached closably to posterior and anterior side parts of the body. The loading rack further has a plurality of leg holders which are attached having a predetermined lateral distance to the posterior and anterior side of the table body and a supporting hole which opens downwardly on each leg holder. Multiple insertion parts can be inserted into each hole attached to an upper part of each leg. The leg is held and fixed in a vertically standing position by peripheral walls surrounding the supporting hole as the insertion part is inserted into the supporting hole and the table body is loaded on the leg.

Abstract: A slope setting device for an item of furniture comprises a furniture part able to be set at a slant about a horizontal pivot axis, more particularly for worktables (1) with a workboard (2) able to be set at a slant, to bear the furniture part at the respective slant, a guide part (7) having an elongated configuration and to be attached to the carcass (5) of the furniture, a support part (8) projecting from the guide part (7), said support part (8) running telescopically in the guide part (7) and serving for supporting the said furniture part, a brake means (27) adapted to be ineffective or substantially so during withdrawal of the support part (8), and to brake movement of the support part (8) during opposite insertion into the guide part (7). The brake means (27) is able to be worked a user operated actuating means (17). The braking action of the brake means (27) is furthermore adjustable.

Abstract: A work station suitable for a notebook computer is disclosed. The work station comprises a base plate and a front plate. The front plate is pivotally connected to the base plate by a hinge. The base plate and the front plate comprise elevation means disposed on rear side thereof and stretchable walls on two sides thereof. The front plate comprises a stopper bent upwards disposed on a front side thereof.

Abstract: A lock device for preventing rotation of a rotating portion of a piece of furniture includes a positioning device, an engaged portion, an engaging portion, a biasing element, and an operation lever. The engaging portion is rotatable around an axis parallel to a rotating axis of the rotating portion, and is engageable with the engaged portion when the rotating portion is in a position positioned by the positioning device. The engaging portion includes at least one engaging surface engageable with the engaged portion. The engaged portion includes at least one engaged surface engageable with the engaging portion. The at least one engaging surface is rotated while being moved in a direction of departing from the engaged surface in accordance with a rotation of the engaging portion by the operation lever.

Abstract: The invention provides a reading stand. The reading stand may include a base including a base member case. Further, the reading stand may include a reading lid disposed upon the base member case, the reading lid including a reading platform having a front side and a backside; and at least one page holder adjustably mounted on the reading platform so as to assist in retaining a document on the front side of the reading platform. Further, a support member is provided. The support member extends from the backside of the reading platform, and is adapted to engage with the base so as to support the reading lid upon the base. For example, the support member may be in the form of a side support clip that substantially vertically supports the reading lid upon the base for side reading.

Abstract: A quick set-up tilt table for securement to a precision vise of a tool. The tilt table is made from a plate of metal with a pair of flat parallel sides with holes formed in an arc for insertion of pins. The tilt table may be placed in the precision vise with pins inserted in appropriately marked holes and resting against the top of the precision vise to provide an upper surface to which a clamping fixture may be attached at the desired angle.

Abstract: A keyboard instrument support has a driving device to control upward and downward movement of inner tubes relative to the outer tubes and a ratchet device to retain the elevation of the inner tubes. The ratchet device includes a ratchet alternatively rotated by the driving device and a leverage to abut a ratchet tooth. Thus, after the inner tubes are elevated by the driving device, the abutment of the leverage to the ratchet retains the elevation of the inner tubes.

Abstract: Improved lectern table, made up of a bearing column (1) that rests on a base (2) to be fixed to the floor, while at its upper part it incorporates a board (3) situated in tiltable assembly, having on the rear of the column (1) a support (4) by way of an upwards directed arm on which a module (5) foreseen of a microphone (6) is situated which stands out above the board (3).

Abstract: A reading table includes a tabletop is connected to a frame for pivotal movement up and down among selected inclined positions. The frame is supported on front and back legs, the front legs being connected for pivotal movement between “normal” forward positions and “pushed-back” positions when the table is pulled into a chair and over its seating surface. The table also includes a pair of props, shorter than the front legs, to act in place of the front legs by standing upon the seating surface when the table is pulled in over the seating surface. The legs and props are telescoped for height adjustability among a discrete number of snap lock positions. Left and right levers are pivotally mounted on left and right ends of the frame, each of them spring-biased up against a ratchet on the underside of the tabletop to releasably support the tabletop at a selected incline relative to the frame. A crossbar is slidable up and down on the tabletop to position objects such as a book.

Abstract: A cutting stand for sheet goods is disclosed that includes supports, with each support including a foot, a lower upright joined to the foot and an angled upper support joined to the lower support. The cutting stand additionally includes a carriage joined to the supports, and sheet goods may be removably mounted on the carriage. The cutting stand also includes a guide movably joined to sheet goods, and the guide is adapted to be removable from the sheet goods.

Abstract: A multi-configurable portable desk or table companion that is adjustable to permit it to be folded for transport and configured to one of a desk state, podium state, easel state, music stand or artist table state. The desk companion can be used also to support a laptop. The multi-configurable portable desk companion includes two arm members angularly adjustable via a lever-operated adjustment clamp and a multi-positionable desktop surface angularly adjusted by a lever-operated adjustment clamp. The two arm members are coupled to a collapsible tripod leg assembly to vary the height of the multi-positionable desktop surface. Furthermore, the multi-configurable portable desk or table companion is adapted to be used as a table tray, night stand, or other furniture for use in the home or office.

Abstract: A drill press table includes a drill table having a pivot element on one end of the drill table, and a support member having a bracket with at least one bracket recess. The drill table is mounted to the support member such that the pivot element is rotatably engaged with the bracket. The pivot element includes a pivot element plate with an arcuate slot that received a bolt. A locking mechanism extends through the pivot element plate, and removably secures the pivot element to the support member bracket. Ends of the arcuate slot, in cooperation with the bolt provide positive stops at extreme tiltable positions of the drill table at 90° and 45° from horizontal. The drill press table also includes a detent mechanism, which at least partially engages with the bracket recess, thereby indicating a desired position.

Abstract: An adjustment device, particularly for adjusting the levelness of a surface or of an electric appliance, such as for example a set of burners of a cooker for watercraft, comprising two side panels provided with two pivots for pivoting to a fixed support. The pair of pivots is slidingly located in a longitudinal seat and interacts with means for varying the position of the pivots which can be activated by the user.

Abstract: A height-adjustable, tiltable stand for a laptop computer or reading material. The stand contains two side legs, each of which contains an upper surface made of a distal section parallel to the bottom and a proximal section which is at an angle to the distal section. The legs contain a centrally located hole near the upper surface. The top contains a lip for maintaining material on the top when the top is tilted. The top contains a plurality of holes for allowing heat generated by a computer to dissipate. Each side edge of the top contains depending supports having centrally located slots. Tightness controllers made up of a knob, a bolt, and a nut pass through the holes in the legs and the depending support to hold the top to the legs and to allow the top to be tilted on the legs.

Abstract: A foldable desk includes a desk top, a support post, and a base. The support post is formed of an outer tube and an inner tube slidably received in the outer tube. The desk top is provided with a retaining block, which is disengageably meshed with a retaining block of the top end of the inner tube of the support post. The outer tube is provided at the bottom end with a support seat which is rotatably fastened to the base in conjunction with a locating member.

Abstract: A table includes a round table top defining an unobstructed open slot that extends inwardly about halfway from a perimeter of the table top. The slot is shaped to receive a freestanding article of furniture slid horizontally into the slot, such as a screen, a partition panel, a leg of another table, or the like. The table top is pivoted to the base by links that are mechanically moveable over-center to a locking position when the table top is moved to a use position. A handle is formed as part of one of the links to assist with the over-center movement. The base is adapted to nest against similar bases for compact storage, and includes two feet with low-height flat ends that lie close to a floor surface so that they do not objectionably interfere with mating furniture nor with a person's feet when using the table.

Abstract: A height-adjustable, tiltable stand for a laptop computer or reading material. The stand contains two side legs, each of which contains an upper surface made of a distal section parallel to the bottom and a proximal section which is at an angle to the distal section. The legs contain a centrally located hole near the upper surface. The top contains a lip for maintaining material on the top when the top is tilted. The top contains a plurality of holes for allowing heat generated by a computer to dissipate. Each side edge of the top contains depending supports having centrally located slots. Tightness controllers made up of a knob, a bolt, and a nut pass through the holes in the legs and the depending support to hold the top to the legs and to allow the top to be tilted on the legs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a work table, consisting of a frame (1) with a vertical central column (5) as well as a base (6) and a height- and tilt-adjustable work surface (3), which is fastened to a support element (9). The invention is characterized by the fact that on the upper end of the central column (5) a joint seating device (7) is provided, about whose horizontal axis (17) a swivel arm (4) is arranged in a pivoting manner, wherein the swivel arm (4) contains another rotary joint (18), about whose horizontal axis (19) the support element (9) and the work surface (3) connected with it are arranged in a pivoting manner. With this work table, a user can easily and quickly realize a change in the working position (upright sitting position, tilted-back almost lying position, standing position).

Abstract: A lightweight, collapsible table is disclosed which includes a main body which has tracks to receive slideable legs and slideable auxiliary members. The table top is hinged to allow an angled useful orientation. The various portions of the table are slideable and/or foldable into the body to provide a very compact, easy to transport assembly when the table is not in use. The body includes hinges which allows the table top to be rotated and a stand to hold the table top in an angled position as desired by a user. Auxiliary members slideably engage the body to allow the user access thereto when the table is in use. The legs are also slideably engaged within the body and include a positive stopping mechanism so that a user may adjust the width (i.e., spacing) of the legs. Additionally, the legs are extendable such that the height of the table may be adjusted by the user.

Abstract: A multi-section cover device is used to conceal a slide way for a work piece support of a machining apparatus, and includes a fixed shield member connected to the work piece support, a first movable shield member pivotally coupled to the first shield member, and a second movable shield member pivotally coupled to the first movable shield member. The first movable shield member has a roller unit for rolling contact with the slide way. A pair of link arms are pivotally connected to the second movable shield member, and have shield supporting edges for supporting a top wall of the second movable shield member.

Abstract: A device for holding reading or writing material or a laptop in a laying or seated position includes two board-like, trapezoidal side panels [112, 114] made of wood product, a cross-beam [16, 115] made of wood product holding the side panels together and preventing one panel moving with respect to the other, a support plate [20, 120] made of plywood, the position of which can be adjusted in relation to the side panels, and a device [22, 24; 122, 124] for setting the different positions of the support plate in relation to the side panels one of which contains a row of holes [24, 124] into which a pin [22, 122] can be inserted to hold the support plate in the desired position whereby insertion of the pin (122) in a hole [124a] and the stopper [127] allow for the support plate to be horizontally positioned.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting dovetail joints comprises one or more trapezoidal mortising chisels mountable on a drill press, each trapezoidal mortising chisel having a trapezoidal cross sectional shape with a particular slope or “pitch” on its non-parallel sides. The trapezoidal mortising chisels are used to cut sockets in the tail board of a dovetail joints, where the sockets have a trapezoidal shape with sloped sides. A given slope can be selected for the sides of the sockets by selecting a trapezoidal mortising chisel having the given slope. A washer is also provided which is mountable about the tilt axis of a tiltable work table of the drill press. The washer has a set of holes located at an angle about the washer on either side of a reference radius, where the angle correspond to the slopes of the non-parallel sides of the trapezoidal mortising chisels.

Abstract: There is disclosed a tilt control mechanism for a keyboard support platform. The keyboard support platform is of the type that includes linkage for connecting the platform to a work surface. The linkage further includes linkage arms that pivotally connect the keyboard support platform to the work surface. The tilt control mechanism comprises a tilt adjustment actuator arm and a pawl and ratchet connection between the actuator arm and the support platform. The pawl and ratchet provide a series of separate detent positions which define distinct length actuator arm connections between a fulcrum point and the support platform to thereby control the tilt of the platform.

Abstract: A table construction includes a base having a pair of legs secured together by a transverse beam, and a tabletop pivoted to a top of the legs for movement between a horizontal use position and a vertical storage position. A pair of support arms are pivoted to the top of the legs for selectively holding the tabletop in the horizontal use position. The support arms are spring-biased and pivoted at an angle so that they counterbalance a weight of the tabletop during its pivotal movement. Ganging connectors on opposite ends of the tabletop automatically interconnect adjacent tables upon pushing adjacent tables together. The legs each include first and second castings that bolt together and that are arranged to matably nest when tables are moved together for storage. A utility raceway structure attached to the base includes a frame that defines upper and lower chambers and further includes upper and lower lockable doors providing separate access to the upper and lower chambers, respectively.

Abstract: An open frame display shelf assembly formed of elongate parallel base rods to which are connected an array of rod beams arranged transversely to the base rods and bent upwardly to support forward and rearward wall-forming rods. The wall-forming rods are arranged to provide receptor gaps. The shelves are supported from cantilevered sidewalls also containing receptor gaps. A bracket assembly with two adjusting components and three triangularly oriented connectors permit attitude adjustments of the shelf. A sign mount at the forward walls of the shelving is tiltable to accommodate the attitude of the shelf assembly.

Abstract: A message board apron for use with a computer monitor and keyboard includes a flat base, a support member extending upwardly from the base, and a tabletop member coupled to the support member proximate an edge of the tabletop member, the tabletop member having a dry-erase writing surface thereon. A variety of holders are provided in the tabletop member for holding accessories, such as hooks, pockets for writing implements or a recessed portion having a shape for receiving a pad of Post-It® notes or other paper therein. The message board apron is placed on a desktop in front of a computer monitor with a keyboard placed in front of or partially underneath the tabletop member, thereby removing providing a writing surface and/or accessories available to the computer user yet held up and away from the desktop surface.

Abstract: A table contains a top panel supported at opposite sides by a pair of telescopic columns and a system of flexible links providing tension between the top panel and the bottom base. Height adjustment between the TOP and BOTTOM positions is achieved by extending the telescopic columns until the engagement of the spring-loaded pins. Tensioning of the flexible links in the BOTTOM position is achieved by engaging a pulley with a barbed rod extending from the bottom base so that the slack in the flexible links is removed. Once in a TOP position, tilting may be achieved by releasing one of the flexible links from the top panel and engaging the pulley with the barbed rod as if in the BOTTOM position.

Abstract: An adjustable shelf includes a pair of lateral support assemblies, each having a pair of terminal ends. The lateral support assemblies each include a plurality of members movable relative to each other so that a distance between the terminal ends of each lateral support assembly is variable. The adjustable shelf also includes a pair of mounting bars disposed substantially transverse to the lateral support assemblies. A plurality of pivoting mechanisms are also provided, each including a frame secured to one of the mounting bars and a securing member for pivotally securing a respective terminal end of one of the lateral support assemblies to the frame.

Abstract: An adjustable and portable table 10 with improved foldable leg assembly 20. The leg assembly 20 supports a table surface 12. The leg assembly 20 includes a mounting bar 18, a first angled leg component 40, and a second angled leg component 40. The second leg component 40 is able to rotate relative to at least a portion of the mounting bar 18 so that the second leg component 40 is out of a way of the first leg component 40 when the first and second leg components are being folded to the storage position. The first and second leg components 40 are able to be unfolded to a usable position. The mounting bar 18 further has a first bar portion 24 to which the first leg component 40 is coupled and a second bar portion 26 to which the second leg component 40 is coupled. The second bar portion 26 rotates relative to the first bar portion 24. The first bar portion 24 and the second bar portion 26 are able to be placed in rotational lock and unlock positions.

Abstract: A support for a computer or data entry keyboard includes a frame member having a pair of opposite sides disposed in a plane, a main platform member pivotably mounted to the frame member along one of the sides, and an auxiliary platform member pivotably mounted to the frame member along the other of the sides. Cooperating connectors such as hooks, pins, locks, latches, snaps, etc., releasably couple the main platform member and the auxiliary platform member to one another when both the main platform member and the auxiliary platform member are pivoted in a common direction out of the plane.

Abstract: A removable rear shelf for a motor vehicle and lateral supports therefor. The shelf includes a pair of front corners and an abutment surface adjacent the front corners on the bottom surface of the shelf. Each of the lateral supports includes a surface on which the bottom surface of the shelf rests when installed in the motor vehicle, a coupling element which receives a front corner of the shelf and permits rotation of the shelf relative to the supports for installation and removal, and an abutment surface which is complementary with the abutment surface on the shelf to prevent rearward movement of the shelf when installed.

Abstract: A keyboard support arrangement which includes both a main support pad for a keyboard, and an auxiliary support pad for a mouse. The auxiliary support pad is removably and multiply positionable on and relative to the main support pad to provide increased convenience and flexibility of use with respect to the mouse support pad. The auxiliary pad is totally separable from the main pad, and a releasable and multi-positional connecting structure is provided for permitting the auxiliary pad to be mounted directly on the main pad adjacent either side edge thereof. The connecting structure also enables the auxiliary pad to be positioned relative to the main pad at one of many different angular relationships.

Abstract: An adjustable keyboard rack mounting structure which includes a sliding track unit having two parallel fixed rails coupled to two transverse track mount fixed to the bottom side of the desk top of a computer deck and a sliding plate moved back and force between the fixed rails, a retainer plate coupled to one track mount and adapted to releasably lock the sliding plate when the sliding plate is moved to a front limit position, a swivel frame pivoted to the sliding plate, a connecting plate pivoted to the swivel frame and releasably locked by an elevation control device, two brackets pivoted to the connecting plate at two opposite sides and releasably locked by an angle control device and adapted to hold a keyboard carrier and a keyboard on the keyboard carrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tilt adjustable mousing surface mounting bracket. This mounting bracket operates between a primary work surface and a secondary work surface. The adjustable bracket includes a mounting section which is associated with the secondary work surface. The mounting section is pivotally associated with a pivot joint which is in turn mounted on the primary work surface. The pivot joint allows for both pivotal movement and tilting movement of the secondary work surface. In addition, the bracket includes a means for securing the pivot joint against movement whereby the secondary work surface can be locked into place.

Abstract: A multi-degree-of-freedom table support unit U comprising a lengthwise and crosswise motion mechanism with two outer support plates integrally combined with an inner support plate sandwiched therebetween, and with bearings B installed between the inner support plate and outer support plates. A spherical bearing mechanism consisting of a spherical face 5 formed on a surface of the inner support plate having a spherical body 6 slidably engaged with the spherical face. A rod 8 is installed in an opening 7 formed in at least one of the outer support plates, with its tip connected with the spherical body; and a straight motion bearing mechanism for back-and-forth movement of the rod is provided. There is also provided a multi-degree-of-freedom table mechanism, in which support units with the above structure are used to support a stage 14 on a support frame 13, so that the stage 14 can be moved in X, Y and Z directions by driving the rods of the support units back and forth.

Abstract: An examination table for supporting a patient in a medical examination apparatus has a positioning plate and a floor stand, the positioning plate being adjustable in height and able to be tilted. The examination table is very simple and space-saving in construction, but still allows a tilting of the positioning plate into a vertical position, by virtue of the floor stand having a curved girder which has a base end at the floor fastened rotatably about a horizontal shaft, and the positioning plate is provided with a mount that is movably attached to the girder so that the mount with the positioning plate can be moved along the longitudinal direction of the girder.

Abstract: An adjustable shelf support assembly comprises a first side body, a second side body, a support member extending between and secured to the side bodies, and a shelf. The shelf has a pair of support brackets attached to its underside surface. The support brackets each have a pair of aligned openings, each opening defining an open vertical channel adjacent a plurality of downwardly extending fingers and a plurality of seating apertures neighboring said downwardly extending fingers. The support brackets are capable of a selective and removable mounting of the seating apertures upon the support member to thereby adjust the vertical setting of the shelf or to tilt the shelf.

Abstract: A tilt and roll support for pool tables and other game tables having a frame attached to the underside of the table. The opposite ends of the frame have pivot shafts which are axially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the table. Support assemblies at the ends of the table are pivotally about the pivot shafts so the table may be rotated between a vertical stored position and a horizontal use position. The lower portion of the support assemblies are retractable against the bottom of the table for storage and may be extended to a vertical position. The lower portion of the support assemblies are on rollers or casters and are extendible so the weight of the table may be transferred to the tilt and roll supports for movement and storage. When the table is in use, the table is supported on conventional legs.

Abstract: A school desk (1) having a frame (7) and a desk top (2) with a flat writing surface (3). The desk top (2) is pivoted at its rear edge (11) and movable between a first position in which the writing surface (3) is horizontal and a second position in which the writing surface (3) is inclined. A releasable latch maintains the writing surface (3) inclined. The latch takes the form of two linkages (16, 18) each having a first link (16) and a single common link (18) which form an over-center toggle mechanism. The latch is releasable by fingers passed through an aperture (5) in the desk top (2).

Abstract: An improved computer graphic work station is disclosed of the type that includes a digitizer for allowing an artist or other user to input a drawing into a computer, and an imaging device to produce an image of the drawing as it is being drawn. A beam splitter reflects at least a portion of the produced image to the eye of the user. The position and orientation of the beam splitter may be varied by a user relative to the imaging device in order to allow the user to align the workstation by causing the reflected image to appear, in the user's eye, to be substantially coincident with the drawing. Once aligned, the user may adjust the position and orientation of the digitizing surface without upsetting the alignment.

Abstract: A folding table has a table top with an upper working surface and an underside, the underside having at least one rearwardly located leg retainer and at least one forwardly located strut retainer. A leg assembly has an elongated connecting member and a pair of legs extending from opposite ends of the connecting member, each leg having a foot member extending from a lower end thereof remote from the connecting member. An angularly movable strut is pivotally secured at the rear to at least one of the legs and is releasably engageable at the front with the strut retainer. The strut is angularly movable between a working position in releasable engagement with the strut retainer to maintain the tabletop in a working position and a retracted position between the legs when released from the strut retainer.

Abstract: A folding table has a table top of synthetic plastic material with an upper working surface and an underside, the underside having at least one rearwardly located leg retainer and at least one forwardly located strut retainer. A leg assembly has an elongated connecting member and a pair of legs extending from opposite ends of the connecting member, each leg having a foot member extending from a lower end thereof remote from the connecting member. An angularly movable strut is pivotally secured at the rear to at least one of the legs and is releasably engageable at the front with the strut retainer. The strut is angularly movable between a working position in releasable engagement with the strut retainer to maintain the tabletop in a working position and a retracted position between the legs when released from the strut retainer.

Abstract: A support column for holding a patient support means of an operating table has a foot portion (18) and a head portion (46), which head portion is adapted for connection with the patient support means and by means of an adjusting mechanism located inside of the support column is adjustable relative to the foot portion (18) and pivotal about horizontal axes. The adjusting mechanism includes a lifting column standing on the foot portion (18), which lifting column at its upper end is connected with a lifting mount (30,32,34) carrying a number of linear drives (36) arranged parallel to the lifting column (20). Each linear drive at one of its ends is cardanically connected to the lifting mount (30,32,34) and at its other end is cardanically connected to the head portion (46), with the head portion (46) through at least one other cardanic joint (48) being connected with the lifting mount (30,32,34).

Abstract: An apparatus for rack mounting electronic components includes a frame structure defining a storage compartment having a front access opening and a pair of rack rails pivotally mounted to opposite sides of the frame structure for movement between a retracted position in which the rack rails lie entirely within the frame structure and an extended position in which the rack rails project out from the frame structure. Connected between the rack rails and the sides of the frame structure are slide members which are capable of locking the rack rails at the extended position and at a number of discrete angular positions intermediate the extended and retracted positions. With electronic components mounted to the rack rails, pivoting the rack rails from the retracted position to the extended position will provide access to the rear panels of the these components to facilitate the completion of electrical interconnections and maintenance and repair procedures.

Abstract: A shelving system includes first and second support members extending in parallel vertical planes, and a pair of shelves mounted intermediate the support members. Each of the shelves has a longitudinal pivot axis perpendicular to the planes of the support members. Each shelf is continuously positionable at any angular orientation about its pivot axis. Each of the support members includes an upper and a lower stacking surface. Modular units may be stacked to form a larger shelving system wherein mating upper and lower stacking surfaces abut. To facilitate alignment when stacked, the stacking surfaces include first and second alignment portions, and upper and lower alignment cavities formed in each support member. To maintain alignment of the units, an alignment member is received in mutually facing alignment cavities in the assembled shelving system.

Abstract: A computer stand has shelves for supporting a keyboard and monitor pivotally connected to a pivot rod which is transversely supported between side frames at the front thereof. Rear cross beams connect the side frames. Monitor and keyboard braces allow independent adjustment of the angles of the shelves. The height of the keyboard shelf and monitor shelf is also adjustable. Printer and CPU shelves may also be mounted on the side frames.

Abstract: A table adapted to hold a TV remote control or other similar control mechanism. The table includes a plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a pile type fastener for coupling a remote control to the top surface, a pedestal having a base extended in a horizontal plane, and a rod having a lower end and upper support end. The lower end of the rod is coupled to and extends upwards from the base. The upper support end of the rod includes a mechanism for pivotally coupling the pedestal to the bottom surface of the plate, enabling the orientation of the plate relative to the pedestal to be modified such that a remote control coupled to the top surface may be aimed at a desired location without removing it from the plate.