Abstract: The present invention is for a novel pivotable shelving system utilizing (in some embodiments) one or more D-shaped shelves that may pivot such that when it is in a cabinet and the flat portion of the D shape is at a front edge of the cabinet, when the shelf is rotated, a portion of the shelf extends beyond the front of the cabinet. Other improvements in some embodiments include devices having multiple swiveling spinners which may each operate/pivot independently as well as multiple shelves of varied geometry to enable taller items to be placed on the lower shelf and extent above an upper shelf.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary coffee bag holder, comprising a base and a center pillar disposed thereon, the center pillar being rotatably connected with a coffee bag holder, wherein the upper end of the coffee bag holder is provided with a first turntable and a lower end is provided with a second turntable, the top end of the center pillar is mounted with a connecting seat, the central pillar passes through the second turntable, the connecting seat is matched with the first turntable, and the top surface of the connecting seat is provided with a boss against the first turntable. The boss is in contact with the first turntable in a point, with a small contact area, so that the rotation is smoother, more flexible, and the noise is lower; the rotation function realizes that the bearing does not need to be disposed.

Abstract: A gun holder includes a central shaft; and a holder part, which has slots formed such that a plurality of guns is respectively and radially held around the central shaft, and is rotatable around the central shaft. The gun holder enables a user to take out a gun assigned only to the user and simply prevents other guns from being withdrawn, and has a locking means corresponding to respective guns when the guns are stored, wherein the locking means is operated by one actuator, thereby enabling power consumption and manufacturing costs to be reduced.

Abstract: A multifaceted merchandiser having a body and an internal cavity. A door is used for accessing the internal cavity. A dividing panel is formed with a first mounting surface facing towards the door. Mounting structures associated with the mounting surface are constructed and arranged as mounting magnets for affixing articles thereto. Mounting cavities are constructed and arranged for receiving a display hook. At least one bin has at least one magnetic material attached or associated therewith. The magnetic material attached is selected to provide a magnetic attraction and mate with the magnetic material mounting magnets.

Abstract: A curio cabinet with gun storage comprises a curio cabinet and a hidden compartment. The curio cabinet is in the style of a traditional flatback-type curio cabinet and comprises a plurality of shelves and compartments. A main compartment of the curio cabinet comprises the rear hidden compartment. The hidden compartment is accessed through hinged doors in the main compartment. The hidden compartment provides a means to store firearms.

Abstract: A trailer 10 includes a frame 12 having a central axis 14 spaced between rear wheels. A plurality of storage units 20 are supported on the trailer frame, with each storage unit supporting a plurality of objects thereon. Each storage support has a support axis 22 substantially parallel to the frame central axis. A carriage assembly 24 rotates the plurality of storage supports, and a lift mechanism 30 raises and lowers the carriage assembly.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a rotatable gravity feeding shelf unit having a bracket onto which a rotatable shelf is arranged. The shelf is arranged having an inclination angle for providing gravity feeding in a forward direction in a display position when a front side of the shelf is accessible. The shelf unit further includes a tilting device arranged for providing tilting of the plane of rotation of the shelf during rotation, thereby controlling the inclination angle of the shelf.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotating shelf structure for a showcase, which is positioned in the showcase casing and is adapted to allow easy supplementation, from the outside, of a sold product by rotating a shelf that has products placed on display thereon such that a first-in first-out arrangement is possible, and which additionally minimises the weight of the shelf itself while being durable and involves a structure allowing smooth cold-air circulation while the rotation is also smooth.

Abstract: A safe having a support assembly disposed in the interior of the safe. The door of the safe is coupled to the support assembly and is easily shiftable between a closed position wherein the door is received in an opening of the safe and an open position wherein the door is removed from the opening in the safe and disposed in the interior of the safe.

Abstract: A dispenser of containers. A carousel is rotatably mounted to a main frame about a vertical axis of rotation and has a plurality of container compartments arranged around the axis and along the length of the axis. A driver mounted to the main frame rotates the carousel around the axis in a single direction and a lock limits rotation of the carousel in any direction when engaged.

Abstract: A free-standing, point-of-purchase display includes a base portion and a display portion. The display portion upwardly extends from the base portion and includes a frame having a plurality of upright members and at least one display element for supporting product for retail display. The display further includes first and second advertising panels carried by first and second upright members of the plurality of uprights, respectively.

Abstract: Closet carrousel having a motorized vertical support tube that attaches to the floor and ceiling of a standard closet. horizontal support tube arms radiate from the vertical support tube. Three arms extend out from the out from the upper region of the vertical tube and three arms extend out from the lower region of the support tube. The support tubes are slidably mounted on inner support rods. Each support rod is made of a first rod and a second rod that are hinged together to form one long rod. The support tubes hold standard hangers for hanging garments. The user can slide a horizontal support tube out past the hinged portion of the inner support rod so that the inner rod may be bent by the user thereby exposing and giving access to an inner core of shelving members.

Abstract: A retail display case that has an illuminated region, a region protected from illumination, a platform that is capable of moving, and a fresh meat holding area is described. The fresh meat holding area comprises a portion of the platform, and the platform is capable of moving the fresh meat holding area between the illuminated region and the region protected from illumination.

Abstract: A display stand for displaying hats having a plurality of rotatable sections which rotate about a central support wherein each section may comprise a plurality of downwardly sloped trays wherein the central support is fixed to a surrounding structure which is enclosed by panels and a door which may be lockable.

Abstract: A storage and retention unit for gas cylinders is provided wherein a movable inner frame defines a plurality of cylinder receptacles which are indexed from an opening in a surrounding outer frame about an axis such that any cylinder within a receptacle is restrained by the outer frame and inner frame as it advances about the axis until the receptacle returns to the opening.

Abstract: A jewelry display and storage device includes a base member for supporting such jewelry display and storage device. Such base member is manufactured from a first predetermined material and has a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. A first jewelry support member is rotatably disposed on such base member at a predetermined location thereon. Such first jewelry support member is manufactured from a second predetermined material and has a second predetermined size and a second predetermined shape. A second jewelry support member is disposed at a first end thereof on such first jewelry support member. Such second jewelry support member is manufactured from a third predetermined material and has a third predetermined size and a third predetermined shape.

Abstract: A machine for vending floral arrangements is described including stack of generally circular carousels each for supporting a plurality of floral arrangements; and a generally cylindrical exterior housing surrounding the carousels.

Abstract: A refrigerator comprises a cool air generating part supplying cool air to a storage compartment; upper and lower cabinets having first and second storage compartments; and a shaft rotatably supporting the upper and lower cabinets, respectively. With this configuration, the refrigerator is useable in all directions by a rotatable structure, is easily carried by wheels, and is useable as a table by a table member provided in an upper part of an upper cabinet.

Abstract: A storage cabinet device and kit for use in storing and displaying a plurality of clothing items such as neckties scarfs, belts and alike. The device comprises: a base cabinet, a rotation platform, and a vertically elongated tower cabinet. The base cabinet comprises an external framework and a storage drawer unit. The bottom of the rotation platform is attached to top of the base cabinet and the top of the rotation platform is attached to the lower end of the tower cabinet. The tower cabinet comprises four vertically elongated quadrant units and a top plate. The four vertically elongated quadrant units are axially attached adjacent to each other. Each quadrant unit comprising a plurality of vertically stacked cubbyholes. Each cubby hole has interconnected elements comprising a back wall; a first side wall; an axle; a hollow cylindrical roll-up tube; an L-shaped anchor; a recoil spring hub; a recoil spring gear; a pivot pin; and a release lever.

Abstract: A display device for displaying articles of merchandise, such as books and posters, is provided. The display device has four rectangular support structures. Each support structures includes a base, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first door hinged to the first side wall, a second door hinged to the second side wall, a back wall, and a cover hinged to the back wall. Each side wall is hinged to a side wall of an adjoining one of the support structures. At least one wheel is connected to the base of each support structure. The display device is movable between an open position wherein the back walls of the support structures define an enclosed space and a closed position wherein the back walls of each support structure faces the back wall of an adjoining one of the support structures.

Abstract: A rotatable jewelry cabinet is provided with numerous mechanisms for holding and displaying large quantities of jewelry by providing a domed enclosed structure with four curved glass doors, an upper service tray and a lower service tray for receiving numerous bottles of creams, lotions, cosmetic and nail polish bottles and the like, a plurality of hooks depending from the top of the interior of the rotatable jewelry cabinet for hanging necklaces and bracelets therefrom, a plurality of circular curtain walls containing apertures adapted to receive pierced earrings within the apertures or clip earrings directly on the curtain walls, and finally, a plurality of wedge shaped drawers located in the base of the cabinet for receiving other miscellaneous items which cannot be otherwise secured.

Abstract: A rotary stepped storage and display unit is placed on shelves in cabinets and other locations above eye level to store and display items such as spice jars etc. on a stepped surface so that items can be seen easily from below. Preferably, the device comprises a circular stepped pyramid on a rotary base. The device is provided in separate sections which are small enough to pass through the access opening to corner cupboards in kitchens or similar places where the access openings are considerably smaller than the inside dimensions of the cupboard. Easy-to-use snap fasteners are integral with the sections and are used to fasten the sections together inside the cabinet to form a structure which is too large to pass through the access opening but utilizes the space efficiently in the cabinet. The device either can rotate on its own rotary base, or can be mounted on one or more of the upper shelves of a series of rotary shelves mounted to rotate on a vertical axle in a corner or similar cupboard.

Abstract: A cooler with a number of product shelves and an oscillating drive mechanism. The oscillating drive mechanism is connected to the product shelves so as to rotate the product shelves in an oscillating manner.

Abstract: A mounting structure for mounting a door to a carrousel of a corner cabinet, wherein the carrousel has a plurality of shelves and a rotary axis, and the door is co-rotatable with the carrousel and is radially movable relative thereto, the mounting structure comprising: a continuous, vertically extending casing which supports the shelves of the carrousel and accommodates further component parts of the mounting structure, the casing being formed by a column which is shaped as a hollow profile and is offset from the rotary axis of the carrousel; a pair of upper and lower bearing constructions rotatably supporting carrousel, and a pair of cantilever arms connecting the column to each of the bearing constructions.

Abstract: A retainer and support device for a food item, e.g., a jawbreaker, includes a housing having a recessed wall defining a chamber for receiving the food item. A passageway extends through the recessed wall and a product engaging member extends through the passageway and into the chamber for engaging the surface of a food item retained in the chamber. A manually actuatable drive member is in driving communication with the product engaging member to move the product engaging member and thereby move the food item retained within the chamber.

Abstract: A carousel shoe cabinet for storing shoes in an organized manner. The carousel shoe cabinet includes a cabinet with an upper compartment therein. The front of the cabinet has an opening into the upper compartment. A carousel assembly is provided in upper compartment. The carousel assembly has generally circular spaced apart upper and lower rings, and an elongate shaft extending between the upper and lower rings. The upper and lower rings each have a center hub and plurality of radial spokes extending radially between the center hub and the respective ring. An upper end of the elongate shaft is coupled to the center hub of the upper ring. A lower end of the elongate shaft is rotatably mounted to the center hub of the lower ring to permit free rotation of the elongate shaft about the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft. A plurality of hanger assemblies are hung on the upper ring.

Abstract: A rotary shelf for use within a cabinet which has first and second mounting brackets spaced apart and opposing each other attached to the bottom and to the top of the inside of the cabinet. The mechanism includes integrally formed shelves, a shelf and post securing mechanism wherein a notched member affixed to a mounting bracket cooperatively receives an engaging member to secure the post and shelves in a stationary position. The mechanism also includes a shelf and cabinet opening adjustment mechanism to permit threadable adjustment of the post and carried shelves with respect to the cabinet opening.

Abstract: A rotational cadaver system is disclosed which incorporates a rotational storage rack. The rotational storage rack includes a first and second shaft and two wheels mounted thereto. The shaft is rotationally mounted on a plurality of legs. A number of branches are radially secured to each wheel and arms are pivotally secured to each branch. The arms include means for receiving a tray upon which a cadaver may be placed. The trays includes means for engagement with mechanical placement and retrieval means. The tray also include means for securing them to various types of autopsy tables. A motor is also provided for turning the shaft varying the position of the cadavers. A method is also disclosed for utilizing the system in conjunction with the performance of an autopsy.

Abstract: Disclosed is a secure open showcase for products suitable for display in a hanging manner, including a plurality of fixed back panels sequentially connected together to form a display cylinder, a plurality of windowed panels mounted before the fixed back panels slidably received in two lateral rail-like longitudinal sides of the fixed back panels, upper and lower end covers closing a top and a bottom of the display cylinder, and a supporting stand having a shaft portion extending through the display cylinder to rotatably support the same thereon. Hangers are provided on a front surface of each fixed back panel for hanging products thereon for display. Sliding aids are also provided on the front surface of each fixed back panel to facilitate the sliding of the windowed panel relative to a corresponding fixed back panel along the side rails thereof.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for electro-optical distance measurement. A series of pulses provided by a laser are received as echoes by a receiver. The pulses are each produced within respective intervals having a common predetermined duration. Each pulse is time-shifted relative to the beginning of its corresponding interval. A pulse pattern comprising echo signals for each of a series of pulses is used to determine the distance to an object producing the echoes.

Abstract: An apparatus for organizing and hanging a plurality of I.V. bags on a carousel for use primarily in a refrigerator which includes a central column having disk spacable there along which are rotatable relative to the central column, the disk further being equipped with a plurality of hangers for organizing I.V. bags held in refrigerated suspension prior to dispersion to patients.

Abstract: A pharmacy carousel comprising an open cylindrical frame having a plurality of independently rotatable discs, a tray on each disc on which bulk containers of medication may be stored, and a lockout assembly which prevents a tray from rotating while it is in use. In a preferred embodiment, the pharmacy carousel further comprises a motor assembly which permits each tray to rotate independently of the other trays.

Abstract: A compact disk storage cabinet adapted for use in association with single and double compact disk cases, the apparatus comprises an outer shell including a rear wall, two side walls, a roof, a floor and a hingedly attached door, a central shaft being formed in a cylindrical configuration with an upper end affixed to the roof and a lower end affixed to the floor; and a plurality of compact disk carrier racks each comprising a vertical member and a plurality of horizontal arms, each vertical member including side walls, each horizontal arm having an upper surface and a lower surface, each arm including side walls extending above and below the upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface, upper surface and vertical member between adjacent arms defining individual compact disk carrier units, each vertical member including at least one hinge extending therefrom, the hinges adapted to be coupled to the central shaft of the apparatus, the racks being positioned in a circumferential orientation around the central shaf

Abstract: A collapsible showcase has a rear panel, top panel, front panel, floor panel and two pairs of side panels. These panels are hinged in such a manner as to allow the top panel to fold back and hang parallel to the rear panel, the floor panel to fold up parallel to the front panel, the pairs of side panels to fold inward, drawing the front panel and rear panel together to achieve a collapsed configuration. A means for support for at least one shelf is attached inside the showcase and is rotated 90.degree. out of the way in the collapsed configuration. An access to the interior is provided through the rear of the showcase. The top panel can be secured in position in the assembled configuration.

Abstract: A rotating shelf display comprises a plurality of upstanding side walls defining an enclosure. The enclosure has a front half and a back half, with at least one of the side walls at the front half of the enclosure being transparent so that objects on the shelf can be seen from outside. Within the enclosure is a circular rotating shelf. The vertical axis of the shelf lies between the front half and the back half of the enclosure. The shelf comprises a disk having an outer edge and a rim upwardly extending about the outer edge. Disposed within only the back half of the enclosure are means for supporting the shelf for rotation about its vertical axis. The supporting means comprises at least three vertical members secured within the back half of the enclosure. Mounting pegs are detachably secured to each vertical member. An axle is affixed to each mounting peg. A roller is rotably attached to each axle.

Abstract: A carousel cabinet including a base; a first, rotatable body section having at least one row and two colunms of drawers; a second, stationary body section having a flat top surface and including a light switch; a central, tubular shaft extending from the base to above the flat top surface and terminating in a light connected to the switch; a multiple electrical connector located in the second body section; and a single electrical connector operably connected to the multiple connector, located in the base, for supplying power to the multiple connector via connection to a standard extension cord. In addition, the second section may contain a variety of communications devices such as an intercom, a remote station call button, and so on, for sending and receiving a communication signal. The cabinet body may be cylindrical or of any other geometric shape that provides access to the drawers or open compartments therein by rotating the first body section.

Abstract: Apparatus for merchandising product including an enclosure having circular, rotatable shelves each including compartmentalized portions which are product specific. The merchandising display apparatus is particularly suitable for displaying refrigerated or frozen products such as frozen dessert products. Each shelf is formed by a lower shelf support which may receive shelves having differently configured compartments for receiving different products. The shelves are modular in the sense that they may be removed and replaced with different shelves such that the merchandising display may be adapted to hold many varied types of products.

Abstract: A cabinet for storing cassette tape containers including a base provided with a center with a vertical axle having an annular groove engaged with a retainer ring, a rotating member having four radial legs each formed at an outer end with a conical through hole with a large diameter at an upper end and a small diameter at a lower end, a plurality of balls having a diameter slightly larger than the small diameter of the conical through hole but smaller than the large diameter of the conical through hole, a plurality of plugs each disposed within the conical through hole and having a spherical recess at a lower end thereof located on one of the balls, a plurality of supporting rods having lower ends each vertically mounted in the conical through hole, a plurality of arms having a U-shaped portion and pivotally connected with the supporting rods, and a cover engaged with upper ends of the supporting rods.

Abstract: A covered container for earrings and small jewelry provides an annular dish-like base rotatably supporting a compound upstanding medial column. The medial column is formed by one or more elements having a tray-like upper portion with an upturned peripheral rim, both the rim and peripheral tray portion defining slots to support various types of earrings. Each medial column below the uppermost element defines an upstanding fastening structure to pivotally mount another column element thereabove. A dome-like cover is releasably supported on the periphery of the base to enclose the medial portion of the base and the medial column structure.

Abstract: A concealable rotary stand for hanging clothes. The stand includes a round top supported on a rotary table above a bottom plate by an upright post with pegs, and a shield peripherally covered between the round top and the rotary table and spaced around the upright post. The shield has an opening for access, which may be turned toward the wall and concealed from the sight.

Abstract: A carousel for dispensing canisters of film having a film-holding base secured to a vertical spine mounted centrally of the base, a plurality of vertical dividers extending radially from, and circumferentially of, the spine, vertically-extending wall sections secured to the outermost edges of the dividers, so that the spine, the dividers, and the wall sections together form vertical channels to receive and hold the canisters. The uppermost portions of the wall sections are open to receive the canisters, and the lowermost ends of the wall sections are spaced from the base sufficiently to permit removal of individual canisters, and the base and with the upper end of the spine are pivoted where they are to be attached to a display device so the entire unit can be rotated. If desired, the canisters can have keys on their bodies or their caps, and the channels can have corresponding key slots, so that the canisters will be held in the channels with their labels outermost.

Abstract: A jewel box includes a housing which has a base provided on a bottom and which has an opening formed in an upper portion. A telescopic tube has a lower end fixed on the base of the housing. A hanger and a cover are fixed on an upper end of the telescopic tube. The cover is provided for enclosing the opening. A number of hooks are distributed around the hanger. A loop member is fixed on top of the telescopic tube so that the hanger and the cover can be pulled upward and so that jewels hung on the hooks of the hanger can be easily reached.

Abstract: An article display apparatus comprises a base, a hollow housing having a transparent outer wall and an article support rack rotatably mounted within the interior of the housing which displays and supports articles stacked end-to-end in vertical columns about the circumference of the housing. The article support rack is formed of a plurality of plastic extrusions each having two semicircular-shaped columns. Each column comprises a pair of spaced, flexible gripping arms which extend vertically along the axial length of the housing. The gripping arms of each column have opposed article gripping portions adapted to receive and grip an article therebetween, and opposed outer ends which deflect apart upon insertion or removal of an article within the gripping portions. Each plastic extrusion is also formed with male and female locking elements which permit adjacent extrusions to removably interlock with one another to form the article support rack.

Abstract: A rotatable compartment floor (10) for corner cupboards or the like has a circular contour or a contour in the form of a circular sector and is provided at the circle center with a hub (12) and at the outer edge with a peripheral wall (14) projecting vertically upwards. To divide the surface of the compartment floor into several compartments, there is at least one radial wall element (20) which at its outer end (32) is supported on the peripheral wall (14) and at its inner end has an end piece (24) in the form of a circular arc which surrounds the hub (12) and which engages in a continuous groove (28) in the hub by means of a flange (26) projecting horizontally inwards.

Abstract: An improved jewelry box is provided for displaying and storing all types and kinds of jewelry, costume or otherwise, whereby all kinds may be kept in a single place, separated, yet compact display, and which provides for rapid, simple access to each jewelry item.

Abstract: A fishing tackle box apparatus has a housing with a plurality of sides and a latchable lid hinged thereto. A first carousel is rotatably mounted in the housing and has a plurality of radially extending support arms mounted around a center support cylinder for hanging a plurality of fishing lures thereon and a second carousel is slidably mounted in the center of the first carousel and also has a plurality of radially extending support arms mounted around a center support cylinder. The first carousel can be rotated to a proper position and the second carousel telescoped up for selecting a fishing lure. The fishing tackle box also has a storage drawer slidably from one side thereof and a slideout front panel. A storage space is provided for storing the panel and the box sidewalls have drain openings and at least one ventilation opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a portable cabinet for dispensing medication and more particularly, to a medication dispenser in which a plurality of different medication dosages are contained in separate compartments with the dispenser being properly marked to indicate which dosages are to be given to which patients and the times at which they are to be given. The apparatus includes a portable cabinet having a plurality of vertically arranged and spaced apart trays disposed within the cabinet, with each of the trays including a plurality of compartments for receiving the medication dosages. The trays are individually rotatably mounted within the cabinet.

Abstract: A storage device is particularly suitable for storing jewelry items. It has a base with a shaft extending upward therefrom with a plurality of spaced-apart shelves. A portion of the surface of each shelf is formed of a mesh which presents apertures to receive the posts of, for example, post-type pierced earings. The shelves are surrounded by a cylindrical-like housing, a portion of which is rotatable about the other to provide for access. Dish-like recesses are formed in the base for storage of, for example, fasteners for post-type pierced earings. The top shelf has spaced-apart posts along its perimeter from which articles such as necklaces may be suspended. The top shelf also has slots formed therein to receive articles such as the base or finger portion of rings.

Abstract: A rotational shelf apparatus (10) for being rotatably mounted in a cabinet or other storage area having a ceiling surface (14) and a floor surface (16). The apparatus (10) comprises a rotating support shaft (22) having first and second end portions (24) and (26), respectively, the support shaft (22) being provided with a coaxial hole (38) at its first end portion (24) for slidably receiving a spring member (42). The second end portion (26) of the support shaft (22) is provided with means for rotatably engaging the floor surface of the cabinet or storage area.

Abstract: A rotary shelf for use within a cabinet which has first and second mounting brackets spaced apart and opposing each other attached to the bottom and to the top of the inside of the cabinet. The mechanism includes integrally formed shelves, a shelf and post securing mechanism wherein a notched member affixed to a mounting bracket cooperatively receives an engaging member to secure the post and shelves in a stationary position. The mechanism also includes a shelf and cabinet opening adjustment mechanism to permit threadable adjustment of the post and carried shelves with respect to the cabinet opening.