Pivotally Mounted Compartment Patents (Class 312/120)
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Patent number: 9943177Abstract: Implementations of display cabinets may include: a first module having a base, a first shelving area and a second shelving area. The display cabinets may include a first door rotatably positioned adjacent to the first shelving area. Two or more hinges may be front mounted to the first module and front mounted to a side of the first door, where a first one of the hinges may be rotatably coupled into a receiver in the first shelving area and a second one of the hinges may include a pin that couples within a receiver coupled with the base. The display cabinet may have a first display portion coupled to one or more brackets within the base of the first module and a second display portion coupled to one or more brackets positioned on either side of a back panel of the first door.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Creative Display Works, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Miloserny, Lea Miloserny
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Patent number: 9642476Abstract: An apparatus at a dispensary where herbal products are sold to a consumer who has authorization to use the herbal products. The present invention fulfills in an innovative way four requirements for such a dispensary: (a) a safe to store all herbal products in a secure manner; (b) a user friendly display where different variations and quantities of herbal products are securely displayed with advisory information on each displayed product; (c) a series of electronic scales inside locked compartments to accurately weigh the amount of herbal products contained in the apparatus; and (d) an accurate inventory control system connected to a computer that uses data points received from the scales housed in the interior of the apparatus and gives real-time inventory measurements.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Pineapple Express, Inc.Inventor: P. Vincent Mehdizadeh
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Patent number: 9182195Abstract: Embodiments described herein disclose a cylindrical housing with a compartment defining a section of the housing. The cylindrical housing being configured to rotate around an axle disposed at the center of the cylindrical housing. Embodiments may also include a frame disposed along a curved surface of the cylindrical housing configured to allow access to the compartment within an access portion, wherein the access portion projects the frame from a center of the curved surface towards an edge of the cylindrical housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Inventor: Mark Wayne Hogue
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Patent number: 8553419Abstract: A card tray ejection mechanism for an electronic device, which includes a first elongated member rotatably mounted to the base, a second elongated member, and a driving member. The first elongated member includes a first end portion resisting against a side of the tray, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion and a pivoting rod located between the first and second end portions. The second elongated member is rotatably connected to the second end portion. The driving member drives the second elongated member to move longitudinally. When the second elongated member is driven to move longitudinally by the driving member, the first elongated member is driven to rotate around the pivoting rod by the second elongated member, and the card tray is ejected. An electronic device using the card tray ejection mechanism is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Dong Luo, Wen-Wu Wang, Wen-Ping Wang, Tsung-Jen Chuang, Shih-Fang Wong
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Patent number: 8485613Abstract: A cabinet having a concealed gun rack is five-sided with a five-sided top panel. One (1) of the sides is a pivoting door. A pivoting mirrored structure is inside the cabinet and behind the door. When closed, mirrors obscure the depth of the cabinet. When open the mirrored structure allows access to a gun rack. Shelves attached to the mirrored structure can hold user selected objects.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Inventors: Daniel W. Steffen, Darin M. Steffen
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Publication number: 20080129161Abstract: Disclosed herein is a merchandising system and method that permits access from the front of a column of shelves and along a side of the column of shelves, the shelves in each column extending from the front of the merchandizing system to a back area of the merchandising system. Each shelf can be of any suitable design for supporting products or items. The merchandising system can have at least one flippable column comprising at least one shelf suitable for supporting a single row of items. Various front item stops are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: RTC Industries, Inc.Inventors: Albert Menz, James McKay Duncan, Stephen Hardy
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Patent number: 7322209Abstract: A refrigerator, and more particularly, a refrigerator equipped with a machinery chamber door, which is provided to open or close a machinery chamber formed at an upper portion of a body of the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body with a storage chamber, and with a machinery chamber provided at an upper portion of the body such that the machinery chamber is partitioned from the storage chamber, an opening portion provided at one side of the machinery chamber, a machinery chamber door hingably coupled to the opening portion such that the machinery chamber door can be rotated up and down to open or close the machinery chamber, a recess member provided to the machinery chamber door and defined with a recess, and an insertion member inserted into the recess and fixed to the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji Sick Hwang, Hyun Jong Kim, Myung Wouk Kim
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Patent number: 6371580Abstract: A glass container forming machine has a machine base with a vertical front wall which includes a console assembly. This assembly has vertical front and rear box halves which are hingedly connected at the bottom and releasably connected at the top. The rear box is connected to the machine base via vertical hinges so that the console assembly can be pivoted away from the machine base. A console unit having a console screen is hingedly connected at the top proximate the top of the rear box half and the front box half includes vertically extending channels and the bottom of the console unit has followers for following the channels so that as the front box half is pivoted from a closed position whereat the box halves are closed, away from the rear box half to an open position, the console unit will be displaced from an initial position located between the closed front and rear box halves to a final position with the screen exposed and horizontal.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Emhart Glass S.A.Inventors: Mark P. Claypool, Thomas M. Beiswenger, Peter Wirz, Janusz Konaszewski
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Patent number: 6338233Abstract: A packing machine is assembled with one or more control cabinets into a compact aggregate wherein a wall of each control cabinet constitutes at least a portion of the rear wall of the frame of the packing machine. Each control cabinet is movable (such as reciprocable or pivotable) relative to the machine to and from a position in which a portion of or the entire rear side of the machine frame is exposed to afford access to the interior of the machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1999Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Topack Verpackungstechnik GmbHInventor: Nikolaos Georgitsis
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Patent number: 6168246Abstract: In an article providing apparatus, a storage rack (1) has a front face through which articles are loaded in the storage rack. The front face of the storage rack is covered by a covering member having a sample showcase (4) for showing a sample. The sample showcase is displaceable to enable the front face of the storage rack be exposed.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1999Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Assignee: Sanden Corp.Inventor: Toshihiko Kurihara
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Patent number: 5800027Abstract: A display case for displaying and dispensing promotional literature, business cards, and the like at unattended sites. The case has a flat base which is supported on one or two nails driven into a supporting environmental surface. The base has a rain hood for protecting papers contained within the display case. A transparent or translucent door is hinged at the bottom to the base, and inclines forwardly to reveal a first or principal pocket containing brochures and a second pocket supported in piggyback fashion on the first pocket. The door has a forwardly bent tab at the top for grasping the door when opening the same. Transparent or translucent nature of the door reveals brochures contained within the display case. The second pocket is smaller, and is preferably dedicated to containing business cards. The hinge is preferably a live hinge fabricated from an elastic material, so that the hinge urges the door into a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1997Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Inventor: Gary D. Dunn
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Patent number: 5690402Abstract: A novel product display case is disclosed having detachable and separately functional upper and lower units. The upper unit comprises a plurality of slidable display panels on which items can be secured for inspection, and can be slid aside to reveal shelves for the secure storage of items corresponding to the items on display. The lower unit comprises a display box which encases items secured for display and inspection, and is hingedly movable to reveal a plurality of shelves for the secure storage of items corresponding to items in the display box.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1996Date of Patent: November 25, 1997Inventor: Rudolf Koppe
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Patent number: 5405193Abstract: A display cabinet is provided for displaying two sides of a computer video game pak or similar merchandise in a secure enclosure. The display cabinet includes an elongated vertical enclosure unit or paddle with a set of spaced apart shelves between transparent facings or panels to form a set of vertically arranged compartments. The game paks or other merchandise are held within the compartments. The enclosure unit or paddle is pivotable back and forth in order to expose the transparent front and back facings of the paddle, thereby enabling the purchaser to view front and back sides of the merchandise, respectively. A lockable access door on the paddle is slidable between open and closed positions, and lockable in the closed position to provide security for the merchandise. Several enclosure units or paddles are pivotably mounted upon a frame by either a hinge or by pivot pins for either flipping or spinning the paddles for viewing.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 1993Date of Patent: April 11, 1995Assignee: Frank Mayer & Associates, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery J. Herrenbruck
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Patent number: 4913501Abstract: A novel combination storage bin and sorting tray comprises a storage bin frame for storing a plurality of article storage containers, and a sorting tray pivotally mounted atop the frame for sorting articles removed from the selected container and for subsequently returning the articles to the selected container upon tipping of the tray relative to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1989Date of Patent: April 3, 1990Assignee: Leiter Industries, Inc.Inventor: Robert P. Swank
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Patent number: 4615571Abstract: A combined storage apparatus and sorting tray includes a frame formed with a storage bin for storing containers and a tray pivotally mounted to the frame. The tray has an end panel formed with a slot adapted to receive a lip formed at the rim of a container for mounting the container to the end panel so that its interior faces the interior of the tray. The tray is pivotal with respect to the frame between a horizontal, sorting position in which articles from the container are poured into the tray for sorting, and an angled, discharge position in which the tray is elevated at one end so that the articles slide directly into the container mounted at the opposite end.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1985Date of Patent: October 7, 1986Assignee: Leiter Industries, Inc.Inventor: Robert P. Swank
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Patent number: 4573751Abstract: A combination multiple compartment storage bin and sorting tray is disclosed comprised of a frame adapted to hold a plurality of storage bins in a row between first and second oppositely disposed ends of said frame. The frame includes stacker means mounted on the first end for pushing all of the bins together and towards the second end after any one bin has been removed, thereby exposing a slot adjacent the first end into which the previously removed bin may be inserted. A sorting tray is mounted atop the frame for receiving articles from one of the storage bins. The tray is pivotally mounted about the top of the first end of the frame to pivot between a first horizontal position and a second angled position. The tray includes funnel means near the first end for facilitating egress of articles from the tray and into the slot as the tray is pivoted from the first position to the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1984Date of Patent: March 4, 1986Assignee: Leiter Swank Industries, Inc.Inventor: Robert P. Swank
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Patent number: 4383722Abstract: A show case, e.g. for displaying shoes or the like, comprises horizontal shelf plates (2) and tilted shelf plates (3). The tilted shelf plates (3) are pivotably supported and can be tilted upwardly. The pivots (7, 22) and the support elements (8, 14, 29) of the tilted shelf plates (3) as well as the support elements (6, 14) of the horizontal shelf plates (2) are vertically displaceable in side plates (1) of the show case and may be locked in desired positions.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1980Date of Patent: May 17, 1983Inventor: Leo Weber
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Patent number: 3942851Abstract: A storage bin is pivotly mounted relative to a housing so as to remain in a neutral position when empty and to be positioned at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane when either in a working position or in a storage position. When in the working position free access to the interior of the bin is possible since the forward end of the bin is tipped downwardly and the material in the bin is at the forward end. When in the storage position the front end of the bin is tipped upwardly with the material being at the rear of the bin. Indicating markers on the cabinet and the front end of each bin may be used when the bins are in the storage position for providing an approximation of the quantity of material in each bin.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1974Date of Patent: March 9, 1976Inventor: Louis Kaplan