Plural Lateral Array Patents (Class 206/558)
  • Patent number: 4291494
    Abstract: A portable greenhouse which includes a base, a cover, and trays. The bottom of the base is corrugated, the bottom of the trays are corrugated. The base, cover and trays all have a peripheral flange. The flanges engage with each other to form a seal around the periphery of the greenhouse. The trays have apertures in the bottom. The cover is transparent with longitudinal and lateral ribs and an air flow vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1981
    Inventors: David J. Knablein, Chandler D. Rees
  • Patent number: 4256457
    Abstract: A container for dental equipment is equipped with six minitrays (2 to 7), which can be removed and sterilized individually, each of which comprises a handle (8) on its upper side and legs (9) on its underside. A minitray (2) is provided with elongated recesses (a to f), three similarly constructed minitrays (3 to 5) are provided with holes (9) for receiving root canal instruments and two further minitrays (6, 7) are provided with larger holes (h, k) for receiving glass tubes for holding treatment material. The four minitrays (2 to 5) have substantially the same dimensions, whereas the two latter minitrays (6, 7) are half as wide as the other minitrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Inventor: Horst Behring
  • Patent number: 4195734
    Abstract: A tray is provided with a display area and housing area, the display area having an array of grooves for reception of hypodermic syringes, and pockets for reception of oral medications. Medication card slots are provided adjacent the grooves and pockets. A vertical wall is provided facing the needle end of syringes to prevent them from accidentally falling off the edge of the tray, and to prevent accidental brushing against the needles by the tray user or passerby. The housing portion includes a used cotton and swab receiver pocket, and a door-covered syringe receiver chamber having a sloped bottom and manually operable, when desired, to dump used syringes into a suitable final disposal container without again handling them. The tray may be made of a single piece of formable or moldable material such as plastic or metal, for example, and the door may be made of plastic or metal to best suit the circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1980
    Inventors: John O. Boner, David N. Lasiter, Joseph H. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4149628
    Abstract: A combined artists paintbox and a liquid container, comprising a tray for housing the paints and brushes and a sealable liquid container hinged thereto. The liquid container is pivotable from an open position, providing access to the paints in the tray, to a closed position covering the open side of the tray. A separate liquid container is provided which can be supported by the tray or sealable liquid container when in their open position and which is used to hold the liquid poured from the sealable container. The separate liquid container is also made to fit over the tray and sealable liquid container to hold them in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1979
    Inventor: Carl R. Gabarro