Abstract: A hospitality environment item, namely, interchangeable decorative panels that include laminates and their placement on underbar furniture/equipment. The decorative panels may each have their own laminate finish. Flanges attached to the underbar furniture/equipment extend to conceal edges of the decorative panels and extend over a peripheral region of the face of the decorative panel. The decorative panels have holes arranged to allow draw-pull handles to be secured to a drawer/door and a lock to penetrate into the drawer/door. Other decorative panels have holes that allow light to shine through from lights in backsplash sections.

Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatuses and methods relating to appliances are provided. In one embodiment, an appliance having a housing, one or more moveable components inside the housing, a drive assembly, and a dampening portion is provided. The housing includes, for example, at least one side wall and the dampening member is disposed at least partially between the drive assembly and the at least one side wall. The dampening portion includes, for example, a resilient material having at least one surface extending at least partially along the side wall and the drive assembly. The dampening member is configured to limit movement of the drive assembly during shipping and handling to prevent damage to the appliance. The dampening member stays with the appliance after shipping and handling to enhance performance of the appliance, protect the moveable component, or both.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a presentation device (1), comprising a display space (2) provided for displaying products, in which said display space (2) can be closed by a closure element (3) which can be moved up and down.

Abstract: A workstation has a first side and a second side both of which having slats disposed thereon are connected by a hinge. The first side has a plurality of openings therein. The slats create an overhang and an underhang into which a connector fits. A first accessory attaches to a connector for fitting into the underhang or the overhang in the first side or the second side. A second accessory attaches to the first side.

Abstract: A pressurized storage system for a service truck body or the like which pressurizes the storage compartment thereof by means of an air blower located above the storage compartment.

Abstract: In an embodiment, articles are left in storage areas, such as lockers or other receptacles that may be associated with a household services company. A divided storage receptacle is discussed. The receptacle is divided by an angled plane such that the top portion may be used to hang clothes of various lengths thereby utilizing the space efficiently.

Abstract: A tool wagon, includes: a wagon body and a working platform. The wagon body has a front side, a rear side, and two flanks including several drawers positioning on the front side. The drawer can be pulled and closed horizontally. The working platform is positioned on a top of the wagon body, including two trays and a tool shelf. The trays are capable of being pulled and closed toward said flanks respectively and each has several storage compartments and a head cover. The storage compartments are positioned on top of the trays and for placing different kinds of tools, especially small tools. The tool shelf is positioned below the two trays and above the drawers. When the two trays are close, the tool shelf is hidden in the tool wagon, so a usable area of the working platform is expanded.

Abstract: A functional access port in a machine casing, a machine having a functional access port, and a method of monitoring a machine via a functional access port are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an access port is provided in the external casing of an industrial machine. The access port comprises a passageway through the external casing of the machine, providing access to an interior of the machine. The access port further includes a removable passageway cover for removably occluding the passageway. A location, a size, a shape, and an orientation of the passageway relative to the external casing are strategically selected in accordance with engineering and design requirements to provide access through the passageway to a desired location on the interior of the machine while the external casing is in place, with minimal to no disassembly of the casing.

Abstract: The present invention is a multi-function stapler platform. The stapler platform has a housing with a stapler cradle formed therein. The stapler platform also has a note pad compartment formed within the housing that is configured to accept and hold a note pad. In addition, there is a drawer compartment formed within said housing that is configured to accept and hold a drawer. The stapler platform can also include an adhesive flag dispenser.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a packing container including: a packing container body including a leading-out section which contains an optical probe having a first end section for incoming of a laser beam and a second end section for outgoing of the incoming laser beam, which leads out the first end section of the optical probe thus contained to the exterior and which is sealed, and a window section by which the laser beam going out from the second end section of the contained optical probe is led out to the exterior; and a light-transmitting member which closes the window section and permits the laser beam to pass therethrough.

Abstract: A household appliance, in particular a dishwasher, includes at least one packing element disposed on a side face of the household appliance, and at least one load-bearing structural part. The packing element has at least one force transfer region, which has a force action surface in contact with the load-bearing structural part.

Abstract: A method for preventing recalibration of an automated product dispenser, a sensor protector for a product dispenser, and a product dispenser including a housing having a sensor area, a capacitive sensor adjacent a first surface of the sensor area of the housing, where the sensor has a target sensing area extending through the first surface and beyond a second surface of the housing opposite the first surface in a direction away from the first surface and a sensor protector which includes a plurality of spaced apart projections extending from the second surface in the direction away from the first surface.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for inserting a disk drive into or removing a disk drive from a test cell, the test cell including plural slots, each slot having a carrier for receiving the disk drive, the method including: moving the carrier out of the slot into an open position so that it can receive a disk drive, wherein the carrier remains in contact with the slot; inserting a disk drive into the carrier when the tray is still in contact with the slot; and moving the carrier containing the disk drive into a closed position back in the slot.

Abstract: A system and apparatus which provides on demand step stool functionality without wasting valuable storage space. More particularly, a toe kick step stool system is disclosed which, when actuated, emerges from under a cabinet to provide a stable standing surface.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a portable station has an open enclosure and a chest having first and second cases pivotally coupled to each other. When the portable station is in a first configuration, the chest is closed and is selectively fastened at a first location within the enclosure. When the portable station is in a second configuration, the chest is open and selectively fastened at a second location within the enclosure. When the chest is open, the first and second cases have been pivoted apart.

Abstract: A consumer appliance, such as a refrigerator, includes a door attached to the casing along a hinge side of the door. An elongated finger guard is pivotally mounted to a back surface of the door along the hinge side of the door. The finger guard has an extension portion with a floating edge and is pivotally biased to swing away from the appliance casing so that the floating edge of the extension portion engages against an item, such as a cabinet, adjacent to the appliance casing. The extension portion has a transverse width so as to slide along and remain engaged against the item adjacent to the appliance in all positions of the door.

Abstract: A computer equipped with a fan rack aims to facilitate disassembly and assembly of hard disks. The computer includes a casing, a panel located at the front side of the casing and a plurality of side panels on various sides of the casing. The casing has a hard disk installation section. The panel has a hard disk replacing opening corresponding to the hard disk installation section. The panel hinges at least one fan rack corresponding to the hard disk installation section. The fan rack holds at least one fan. The fan provides cooling airflow to the hard disk installed on the hard disk installation section. The fan rack can be opened or closed by pivoting so that the hard disk can be plugged, unplugged or displaced without relying on any tools.

Abstract: A light-tight door assembly may include a door with a leading side and a non-leading side. The door may be mounted to an enclosure so that the door can be translated with respect to an opening in the enclosure between an opened position and a closed position. A first flange member may be mounted to the non-leading side of the door and a second flange member may be mounted to the enclosure so that the second flange member cooperates with, but does not contact, the first flange member when the door is in the closed position. The non-contact cooperation of the first and second flange members forms a substantially light-tight seal when the door is in the closed position.

Abstract: The invention relates to an overhead luggage compartment, in particular, for a vehicle cabin, in which a ledge (3) provided with an electrical component is pivotably held in a housing half-shell (1) about a pivot axis, the pivot axis extending through two axles connecting the ledge (3) to the housing half-shell (1). For connecting the electrical component to a cable (9), it is proposed that one of the axles has a through-hole extending in the axial direction, through which the cable (9) is guided for connecting to the component.

Abstract: An illumination panel comprising a transparent core having opposing surfaces, a matrix of light releasing dots substantially covering one surface, and a protective layer in abutting contact with said surface whereby the dots act as an adhesive bonding the core to the protective layer.

Abstract: The workstation includes a cabinet 100 having a worktop 101 and a compartment 3 for tool storage, a compartment containing a paper towel dispenser, a compartment 7 which contains a waste bin, and compartments 6, 9 housing self-retracting hose reels for air and water. The hose reel compartments are recessed behind the front face of the cabinet to accommodate hose end fittings, and may occupy a lower portion of the cabinet. The space above may be occupied by a panel containing electrical and/or data connectors, the paper towel dispenser, and a dispenser for latex gloves. A further compartment 8 houses a personal computer carried by a drawer mounted on runners. An upstanding pegboard 30 is mounted on vertical sliders and operated by pneumatic cylinders or an electric motor allowing it to be stowed behind the rear of the cabinet when not in use. A flat screen monitor 40 is mounted on the pegboard, and a keyboard holder 42 may be provided for storing a computer keyboard in a vertical plane.

Abstract: A drawer assembly that includes a cartridge, a drawer configured to receive the cartridge, and a docking connector attached to the drawer. The cartridge includes a body having a plurality of bins, a plurality of lids that are moveably attached to the body and releasably secured over the bins, and a connector attached to the body. The cartridge is configured such that the lids cannot be opened unless a signal is received through the connector. The docking connector is configured to mate with the connector of the cartridge when the cartridge is received in the drawer.

Abstract: A kiosk has a transaction terminal which is suspended between a pair of uprights. A cover is rotatably positionable between a closed position and an opened position to allow access to said terminal. The cover has a transparent, arcuate hood-like shape. The cover is maintainable in a stable opened position and is automatically returnable to the closed position. A solar array and/or communication equipment may be located above the transaction terminal.

Abstract: A restroom utility device that allows an individual, while using a restroom, to work on a computer and perform other related office tasks. The device performs both typical “restroom” functions along with various office functions and has an outer casing. A see-through drawer and a cabinet are accessible through the front of the outer casing, which also has an attached slide-out scale located at floor level and a number of side pocket compartments on the left and right sides of the outer casing. The device is mobile through the use of a quartet of castor wheels and also includes an adjustable reading tray that is attached to a fixed mount extending out of the top of the outer casing. The reading tray includes a pair of slide-out supports that can be extended to the left and right of the reading tray for extra surface area as needed.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a method to install an insert to reduce surface deflection, the method comprising the steps of: apply a release agent to a receptacle in a panel, install an insert in the receptacle, and apply an adhesive around the insert in the receptacle. Where the insert bonds to the panel, and the release agent configured to substantially prevent a bond between the insert and at least one side of a surface in the panel. The release agent, configured to release the surface tension between the insert and the panel surface. In another preferred aspect, a flex agent bonds the insert to the panel, where the flex agent configured to releases the tension between the panel surface and the insert; and the flex agent provides support to the panel surface.

Abstract: A furniture kit including first and second spaced apart leg members including front and rear end portions and a frame space between facing surfaces, a first furniture assembly including a first rigid furniture component having first and second ends and having front and rear portions, wherein (i) a first furniture configuration is configurable that includes the first furniture assembly supported between the leg members and generally within the frame space with the front and rear portions of the first furniture assembly adjacent the front and rear end portions of the leg members, respectively, and (ii) a second furniture configuration is configurable that includes the first furniture assembly supported between the leg members and generally within the frame space with the front and rear portions of the first furniture assembly adjacent the rear and front end portions of the leg members, respectively.

Abstract: A case accessory for a portable electronic device that includes a cleaning system is disclosed. In some embodiments, the case accessory may include a back cover configured to secure a portable electronic device, a front cover rotationally coupled to the back cover, and a cleaning mechanism integrated into the front cover including a buffer configured to clean a surface of the portable electronic device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry washing apparatus and particularly to a laundry washing apparatus comprising a base that forms a lower face, front/rear plates that form front and rear directions, side plates that form both sides, and a top plate that forms an upper part, wherein the top plate is further furnished with a locking device that controls the locking state of the top plate by means of an external key insertion operation, so that theft of a payment apparatus installed on the top plate can be effectively prevented.

Abstract: Provided is a watch storage apparatus comprising a base and a first watch engagement mechanism. The base may comprise a first surface and a receiver engaged with the first surface. The receiver may comprise a first hole. The first watch engagement mechanism may comprise a pin and a retaining band engaged with the pin. The pin may be selectably engagable with the first hole. The retaining band may define a structure having a perimeter to which an associated watch may be selectively removably and securely engaged about the perimeter so as to prevent slippage of the watch band relative to the perimeter of the structure.

Abstract: A domestic appliance device is provided which has an operating means carrier that carries operating means. The operating means carrier is formed by a panel and differs from a hob. The operating means carrier also has a functional support surface to absorb at least a part of the weight force of the operating means in a functionally-coupled state.

Abstract: The tool cabinet has a casing, multiple protecting bars and multiple elastic slices. The casing has multiple edges. The protecting bars are respectively mounted on the edges of the casing, and each has an inner surface and a mounting recess. The mounting recess is formed in the inner surface of the protecting bar and has two sides and two inserting grooves respectively defined in the sides of the mounting recess. The elastic slices are respectively arranged on the casing near the edges and each elastic slice has two outer ends respectively inserted in the inserting grooves of the mounting recess of the corresponding protecting bar to connect the protecting bars on the casing.

Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus with a metal control panel includes a cabinet, a control panel formed of a metal and mounted to one side of a front surface of the cabinet, one or a plurality of installation members mounted at a rear surface of the control panel and disposed within the metal control panel, and at least one of a payment unit, a display unit and a manipulation unit disposed within the control panel, wherein the at least one of the payment unit, the display unit and the manipulation unit is fixed to the installation member.

Abstract: [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a substrate support structure which can prevent a crush rib from damaging components other than a substrate and brings excellent workability. [Means to Solve] In a substrate support structure, a box-shaped resinous case 2 provided with a holding space section 23 is separated into a first case 21 and a second case 22, and a substrate 3 is housed in the holding space section 23. A first crush rib 41 and a second crush rib 42 are provided in the second case 22, and press and fix the substrate 3 to first case 21 by reaction force that is generated by being pressed against the substrate 3 and crushed when the both cases 21, 22 are joined together. A first guide 51 is provided in the first case 21, and guides the first crush rib 41 to the substrate 3 mounted in the first case 21 when the both cases 21, 22 are joined together.

Abstract: A cabinet system is provided. The cabinet system includes a cabinet box and a base, the cabinet box being structured to releasably couple to the base and the base being structured to support the cabinet box thereon. The cabinet box further includes a bottom plate that has a predetermined slope, the predetermined slope being an incline from the front of the bottom plate to the back of the bottom plate, such that the back of the bottom plate is higher in elevation than the front of the bottom plate. The predetermined slope is sufficient to cause liquid to flow down the bottom plate from the back to the front, but the predetermined slope is not substantial enough to prohibit the placement of objects and items thereon.

Abstract: A computer case includes a housing, a first dust screen and a second dust screen. The housing defines two openings at opposite ends of the housing. The first dust screen and the second dust screen each include a piece of nonwoven fabric and a bracket, and are respectively covered on the two openings. The nonwoven fabric is covered on the bracket. The bracket includes a rim and a plurality of reinforcement ribs connected to an inner side surface of the rim.

Abstract: A housing includes a main body defining a window and at least one glue injecting hole near the window. A screen guard covering the window, defines a slit between the main body and the screen guard. A glue layer located in the slit adheres the screen guard to the main body, wherein the at least one glue injecting hole communicates with the window. The glue layer is formed by injecting glue into the slit from at least one glue injecting hole.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for storing hazardous material. The apparatus includes storage containers each of which stores a hazardous material storage box containing hazardous material. The hazardous material storage box is extracted from or retracted into the storage container by a transfer means. A fire sensor is provided in each storage container to detect a fire occurring in the storage container. A temperature sensor is provided in each storage container to sense a temperature in the storage container. An injection nozzle is provided in each storage container. The injection nozzle injects nitrogen into the storage container from a nitrogen supply unit when a fire is detected. An outlet pipe connection passage and a flexible outlet pipe connection tube are provided to exhaust gas from the storage containers. A collecting container is provided in the lower end of the apparatus to collect and store leakage liquid of hazardous material.

Abstract: This invention presents a media island with a table element mounted around and onto a kiosk body. The table element can have a plurality of ashtrays. The table element can also have a plurality of drink recesses or cup holders. The table element can be comprised of two-piece table element.

Abstract: A device includes a housing defining a first opening, and a casing fixed within the housing defining a second opening opposite to the first opening. The device also includes a sliding member slidably received in the casing, and a stand pivotally connected to the sliding member including an end received in the first opening. A retaining member is slidably connected to the casing to magnetically attract the sliding member to retain the sliding member at a predetermined position. An ejection mechanism is arranged within the casing to be pushed by the retaining member to push the sliding member to move the end out of the first opening.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed to hold a communication device, such as a cellular phone, personal digital assistant, smart phone, or the like, in a manner that provides for hands-free use of the communication device, particularly while driving, visual proximity so that a display of the communication device is easily observed, and audio proximity so that a speaker and a microphone are easily within hearing and speaking distances. The holding apparatus includes one or more clips with which to clip the device onto a visor. The clips provide a degree of rotation about a pivot pin. The body is configurable such that it can hold devices of varying sizes. The body can extend both vertically and horizontally to accommodate longer and wider devices. In at least one embodiment, the body is sectioned into four quarters that can extend and retract to accommodate many varied sizes of devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to a carrier element that can be attached to a furniture body of a piece of furniture, wherein a current consumer is disposed in or on a furniture part movable in the piece of furniture, particularly a drawer, wherein at least one power supply unit for the current consumer is disposed—preferably releaseably—on the carrier element.

Abstract: Safety cabinet for filling self-contained breathing apparatus bottles comprising a housing body with high-strength walls, openable on its front and top sides and forming a work surface fitted with a plurality of tapered rubber rollers, linked at their narrow ends and arranged to form a bed of supporting rollers for the bottles to be filled, arranged horizontally and to which the respective filling taps are attached. The housing body is closed using a vertical front door and a horizontal top door.

Abstract: A protection mechanism used for in an electronic device includes a main body and two pivoting members. The main body is capable of receiving and protecting the electronic device, and the pivoting members are rotatably positioned on the main body. The pivoting members are capable of locking and protecting the electronic device. An electronic device employing the protection mechanism is also described. The protection mechanism can simply secure and unlock the electronic device through the pivoting members, which is easy to operate. Moreover, the electronic device can not fall from the protection mechanism because of the cooperation between the pivoting members and the holding member.

Abstract: A structure of wireless receiver includes a metallic casing, a positioning base, a receiving module, and a housing. The metallic casing has a circumferential wall defining an accommodating space therein, and two opposite ends thereof formed with an insertion hole and a through hole in communication with the accommodating space. The positioning base has a mounting trough, and is disposed in the accommodating space of the metallic casing. The positioning base has two side ends being fixed to the circumferential wall. The mounting trough is in communication with the accommodating space and the through hole. The receiving module is disposed in the mounting trough of the positioning base via the through hole of the metallic casing. The housing is assembled to the through hole of the metallic casing, and the through hole is sealed by the housing to block the receiving module.

Abstract: An electronic device capable of generating a click force when a lid member is operated to be opened or closed, without increasing the number of parts. The electronic device includes a storage case formed with a first shaft hole in which a pivot shaft of a battery lid is positioned when the battery lid is locked with the storage case and a second shaft hole in which the pivot shaft is positioned when the battery lid is released from locking with the storage case. A hook portion of the storage case is disposed to face a space extending between the first and second shaft holes, and pivoted in a direction to expand the space when the pivot shaft is moved between the first and second shaft holes than when the pivot shaft is positioned in the first or second shaft hole.

Abstract: Hardware equipment hire cabinet. An automated hardware equipment hire cabinet is provided in which the hiring of pieces of hardware equipment is monitored by the use of individual tags being read by tag readers such that their removal and replacement can be monitored and hire times and service intervals monitored. In at least one exemplary embodiment of a hardware equipment hire cabinet of the present disclosure, the cabinet comprises a hardware equipment storage area comprising a plurality of equipment bays, a hire tracking system comprising a first equipment sensor configured to detect removal of a piece of equipment from an equipment bay and to electronically store hire data concerning such removal, and a quarantine system comprising a dedicated quarantine area and a second equipment sensor configured to detect the presence of a quarantined piece of equipment in the quarantine area and to electronically store quarantine data.

Abstract: A media apparatus includes a media bay having a media module slot. A security port is provided in the media bay adjacent the media module slot. A security fastener is provided in the media bay and is accessible via the security port. A security bar is movable between a first position wherein a first portion of the security bar opens the security port and exposes the security fastener, and a second position wherein the first portion closes the security port and conceals the security fastener. A lock plunger port is provided in the media bay adjacent a second portion of the security bar.

Abstract: An appliance holder system for electrical handheld appliances of the type having a flexible electrical power cord attached thereto is provided. The appliance holder system includes an appliance holder assembly having at least one receptacle for receiving and storing at least one electrical handheld appliance having a flexible electrical power cord attached thereto. A power cord storage assembly of the system has a pair of spaced apart cord wrapping elements about which the flexible electrical power cord may be wrapped for storage. At least one of the cord wrapping elements is movable between a storage and release position.

Abstract: An electronic locking system to secure consumable items in an image forming device and a method therefore. In one embodiment of the invention, an electronic locking system to secure media sheets includes a media tray to hold media sheets, a tray receiving member for receiving the media tray, and a controller. The tray receiving member includes a drive device and a plunger. The plunger is moved by the drive device between a locked and an unlocked position. The controller is configured to control the drive device to move the plunger to engage a portion of the media tray in the locked position and to move the plunger to disengage from the portion of the media tray in the unlocked position. The electronic locking system, incorporating the controller, provides an effective and efficient way to lock/unlock the media tray and eliminates the use of mechanical keys.

Abstract: The invention relates to an edge strip for pieces of furniture, comprising a basic-body element (1) with an underside (2), which can be positioned against a piece of furniture, and with a top side (3, 4), which is directed away from the underside, wherein the top side has at least one transition portion (3) which slopes down in the direction of a periphery of the underside. In order to improve the visual and aesthetic appearance of the edge strip in relation to a conventional edge strip, it is provided according to the invention that the transition portion exhibits, at least in part, a decoration (5).