Drawer Pull Patents (Class 16/415)
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Patent number: 11919483Abstract: A shelving system includes side members that each define a first channel having a slide disposed therein. A cross member extends between and connects the slides. The cross member defines a second channel having a guide member disposed therein. The guide member defines a third channel and a flange. A container includes side walls having a rail. One of the rails is movably disposed in the third channel. The rails include a first locking element and a second locking element. The handle includes a third locking element that engages the first locking element. The handle is movable between a first position in which the second locking element engages the flange and the container is fixed relative to the guide member and a second position in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the flange and the container can translate relative to the guide member.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment Co. Inc.Inventor: Charles L. Hanley
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Patent number: 11608006Abstract: A shelving system includes side members that each define a first channel having a slide disposed therein. A cross member extends between and connects the slides. The cross member defines a second channel having a guide member disposed therein. The guide member defines a third channel and a flange. A container includes side walls having a rail. One of the rails is movably disposed in the third channel. The rails include a first locking element and a second locking element. The handle includes a third locking element that engages the first locking element. The handle is movable between a first position in which the second locking element engages the flange and the container is fixed relative to the guide member and a second position in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the flange and the container can translate relative to the guide member.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: DEJANA TRUCK AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO., INC.Inventor: Charles L. Hanley
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Patent number: 11578565Abstract: A robotic system with a robot and enclosure, the robotic system configured for explosive (EX) Zone 1 certification. Fasteners attaching a panel to a housing of the enclosure can be positioned away from a seal of the panel, with the seal sealingly engaging the panel and housing when the panel is attached to the housing. The panel overlapping a portion of the housing when attached to the housing, with at least the overlapped portion having a metallized layer and the metallized layer being electrically coupled to the panel when the panel is attached. The panel can be rotationally attached to the housing by one or more hinges. The panel can be configured to assist operators with manual manipulation of the panel by attaching detachable handles to the panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Canrig Robotic Technologies ASInventors: Jan Friestad, Kenneth Mikalsen, Kjetil Naesgaard
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Patent number: 11445825Abstract: A bar assembly is provided with a bar sized to be grasped manually with a guide formed at least partially along a length. A plurality of posts is provided, each in cooperation with the guide of the bar to fasten the bar to a support surface at various fastener mounting patterns. A method to install a bar assembly aligns a post with an aperture in a support surface. A bar is provided that is sized to be grasped manually. The bar is slid into engagement with the post. A fastener is installed to the post from an inside of the support surface. The fastener is tightened until the bar is secured in the post and the post is secured to the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.Inventors: Kelly Nicole Pifer, Amber Dawn Richardson
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Patent number: 9464457Abstract: A handle structure is provided with handles and finger insertion recesses disposed on each of first and second doors. Each handle is provided with a finger-hook plate piece that extends vertically while protruding from the vicinity of one end faces on an outer surface, where first and second doors are bendably joined, toward other end faces. The finger insertion recesses are formed on the outer surfaces of the first and second doors in such a manner as to face the finger-hook plate pieces, and are formed in dimensions that enable fingers to be hooked on inner surfaces of the handles. The handles and the finger insertion recesses are formed in a bilaterally symmetrical shape with the end faces, which face each other, of the doors in the center.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Koyama, Masayuki Fushimi
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Patent number: 8365360Abstract: A handle for opening and closing any door or drawer of a commercial or residential building is disclosed. The handle includes a first wall member joined to a second wall member that is attached to a third wall member to form a removable handle for opening and closing a door or drawer. At least one wall member is flexible and resilient such that when the handle is attached to a door or drawer, the first wall member flexibly and resiliently moves to form a self-tensioning, self-grip in conjunction with the remaining wall members on the door or drawer allowing the handle to be used to open and/or close a door or drawer.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Inventors: Dana Louise Kunnath, Glenn Kunnath
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Patent number: 8307515Abstract: The description relates to a handle shell to be installed in an opening in a thin wall such as a sheet-metal door leaf, a side wall of a sheet-metal cabinet, or the like, with a flange part, fastening elements proceeding from or being received in the flange part for fastening the flange part to the thin wall, and with a shell part. According to the invention, the flange part and shell part are two separate structural component parts, the flange part has a first flange supported on the edge of the opening in the thin wall, and the shell part of the handle shell has another flange which is enclosed in such a way by the first flange part after being installed that it extends between the thin wall and the first flange part.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Inventor: Dieter Ramsauer
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Patent number: 8132295Abstract: A pull mechanism that is attachable to a barrier structure having a sliding mounting panel and at least one base. The sliding mounting panel having a first sliding-retaining member and the at least one base have a second sliding-retaining member. The sliding mounting panel is in sliding-retaining relationship with the base such that there is longitudinal movement therebetween. A fastener may be used to both fasten the pull mechanism to the barrier structure and to limit the sliding relationship, between the sliding mounting panel and the at least one base. In some preferred embodiments of the present invention the sliding mounting panel has a top surface to which decorative elements may be attached.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Kreations, LLCInventors: Kelly Renee Otis, Mike Burnham
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Publication number: 20110179603Abstract: Disclosed is a universal drawer handle that is capable of being mounted to drawer fronts using pre-existing mounting holes extending through the drawer fronts, regardless of the position of such mounting holes. One or more clamping members clamp a base of the drawer handle to the outer surface of a drawer front. A clamping member anchor extends through the drawer front from the back of the drawer front and into each clamping member, in turn pulling the base of the drawer handle against the drawer front. Each clamping member is configured to slide within a channel extending through the base, thus allowing the longitudinal position of the clamping member with respect to the base to be adjusted as may be necessary to accommodate pre-existing holes in the drawer front that resulted from prior installations of alternative drawer pulls, while keeping such clamping member fully hidden from view.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: J.G. Edelen Co.Inventor: Edward L. Edelen
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Patent number: 7798486Abstract: An image forming apparatus may include an image forming mechanism to form an image and to transfer the image onto a recording sheet and a container configured to contain the recording sheet. The container may include a container part, a handle attachment part, and/or a handle. The handle may be attached to the handle attachment part. The handle may be attachable to and detachable from the container and to pull out the container from the image forming apparatus. The handle may include an insertion part, a handle part, and/or a grip. The insertion part is configured to attach the handle to the container. The handle part may be configured to protrude from a front surface of the container and to include a through-hole and a grip to be held through the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Hasegawa, Shinichi Kato, Shigeru Horiguchi
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Publication number: 20100146738Abstract: A handle for opening and closing any door or drawer of a commercial or residential building is disclosed. The handle includes a first wall member joined to a second wall member that is attached to a third wall member to form a removable handle for opening and closing a door or drawer. At least one wall member is flexible and resilient such that when the handle is attached to a door or drawer, the first wall member flexibly and resiliently moves to form a self-tensioning, self-grip in conjunction with the remaining wall members on the door or drawer allowing the handle to be used to open and/or close a door or drawer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Dana Louise Kunnath, Glenn Kunnath
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Publication number: 20100146737Abstract: A handle for opening and closing a cabinet door, a cabinet drawer or an entry/exit door of a commercial or residential building. The handle includes a first wall member joined to a second wall member that is attached to a third wall member to form a removable handle for opening and closing a door or drawer. The first wall member is flexible and resilient such that when the handle is attached to a door or drawer, the first wall member flexibly and resiliently moves to form a self-tensioning, self-grip in conjunction with the second and third wall members on the door or drawer allowing the handle to be used to open and/or close a door or drawer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Dana Louise Kunnath, Glenn Kunnath
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Publication number: 20090271950Abstract: A handle structure with locking unit includes a handle having a hollow fitting section provided at a predetermined position, a locking unit movably coupled with the handle, and an elastic element fitted around the rod section and restricted within the fitting section. The locking unit includes a rod section fitted in the fitting section of the handle, an operating section located at an end of the rod section to outward protrude from a first end of the fitting section, and a threaded section located at another end of the rod section to outward protrude from a second end of the fitting section. An annular stop section is formed around the rod section to interfere with the fitting section. When a slidable carrier unit with the handle structure mounted thereto is in a fully inward pushed position, the operating section may be turned to lock or unlock the carrier unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: FIVETECH TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventor: Ting-Jui Wang
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Patent number: 7600299Abstract: An escutcheon for use with a clamping assembly to mounting a device to a surface. The escutcheon is placed over an exposed fastener for connecting the two clamping members once connected on opposite sides of the surface. The cover member is an escutcheon for covering direct sight of the fastening member from that side.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Custom Hardware Mfg. Inc.Inventor: Joseph D. Hendrickson
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Publication number: 20090146536Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed. A washing machine includes a tub holding wash water, a drum rotatable within the tub to hold laundry, a first cabinet forming a first space provided with the tub and the drum to wash laundry, a second cabinet forming a second space for additional function, the second cabinet formed as one body with the first cabinet, and a single partition wall provided between the first and second cabinets to partition off the second space from the first space, wherein the second cabinet comprises a first frame and a second frame provided in both opposite portions out of front and rear portions and side portions of the second cabinet, the first and second frames having a rectangular shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Bo Yeon Kim, Hyung Gyu Lim, In Ho Cho
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Publication number: 20090107938Abstract: A product merchandising unit having a plurality of shelf members adjustably positionable within a framework structure, each shelf member including a plurality of retractable pin members selectively movable for engagement with openings associated with the framework structure, and a plurality of removably attachable divider members engageable with the underneath portion of each shelf member anywhere along substantially their entire width, the divider members extending downwardly from the shelf member located thereabove into the product display space of the shelf member located therebelow forming product channels for guiding products therebetween, each divider member being selectively adjustable relative to another divider member to control and adjust the width of each product channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: PRESENCE FROM INNOVATION, LLCInventors: Donald J. Miller, JR., Robert E. Kreutzer, JR., Andrew J. Boron, Sean W. Luaders
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Patent number: 7197792Abstract: The present invention relates to a door handle for a refrigerator. According to the present invention, a bar holder 41 of a door handle 40 includes a fixing portion 42 fixed to a front surface of a refrigerator door 30 and a coupling portion 44 coupled to an upper or lower end of a handle bar 47. Fitting grooves 44a are formed in both sides of the coupling portion 44, whereas fitting ribs 47a, which are fitted into the fitting grooves 44a downward or upward, are provided on both sides of the upper or lower end of the handle bar 47. At this time, the upper and lower ends of the handle bar 47 are supported by the upper and lower coupling portions 44, respectively. According to the present invention so configured, the number of parts of the door handle can be decreased, the assembly of the door handle can be simplified, and an error occurring in the manufacturing process can be corrected.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Sun-Nam Moon
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Patent number: 7040726Abstract: A pull (12) includes an elongate flexible member (34) having two end portions. The first end portion (36) is secured to the rear surface (20, 106) of the front structure (16, 102) of a movable member (14, 100) of a piece of furniture made of wood. The flexible member (34) has an intermediate portion (39) extending from the first end portion (36). The intermediate portion (39) extends over an upper region of the front structure (16, 102) of the movable member (14, 100). The flexible member (34) has a manually gripable rigid part (40) at the second end portion (38). The manually gripable rigid part (40) lies against, without being secured to, the front surface (20, 106) of the front structure (16, 102) of the movable member (14, 100). The manually gripable rigid part (40) is pulled to open the movable member (14, 100).Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Inventor: Arthur Steffee
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Patent number: 7007347Abstract: A drawer pull, wherein a one-piece pull member has projections which cooperate with openings associated with the drawer front. Assembly of the pull member and drawer front involves principally relative sliding movement of the pull member parallel to the drawer front so as to effect a locking engagement of the pull member to the drawer front.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2003Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Haworth, Inc.Inventor: Ricky D. Roels
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Patent number: 6678920Abstract: A soft-touch drawer pull including a substantially rigid substrate and a rubber-like plastic attached to the outer surface of the substrate. The substrate preferably includes teeth or catches on an inner surface that interact with corresponding recesses or holes on a drawer unit or other article to allow the drawer pull to be easily secured to the unit or article. Preferably, the drawer pull further includes catches that interact with snaps on a drawer to further secure the drawer pull to the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2002Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Cascade Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Brian G. Parker, Cameron Courtwright, Dean T. Miller
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Publication number: 20030233733Abstract: A soft-touch drawer pull including a substantially rigid substrate and a rubber-like plastic attached to the outer surface of the substrate. The substrate preferably includes teeth or catches on an inner surface that interact with corresponding recesses or holes on a drawer unit or other article to allow the drawer pull to be easily secured to the unit or article. Preferably, the drawer pull further includes catches that interact with snaps on a drawer to further secure the drawer pull to the drawer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: Brian G. Parker, Cameron Courtwright, Dean T. Miller
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Patent number: 6546597Abstract: A hollow full grip gas assist appliance handle for use in a household refrigerator has a hollow full grip portion comprising a thermal plastic material that is a 10-40% glass filled homopolymer polypropylene. The distal ends of the hollow grip portion are solid thermoplastic material which encases a metal insert that is adapted to be secured to a side panel of the refrigerator door. The hollow appliance handle provides a solid feel or touch handle along it's full grip portion with solid distal end portions subject to little bending movement due to the metal inserts permitting the door handle to be firmly attached to the side panels of the refrigerator door.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Camco Inc.Inventors: Samir Atalla, Wilfred Wong, James Matthew Yates, Nedo Banicevic
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Patent number: 6421882Abstract: A handle assembly includes a positioning member and a handle. The positioning member includes a rear surface mounted to furniture and a front surface having no functional projection thereon. The handle includes two ends pivotally connected to two lateral surfaces of the positioning member, respectively. In another embodiment of the invention, the handle assembly includes two positioning members and a handle. Each positioning member includes a rear surface mounted to furniture and a front surface having no functional projection thereon. The positioning members further include mutually facing inner sides. The handle includes two ends pivotally connected to the inner sides of the positioning members, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2000Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Inventors: Pi-Hsia Liao, Li-Hsin Yeh
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Publication number: 20020083556Abstract: A handle assembly of a drawer case for hard disc includes tow handles each having a laid U-shaped portion and two bent end portions. The bent end portions are passed through pivotal holes on a front plate of the drawer case with projecting parts of the bent end portions detained by an inner side of the front plate. The handles are pivotable on the front plate between an in-use position perpendicular to the front plate for the user to hold to pull out the drawer case, and a not-in-use position where the laid U-shaped portions abut the front plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Inventor: Chih-Neng Lai
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Patent number: 6357808Abstract: An operating fitting for a sliding door or window panel includes an adjustable fixing member which includes a rotary clamping member which bears on a location other than a visible face of a cover plate so as not to be visible on the corresponding visible face of a structural member. The rotary clamping member produces a force clamping the cover plate against the corresponding visible wall of the structural member or operates or immobilizes a system for producing a force of this kind.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2000Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Ferco International Ferrures et Serrures de BatimentInventor: Thierry Supernat
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Patent number: 6353971Abstract: Touchless door pull apparatus comprising an engagement slot on a door, and a cooperating hand tool. The slot and hand tool are cooperatively configured such that the hand tool can be engaged with an engagement surface associated with the slot, temporarily coupling the hand tool and the door to each other. The hand tool is then pulled away from the door, thus to open the door without touching the door. The slot can be part of a door accessory mounted on the door, or can be fabricated into the door structure. As an accessory, the door pull apparatus comprises a pull base for mounting on the door. The pull base and hand tool have first and second engagement elements, cooperatively configured such that the first and second engagement elements can be engaged, thus to temporarily couple the hand tool and the pull base to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2000Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Sanikey, LLCInventor: Jeffrey Robert Krawczyk