Abstract: An assembly for modular-type furniture is disclosed, including a vertical support post of rectangular cross-section, a panel and a horizontal structural member. At least one corner of the post has a pair of narrowly spaced-apart vertically extending flanges defining a slot for the end edge of the panel such that the panel and one contiguous surface of the post are in a nearly common plane. The panel is thinner than the width of the post and thinner than the structural member.

Abstract: An office cabinet is provided with steel end panels made by press forming and shaped to mimic chipboard slab ends with rounded corners. The end members are hollow and provided on their inner faces with arrays of apertures for mounting shelves and other fittings within the cabinet.

Abstract: A container for at least one carrier member bearing a tape-like recording medium comprises a hollow body and a ramp declining toward an insertion/withdrawal opening, the carrier member with the recording medium being held in the hollow body by holding means and being transferred, after its release, via the ramp to the withdrawal position in which it protrudes at least partially from the opening. The holding means is advantageously a spring-loaded element mounted movably relative to the hollow body and preferably located on a slide.A plurality of containers can easily be connected to one another by tongue-shaped members which can be inserted into recesses in two abutting side walls, and can easily be detached from one another again.

Abstract: A storage system for housing parts such as product packaging parts. The system includes a modular plurality of housings and a drawer for each housing. Each housing includes a top wall and two parallel side walls. The top wall has a plurality of alignment slots adjacent its side walls and alignment tabs extending along the lower portion of the side walls and registering with alignment slots of a housing disposed thereabove. Further, each housing has a recess on its top wall extending through a major portion of its length and a lateral rail extending opposite the recess from a side wall and arranged to fit the recess of a laterally adjacent housing. Alignment slots on the rail permit to interconnect lateral adjacent housings. Each drawer has a bottom wall and two side walls, as well as a front and rear wall. A handle is disposed on the front wall for removably inserting or withdrawing the drawer into or from one of the housings.

Abstract: A storage drawer is disclosed made of a rugged plastic material rather than metal and in which the removable partitions in the drawer are held in place by a wedging action provided by tapering slots on each side. The partitions will not fall out when the drawer is upside-down to remove the contents, but the partition may be easily removed by pulling it out without the necessity of overcoming latching or locking mechanisms.

Abstract: A flat file having a number of drawers is formed of a shell having a number of shelves therein for locating the various drawers of the flat file. The shelves are located by means of shelf support members formed of corrugated board having portions which are slotted and folded into place so as to locate the shelves.

Abstract: A gravity fed dispensing device of the type designed to serially dispense a plurality of cylindraceous containers. The containers to be dispensed are charged into the device at the top thereof, and follow a series of downwardly descending ramp means to the discharge station. Each successive ramp means segment is sloped in a direction opposite to the direction of slope of the ramp means segment that precedes and succeeds it. The ramp means are disposed in interconnecting relation to transversely spaced sidewall members, and a tray member is defined by one set of sidewalls interconnected by a pair of such ramp means segments, adjacent the upper and lower edges thereof. The tray members are stackable to increase the storage capacity of the device as desired, and the ramp means segments are specifically positioned so that the upright and overturned positions of the tray members are identical.

Abstract: A shipping container for relay racks has a platform base with pallet skids beneath. Two end panels are hingedly attached to opposite ends of the platform and extend upwardly. The end panels are attached to the ends of the relay rack by means of toggle bolts. The hinged construction allows the device to be easily folded for return shipping and also provides substantial protection against forklift puncture.

Abstract: A modular drawer cabinet includes a pair of generally rectangular cabinet shell members joined edge to edge to form a generally rectangular enclosure having one open end. A double sided edge molding is disposed to engage and retain the confronting edges of the cabinet halves, the molding extending continuously about two sides and one end of the cabinet. Within the enclosure, rectangular channel members are secured to the edge molding along the sides and closed end of the enclosure. Joined to the channel members which extend inwardly from the sides are a pair of drawer roller guides to support a drawer in translatable fashion. At each corner of the enclosure, a C-shaped brace extends vertically to support the weight of subjacent or superjacent enclosures. The corner braces of adjacent, stacked enclosures may be bolted together to form a self-supporting stack of drawer enclosures which may be suspended from above or supported from below.

Abstract: A connecting and alignment mechanism for printer output module cabinets having facing adjacent wall members, comprising vertical positioning male-female docking channels and lateral positioning docking pins and recepticles.

Abstract: A tape cassette storage box comprises a first click-type engaging means disposed in a first corner region of a first lateral face of the body, a second click-type engaging means disposed in a second corner region of the first lateral face and having the same length and the same direction for engagement as those of the first click-type engaging means, a third click-type engaging means disposed in a third corner region of said first lateral face and having the same length and the same direction for engagement as those of the first click-type engaging means, and a fourth click-type engaging means disposed in a fourth corner region of the first lateral face and having the same length and the same direction for engagement as those of the first click-type engaging means, a first click-type engaging means disposed in a first corner region of a second lateral face, a second click-type engaged means disposed in a second corner region of the second lateral face and having the same length and the same direction for enga

Abstract: A portable holder for transporting rolled-up blueprints or other materials. The holder is comprised of at least two elongated hollow tubes fixed together at their ends by front and rear headers. A carrying handle is fixed to one of the tubes to allow a person to easily lift and transport the holder in one hand. The front header is provided with openings aligned with the hollow interior of each tube to allow materials to be inserted into or removed therefrom. The front header may be provided with hinged doors which are secured in the closed position to insure the integrity of the materials within the tubes.Each of the headers may also be provided with projecting fingers and aligned holes on opposite side edges to enable a number of portable holders to be stacked together and held in place by the coaction of mating fingers and holes of adjacent portable holders.

Abstract: A cabinet for a vertical room air conditioning unit includes an upper section and a separate lower section having substantially similar cross-sectional dimensions to permit mating of adjacent ends when the upper section is stacked upon the lower section in a use position. Securing means, including tabs and screws hold the sections together in the use position, and the upper section acts as a plenum or air duct for the unit. For shipment or storage, the upper section telescopes down onto the lower section, and after having been rotated 90 degrees in the preferred embodiment, to form a compact space saving package.

Abstract: A display and storage assembly constituting a plurality of interlocking stackable bins with each bin having a top, bottom and opposed sides incorporating fasteners which permit the bins to be interlocked in a juxtaposed side by side relationship.

Abstract: A system that prevents stacked safe deposit box nests from shifting horizontally relative to one another utilizes registered pluralities of retainer brackets mounted along the upper and lower edges of the rear wall of the nest. The retainer brackets are configured with a central portion that is spaced away from the nest wall to define a vertically opening passageway. The retainer brackets along the lower edge of an overlying nest may then be aligned with the retainer brackets along the upper edge of an underlying nest by bringing the two nests into precise registration. A locking member is then passed through each aligned pair of retainer brackets.

Abstract: A storage system comprising a plurality of shelf units adapted to be stacked vertically upon one another. Each of the shelf units includes a relatively rigid, horizontally disposed shelf member and a liner member fabricated of an inexpensive, yet relatively strong and durable material, such as corrugated paperboard, cardboard or the like. The vertically stacked shelf units are adapted to be mounted upon either a fixed or a rolling base, and in the case of a rolling base, said base may be operatively associated with a track system whereby vertically stacked assemblies of the storage shelf units may be moved along the track system to provide a highly compact storage system incorporating only a single aisleway for multiple storage units.

Abstract: An office furniture system is disclosed that provides an unlimited variety of assembly configurations from basic component parts. To meet changing needs, configurations such as desks, drafting tables, cubicles, stands, shelves, may be easily disassembled and reassembled into configurations more suited to current needs. Rectangular panels are positioned such that the edges of some panels fit into grooves in the side of other panels and are held firmly together by a unique bolting system.

Abstract: A wall mounted three-dimentional display case adapted to be mounted flush to a vertical wall, the display case simulating a wheeled vehicle, such as a circus wagon, having an animal cage thereon, and being adapted to contain therein and on top thereof a plurality of stuffed, flexible or non-flexible, animals, the heads and limbs of the animals being adapted to extend out of the bars of the cage to simulate animals caged in the wagon thereby presenting an overall pleasing effect.

Abstract: A storage cabinet comprising a plurality of identical shell-like sections and similar complementary slidable drawers, each section comprising a molded plastic planar rectangular panel integral along three sides with similar edges of a pair of sidewalls and a rear wall to form a continuous U-shaped wall configuration and a front opening similar in area to the rear wall. In use, the sections are stacked vertically upon each other with the planar panel uppermost and the front openings facing a common front plane except the lowermost section which has the rear wall disposed in said plane to form a base member and drawers of complementary size are slidably supported in all sections except the bottom one. Connecting screws extend between the sidewalls of adjacent sections to connect all sections into a unitary cabinet.

Abstract: Dismountable furniture comprising two or more vertical members, and a plurality of horizontal members, a plurality of upwardly directed V-shaped recesses formed in inwardly facing surfaces of said vertical members, a vertical end wall fastened to each end of each said horizontal member, a downwardly facing V-shaped recess formed in the outwardly facing surface of each said vertical end wall, and, at least two joining members, each said joining member having two generally V-shaped locking portions, having inner and outer sides, and being integrally joined between their inner sides, thereby locating said V-shaped locking members in spaced apart parallel planes, with their apices overlapping, and extending in opposite directions, with one of said V-shaped locking members being dimensioned to be received in one of said V-shaped recesses in said vertical members, and the other of said V-shaped locking members being dimensioned to be received in said V-shaped recess of said vertical end walls.

Abstract: This filter module comprises a rectangularly shaped housing made from four separate parts--namely, a pair of rectangularly shaped front and rear sections, respectively, and a pair of rectangular end panels or caps releasably fastened to opposite ends of the front and rear sections to hold them in registry with each other. The two end panels have dovetail-shaped tongue and groove connections with confronting surfaces on the front and rear sections of the module, so that the end panels can be shifted in one direction to secure the front and rear sections together, and in another direction to disassemble the front and rear sections. A plurality of gas discharge tubes project from the rear section coaxially into a plurality of filter tubes, which project rearwardly from gas inlet openings in the front section of the module.

Abstract: A knock down projection television cabinet is disclosed which can be quickly and easily assembled from individual flat panels and which can be just as easily disassembled for shipping and storage. The cabinet includes base, side, front and top panel members which define the basic box of the cabinet. Within the box a support panel member correctly positions a standard portable television which serves as an image source. A pair of panel members in the front of the cabinet form a hinged drawer which can hide and protect the projection optics. All of the panel members are held together by knock down type fasteners and thus require no tools for assembly.

Abstract: A storage system for housing parts such as product packaging parts. The system includes a modular plurality of housings and a drawer for each housing. Each housing includes a top wall and two parallel side walls. The top wall has a plurality of alignment slots adjacent its side walls and alignment tabs extending along the lower portion of the side walls and registering with alignment slots of a housing disposed thereabove. Further, each housing has a recess on its top wall extending through a major portion of its length, and a lateral rail extending opposite the recess from a side wall and arranged to fit the recess of a laterally adjacent housing. Alignment slots on the rail permit to interconnect lateral adjacent housing. Each drawer has a bottom wall and two side walls, as well as a front and rear wall. Each drawer has a downwardly extending front portion for readily holding the drawer and pulling it out. This portion of the drawer handle is also provided with a lock for locking the drawer to its housing.

Abstract: A knockdown, but sturdy, cabinet for campers is disclosed. The cabinet can be quickly assembled at a campsite by first attaching a pair of sidewalls to the inside of a weatherproof covering so that the sidewalls are spaced apart and parallel to one another. The sidewalls have opposed inner surfaces with transverse grooves so that a plurality of shelves can then be slid between the sidewalls and into the grooves to complete the cabinet. When breaking camp, the cabinet can be easily broken down by sliding the shelves out of the grooves and then detaching the covering from the sidewalls. The shelves, sidewalls and covering can then be stacked and stored in a small box so as to take up little space during the trip home.

Abstract: A frame for furniture, particularly for display cabinets and showcases, having profiles which form the frame walls and having corner pieces to which the profiles are connected at profile-corner piece connections. At least one profile abuts bluntly on an associated end surface of a corner piece and is pulled thereagainst by at least one screw on the associated end surface. Such screw has its head resting on the corner piece and is screwed into the butting profile. The corner pieces are of hollow construction and have on at least one end thereof an end wall which the screw grips. The corner pieces have, near the screw, a lateral opening through which the screw is accessible in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the screw.

Abstract: A construction set for the manufacture of frames for furniture, such as display cabinets, showcases and the like, having base profiles and enlargement profiles, wherein the base profiles have on their front viewing side a closed viewing surface and on their back side a profiled connecting edge. The enlargement profiles also have a profile connecting edge which can be connected to the connecting edge of the base profile. The enlargement profiles have, on both oppositely positioned longitudinal edges, respective connecting edges which are constructed mirror-inverted to one another and are also constructed the same as the connecting edges on the base profiles. The construction set also includes connecting profiles insertable between two closely opposed connecting edges such that the inserted connecting profile clamps together the adjacent base and/or enlargement profiles whose connecting edges oppose one another.

Abstract: A storage unit is provided that may be assembled with other similar storage units in a vertical and horizontal array. Each storage unit comprises material molded to form a pair of opposed walls, a rear wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall together defining a generally box-like structure having an open front. A movable closure panel is provided for closing the front of the unit and is adapted to be stored in a horizontal position within the unit underneath of the top wall of the unit. Various types of receptacles are provided for being disposed within the unit and are adapted to be pulled outwardly from the unit to permit loading and unloading of the receptacles. The receptacles may also be removed entirely from the storage unit. Clip devices are provided for holding the adjacent storage units together.

Abstract: Chairs with improved ganging equipment comprising a vertically disposed open-ended keyway on one side of each chair and an interfitting key on the other side of each chair to allow the chairs to be ganged by engaging the key of one chair in the keyway of adjacent chair. Any of the ganged chairs can be separated by lifting it out of engagement with the adjacent chairs.

Abstract: An expandable telephone housing has been developed which allows for easy lateral expansion. The housing contains front and rear slides and an end cap which is removable. For expansion the end cap is removed exposing a mating mechanism for locking to an expansion housing. The expansion housing contains a face plate having additional lamps or buttons. New, and longer, front and rear slides are positioned along the front and rear edges of the combined housing to secure the now elongated structure. When assembled, the combined housings give the appearance of a single housing. The rear slide may be arranged for securing an auxiliary display unit.

Abstract: A shelving unit comprises a pair of ladder-like members each formed from two vertical elements connected by a plurality of horizontal elements. Several interchangeable generally rectangular shelves rest upon respective opposed pairs of the horizontal elements. Each of the shelves presents a recessed area along three of its edges which receives an adjacent edge of a U-shaped wall element. At least one, and preferably the front two, of the vertical elements provides a lighting tube for allowing illumination of displayed goods. The shelves can be rearranged without altering the electrical installation for the lighting tube. A series of the shelving units can be formed as a display cabinet, which can itself be formed as an enclosure to which access is gained through a covered entrance way constituting an information region.

Abstract: A wood-type front lighted display case is disclosed which can be assembled on-site using preinstalled cam lock fasteners. An extrusion and trim strip therefor hold the front and top glass panels in place, and are configured for easy glass replacement in the event of breakage. The extrusion also functions as a mounting for the light fixture, having an integral wireway.

Abstract: A drawer for a piece of furniture includes the side walls and a back wall of which are members formed of plastic material. The side members and the back member are, when joined together, moved relatively in vertical direction. The back member has connecting elements in the form of T-shaped rails which slide into corresponding vertical slots in the two side members.

Abstract: A furniture construction is disclosed in which a self-supporting framework of identical and interchangeable frame members engages and maintains interchangeable exterior prefinished panel pieces, shelves, and drawer guides by means of identical and interchangeable fastening means which engage only the frame members and thus do not mar or deform the panel pieces, shelves, drawers, or the like.

Abstract: A roof-mounted electrostatic air cleaner for connection to an exhaust duct has a sectionalized cabinet with detachably connected, directable inlet and outlet sections and an intermediate precipitator section, a traveling manifold with multiple spray nozzles is arranged to wash the outer surfaces of precipitator cell end plates as well as both surfaces of intermediate collector plates, and a construction and arrangement of large capacity precipitator cells provides for their convenient and safe assembly and removal from the cabinet.

Abstract: A composite modular element structure for furnishings comprises side elements, back elements located in guides at the vertical edges of the side elements, roof and base panels adapted for assembling to the side elements and tie members for assembling the side elements and roof and base panels together.

Abstract: Articles of furniture such as showcases, desks, etc. are formed using side and leg members joined at corner structures, the side members defining an opening for receiving a panel, each side member having an elongated, lipped channel which receives a retainer for holding a panel such as a retainer for holding a panel such as a glass pane. Each retainer has a flange portion which is longitudinally slidable into engagement with the lipped channel, a surface which abuts the side member and an upstanding wall to engage the panel edge. In one form the wall has a bent edge to overlie the panel, preventing the panel from being lifted out of the opening in a direction parallel with itself. Interconnection structures and trim strips usable with the structure are also disclosed.

Abstract: A building directory display system is disclosed having a light source positioned within a housing and a darkened glass door on the front of the housing. Directly behind the glass door, a plurality of panels are provided on which name strips are positioned. The panel also has a diffuser panel which diffuses light from the light source which then passes through the name strips having a black coating selectively etched to permit light passage therethrough. In order to prevent light from shining through cracks between the panels, each panel has side frames which overlap with one another and which, in combination with a panel retaining frame, permit simple removal of the panels for servicing.

Abstract: This is a desk top tray set comprising trays and connector-spacer members for connecting the trays in vertically stacked relationship two or more tiers high. Each tray has a versatility that makes it universally applicable either for individual use or for positioning anywhere in the vertical stack. That is to say, a given tray, when equipped with removeable and replaceable plugs for the upwardly facing bayonet ports thereof, can be used individually or as the topmost tray in a vertical stack. When the bayonet plugs are removed, however the tray can be used in the interior or at the bottom of the stack. Moreover the plugs, once removed can again be replaced, and the tray thus restored to the top of the stack or to individual use. The tray is also designed to receive connector bayonets plugged in from above or below, so that each tray can be used at the top, in the middle, or at the bottom of the stack.

Abstract: In a stack of two or more drawers, the upper drawer has a removable bottom and several ways are shown for selectively ganging the drawers together. Thus, each two drawers vertically adjacent one another in the stack may be used separately, or the bottom may be removed from the or each relatively upper drawer and the respective drawers ganged together to effectively exchangeably provide a larger number of shallower drawers or a lesser number of deeper drawers.

Abstract: The video cassette storage box is of two-piece modular construction having a storage compartment slightly larger than the normal size video cassette and provided with interlocking dovetail structure at each of the four corners so that a plurality of storage boxes may be interlocked together, either vertically or horizontally. The box construction is of elongated rectangular shape, with an overall thickness substantially less than that of the width and length and open along one portion thereof. Mounted within the storage box is a slidable tray provided with an opening tab at one end connected to the tray by a living hinge, and provided at the other end with a tongue for engagement with the edge of a video cassette for the purpose of engaging and pulling same out of the box along with the tray. The front tab with living hinge permits the label area of the video cassette to be clearly visible at all times when the cassette is being stored within the storage box.

Abstract: A container comprises a rectangular hollow box divided into four wall components by lines contained in the planar portions of the walls so that the wall components each include portions of two walls. Splines are provided for locating the adjacent wall components together along said lines and a locking frame is provided for locking the wall components together when so located. The interior walls of the box are covered with a multiplicity of protrusions arranged in rows in two directions for locating shelves, drawers and the like.

Abstract: An elongated rail having a cross-section with hook-shaped shelf projections, and adapted for extrusion, is secured to a wall by fastenings and adhesive for transfer of stresses to the stud structure of the wall. The rail has a substantial back portion providing a surface for receiving the adhesive, and for establishing a substantial moment of inertia in bending. Short pieces of the same rail section are secured to the back of the cabinet units in inverted position with respect to the wall rail for hooked interengagement. An abutment is interposed between the bottom of the cabinet units and the wall to maintain the vertical alignment of the cabinet units in selected positions along the wall.

Abstract: A pair of identical side panels are arranged in spaced relationship with a cross panel to form the vertical support for a work surface which is disposed on top of the cross panel and between the side panels to provide a basic work station in the form of a desk. These components: are pre-finished; can be stored and shipped knock-down (k-d); and are secured directly to each other with simple tools to provide the completed and assembled work station. Additional full or half-size side panels can be added to the basic desk to form vertical supports for additional work surfaces, to provide other work stations such as a desk and secretarial run-off combined, and/or a desk, run-off, and return combined. Individual drawers and/or open, shelved, door or drawer cabinets can thereafter be secured beneath the work surfaces and between the side panels of the return, run-off, and/or desk to provide the desired form of storage space, which can include, conventional type desk pedestals.

Abstract: A refrigeration or warming cabinet having detachably assembled flat wall elements. On each flat wall element is located a plurality of groove-tongue connections formed in the connecting areas. At least one wall element has, in addition to the groove and/or tongue positions on the front side, grooves and/or tongues on one side surface. The grooves and tongues have an approximate trapezoidal cross section and run continuously along the edges of the wall elements in such a manner that in the corner areas the grooves and/or tongues of the side surfaces of one of the wall elements merges into the tongues and grooves of the front side of another of the wall elements.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a container suitably fashioned to serve as a book shelf which is easily stackable and transportable including a six walled container provided with a front wall slidably disposed on said container, a back wall, and a groove running adjacent the back wall along end walls and the bottom wall thereof so that when the container is to be used as a book shelf, the front wall is placed in the groove approximate to the back wall, and when the book shelf is to be used as a container for transporting the books, the front wall is disposed in grooves approximate to a front area of the container so as to contain objects therewithin. Further, these plural containers are provided with interlocking devices for securely interlinking plural such containers.

Abstract: This application discloses a frame unit for communication and other electronic devices including a pair of parallel side plates interconnected by upper and lower guide rails extending between and perpendicular to the side plates, and a plurality of guide members which are secured to the guide rails and which are adapted to guide therealong printed boards on which circuit elements of an electronic device are provided. The application also discloses a frame device composed of a number of such frame units.

Abstract: A storage unit is provided, which is particularly adapted for use as a flat file, comprising a fiberboard housing having a plurality of particle board shelf-supporting panels with recesses that support fiberboard drawer shelves encased at their forward edges by a rigid casing, and further including a rigid peripheral frame for the open end of the housing, and a plurality of drawers preferably having large horizontal dimensions relative their respective heights.

Abstract: A container for use as furniture comprises:(a) a framework defining multiple side areas, a top area and a bottom area, the framework including at least one elongated member,(b) a first flexible sheet adapted to cover at least part of one of said areas, and(c) and a first retainer attached to one elongated portion of said sheet, the retainer and said one member having tongue and groove interconnection, whereby the sheet is retained to said framework.

Abstract: Disclosed is a connector for releasably joining a plurality of substantially planar elements, such as shelves and uprights, together in a predetermined angular relationship by gripping adjacent edge portions of the respective elements. The connector comprises a central core member and a series of gripping members which screw into the core member and grip the planar elements therebetween.

Abstract: This invention relates to a showcase for displaying the commodities used in shops, department stores, etc. More particularly, it relates to a showcase comprising: tube shaped shelf pillars having a plurality of bored holes in a longitudinal direction of an inner wall surface; corner sashes for receiving the shelf pillars, to which glass plates are attached at their sides, the corner sashes respectively covering the circumferences of the shelf pillars; horizontal tubes; joint mechanisms connecting each shelf pillar to each horizontal tube; and shelf assemblies structured with a hook at each end engageable with a hole of the shelf pillar.