Abstract: A panel assembly having a handle member which is secured to a front face of an acoustic device, such as a mobile radio and a mobile stereo, together with a panel by screws.

Abstract: A storage system comprising at least one panel member which may be in the form of a hingedly mounted door or the like and including a pair of spaced parallel mounting sections on one side of the door, a plurality of storage containers adapted to be mounted on the panel at selected vertical locations thereon and mounting elements extending between the containers and the panel for removably connecting the containers thereto; the panel may comprise one of a plurality of coplanar doors or partitions normally closing an access opening to a storage area, such as a closet or the like, whereby the storage containers are normally hidden from view but are readily accessible upon opening of the doors. It is contemplated that the storage system may be embodied in a unitized closet structure which may be placed in its entirety within a recess of suitable dimensions in order to minimize assembly time and effort to the extreme.

Abstract: A pair of parallel support members extend behind and perpendicularly to the dashboard of an automotive vehicle at the sides of the opening of the dashboard. Guide devices are provided on the sides of the unit housing of audio equipment and on the support members in cooperative engagement for slidably mounting the unit housing behind the dashboard. The dashboard has a hole formed therethrough in close proximity with the opening therethrough. A slot is formed through the top or bottom of the unit housing equidistant from the sides thereof intermediate the front and back of the unit housing. A pin is secured in the unit housing in operative proximity with the slot and is accessible via the slot. The pin and the slot are mutually perpendicular. A key-operated lock is mounted in the hole through the dashboard.

Abstract: A tape storage cabinet which can be detachably mounted under the dash of a vehicle and which has a pair of cover members that can be opened so that tapes can be removed or stored. An insert member adapts the cabinet to cassettes and can be removed completely or partially to adapt the cabinet to cartridges.

Abstract: A modular cabinet containing a tilt ashtray and various embodiments of a lock mechanism are disclosed.The modular cabinet and tilt ashtray comprises an exterior frame suitable for flush mounting on or projection from a wall surface, a rectangular metal cabinet rigidly mounted within said exterior frame having a pair of opposed recesses of equal width formed transversely in each of the cabinet sidewalls for receiving an ashtray having a length substantially equal to the distance between the opposed recesses for slidable insertion into the cabinet, and a door pivotally mounted on the exterior frame adapted to close the lower portion of the cabinet including the portion containing the ashtray such that the ashtray cannot be withdrawn from the cabinet when the door is closed.A lock mechanism is secured to the exterior frame flange and adapted to engage a flange or catch formed on the door.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for securing a substantially rigid housing containing an apparatus such as a readable instrument in a receiving wall. The device includes a mounting frame with resiliently movable locking tongues projecting in opposite directions from a wall of the frame. One set of locking tongues, in cooperation with an abutment shoulder of the frame serves to lock the frame with respect to the receiving wall. Another set of locking tongues, in cooperation with another abutment surface serves to lock the instrument housing in the device.

Abstract: A relocatable furniture system where caster mounted cabinets may be rolled into engagement with a wall mounted support rail and releasably captured thereby with the rail supporting the cabinet at its rear from the wall with the cabinet off its rear casters. The front casters are adjustable to level the cabinet.

Abstract: A carrier is provided for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The carrier in one embodiment is adapted to carry tape cassettes and/or tape cartridges and comprises a housing open at its top and having a plurality of partitions laterally disposed across the housing and defining a plurality of slots or pockets wherein each slot is adapted to receive up to two tape cassettes or cartridges. The housing is detachably mounted in the passenger compartment of the vehicle so that it can be removed when the vehicle is unattended. The housing, when mounted, is pivotal between a first position in which the top of the housing is openly accessible from the interior of the passenger compartment and a second position in which the top of the housing is closed and is inaccessible to the interior of the passenger compartment. In another embodiment, the carrier is adapted to mount a Citizens band radio in a portion of the carrier.

Abstract: The present adapter is an annular body with a top portion of very pronounced oblong configuration to match the usual oblong speaker opening in the rear deck of a car between the rear seat and rear window. The adapter tapers down to a bottom portion of more nearly circular configuration, for supporting a speaker of similar configuration spaced below the rear deck.

Abstract: A washing machine outlet box of the type having a water impervious plastic cabinet and a bottom sloping to a drain outlet can be improved by providing the washing machine outlet box with a detachable drain pipe, adjustable mounting brackets and variable size knockout plugs. The detachable drain pipe is secured to the cabinet by matching screw threads on both the drain pipe and the cabinet. The adjustable brackets allow the washing machine outlet box to be mounted in a wall in a variety of positions, while the variable size knockout plugs can accommodate hot and cold water inlets of either copper tubing or galvanized pipe in such a manner as to form a water-tight seal with either type pipe.

Abstract: The drawings disclose a closure mechanism for an ashtray and the like, including a pivotal cover member and a "U" shaped leaf spring, the cover member having detent projections formed on a portion thereof for cooperation with the spring. The spring exerts a force on the detent projections to retain the cover member in its closed position. The detent projections force the spring outwardly while the cover member is pivoted through a predetermined angle until the detent projections are pivoted over-center, after which the spring retains the cover member in its open position.

Abstract: A cabinet for the secure storage of a gun adapted to be mounted in the recess of a wall wherein an outer door of the said cabinet provides a disguised appearance of a decorative wall article. Directly behind the said outer door is a lockable transparent inner door whereby the user of the cabinet may conveniently inspect and display the contents thereof. An adjustable fixture inside of the cabinet retains the gun in a desired position and accommodates a range of styles and sizes of small guns. To allow quick access to the gun during day or night means are provided in said retention fixture for quick release of said gun and the interior of the cabinet is illuminated when the cabinet is opened.

Abstract: The present adapter is an annular body with a top flange of very pronounced oblong configuration to match the usual oblong speaker opening in the rear deck of a car between the rear seat and rear window. The adapter tapers down to a bottom flange of more nearly circular configuration, for supporting a speaker of similar configuration spaced below the rear deck.

Abstract: This invention, entitled "dual position table top support" permits a table top to be supported in a horizontal working position or in a vertical out-of-the way storing position. The support is such that it is to be installed in an area bounded by three adjacent walls without having to fasten it physically, i.e. by means of screws, nails, rivets, adhesive, to any wall. It is intended for use in locations where a free-standing support or a support physically fastened to a wall is impractical. It is particularly suited for installation over a bathtub to provide a utility table suitable for hobbyists such as amature photographers who use their bathroom as a temporary darkroom.

Abstract: An instrument panel cover pivotally connected to the vehicle dashboard and adapted to be folded upon itself into a position above the dashboard to minimize the storage space required by the panel cover when not in use and to eliminate obstructions in the operator compartment or the operator's field of vision.

Abstract: A novel, easy-to-level, wall-supported support member which is particularly useful for support of apparatus requiring a horizontal surface on which to operate properly. Particular advantageous use of the apparatus is as a support for a phonograph turntable. The apparatus is suitable for compact packaging, is easy to mount and easy to assemble from a kit.

Abstract: A shelf for a glove compartment of an automobile including first and second substantially horizontal shelf portions supported by substantially vertical U-shaped end portions within the glove compartment of an automobile. The shelf is adjustable to fit any size glove compartment by an overlapping axially extending slot on one of the shelf components sitting on top of a transverse slot in the other one of the shelf components receiving therethrough an elongated threaded shank retaining the components in adjusted relation. Because of the slot arrangement, one of the horizontal shelf components may be pivoted relative to the other and adjusted relative to the other in an axial direction to exactly fit the interior of a glove compartment.

Abstract: A storage system comprising at least one panel member which may be in the form of a hingedly mounted door or the like and including a pair of spaced parallel mounting sections on one side of the door, a plurality of storage containers adapted to be mounted on the panel at selected vertical locations thereon and mounting elements extending between the containers and the panel for removably connecting the containers thereto; the panel may comprise one of a plurality of coplanar doors or partitions normally closing an access opening to a storage area, such as a closet or the like, whereby the storage containers are normally hidden from view but are readily accessible upon opening of the doors. It is contemplated that the storage system may be embodied in a unitized closet structure which may be placed in its entirety within a recess of suitable dimensions in order to minimize assembly time and effort to the extreme.

Abstract: A miniature wall depository is disclosed having a receptacle box mounted substantially behind a wall surface. A depository container for holding valuables is receivable within the receptacle box and means intermediate of the depository container and the receptacle box frictionally grip the depository container to hold it in place while permitting easy insertion and withdrawal. A concealing means is carried by the depository container to cover the container and the receptacle box to disguise and hide the wall depository.

Abstract: A vehicle console for mounting and enclosing radios and the like characterized by a box-like enclosure having a frontwardly facing access opening that is coverable by an access door. The access door is lockable, and outwardly pivotable so that a radio and the like, having frontwardly presented control panels, may be easily adjusted when the door is downwardly opened. The box-like enclosure is pivotable with respect to a bracket that is adapted to be mounted upon an vehicle surface. To ensure secure anti-theft mounting of the bracket to a vehicle surface, square aperture holes are provided in a downwardly disposed flange of the bracket so that the carriage head bolts may be downwardly inserted therethrough, thereby rendering it impossible to remove the mounting bolts from above.

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: An anti-theft housing for vehicular communication equipment utilizes a housing adapted to contain the body of the communication equipment having the face plate or front panel thereof extending outwardly from the housing by passing through an access port therein. An escutcheon plate disposed about the access port captures the front plate of the communication equipment preventing the removal of the equipment from the housing when the escutcheon plate is locked to the housing utilizing a pair of arms attached to the escutcheon plate that are located within the housing and secured thereto, by a pair of rods engaging holes in the arms and operably controlled by a key operated lock secured to the housing. The keyway of the lock is shielded by a plate secured to the housing and spaced outwardly therefrom so as to prevent tampering with the lock by unauthorized personnel.

Abstract: A toilet bowl brush and wall mounted enclosure device therefore, comprising 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 semi-spherical flange surrounds the portion of the handle adjoining said head adapted to eccentrically suspend said brush from a bracket on the door of said device with respect to the pivotal mountings of the door thereof so as to normally maintain said door in closed position over said sanitary brush in the wall in which the device is mounted.

Abstract: A fire hose cabinet including a cabinet body with a hose-receiving spool mounted on a rear wall of the body. A water line extends to an on-off valve located within the spool with the outlet of the valve running through a swivel to an elbow on the outside of the spool. A fire hose is attached to the elbow and wrapped around the spool. A door closing the open side of the cabinet may be readily opened to provide access to the fire hose when needed.

Abstract: Basic components of unit are: 4 .times. 8 foot panel supported to stand in an upright position: openings or cutouts in the panel; each opening contains a pop-in/pop-out molded plastic display tray for storing and/or displaying articles. Panels have quick connect/disconnect fasteners for joining. As used in a retail store, the unit simulates a wall and forms visible, accessible display means.

Abstract: A housing for an auxiliary storage battery is provided which may be fitted into the wall of a camper. The housing is formed of plastic material, and it is of an integral, impervious construction, so that no fumes from the storage battery can enter the interior of the camper. The housing is equipped with a slidable shelf to permit the battery to be pulled out through the open front of the housing for servicing or replacement purposes. A removable hinged door is provided which is vented to permit air circulation through the housing, and a lock and other fastening means are provided to hold the door in a closed position.

Abstract: A self retaining read-out block has a pair of flexible legs that form separate integral spaced apart rear side surfaces of the block. The flexible nature of these legs allow each leg to be readily placed in a bowed position so that each free end can be snapped into captive engagement with a different one of two stops that are located on each of the inner side walls of the module chassis. The spring force generated in each leg while it is bent into a bowed position is used to force the read-out block and a front panel card associated therewith away from each of their associated stops and into spring loaded mounted engagement against an edge of the module chassis that forms a front opening therein.

Abstract: A compact shelf-like device which is readily attachable to a standard toilet-tissue dispenser without need of special tools. The device is adapted to hold one or more toilet accessories conveniently.

Abstract: A revolving kitchen package which includes a combination of various appliances and work areas assembled into a single unit revolvable within a wall section so as to present selected ones of the areas to particular regions on selected sides of the wall section.