Abstract: A water shut-off valve includes a valve body and inlet conduit molded out of a solvent weldable plastic such as CPVC. The inlet conduit has a threaded portion proximate the valve body to receive a nut used to secure the valve to a mounting bracket, and an integral extension at an outer end of the threaded portion having a smooth cylindrical surface which may be solvent welded to conventional plastic plumbing.

Abstract: A tie rack cabinet which includes a rectilinearly shaped cabinet member having a pheripheral edge wall having a height of at least about that of one-half the length of a standard tie, a back wall connected to and spanning the peripheral edge wall, a tie rack mounted to the peripheral edge wall adjacent the top edge wall thereof; and further includes means for slidingly connecting the cabinet member to a dresser. A tie restraint for preventing flapping of the ties as the tie rack cabinet is slid is provided for each tie at a location remotely spaced from the tie rack. Optionally, loose article receptacles may be connected with the peripheral edge wall for holding various articles such as jewelry, coins, knickknacks, etc. The sliding connection of the cabinet member to the dresser may be integral with the dresser, provided by an opening in a rear portion of a dresser into which the cabinet member is integrated.

Abstract: A modular closure unit is described which has three walls, two of which are side walls each connected to the opposite vertical edges of the third or back wall. A top member is also integrally attached to the top edges of all three walls. Two discrete attachment means detachably attach the unit to the doorframe of an existing doorway in a wall to thereby close the doorway and prevent the unilateral removal of the unit by persons having access to only one side of the unit. The unit permits operable retention of the previously mounted door when desired.

Abstract: A bathroom storage cabinet for electrically operated appliances such as hair dryers and hair curlers. Receptacles for the appliance cords are provided within the cabinet by a power bar, which is placed within an interior compartment utilized for neatly storing coils of electric cord excess length. A lower shelf and barrier wall retains the length of cord actually needed, so that a front door may be closed neatly flush with the cabinet, equipped with a magnetic latch arrangement. A lowermost compartment provides room for non-electrical brushes, combs and other bathroom paraphernalia and materials. The cabinet is adapted for installation embedded into a bathroom wall, or hanging from the face of the bathroom wall, or resting upon the bathroom counter.

Abstract: An access frame for use with an electrical enclosure, and an electrical enclosure having an access frame, of the type used in a hollow wall structure to facilitate installing additional wiring into the electrical enclosure after a wall panel of the hollow wall structure is installed about the electrical enclosure. The access frame includes a mount selectively engagable with the electrical enclosure adjacent an edge of an enclosure sidewall, support legs attached to the mount and extending therefrom and an elongate support bar supported in spaced apart relation to an edge of an enclosure sidewall by the support legs. The access frame defines an access opening extending between the support legs and the support bar and the sidewall edge. The access opening facilities installing wire clamps having a wire clamp passageway in knockout apertures defined in the enclosure side wall.

Abstract: A bracket for a cabinet, such as the type used for television sets or other electronic devices, wherein the cabinet includes a first flange having a predetermined flange thickness. The bracket includes a housing having top and bottom ribs and a mounting flange having an aperture. The top and bottom ribs are spaced apart from the mounting flange by a predetermined distance which is less than the flange thickness. As such, upon insertion of the first flange between the top and bottom ribs and the mounting flange, a press fit is formed. This removably secures the top and bottom ribs and the mounting flange to the first flange without the use of fasteners. In addition, the housing includes at least one clip element for removably securing a printed circuit board having a switch which is accessible through the aperture.

Abstract: A holder for storing multiple rolls of toilet paper in a box-like enclosure mounted to a wall, either to the surface of the wall or in a recess. The enclosure is provided with a tilt-out front panel and an integral floor having multiple rods affixed orthogonally to the floor for receiving the open central cores of toilet paper rolls. The entire assembly comprising the front panel, the floor and rods tilt out as a unit to provide access the stored toilet paper rolls.

Abstract: A fire-fighting apparatus for use in the home or a small office employing an enclosure or cabinet designed to fit in a wall and between the studs thereof, into which a water supply line is attached to a control valve, attached in turn to a coiled lay-flat garden-type hose. The coil of hose is held to the rear of the cabinet by compression against the interior walls of the cabinet and has an adjustable spray nozzle attached to the free end thereof. One or more chemical fire extinguishers may also be housed in the cabinet.

Abstract: A wall mounted filing cabinet comprised of a cabinet having a plurality of openings formed through a front surface thereof. The cabinet is securable to a wall. The device contains a plurality of bins. The number of bins corresponds to the number of openings formed in the cabinet. Each of the bins is configured to be received within a corresponding opening. Each bin has a U-shaped handle secured to a front surface thereof.

Abstract: A forwardly opening low profile washing machine outlet box configured so that it can be stamped as a unitary piece of sheet metal comprises a back wall having an upper vertical section and a lower downwardly extending forwardly sloping section, a forwardly extending peripheral wall integral with and extending forwardly from a peripheral edge of the back wall, first and second apertures in the upper wall section for mounting first and second valve shanks for receiving first and second water supply lines, and an enlarged aperture in said lower wall section for connecting to a drain line and for receiving a washing machine drain hose.

Abstract: Folding table cabinet apparatus includes a base cabinet with a pair of folding doors secured to a base cabinet. Within the base cabinet is a table assembly. The table assembly is pivotally secured within the cabinet and is held therein by a pair of lock plates. The table assembly pivots outwardly from the cabinet and is supported by a pair of folding legs. The table includes two plates, a main table plate and an outer end extension or leaf plate which is pivotally secured to the main table plate. The extension or leaf plate is held in alignment with the main plate by a pair of slider elements which are pinned to the main table plate.

Abstract: The mounting of the invention comprises inner and outer shells, the former adapted to receive internally thereof a television-receiving set or a video projector and externally thereof operating mechanism for a door mounted to hinge at one end of an elongate viewing or projecting opening formed in the bottom of such inner shell, and the latter enclosing the former and being formed externally to visually comport with the ceiling so as to be decoratively compatible therewith in its protuberance below the ceiling. As such, the shells are preferably made of a moldable sheet material, the outer shell being reinforced peripherally of its upper expanse and peripherally of the viewing or projecting opening by respective structural frames, and the outer shell being adapted to fasten to an attachment frame that is itself adapted to be fastened to the exposed ceiling surface.

Abstract: Shelves that have a length less than the full width of the interior of a medicine cabinet housing may be relocated in housing to accommodate articles of different sizes. The housing has horizontal slots along its side walls and vertical slots on its rear wall. Each shelf fits between a side wall and a vertical slot. One end of each shelf has a tab for engaging the horizontal slots, and the other end has a hook for engaging the vertical slots. Two shelves may be installed in a side-by-side configuration to provide a surface that has a length approximately equal to the full width of the interior of the housing by engaging their hooks in the same vertical slot.

Abstract: A closet for storing objects within a space above a ceiling structure of a building. The inventive device includes an enclosure securable to the joists above the ceiling. A storage structure is telescopingly received within the enclosure and can be lowered therefrom into the interior of the building for access thereto. The storage structure includes a hanger bar and a shelf for storing hanging clothes and other objects therewithin. A retracting mechanism effects return of the storage structure within the enclosure and may include either return springs or a motorized drive.

Abstract: A track mounting system for mounting electronic devices is described. The mounting system includes a mounting plate having a pair of tracks extending forwardly and a pair of mounting brackets to which a device is attached. The mounting brackets include sidewardly extending mounting fingers which engage inner surfaces of the tracks to lock the brackets to the tracks by forcing edges of the mounting fingers to "bite" into the inner surfaces of the tracks. The edges of the mounting fingers are biased into the inner surfaces of the tracks by force from a tensioning arm which is flexed as the device is rotated into its mounting position. The device and brackets are retained in their alignment orientation by retaining tabs which engage the tracks. To ease alignment of the mounting brackets to the tracks, a guide extension extends from the mounting brackets and is curved sidewardly to guide the brackets into their alignment position as a device is rotated into its mounting position.

Abstract: A rack assembly 10 that securely accommodates a stack of assorted electronic or modular units therein, such that the entire rack assembly, including the stacked units, is extensible along a detachable service stand so as to allow unrestricted service access to the stacked units. Such a rack assembly comprises a frame assembly, a base assembly, and a detachable service stand assembly.

Abstract: A convertible storage cabinet for storing audio tapes, video tapes, and compact discs, is adapted to be installed in a residential wall. The cabinet has a width suited for being inserted between a pair of vertical wall studs in the wall. The cabinet box has interior walls slotted to receive horizontal shelves for accommodating either video tapes or audio cassette tapes depending upon the location of the shelves; or a pair of vertical shelves that have inclined ribs for receiving compact discs.

Abstract: An electronic chassis is disclosed for supporting components such as a CRT device or flat panel display unit and adapted for installation through an opening in a cabinet without requiring access from within the cabinet to secure the chassis in place. The frontal end of the chassis has flange members on opposite sides which fit against the cabinet surface around its opening. One side of the chassis frontal end has a movable retainer means controlled by one or more drive screws that can be adjusted to grip one side of the cabinet opening. Continued actuation of the drive screws moves the chassis into locking contact with a fixed retainer means on the opposite side of the chassis. A bezel frame member attached to the frontal end of the chassis covers the drive screws but has access holes to facilitate their adjustment, and gaskets are provided on the bezel frame to prevent moisture from entering the chassis or the cabinet opening.

Abstract: The disclosed recessed medicine cabinet uses separate cabinet components related to a flush mounted cabinet and a recessed cabinet, each having a rear wall and peripherial walls projected forwardly therefrom and defining a storage space. The flush mounted cabinet component is larger both horizontally and vertically than the recessed cabinet component and a framed opening in a structural wall, suited to be mounted flush against the structural wall over the framed opening. The recessed cabinet component peripherial walls are sized to fit into the framed opening, and through an opening in the flush mounted cabinet component rear wall. The overall medicine cabinet storage space is comprised of both cabinet component storage spaces, the recessed cabinet component storage space lying rearwardly of the flush mounted cabinet component storage space.

Abstract: A medicine cabinet for mounting in a wall recess in a wall is disclosed. A cabinet unit has side, top, and a bottom panels arranged in a box construction for mounting into the wall recess. An open rectangular front frame is an extension of the panels and provides access to a storage space within the cabinet unit. The front frame protrudes outwardly from the wall for presenting a front cabinet face parallel to the wall. The medicine cabinet further includes a door assembly for closing against the front cabinet face and for covering the storage space. The door assembly comprises a swinging door frame with both a rear surface and a front surface, and a mirrored door with both a rear surface and a front, mirrored surface. The swinging door frame is a rectangular open box of approximately the same size and shape as the front frame, and is hingably mounted to the front frame by a first hinge at one side of the front frame.

Abstract: A concealed cabinet structure having a door hinge that is concealed. The cabinet may be mounted into a wall in the area between studs. The hinge structure relies on an extended frame that provides a structure extending forward from the wall that the cabinet is mounted into. The side edges of the cabinet are of rounded construction and tapering to an edge. The hinge is mounted by plates to both the extended frame and the frame of the door. The door mounts with the tapered edge flush against the wall, thus preventing the viewing of the hinge from any angle that one could take. The door may have a slotted portion in order to place a mirror, picture or other decorative object on the face of the cabinet to deceive an intruder about the purpose of the cabinet.

Abstract: A security box assembly has a body portion and a cover portion. The cover portion has a top wall with hook and loop type fastener sheets for adhering the box to the undersurface of a table or counter, and has depending walls defining a downwardly open hollow interior. The body portion has a bottom wall with upstanding walls defining an upwardly open hollow interior. The body portion is moveable to and from a closed, locked position against the underside of the cover portion, in which portion the upwardly and downwardly facing openings are in registration. A parallelogram linkage system consisting of pairs of parallel pivoted links on each side of the assembly connect the side walls of the body portion with side walls of the cover portion thereby enabling the body portion to move downwardly and forwardly from the closed, locked position to an open position providing ready access to the interior of the body portion.

Abstract: A vacuum formed plastic bathtub and shower surround including a cabinet comprising a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and two side walls having a sliding door guide channel in the interior surfaces of at least said top and bottom walls.

Abstract: A prefabricated water plumbing station is provided that is a time saving component for installer because it may be installed as a single unit in a wall cavity between two vertical studs. The unit consists of a housing mountable between studs having plumbing hardware (valves and drain connection) for connecting a building's hot and cold water supply and drain lines to a fixture/appliance. A front panel on the housing is provided with a choice of a plurality of alignment lugs for properly positioning the unit from the studs to allow for the installation of paneling and similar materials to the studs about and beneath the front panel after installation thereof.

Abstract: An improved medicine cabinet is constructed predominantly from molded plastic components adapted for rapid assembly. The medicine cabinet includes a forwardly open main housing having preformed grooves therein which cooperate with one or more upright central shelf support brackets to support an array of half width shelf members in a customized geometry of half and full width shelves. The medicine cabinet further includes an improved self-closing hinge assembly for swingably supporting a mirror door from the cabinet housing, wherein the hinge assembly does not require metal parts. The mirror door includes a recessed baseplate for stable nested reception of a glass mirror, in combination with an improved mirror frame adapted for simple snap fit mounting onto the baseplate.

Abstract: A structure for a vertical unitized compartmentalized sorting/holding container compatible with plastic bags for use where sundry recyclable materials are generated and discarded. There is provided a retaining apparatus in which the action of discarding, at the same time, sorts and holds various materials for recycling purposes in several sloping rhomboid compartments, one over the other, providing fifty per cent greater holding volume than level rectangular compartments of the same floor space. Further, dull hooks advantageously located hold plastic bags open for filling from the front instead of the top. Pull-down doors, render easy loading, and serve to isolate odors and obscure trash from view. Flat newspaper storage is provided in the bottom. The construction of the container provides for free-standing use in interior or exterior environments and flush in-wall installation.

Abstract: Mounting plates are described for mounting one or more disk drives in a computer drive dock. Each mounting plate has a number of tracks each formed by a pair of ridges. The track width is greater at the ends than in the central region. Screws are threaded into the standard mounting holes tapped in the sides of the disk drive. These screws also hold brackets to the sides of the disk drive. Two of the mounting plates are attached opposite each other on the inside walls of the drive dock, and the heads of the screws are slid into the tracks. The brackets have wings which are attached to the front of the drive dock to hold the disk drive in place. One of the tracks is designed to accommodate all three sizes of so-called "third-high" drives. A unique structure for attaching the mounting plates to the side walls of the drive dock without threaded fasteners is also disclosed.

Abstract: The instant device consists of an insulated hollow interior cabinet built into a home or office wall with exterior doors flush to exterior trim on said walling within a home or office such that when said exterior doors are open, there is seen, a flat top ceiling plate, a flat bottom floor plate, two lateral wall plates and an upwardly inclining posterior plate extending from the back edge of the flat bottom floor plate and a downwardly inclining posterior plate extending from the back edge of the flat top ceiling plate such that both inclining plates meet at a complementary angle with all said plates joined to form one complete hollow interior cabinet unit, characterized likewise by the presence of a hinged drop leaf cover covering the inside face of the upwardly inclining plate when closed and which when opened through an arc exposes four circular apertures and one elliptical aperture in the upwardly inclining plate and which said device serves by way of further components, to wit, hollow chutes positioned b

Abstract: A vertical retractable storage system includes a frame, a storage unit, and a vertical lift mechanism retractably supporting the storage unit relative to the frame. The vertical lift mechanism includes a lift structure that operates on a horizontal plane to provide both vertical and horizontal stability to the storage unit during movement between a storage position and an access position. In one aspect of the present invention, the frame is fixed to a roof or super-structure above a suspended ceiling such that in a retracted position the storage unit is disposed above the ceiling, and a base or bottom portion of the storage unit conforms with the ceiling and thereby hides the unit. In another aspect of the present invention, the vertical lift mechanism retractably supports the storage unit such that in the retracted position an access portion of the unit remains extended below the ceiling to permit access to at least a portion of the unit.

Abstract: A tiltable ashtray, e.g. for motor vehicles, includes an ash receptacle, a support housing for a lighter and a lighter which are removably disposed in a receiving housing that is tiltably pivotally supported in an external frame receivable in a recess. The ash receptacle, receiving housing and lighter can be removed from the receiving housing and replaced with a storage bin. Detachable clip connectors hold those elements in the receiving housing enabling the bin to replace the other elements, and vice-versa. A contact assembly on a circuit board in the receiving housing is connectable to an electrical system. It includes an electrical contact for the cigarette lighter and an additional contact connection to an electric light in the receiving housing.

Abstract: A surface panel with a disk driver holder opening and corresponding cover plate, whereby the cover plate may be easily fitted to the holder opening of the surface panel by engagement of upper and lower hook elements and positioning elements at two lateral sides of the cover plate to corresponding upper and lower positioning elements and hook elements at two lateral sides of the holder opening, with the holder opening being sized for fitting of a disk driver so that the latter remains flush with the holder opening without forming a gap between the disk driver and holder opening after installation.

Abstract: A prefabricated stainless steel appliance is provided for fast food restaurants that may be readily retrofitted into the preexisting pass-through openings in walls located between the kitchen area and the customer area. The appliance permits the serving of the customer with food with reduced personnel because of the elimination of frequent trips to the kitchen area from the customer area and return. The appliance includes an upper shelf for temporarily holding and keeping warm popular foods for readily serving.

Abstract: A door closet construction includes a door member, including a door frame perimeter, with the door frame perimeter including a closet box extending rearwardly thereof to define a compartmented chamber for containing various articles. The door member includes a closet box door pivotally mounted to the door frame perimeter and coplanar with the door frame perimeter in a closed orientation relative thereto. A modification of the invention includes fiber optic illumination selectively illuminating various chambers within the closet box for indication of articles positioned therewithin and operative through a switch member when the closet box door is opened relative to the closet box.

Abstract: A retractable storage system for a confined space between two stationary objects comprises a frame (22) made of a metal wire integrally with storage space (46) in the form of baskets. The frame (22) is slidingly installed and guided in two guides (24 and 26). Each guide consists of a stationary member (28) which is rigidly attached to one of the stationary objects, and a moveable member (32) telescopically sliding in the corresponding stationary member. The baskets (46) are shorter than the depth of the confined spaces. From the outer side the frame is closed by a cover (58) which is adjustably attached to the frame (22). The vertical stands (48) of the wire-made frame have upper ends (56) projecting through holes (42) of the upper moveable member (32a), while their lower ends (52) are bent perpendicularly to the plane of the frame (22) to engage the frame in the lower moveable member (28b).

Abstract: Device for the presentation of objects, comprising at least one pane made of transparent material and having one or more sections made nontransparent, the inner surfaces of said sections being provided with fixing or attachment elements for joining the pane(s) with other parts of said device and/or for supporting accessory means. By means of said concealed fixing or attachment elements, the construction of which is therefore simple and moderate in price, a frameless joining of the pane(s) to form a device with continuous, uninterrupted panes is possible in which all the accessory means such as intermediate display platforms, illumination means, dust protection means, etc., which required heretofore complicated base portions and understructures and hood constructions, are directly attached on the nontransparent sections of the inner surfaces of the panes.

Abstract: A gun locker includes a housing having a rear wall and a front door. The door is pivotally opened. A locking mechanism enables the door to be opened for access to the interior of the housing. A gun holster is positioned in the housing. The holster is formed of a main gun cavity and a pair of end straps. The plane of the gun cavity and the end straps are perpendicular to the plane of the door when the door is opened. One of the straps is secured between the rear edge of the holster gun cavity and the rear wall of the enclosure and the other end strap is secured between the front edge of the holster gun cavity and the interior surface of the door.

Abstract: In a projection-type television set, a screen (2) is provided in front opening part of a housing (1) and held by couplings of frames (30,31) and leaf springs (40,41) provided on ceiling (1a), bottom (1b) and side walls (1c) of the housing (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a control cabinet with a cabinet door in which a cutout has been provided, which cutout is enclosed by a cover. To obtain more space for additional assemblies in the area of the cutout of the cabinet door, the invention comprises a frame connected to a trough-like insert placed in the cutout of the cabinet door. The frame has a connecting section on the outside of the cabinet door which covers the edge area of the cabinet door adjoining the cutout and connects to a U-shaped closure frame which is open in the direction of the cabinet door. A cover is pivotally seated in the area of the lower horizontal edge of the insert, and can be brought into and maintained in a horiziontal position by means of cover hinges or cover stops. The cover can be fastened by means of a closure element in a closed position which covers the open end of the insert.

Abstract: A box-shaped receptacle including a front opening is mounted through the front panel of a personal computer, in an unused floppy disk area of the latter, for storing items such as pencils, paper clips, erasers, floppy disks, and so forth. The interior of the receptacle may be compartmentalized to facilitate the storage of different sized items.

Abstract: A storage compartment for a motor vehicle and the like, comprises a receptacle having a bottom well which is lowered relative to an access opening situated at the front. The receptacle has a carrier body into which the bottom well can be detachably inserted, and upright side wall parts, formed or and extending beyond the bottom well. When upright, the side wall parts prevent the bottom well from being removed from the carrier body and can be folded in against the bottom well.

Abstract: The invention relates to a storage locker for changing-rooms in sports facilities, for example. The locker comprises a semi-cylindrical chamber (1) in which is mounted a semi-cylindrical compartment (2) having a circular floor (4) and ceiling (5). The compartment (2) is mounted for rotation coaxially within the chamber (1) between a closed position in which the compartment (2) is outside the chamber (1) and an open position in which it is disposed therein. The compartment is biased towards the open position and away from the closed position. The lockers are drained and the compartment (2) stacked vertically in double rows with a common carcase providing the walls of the chambers (1). The lockers have electromagnetic locks and a computer providing a central supervisory and surveillance system providing warnings in response to alarm signals generated in response to abuse of the locks.The invention is especially applicable to swimming-pool changing-rooms.

Abstract: A two-piece, foldable ironing board is pivotally mounted at one end thereof for folding movement into and out of a cabinet, which is disposed to be mounted in a rectangular recess in the wall of a kitchen, or the like. The board is formed in two, separate sections which are hingedly connected together by a pair of double-acting hinges, which permit the two sections of the board to be folded between an operative position in which they lie in a substantially common, horizontal plane, or an inoperative position in which one section is folded back over the other. One section of the board is mounted for rotational movement about the axis of a lazy susan-type support, which is carried on the outer end of an ironing board support plate.

Abstract: An insulation panel for an appliance for reducing one or more undesirable side effects due to the operation of the appliance such as noise, vibration and heat includes a first layer of enclosing material such as polyethylene or polypropylene which has greater tear resistance and configuring this first layer of enclosing material to a size and shape based upon the appliance and the area of the appliance to be covered. Next, a second layer of similar enclosing material is selected and configured so as to having a matching peripheral edge or contour with the first layer. Ultimately these two layers of enclosing material are joined together around their peripheral edges so as to define and completely enclose an interior cavity. Into this interior cavity a blanket of insulating material is dispersed of a generally uniform blanket thickness. In certain applications, the insulating material includes a binder so that the insulating material will not shift or settle relative to the enclosed cavity.

Abstract: A mounting system is provided for use in supporting a plurality of members to provide support for or storage of a plurality of relatively small items in a compact space. The mounting system provides ready access to any one of such members and to any one of those items supported or stored for servicing or removal. The mounting system finds application for use with storage compartments and also for use with support panels for the support and mounting of items such as electronic components in a compact area to provide ready and easy access thereto for replacement or servicing. A plurality of storage compartments or planar support members are hingedly connected one to the other so as to be foldable one against the other and unfolded to a desired extended position whereby to provide a storage or support unit.

Abstract: A crisper drawer support shelf for refrigerators assembled from four components. The assembly includes a molded plastic, generally rectangular frame having a tunnel along the front edge thereof. An extruded aluminum I-beam is press-fitted into the tunnel to provide strength along the front edge of the shelf. A transparent cover member is positioned within an opening defined by the frame. A sheet metal trim strip is snapped into its mounted position across the front of the shelf. The assembly can be installed as a unit. The I-beam provides sufficient strength to support crisper drawers carried by the support shelf.

Abstract: A cabinet construction defining a back panel, side panels, a front panel, an opening defined by the front panel, and a door hinged to said front panel to close said opening and to permit access to the interior of the cabinet. The cabinet is receivable within a recess defined by a wall supporting the cabinet, and the front panel defines flanges adapted to extend over surfaces on the wall surrounding said recess. The side panels comprise first and second portions, one side panel portion being associated with said back panel and the other side panel portion being associated with said front panel. The side panel portions are telescopically arranged with respect to each other to permit adjustment of the relative positions of the side panel portions whereby the distance between the front and back panels can be varied to change the depth of the cabinet interior. The side panel portions can then be secured in a selected position with respect to each other.

Abstract: A cabinet for containing cooking appliances such as a microwave oven having a cooking chamber having a front opening, a door for closing the front opening of the cooking chamber, a locking mechanism for locking the door at a closed position, and a manually operated member mounted in the vicinity of the front opening of the microwave oven for manually unlocking the door locked by the locking mechanism is disclosed. The cabinet includes a compartment for containing the cooking appliance, a cover for concealing a space between the front inner periphery of the compartment and the front outer periphery of the cooking appliance, the cover having a recess formed therein so as to correspond to the manually operated member so that the manually operated member is positioned in the recess, the recess having a front opening, and a closure member rotatably mounted on the cover member so as to close and open the front opening of the recess.

Abstract: A radio mounting assembly is disclosed having a pair of brackets for mounting a radio to an instrument panel of an automotive vehicle, a decorative trim bezel for concealing the space between the instrument panel and radio, fastener means for detachably connecting the bezel to the instrument panel without the fasteners being visible and wherein the bezel and the mounting brackets for the radio have cooperable means on there to automatically center and position the bezel relative to the radio face when being secured to the instrument panel.

Abstract: A bath cabinet employs a fully concealed hinge and opening device, so that only the mirrored face of the door is seen on the front of the cabinet. The hinge bar is universal for left or right hand application and is affixed to the mirrored door. A cam arrangement, associated with the frame of the cabinet and a bumper mounted on the door, serves to selectively move the door out of the plane in which it rests when fully closed, to facilitate further opening of the door by grasping of an exposed edge.

Abstract: Washing machine connection boxes can be constructed so as to be useful in a variety of "difficult" or "tight" situations by forming the bottoms of such boxes so that a drain pipe and two water supply lines can be installed so as to be connected to said bottom in whatever sequence or series is most advantageous as a result of the way that such a drain pipe and such lines are provided by a plumber adjacent to the box.