Abstract: A refrigerator door tray assembly includes a refrigerator door with an inner liner having a cavity defined by a rear wall and two forwardly projecting supporting side walls. Each of the side walls includes an inwardly projecting shoulder having an upwardly facing ledge that slopes downwardly toward the rear wall at a predetermined angle. A tray is provided for insertion into the cavity between the side walls. The tray comprises upstanding walls each having an outwardly extending arm. The arm has a downwardly facing surface that slopes downwardly at the predetermined angle such that the downwardly facing surface of the arm is adapted to at least partially engage the ledge during insertion and lie flush on the ledge once inserted into the cavity. The tray further includes laterally extending flanges adapted to engage the ends of the supporting side walls so as to cooperate with the arms and ledges to positively locate the tray in the door cavity.

Abstract: Provision for mounting a television receiving set behind the ceiling of a room, such as a bedroom, for viewing by a person reclining or sitting with head back, is made by a support portion of a protective housing positioned or adapted to be positioned behind a viewing opening in the ceiling of the room and sloping upwardly from such opening. The viewing opening is normally closed by a ceiling panel hinged as a door along its forward end, but can be opened for viewing of or projection by the television receiver by remote-controlled mechanism operative to raise and lower the panel door on its hinging axis, which is preferably free. The mechanism is arranged to pull a flexible draw line for raising the panel door and to slacken such line so the panel can return to closed position by the force of gravity.

Abstract: A container assembly secured in the back of a passenger seat contains food and beverage for a passenger sitting behind the seatback. The container includes an rounded portion which holds a beverage can and glass. The container is held by a holder assembly which is fastened to a recessed area inside the seat. The container is secured to the holder by first inserting the rounded portion of the container into a similarly rounded portion of the holder and then rotating the container into an interference fit with the holder.

Abstract: A truck having means for supporting a plurality of tape cartridge holders and used for transferring a plurality of tape cartridges is provided with rotatable means for supporting the tape cartridges holders so that the tape cartridges in the tape cartridge holders are readily accessible to the operator even in relatively narrow aisles.

Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus having a plurality of containers removably stored on the inner liner portion of the refrigeration apparatus door. A number of different forms of the containers is disclosed. The containers may be chosen by the user to have different desired heights and capacities commensurate with the user's needs. The containers are preferably formed of materials permitting their removal from the refrigerated environment to heating or serving environments, as desired. Releasable locking structure is provided for retaining the containers in association with the door, notwithstanding the normal movement thereof in the ordinary use of the refrigeration apparatus. In one form, shallow containers are utilized as covers.

Abstract: A foldable-screen room divider in combination with a curio cabinet, wherein the room divider is defined by at least three screen sections, the central or intermediate screen section having a curio cabinet mounted thereon, so as to allow ornamental objects or articles to be stored and displayed. The curio cabinet can be mounted in two modes. In one arrangement, the cabinet is hinged to the center screen section for access to the section having a transparent panel. In the other arrangement, the curio cabinet is fixed to the screen section which has a hinged door provided with a transparent panel for viewing the interior of the curio cabinet. The side screen sections are hinged to the central section and can be adapted with ornamental panels.

Abstract: A bait box and rack comprising an air tight and water tight bait box and a rack mountable in a boat in which a plurality of such bait boxes can be held and secured in place by detachable securing means such as corresponding snap-in projections and recesses and the like. The bait boxes include lids or covers and releasable securing means such as corresponding tongues and grooves to secure the lid to each box in air tight and water tight relationship but in such a way that the lid can be readily opened, and the rack includes structure which enables opening and closing the lids of each bait box while the bait boxes are secured in place in the rack. The lids are preferably permanently connected to their respective bait boxes by such means as a flexible hinge, preferably constructed so as to fold inside of the bait box when the lid is secured in place to close the bait box.

Abstract: The method and apparatus for providing a storage enclosure in a personal computer housing (9) comprising a box structure (25) having at least one side wall (28) with threaded openings (32) for receiving screws (35) passed through a side panel (36) to hold the box structure in the position normally occupied by a disk drive. The open end is closed by a panel (41) held in place by one or more tongues (56) which interfit in openings (58) in the box structure and which are actuated by a handle (51).

Abstract: A cover for a bathtub/shower soap-holding fixture comprising a shield which wraps around the exterior of the soap-holding fixture and attaches to and rotates about the U-shaped handle of the soap-holding fixture. The invention further comprises a plug which is inserted into the top open space between the U-shaped handle and the wall portion of the fixture. The shield and plug combination prevent water spray from entering the soap dish fixture during a bath or shower, thus preserving soap contained in the soap tray.

Abstract: A method for providing a storage compartment in a wall having equally spaced studs located therein is provided by the invention which employs a cabinet having side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and a back wall, the side walls, top wall and bottom wall having a depth no greater than the depth of the studs. A rim portion extends around the perimeter defined by the side walls, top wall and bottom wall. Means for securing the cabinet to the studs are located on the rim portion. Shelves can be located between the side walls and hinge means for hingedly supporting a door on the cabinet. The storage compartment is ideal as a pantry, a broom closet, or a storage locker.

Abstract: A cover for a bathtub/shower soap-holding fixture comprising a shield which wraps around the exterior of the soap-holding fixture and attaches to and rotates about the U-shaped handle of the soap-holding fixture. The invention further comprises a plug which is inserted into the top open space between the U-shaped handle and the wall portion of the fixture. The shield and plug combination prevent water spray from entering the soap dish fixture during a bath or shower, thus preserving soap contained in the soap tray.

Abstract: A feminine hygiene cabinet which includes a plurality of compartments which are to contain a quantity of different types of feminine hygiene products. This cabinet is designed to be located within a conventional toilet facility and is designed to connect with a conventional toilet paper dispenser so that the cabinet will always be abuttingly located against a wall within the toilet facility regardless of variances in the installation of the toilet paper dispenser within the toilet facility.

Abstract: The latch housing is made from a sheet of metal cut and bent to form a back wall and top and bottom and side walls which extend forwardly therefrom. The side walls diverge from each other so that the forward edges of the side walls are spaced apart a distance greater than the width of the opening in the door. The side walls are movable toward one another between the top and bottom walls to enable insertion of the housing into the opening. When mounted, the side walls extend between the top and bottom walls with their bottom edges overlying the upper surface of the bottom wall to conceal from view the space between the side walls and the bottom wall.

Abstract: A drawer apparatus to be mounted through any substantially vertical planar wall wherein there is available unused space located behind the wall. An opening of selected size is formed within the wall. A drawer housing is mounted through the opening and positioned so that the floor of the drawer housing is located substantially horizontal. The drawer housing has a drawer housing face which is to be pivotable a limited amount relative to the drawer housing to accommodate different inclinations of the wall away from vertical. A separate drawer is to mounted in a close conforming manner within the drawer housing. A drawer face is mounted in conjunction with the drawer which is also tiltable in respect to the drawer so as to be located at the same angle of inclination as the drawer housing face. The drawer face and the drawer housing face connect together when the drawer is completely in the retracted position.

Abstract: The specification describes a device which may be attached to a soap dish or tray of the type which is installed adjacent bath tubs or in shower stalls. The device when installed prevents bars of soap from sliding off the tray or dish while permitting the normal drainage of water.

Abstract: An inflatable plug adapted to be inserted into a pipe and inflated so as to plug the pipe and form a water tight seal. The inflatable plug is comprised of an inflatable bag of flexible sheet material forming an elongated cylinder having opposite ends. The material at the opposite ends of the cylinder is pleated or folded and wrapped around cylinders. Metal collars are placed over the folded material and swaged so as to clamp the material in fluid tight relation against the cylinders.

Abstract: A washing machine outlet box of the type capable of fitting within a wall and attaching to wall studs within this wall is improved by incorporating during the manufacture of said washing machine outlet box a disc as an integral part of the bottom wall, with the disc located over the future drain opening. The disc is attached to the bottom wall by a breakable or severable ring. After installation of the washing machine outlet box to an appropriate drain pipe, the disc serves as a plug for pressure testing of the drain pipe and further serves as a dam to prevent introduction of foreign material into the drain pipe during construction stages of the wall and the like. Upon completion of pressure testing and after completion of construction, a tab attaching to the disc is lifted upwardly so as to sever the ring attaching the disc to the wall to free the disc to form the drain opening in the bottom wall of the washing machine outlet box.

Abstract: A mounting for display equipment, includes a lower part, an upper part, a picture screen disposed in the upper part, a connecting part rotatably supported about a vertical axis on the lower part, a support arm formed of first and second elongated hollow parts each having first and second ends, the second ends of the first and second parts being telescoped together, the first end of the first part being rotatably supported about a horizontal axis on the connecting part, the first end of the second part being rigidly connected to the upper part, at least one compensating element disposed in the support arm for pushing the first and second parts apart, the first part having at least one row of detent notches formed therein along the longitudinal direction of the support arm, at least one ratchet pawl rotatably supported about a horizontal axis in the second part, the ratchet pawl being engaged in one of the detent notches in a rest position thereof and being movable out of the detent notches in a disengaged posi

Abstract: A retainer for an automobile radio receiver consists of a unitary spring clip member having an inclined abutting surface for mounting engagement with the automobile instrument panel and a release and locking portion for cooperation with a hand tool to release spring load and lockingly engage the tool for removal of the receiver.

Abstract: For the purpose of fastening instruments in an opening in a front panel or switchboard, connectors are provided which have tongue parts which are inserted from the rear into corresponding grooves along the side edges of the casing of each instrument. A cover plate projecting laterally beyond the casing abuts from the outside against the edge of the opening and the connectors press from the interior against the front panel or switchboard and pull the casing backwardly. The locking between the tongue parts and the grooves is effected by anchoring parts, preferably rows of teeth which are adapted to snap resiliently into one another and which act in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A bedroom cabinet having a floor area at least approximately equal to an area of a bed and a height such that a user can erect the upper half of his body on the bed. This cabinet is composed of two layers, that is, an outer casing and an inner casing, the outer casing being divided into an upper casing and a lower casing, and a recess serving as an accommodating shelf for electric devices and a user's belongings is provided in the side wall of the inner casing so as to be projected outwardly. This projection of the recess is projected into a clearance between the outer casing and the inner casing, and the projection of the recess is formed so as not to be further projected from the outer periphery of the outer casing, the clearance being used as a wiring passage for electric devices and as vent passage for ventilation.

Abstract: Support apparatus (10) for a video game control unit (20) includes a base member (12) and a cover member (14) pivotably secured thereto. Recessed sockets (22) and (24) are provided within the base (12) and the cover (14) members for securely housing the control unit (20) when the cover (14) is secured in its closed position relative to the base (12). The cover (14) includes central aperture means (26) for permitting the joystick (28) of the unit (20) to project vertically upwardly out of the apparatus (10), and a rectangular cut-out section (32) which also facilitates access to a pushbutton control element (30) of the unit (20).

Abstract: A rack-mountable tape cartridge enclosure device for storing multi-sized tape cartridges such as audio and video cassettes, computer, eight-track and other types of data storage cartridges. A generally box-like front loading enclosure containing a plurality of parallel vertical dividers to separate the cartridges. Each divider has at least two vertical portions, each portion being of greater width than those above. Interlocking corrugations on the sides of the enclosures provide for connecting two or more devices. Detachable mounting members not only include such corrugations for attachment to an enclosure, but also contain screw or bolt holes to mount the enclosure unit in a standard equipment rack.

Abstract: A tape player for vehicles which comprises a tape player set having cushion members on its top and bottom surfaces as well as an operation board on its front face, an inner case covering the tape player set, and an outer case receiving the tape player set and the inner case, and in which the cushion members and the inner case are fixed to the outer case and the operation board, respectively, in a manner permitting disassembly of them, so that the tape player set, the inner case and the outer case are incorporated and can be easily disassembled.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a vertical planar panel having a water source such as a tap, positioned thereon. The panel has a hose receiving receptacle positioned in the panel below the water source. The hose receiving receptacle is in the form of a conduit adapted to receive and pass a hose attached to the water source through the panel to a space behind the panel. The panel has a hose dispensing receptacle adapted to receive a hose from the space behind the panel and pass the hose through the front of the panel. Hose dispensing receptacle has an enlarged receiving portion to receive the hose from behind the panel. The enlarged receiving portion is positioned at a downward angle of between about 30.degree. and about 45.degree..

Abstract: A fire extinguisher mounting unit includes a cabinet, a frame and an access panel. The cabinet and frame are formed from a flame retardant, high impact plastic with the access panel being formed of a grooved acrylic sheet. The cabinet and frame have cooperating portions which properly position the access panel within the unit, which unit may be mounted either in a recessed position whereby the unit, with the exception of the frame, is recessed into a support, or in a surface position whereby the rear wall of the cabinet is mounted on a support.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting electronics equipment is described which is particularly well-suited for mounting a radio or the like on a tractor or the like. The apparatus comprises a substantially U-shaped bracket including a bottom mount portion having first and second spaced-apart side walls extending upwardly therefrom. A hollow case is selectively pivotally mounted on the side walls of the bracket and is received therebetween. The bottom portion of the case is open and is adapted to receive the electronics equipment therein. The case may be pivotally moved between open and closed positions relative to the bracket. When the case is in the closed position, the case extends over and around the electronics equipment. When the case is in its open position, the electronics equipment is exposed to enable the operator to operate the same.

Abstract: Quick-release means are disclosed for use in a television receiver having a molded plastic cabinet with an access opening in the back. The cabinet includes a removable back panel for covering the opening. Quick-release means for attaching the panel to the cabinet back comprise flexible molded extensions of the cabinet include the following. A pair of face-to-face catch means have a projecting flange on each face for flexing into mutual engagement. The catch means include a first member of the pair extending from a flexible edge of the cabinet and a second member extending from the back for joining in snap engagement. A pair of guide means extending from the back panel and spaced on either side of the second member have a taper for guiding the panel and the catch means into sliding engagement. The taper also provides for exerting pressure on the flexible edge to inhibit disengagement.

Abstract: A telephone organizer comprises a box-like enclosure housing a telephone, and ancilliary items, such as, a telephone number note-book, a note-pad, a writing implement and a clock/timer. The enclosure is comprised of two hingedly connected parts.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tamper resistant paper towel handling unit, for mounting in a wall and comprising a wall box and a forward door which is used to open and close the wall box. The door is provided with a mouth or opening which provides access to the wall box when the door is closed. The wall box and door are adapted to co-operate with one another when the door is closed so as to support against inward collapsing of the door and to block off access to the periphery of the doormouth to resist outward prying of the door.

Abstract: A safety towel bar for a plastic wall surround panel for showers and tubs comprises a substantially flat plastic wall panel adhesively secured to a dry wall which is secured to a framework. A pair of laterally spaced rearwardly opening upright channels are integral with the panel and receive the ends of a towel bar, which are nested, supported and secured upon a pair of laterally spaced brackets secured to the dry wall and extend into the channels.

Abstract: The chassis of an information recording disk player, carrying various mechanisms is made of a noncontractive synthetic resin. The chassis comprises a flat body and peripheral walls integrally formed with the flat body so that the flat body is reinforced providing sufficient rigidity comparable to a conventional diecasting-made chassis. A casing which encloses the chassis comprises front, rear, top and bottom plates. The front and rear plates function as stands of an intermediate product for holding horizontally the chassis so that assembly and adjustment are readily performed. The casing is made of a conductive material to prevent spurious irradiation of electromagnetic waves from the pickup assembly of the player.

Abstract: A cabinet or container particularly adapted for holding in an organized manner video game consoles of different sizes and shapes and also for holding accessories constructed for use with different systems. The cabinet has a top opening particularly shaped and constructed to receive and accommodate different control consoles or systems such as different Atari control consoles and also a Mattel Intellevision control console. Typically the dimensions of the control consoles vary and typically they have a base part of different dimensions. The open top of the cabinet is particularly configurated to receive and accommodate the different consoles. The base part of a control console can extend down through the opening. The console may be supported on peripheral surfaces of the opening itself or on ledges extending inwardly with respect to the opening at a level below the surface of the top. The lower part of the cabinet is preferably compartmentalized uniquely to hold different cartridges.

Abstract: A self-cleaning bulk food display bin is disclosed which is adapted to be mounted in an opening in a wall. The bin includes a tray with a downwardly and forwardly inclined floor having a debris removal opening located adjacent to a front peripheral wall. A sneeze shield is located above and over the tray to define therebetween a vertical front bun removal opening and a rear bun loading opening. A bottom downwardly and rearwardly disposed panel conveys debris passing through the debris removal opening rearwardly behind the wall.

Abstract: A wall mounted enclosure device for a sanitary brush having a telescopically extensible handle and a rigid head at one end with its bristle face inclined with respect to the axis of said handle. A flange surrounds a portion of the handle adjoining said head adapted to suspend said brush from a bracket on the door of said enclosure device with respect to the pivotal mountings of the door thereof so as to maintain said door in closed position over said sanitary brush when not in use and to expose the brush for use.

Abstract: A structure for mounting a meter includes an instrument panel having a wall recessed on the instrument panel, a meter inserted in the recessed wall through the opening of the instrument panel, means for supporting the meter on the bottom of the recessed wall, the supporting means including a first projection formed on the bottom of the meter, the first projection being in contact with the bottom of the recessed wall, means for positioning the meter at the front portion of the recessed wall, and means for locking the meter in the recessed wall at the top thereof, the locking means including a second projection provided on the top of the meter and an engaging member which can be resiliently deformed when the meter becomes engaged with or disengaged from the second projection.

Abstract: A combination microwave oven and exhaust vent comprising a support assembly and a microwave oven operating module. The support assembly includes an open sided support enclosure into which the operating module is slidably inserted. The support assembly is initially mounted in the position above a countertop or cooking surface and the module is inserted thereinto to complete the mounting process.

Abstract: A security closure for handguns including a rigid metal box having a front opening with a door pivotally attached to one side thereof and having a push-button combination locking mechanism. Disposed within the enclosure is a holster or other gun-holding receptacle which is pivotally mounted to the inside of the box and is adapted to swing outwardly as the door is opened so as to present the handle of the gun to one opening the door.

Abstract: A shallow cabinet attachable to the surface of a wall and resembling a framed picture when closed, and suitable for storing small objects of value such as jewelry. The cabinet comprises a pair of shallow box-like elements; a first element or wall box is attachable to the surface of a wall with its open side facing outward, and a second, cover-like element is hinged to the wall box element and disposed to cover and conceal it when swung closed. The outer face or panel of the cover-like box element may be ornamented by a picture or the like, or may be covered by a mirror. The vertical interior surfaces of both elements are preferably lined with cork board or like material covered with felt or velvet, to accept pins or hooks on which, e.g., bracelets and necklaces may be hung.

Abstract: A soap dish liner is inserted with snap-type engagement into a bathroom fixture soap dish recess which is integrally built into a bathroom wall that is located adjacent to a bathtub and/or shower area. The liner has wall portions which shield the soap in its interior soap compartment from water, thereby preventing soap dissolution.

Abstract: A wall cabinet and method for constructing the same is disclosed wherein vacuum formed, heat fusible polymeric sheet material is used to provide a one-piece body portion and a sealed, hollow door portion. The body portion is provided with an integral mounting flange including perpendicularly extending hinge leaves for pivotal mounting of the door portion. Construction of the hollow, sealed door portion enables two separate sheets of polymeric material to be vacuum formed simultaneously and bonded together along a peripheral seam having a thickness substantially less than two sheets in a manner not distracting from the appearance of the door. Assembly of the body portion and door portion is provided by threading studs into the hinge leaves through vertically opposed corners of one side of the door panel. A latching mechanism is provided between the mounting flange of the body portion and the inside surface of the door panel.

Abstract: A cabinet, which may have a drawer, is assembled within a locker having side and rear walls and converging front flanges defining a door opening. The cabinet is provided with vertical side panels and at least one horizontal shelf panel. For assembly, the side panels are positioned within the locker against the side walls of the locker, and the shelf panel is mounted between the side panels to space the side panels a sufficient distance so as to prevent the cabinet from being withdrawn from the locker because of the restricted passageway provided by the locker flanges. The cabinet may have a drawer slideable between two parallel, vertically spaced shelf panels, the drawer having a width enabling it to be withdrawn through the door opening of the locker. Disclosed also are bracket means and bracket receiving means enabling ready assembly of the cabinet within a locker.

Abstract: A drawer for electric cabinets including a frame, at least a removable front panel and a locking device for locking the panel to the frame. The locking device comprises two horizontal cross-members rotatable about axes defined by the frame and includes channel shaped parts to grip edges of the panel. Two handle blocks fixed to the frame have relevant handles, which may act as hinge elements for cooperating with other hinge elements fixed to the panel, in order to provide a temporary support and swinging device for the panel when it is removed from the frame.

Abstract: An elongate fabricated box-like cabinet for electrical apparatus comprising like horizontal top and bottom walls, like vertical end walls, and vertical front and rear control and service panels; the top and bottom walls have vertically spaced opposing inner surfaces with laterally spaced longitudinal flanged projections thereon defining vertically opening longitudinal grooves and horizontally opening longitudinal channels disposed toward the channels of adjacent projections; the vertical panels have upper and lower edge portions releasably engaged in the foremost and rearmost grooves in the top and bottom walls; the end walls have axially inwardly disposed surfaces engaged with opposing ends on the top and bottom walls and overlying the ends of the panels; the end walls have axially inwardly projecting retaining flanges engaging the inner surfaces of the top and bottom walls and the inner surfaces of said panels; the end walls carry screw fasteners engaged in the ends of related grooves defined by the project

Abstract: Ash tray assembly comprising an ash receptacle, a stationary cover, a guide track of limitedly resilient material pivotally carried by the cover, a guide follower integral with the ash receptacle slidably received by the guide track and having a stop member cooperating with a part of the cover for limiting the slide movement of the ash receptacle, said guide track having two resilient extensions abutting against the adjacent wall of the cover to achieve stable slide movement of the ash receptacle. The ash receptacle can be detached from the cover by limited pivotal movement thereof.

Abstract: A support frame for electronic equipment such as a magnetic disc drive which can function also as a manufacturing fixture. The frame includes front and rear vertical members which each comprise a generally rectangularly shaped rod. Rods are attached to the sides and the bottom of the front and rear members, and brackets are attached to the side rods for supportably receiving the magnetic disc drive. Advantageously, the fixture facilitates air flow around the electronic equipment when housed in a storage cabinet.

Abstract: A support arrangement for a plurality of tape cassette containers stacked to form a block, the block being held together by a sheath of foamed plastic material stretched thereabout and leaving accessible front faces of the containers where cassettes may be inserted or removed. The sheath has means to permit easy mounting of the entire block with its sheath in a releasable manner on a holder which, in turn, has means to fasten it at the wall of a vehicle, the holder being flexible or provided with pivots permitting positional adjustment of the block for convenient handling.

Abstract: A casing for electronic appliances is disclosed. The casing has an inner case having spaces defined therein by partitions, the spaces being adapted to receive various manipulation members, and an outer case adapted to be closely fitted to the outside of the inner case. In assembling, the outer case is fitted to the outside of the inner case, after placing respective manipulation members in respective spaces in the inner case, so that the manipulation parts are firmly clamped between the inner and outer cases of the casing.

Abstract: A rectangular mounting frame of angle cross section encircling a case receivable at least partially within the opening of a wall includes an outer flange portion projecting perpendicularly from the case sidewalls closely overlying the margin of the wall opening and an inner flange portion slidable relative to the case sidewalls interposed between such sidewalls and the wall structure within the wall opening. Screws extend from the inside of the case through the case sidewalls and the inner flange portion of the mounting frame and are screwed into the wall structure within the wall recess.

Abstract: A drawer apparatus to be mounted through any substantially vertical planar wall wherein there is available unused space located behind the wall. An opening of selected size is formed within the wall. A drawer housing is mounted through the opening and positioned so that the floor of the drawer housing is located substantially horizontal. The drawer housing has a drawer housing face which is to be pivotable a limited amount relative to the drawer housing to accommodate different inclinations of the wall away from vertical. A separate drawer is to be mounted in a close conforming manner within the drawer housing. A drawer face is mounted in conjunction with the drawer which is also tiltable in respect to the drawer so as to be located at the same angle of inclination as the drawer housing face. The drawer face and the drawer housing face connect together when the drawer is completely in the retracted position.