Abstract: A bracket assembly is provided to allow for vertical mounting of a washer and dryer to form a laundry center. The assembly includes a left and right mounting bracket. The mounting brackets each have a lower mounting flange which joins a lower leg to form a lower angle. The lower angle cooperates with the top edge of the lower appliance. The brackets also have a back rib which forms a second layer angle which cooperates with the back edge of the lower appliance. The brackets also have a top mounting flange which joins an upper leg to form an upper angle which cooperates with the bottom edge of the top appliance and support means extending between the upper and lower mount flanges. An optional removable back plate extends between the mount brackets to give the assembly a unitary appearance.

Abstract: A portable electrical power source to provide electrical energy to movable carriages of mobile storage systems during an electrical power failure, a malfunction of motor control circuitry and/or safety related controls and movement of movable carriages during installation of mobile storage system before standard control system has been installed.

Abstract: The invention relates to the storage and sheltering of leisure equipment, such as equipment used in water sports and particularly windsurfing.The invention provides a removable element comprising side walls standing on the ground, a back panel, a horizontal front cross-beam, partitions forming compartments which are narrower than the adult human body, lockable doors (P) for each compartment, flexible collars for gripping and securing a windsurf mast, a perforated arm for passing through the center plate well of a windsurf board so as to secure the board, and an anti-theft device for locking the wishbone to the arm, whereby to lock the board or the arm.The element can be installed with other similar elements at the waterside to facilitate storage of the leisure equipment.

Abstract: A work station for use in a control room wherein operators monitor instruments includes a platform supporting at least two upright perimeter walls spaced apart to provide at least two entrances onto the platform. Horizontally disposed desk tops are supported by the perimeter walls and on which are mounted instruments for observation by operators.

Abstract: A supporting device for a data display unit (32) consists of a base plate (26) which can be swivelled about a vertical axis (24) and on which a supporting plate (30), on which the data display unit (32) stands, is longitudinally displaceable. A slide, which supports the bearing specifying the swivel axis of the base plate (26), is additionally linearly displaceable (38).

Abstract: A modular compact storage assembly includes storage cabinets containing a number of storage panels each equipped with means for supporting a number of articles therein. The storage panel assemblies are hung from tracks and guided at the bottom so as to permit them to be moved between stored and withdrawn positions. In the withdrawn position, the storage panels may be substantially entirely outside of their associated cabinet while a portion protrudes into the cabinet to inhibit the panel from swaying laterally under such circumstances. According to another embodiment, a pair of storage cabinets employs a common grouping of tracks which are shared by pairs of storage panel assemblies taken respectively from both cabinets. According to a further embodiment, the storage panel assemblies can be movable from a stored to a withdrawn position from either the front or the back of the cabinet.

Abstract: An adjustable work table is disclosed comprising a frame having spaced apart sides (6), a horizontal shaft (60) supported between the sides of the frame, and a table surface assembly (10) rotatively mounted to the shaft. Camming angular adjustment means (98, 110) is provided for rotating the table surface assembly into selective angular positions about the shaft. Vertically actuating scissor arms (44, 46) are further provided for moving the support shaft upward and downward whereby providing a vertical adjustment.

Abstract: A shelfing system is disclosed herein for use in storing data processing devices, said shelfing system including cooling blowers in the surfaces thereof for cooling the electronic equipment stored therein. The shelfing system, furthermore, is pivotally fastened for convenient maintenance access with the pivotal motion thereof restrained by a locking mechanism. Alternatively the shelving system may include locks in the various panels thereof which support a pivoted turntable to which the monitor of the data processing system is attached. This turntable includes a resilient panel compressed within the bearing which then imposes friction in the motion thereof for fixing the monitor alignment.

Abstract: A spine assembly for supporting desk tops and panels and accessories and providing for the passage of utility and communications lines to the desk tops and panels and accessories, as needed. A housing is utilized open at a bottom portion for receiving the utility and communications lines. An internal strut is included within the housing at a top portion of the housing. The internal strut serves as a support for brackets which extend upwardly in turn to support desk tops and panels and accessories as well as a cover assembly. The cover assembly provides an opening through which utility and communications line pass from the interior of the housing to the exterior thereof. In addition, brackets extend through the cover assembly for supporting panels and accessories above the cover assembly. The spine assembly is free-standing, and may be closed off by end panels as an individual item or joined to one or more other spine assemblies to create a system of furniture.

Abstract: A modular system (30) for framing and supporting work surfaces and storage units includes a pair of generally rectangular end frames (32) having side member (36) each defining inside and outside channel sections. The end frames (32) are releasably secured together by lateral connectors (34) which are adjustably clamped along the inside channel portions of the end frame side members (36). The lateral connectors (34) are adapted for supporting storage units by means of inverted J-shaped hooks 70. The work surfaces are independently supported on arms (84) which are adjustably clamped along the outside channel sections of the end frame side members (36) in order to facilitate rearrangement and adjustment in accordance with the requirements of laboratories and the like. A modular system (120) adapted for use with existing structural walls (128) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A display workstation comprising a display monitor including an image display device mounted on a base by a mechanism permitting adjustment of the angle of tilt of the image display device, the tilt mechanism including a pair of support members upstanding from the base and providing a gap between the display device and the base between the support members. A cable connector housing is releasably retained in the gap between the support members. Individual cables from peripheral input devices extend to the front of and are releasably coupled to the housing, and a further cable is also coupled to the housing and extends from the rear thereof to a separate display control unit. The housing contains circuits providing electrical connection between the peripheral device cables and the control unit cable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display stand and in particular relates to a maximum accessible density three-sided display stand. The stand comprises a base having a pyramid shape to which a first group of cubic cells are interconnected. The first group of three cubic cells are connected in such a fashion that their inside surfaces are adapted to receive a three-sided pyramid structure of the base. The cubic cells are each provided with an inclined open face for receiving the articles. The three faces open in directions generally 90.degree. angles apart from each other. The display stand further includes a plurality of spacers which are cubes providing pyramid and inverted pyramid structures. Additional cubic cells of the same configuration as the first group of cubic cells are interspaced by the cube spacers.

Abstract: One or more movable storage units each having a reversible motor for driving the units on tracks between stationary storage units to open an aisle between units. Each unit has leash cord plug holders on its aisle sides. The movable units have safety sweep bars on one or both sides, safety switches actuated thereby, and a limit switch. Setting a leash cord plug in its own holder so the leash does not span the aisle that is to be opened provides a move command signal and setting the other leashes so they span the aisles that are too close sets up the control circuitry for causing all units to be driven away from the aisle that is not spanned by a leash.

Abstract: A guide channel member for a shelving system permits a shelf with an electrical safety device mounted thereon to be vertically repositioned while minimizing potential damage to the wire leads and maintaining a neat appearance. The invention is particularly useful in mobile storage systems wherein movement of a movable unit is stocked, thereby preventing injury to a person standing next to the unit, when the safety device is actuated. The channel member defines a vertically oriented slot leading to a vertical passage. The wires pass from the safety device, through the slot, along the vertical passage, and to the system control unit. Storing excess wires in the channel member permits convenient repositioning of the shelf while protecting and hiding the wires.

Abstract: A movable aisle storage system is provided having rail and panel connector units which perform the dual functions of forming the rails and interconnecting the deck panels of the system track and deck assembly. Each connector unit has a substantially cylindrical rail portion and a depending support portion having a pair of upwardly and outwardly extending flange sections which support and secure the sides of the deck panels. Levelling screws threadedly engaging the unit support portion are seated in a channel to facilitate system installation and prevent floor damage. Flexible seal strips are used between the rails and panels thereby reducing system maintenance and permitting access to the levelling screws after system installation. Rail sections are joined to form an extended track by a self-tightening rail section joiner having a pair of tapered head machine screws which threadedly engage holes in abutting rail sections. A joiner member overlies the rail section holes and has openings to receive the screws.

Abstract: A computer terminal work station comprising a selected grouping of modular drawer, file and shelf units which are fastened together such as by sheet metal screws. The work station may house a variety of computer related equipment such as printers, cathode ray tube (CRT), a keyboard and other peripheral devices. The various modular elements are provided with a means for insuring accurate stacking. The modular element for supporting the CRT may be of a first height for supporting the CRT at a height comfortable for viewing by a standing computer operator, or of a second height for supporting the CRT at a height comfortable for viewing by a seated computer operator.

Abstract: A storage structure comprises several storage racks the majority of which are movable between two end positions in order to form a passageway between two adjacent storage racks. An elongate locking device, for example a safety chain, is arranged between each pair of adjacent storage racks, one end of which is secured to one storage rack. The other end of the locking device is in the form of a contact member, which for starting a process of movement coacts with a stationary contact member in said storage rack. The contact member of the locking device is also connectable to the adjacent storage rack for mechanically locking the passageway which can be formed between the storage racks.

Abstract: A plurality of movable storage units each have a reversible motor for driving them in the proper direction in response to a user command to open an aisle between selected units. There is a microprocessor-based programmable control module on each unit and there is a structurally similar module that acts as a system controller. Four control lines interconnect the modules. One line is for sending digital command data away from the system controller and another is for sending sensing data toward the system controller. Another line is for resync pulses transmitted from the system controller to the microprocessors simultaneously. The processor in each module responds to a resync pulse by initiating definition of a specific number of time slots for containing individual high or low bits to enable serial transmission of encoded data representative of commands and sensed conditions.

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: Mobile storage apparatus which includes a plurality of carriages carrying shelving which are movable on a track system to open up an isle to provide access to adjacent faces includes cantilevered light fixtures which are supported from the top of the units and which extend outwardly over adjacent units so that when units are separated to open an aisle the light fixture is located above the aisle to illuminate the storage faces of the shelving. Mounting brackets are positioned on the tops of the shelving so that the light fixture from one unit will not interfere with the mounting bracket on an adjacent unit when the units are closed.

Abstract: A wall-unit furniture assembly comprises a stationary wall unit comprising a grouping along each of a pair of perpendicular walls. A front rail and a rear rail are supported parallel to each other on the upper edge of these groupings and run via arcuate corner sections around the corner between the two groupings. A rear sliding door is suspended on the rear rail by means of a roller trolley and a front sliding cabinet is suspended on the front rail by means of further such roller trolleys. These trolleys are provided at the extreme rear side corners of the door and cabinet so that they can move around the corner, and the door can slide behind and past the cabinet.

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 shiftable article storage device having a plurality of shiftable article storage units each adapted for mounting articles to be stored thereon and provided with a driving source, the article storage units being put together with no interval between each other when not in use but shifted, when an article on one of them is desired to be taken out, in such a manner that an aisle is formed on one side of the one article storage unit to provide access to the article.

Abstract: A movable storage cabinet includes a plurality of saddles, in the form of inverted channels, and each provided with holes in its opposite lateral sides which receive the shafts of wheels. The saddles extend in the direction of depth of the cabinet, and the front and rear ends of adjacent saddles are connected together by a connection member, thus forming an underframe of the cabinet.

Abstract: For use in a modular cabinet or the like system wherein one or more cabinet modules of unit width have rolling mobility along parallel rails which extend normal to the module-width dimension and at module-width spacing, the invention contemplates a floor-mountable track system of rigid interconnected modular rail and spacer members adapted to provide permanent guided support of one or more modules without anchorage to the supporting floor, whereby the system can be readily moved, rearranged, expanded or otherwise modified, without damage to or modification of the supporting floor. The invention also contemplates novel modular rollable base structure particularly applicable to the tiered support of cabinet modules on such a track system.

Abstract: A shiftable article storage device having a plurality of shiftable article storage units each adapted for mounting articles to be stored thereon and provided with a driving source. The article storage units are put together with no interval between each other when not in use but shifted, when an article on one of them is desired to be taken out, in such a manner that an aisle is formed on one side of one article storage unit to provide access to the article.

Abstract: A roller supported cabinet which may be moved upon the rollers along the wall behind it. One end of the cabinet normally rests in a corner of the room. When the cabinet is moved away from the corner, complete and ready access is had to the shelves and drawers of the end portion which was in the corner behind an adjoining cabinet along the adjacent wall. With the cabinet extended from the corner the usually wasted corner cabinet space may be fully utilized. When the cabinet is returned to the corner location, it takes up a minimum of space in the room.

Abstract: A display case being rectangular in a plan elevation, characterized by side walls and a door, each consisting of a glass panel (3,4,5,6) of equal thickness having side edges abutting at each other and having fastening means (16,17), some of them being fastened to an upper and a lower frame (1,2) respectively, the outer surfaces of the upper and lower frames (1,2) ending at a distance from the outer surfaces of the glass panels which distance is at least half of the thickness (25) of one of the glass panels, each one of the glass panels at one end abutting with its inner surface at the end face (21) of the neighboring glass panel, and at its other end (22) abutting with its end face (26) at the inner surface of the glass panel neighboring that other end, and that the fastening means (16,17) of the glass panels (3,4,5,6) are not protruding over the outer surface of their glass panel.There also is described a modular display system consisting of several such display cases.

Abstract: A multiphase modular chemical processing station including an exterior frame in the shape of an open rectangular solid, a plumbing-electrical structure extending across the lower back portion of such frame, the plumbing-electrical structure including liquid and gaseous input and exhaust connections as well as electrical connections and being divided into four specific module attachment positions, and a plurality of structurally similar interchangeable processing modules for mating with the plumbing-electrical structure and fitting within the exterior frame, each of the modules including a body element, the body having a cavity in its interior, a drawer extending forward from the lower portion of the body, and a work surface extending across the upper surface of the body, and each module further including a neck portion having ventilation means therein and extending upward to an upper portion containing a control panel for the module.

Abstract: Each of at least two enclosures accommodates an electronic equipment unit and each has a plurality of corners. The enclosures are connected to each other at a corner overlap portion of each. An interconnecting cable, electrically connecting the electronic equipment units to each other, extends through the corner overlap portions.

Abstract: A modular construction element for building a pigeonhole wall has planar front and back faces flanking a central plane. A rectangular back panel has upper and lower edges bridged by side edges and is formed along the full length of its lower edge with a 45.degree. chamfer. The front panel is subdivided at a central line intermediate the side edges of the back panel into a right section and a left section. The right section has edges coextensive with the corresponding edges of the back panel. The left section is offset in the direction of the line from the right panel to form a recess and a projecting tab. Such elements can be assembled together without the aid of tools or fastening means to form a vertical wall of horizontally throughgoing pigeonholes of diamond shape.

Abstract: A movable storage system having a plurality of storage units disposed side-by-side and movable relative to each other to selectively open access paths between selected pairs of units. In response to operation of enabling and selection switches, a new aisle is identified, and the necessary units are moved to open the new aisle in a determined time sequence.

Abstract: A locking and unlocking device for a manually movable wheeled storage rack or the like is disclosed wherein a toothed locking wheel is operatively connected to wheels of a storage rack, and a pair of locking and unlocking leverages each including a catch are disposed symmetrically about the axis of the locking wheel so that the catches may selectively engage with or disengage from the teeth of the locking wheel by the operation of operating knobs exterior of the storage rack. When one of the catches is made into engagement with the toothed locking wheel while the other is out of engagement therefrom, the rotation in one direction of the locking wheel is locked while the rotation in the other direction is unlocked, and vice versa.

Abstract: A modular shelving assembly includes a plurality of identical quadrilateral modules which may be stacked and arranged to form shelving assemblies. Each module has a first base and a second base and first and second side walls which define an open front of trapezoidal shape. The first and second bases are parallel to one another, with the first base being wider than the second base. The shelving assembly also may include trapezoidal shaped shelves which are inserted into the module and slope downward from the back edge to the front edge. Triangular honeycomb inserts may also be inserted into the modules to divide a particular module into a plurality of sections.

Abstract: A display device comprises a lower frame unit which forms a cabinet having an interior storage area and a hinged access door. An upper frame unit is supported on and above the cabinet and includes a shelf spaced over and above the top of the cabinet. A video tape machine may be supported on the cabinet, and a television set may be supported on the shelf in a generally stacked relationship above the video tape machine. The electrical wiring for both the video tape machine and television set is contained within the device where it is concealed from sight and possible tampering.

Abstract: Cassette modules and cassette displays for merchandizing tubular articles such as spools of thread are disclosed. In the preferred embodiments, the cassette modules are formed from module halves and are juxtaposed to form a cassette display, each cassette module comprising a plurality of chambers superposed in a column for housing the articles. In one disclosed embodiment, a frame is provided in which the cassette modules are mounted and removable from to form a cassette display. In that embodiment, each cassette module is pivotable about its upper end to facilitate mounting and also to facilitate loading of the articles into the chambers of the cassette modules. The height of the chambers of an individual cassette module and/or the chambers of cassette modules may vary to accommodate articles of different tubular sizes and the cassette modules may have different widths to accommodate articles of different length.

Abstract: In a storage system, a plurality of storage racks are provided, the racks being movable to enable selection of passageways therebetween. A carriage is conveyable along the ends of the racks by individual conveyors supported at the rack ends, the carriage being movable into passageways formed between the racks. The racks or carriages supporting the racks are provided with rails mounted to support the movable carriage when it is positioned in any selected passageway. A fork lift device is provided on the carriage to enable selection of a vertical position in the racks.

Abstract: In combination with a tool box, a tool box accessory cabinet is secured to a side of the tool box. The accessory cabinet has a base which has therein a plurality of spaced-apart openings. Each opening is to accommodate an elongated tool which has an enlarged head. The enlarged head of the tool is to be located within the confines of the cabinet. The cabinet is to be lockable when closed and when open the top of the cabinet is to cooperate with the base to form an enlarged object supporting tray.

Abstract: A set of four longitudinal, four vertical and four cross bars are secured together to form a three dimensional open frame of a storage unit capable of being closed to a box-like structure by a plurality of flat panels. The longitudinal bars each have a longitudinal T-shaped rib and a T-shaped, longitudinal recess, capable of slideably receiving the rib of an adjacent frame so that a plurality of frames may be arranged and stacked to form a self sustaining structure from which one or more frames or storage units may be slideably removed without disturbance to the remaining structure and units.

Abstract: Modular constructional units are used to form a combined storage bin and display assembly for rolls of decorative paper such as wallpaper. The modular constructional units are vertically stacked and horizontally adjoined by interlocking surfaces while the units extend along an essentially straight-line path and form storage bins and displays disposed at an angle with respect to the straight-line path. Each constructional unit includes three mutually-adjoined side walls to a square prism which defines the shape of the bin. These side walls define a horizontal bin floor, a vertical bin rear end wall and a vertical longitudinal bin side wall. An outwardly-facing vertical display wall is projected from the bin side wall beyond the forward edge of the bin floor. The display wall and the bin side wall form a side wall for a horizontally-adjacent storage bin.

Abstract: A carrier for both hot and cold foods is disclosed in which a container having insulated top, bottom, rear and sidewalls is provided with separate but insulated side-by-side compartments, each having an open front in turn adapted to be closed by hinged insulated doors in contact with a peripherally mounted gasket. The internal configuration of the compartments is tapered from front to rear so as to accommodate the wedging reciept of a rack defining a plurality of shelves on which food serving trays may be disposed. Each rack is of a unique configuration and is especially adapted to hold either hot or cold food containers or trays.

Abstract: The invention relates to a locking mechanism for interlocking two units, which is tamper proof and which requires locking the otherwise accessible parts of one of the units before the other can be locked, and in which locking the other unit automatically locks the one unit.

Abstract: A frame for supporting a plurality of interchangeable units of office furniture. The frame both supports the furniture in an upright direction, prevents the furniture from sliding in a horizontal direction and is concealed from view when the furniture is mounted on it. The arrangement of the furniture can be varied by interchanging the positions of the various separate units of furniture carried along the frame. The frame itself can also be advantageously utilized to carry additional equipment pivotably mounted thereon and to provide means for storing such additional equipment when not in use. Because the frame rigidifies the furniture structure mounted thereon, lightweight and inexpensive furniture can be used.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile rack system intended for an efficient use of a limited space of store house and the like for storing books and other goods, having a plurality of mobile racks adapted to run along rails laid on the floor of the store house. The system incorporates at least one human-power driven pedal-actuated driving source. The driving source may be provided for each of the mobile racks or may be provided independently of the mobile racks for running along separate rails. The driving source has a pair of pedals, at least a pair of driving wheels, speed reduction transmitting means between the pedals and the driving wheels, and a saddle for the operator to sit on, the position of which being switchable in accordance with the direction of movement of the rack or the tractor.Braking means are provided for preventing the mobile racks from moving unintentionally, thereby to avoid accidents due to the collision of racks.

Abstract: A display rack for displaying in a market the combination of packaged soft drinks, advertising signs associated therewith, and chilled soft drinks for local consumption in the market is described. The display rack includes a central station in which a lithographed artwork depicting the products being sold or dispensed is disposed. A chilled beverage dispenser fits into the central section below the lithographed artwork. On each side of the central section is a shelf unit for storing and displaying packaged beverages of a like or similar kind to those dispensed in the central section of the display rack, as well as to those found in the packaged goods section at a separate location of the supermarket. A roof or canopy fits over all three sections of the display rack and holds them together as one unit. The canopy has an open top and diffuser panels in the bottom thereof to faciliate the illumination of the display rack sections with ambient light. A plurality of decorative lanterns are secured to the canopy.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for anchoring a movable box-shaped shelf assembly of the type wherein the assembly is supported by wheels which in turn ride on parallel rails laid on a floor and a handwheel is attached to one side wall of the assembly and is drivingly coupled through a reduction gear to a shaft of the wheels so that upon rotation of the handwheel, the shelf assembly may be moved along the rails in either direction.

Abstract: A knock-down wall adapted to be portable within cases of minimal size and erected into substantial size with facility for the display of graphics and/or articles to be exhibited thereby, characterized by a multiplicity of deeply inset modular panels of "shadow box" form with reinforced margins and the corners thereof coupled in nested relation by supporting leg members, whereby the said panels contiguously compliment each other in a structural planar configuration.

Abstract: Compact shelving consisting of a cluster of elongated, upstanding stacks of shelves juxtaposed side by side are accessible by mounting each elongated stack on an elongated carriage having rear rollers guided in elongated floor tracks coextensive in length and width with the stack and hidden thereunder. There are plastic tired wheels under the front of the carriage so that the carriage and stack can be moved, endwise on a track out of the cluster to expose the open side shelves. Front shelves increase the storage capacity. A removable crank on the front end, through twist-belt power transmission, advances and retracts each stack.

Abstract: A movable storage unit system comprising a plurality of individually driven storage units at least some of which are movable toward and away from one another into contact with one another to define an access space between a pair of the units. A logic control circuit is provided on each unit and a limit sensor is provided on each movable unit including a sensor circuit for creating a signal in response to contact of a pair of storage units. A safety sensor is also provided on each unit and includes a safety sensor control circuit for creating a signal upon engagement of the safety sensor and an object or person in the path of the unit. A pair of reset controls is provided on each unit including a reset control circuit for creating a logic signal when actuated, and a run control is provided on each unit for creating a logic signal when actuated. The storage units are electrically connected such that a logic signal from the run control directs a run signal to a next adjacent unit.

Abstract: A foldable module comprising a plurality of substantially similar, hollow pyramidal elements, at least some of which lack a single tapering side wall so as to provide access to the interior thereof. The elements are foldably interconnected, preferably in linear arrangement along opposed side edges of the base walls thereof, and may be mutually oriented to a variety of positions depending upon contemplated use.