Abstract: A storage cabinet for guns or the like wherein the storage cabinet includes rollers for pivotingly suspending the storage cabinet on a set of tracks located between adjacent joists so that the storage cabinet can be swung from a first accessible position where one can access the contents of the storage cabinet to a second inaccessible position. In the inaccessible position, the gun-storage cabinet can be slid to an out-of-sight overhead space defined by adjacent joists to hinder access to the storage cabinet as well as to conceal the gun-storage cabinet from view.

Abstract: A loudspeaker suspension system for suspending a plurality of individual loudspeakers from an overhead support in spaced apart relationship for adjustment to different related positions and orientations relative to one another to selectively focus the acoustic throw of the loudspeakers. The system includes a plurality of frame members mounted to the respective loudspeakers and a plurality of connectors for connection between respective adjacent pairs of frame members. The connectors include a pair of elongated oppositely disposed connecting arms for connection from their respective distal ends with the respective loudspeakers and further include a pivot joint connecting the medial ends of the connector arms together so that the respective connecting arms may be pivoted to angle the respective adjacent pair of loudspeakers relative to one another.

Abstract: A card receptor for use in a satellite broadcasting tuner includes a housing having a case slot therethrough, a door mounted to the housing and slidable up and down for opening and closing the case slot, a card case for receiving and keeping a card therein, the card case slidable between an inside position and an outside position of the housing through the case slot, a case guider fixedly mounted on an inner part of the housing, corresponding to the case slot, in order to guide the sliding movement of the card case, a coil spring for elastically connecting the card case with the door, one end thereof being retained with a hook seat of the door and a case driving gears for moving the card case toward the outside position thereof to push the card case out of the housing, and for moving the card case toward the inside position thereof, in response to the up and the down movements of the door.

Abstract: An improved storage bin system comprising a plurality of spaced apart parallel pieces of timber used in construction of a building. A plurality of storing receptacles are provided. A structure is for mounting each of the storing receptacles between two of the adjacent pieces of timber. The storing receptacles can hold articles therein, instead of on a floor in a building.

Abstract: The column has ceiling mounted gas and electrical conduits leading into a top portion of the column through a pipe. A double articulating arm permits moving of the column on a base supported by wheels through 340.degree. around the bed of a patient. A brake in the base prevents inadvertent movement of the column. A support arm mounted on the pipe below the double articulating arm supports a patient monitor. Front and rear vertical columns joined by horizontal members provide open access to patient service equipment including gas couplers and electrical outlets.

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 storage unit provided in kit form that is readily assembled, is securable to a vertical wall and is arranged to be supported on a floor. Rails are mounted to the wall and the framework of the storage unit is secured to the rails. Outer legs of the framework extend to the floor and adjusters are provided to compensate for slope or other variations in the floor. The components of the storage unit have holes or slots that facilitate assembly by the use of common fasteners. The storage unit is arranged to fit around obstructions such as footings so that the storage unit may be mounted basically flush to the wall.

Abstract: An overhead storage compartment that may be reconfigured to account for different seating configurations. The storage bin includes an overhead structure that is attached to the ceiling of an aircraft. A storage bin is mounted within the overhead structure by an extension/retraction mechanism. The extension/retraction mechanism may be easily reconfigured to allow the storage bin to move either approximately linearly downward or downward and outward depending upon the application. The retraction mechanism includes an upper link and a lower link connected between the support structure and the storage bin. A drive link is connected between the upper link and an idler link. A balance spring is connected between an intersection of the idler link and the drive link and the support structure. The retraction mechanism also includes a snubber connected between the upper link and the lower link.

Abstract: The invention provides luggage bin assemblies, for retrofitting existing aircraft with larger overhead storage bins, that is compatible with existing aircraft bin support structure for original equipment bins. The assemblies include both a bin structure and supporting brackets that engage the existing aircraft bin supports with little or no modification to the existing supports. This facilitates rapid retrofit of the aircraft thereby reducing aircraft out of service time and also costs of manpower used to retrofit the aircraft.

Abstract: A shelf device for a refrigerator comprising a bracket or a guide rail horizontally mounted on a back wall of a refrigerating chamber, and a shelf assembly coupled to the bracket or the guide rail so that a user can horizontally displace or slide the assembly to a desired position depending upon a size of an object to be stored.

Abstract: A jewelry cabinet has a generally rectangular housing with a peripheral wall and a rear planar wall and a generally vertically extending middle wall which forms a left compartment and a right compartment within the housing. A left door and right door are pivotally connected to the housing and adapted to close the left compartment and right compartment respectively. A portion of the exterior of one of the doors is mirrored. On the interior of at least of the left and right doors is arranged a plurality of hanging hooks to retain necklaces.Within at least one of the compartments is a plurality of horizontally extending shelves. The shelves have a generally horizontally extending strip for supporting jewelry with at least one of the shelves also having a frontal vertical strip forming a slot for retaining an earring. The middle wall and the vertical wall bordering the compartment are adapted to removably hold the shelves in a vertically separated arrangement.

Abstract: A modular storage unit provided in kit form that is readily assembled, is securable to a vertical wall and is arranged to be supported on a floor. Rails are mounted to the wall and the framework of the storage unit is secured to the rails. Outer legs of the framework extend to the floor and adjusters are provided to compensate for slope or other variations in the floor. The components of the storage unit have holes or slots that facilitate assembly by the use of common fasteners. The storage unit is arranged to fit around obstructions such as footings so that the storage unit may be mounted basically flush to the wall.

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 support system for suspending a kitchen appliance from the bottom surface of a kitchen cabinet includes a pair of horizontally spaced mounting brackets connected to the bottom surface of the kitchen cabinet. Each bracket includes a plurality of vertically spaced horizontally extending ribs. Each of the ribs includes a trailing edge and a leading edge. Each leading edge includes a first vertically extending wall and each trailing edge includes a second vertically extending wall. Adjacent pairs of ribs define therebetween a horizontally extending slot. The kitchen appliance includes a housing having sidewalls. Each sidewall includes a handle-like member extending horizontally towards the rear wall of the kitchen appliance. The member includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. Each trailing edge includes a vertically extending wall which abuts the first vertically extending wall of one of the ribs when the member is placed in the slot defined between adjacent ribs.

Abstract: A food storage apparatus comprises a frame defining a forwardly open space adapted to receive a plurality of food storage containers. The frame, which can be slidably mounted on a support within a refrigerator, includes inwardly projecting flanges adjacent its upper portion, and two pairs of front-to-rear extending bars located adjacent a lower portion of the frame. The bars of each pair are parallel and spaced horizontally apart. Each container includes outward flanges slidably disposed on the shoulders, and a boss projecting downwardly from an underside of the container and situated between a pair of the bars.

Abstract: A modular file assembly includes a pair of hanger brackets and at least one pair of guides, one of which is attached to each of the hanger brackets and moveable relative to the hanger brackets. The file assembly further includes at least one drawer and a locking assembly for removeably securing the drawer to the guides.

Abstract: A cabinet assembly is provided which comprises inner and outer cabinet structures adapted so that the inner cabinet can be diagonally raised or lowered with respect to the fixed outer cabinet. Motorized means facilitate the movement of the inner cabinet; moreover, limit switch mechanisms are utilized to activate and deactivate said motor means. A latch mechanism provides additional support for the inner cabinet.

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 refrigeration apparatus accessory storage system is provided for mounting to a refrigeration apparatus shelf. The system includes a storage accessory for storing items to be refrigerated. Means are included for attaching the storage accessory to the shelf comprising a bracket having an adjustable base portion for engagement with the storage accessory and a connector portion for attaching the bracket to the shelf.

Abstract: The present invention is a cup holder adapted for use in a vehicle. The cup holder includes a retainer having a cavity adapted to receive an ashtray and means forming front and rear laterally spaced tracks. The cup holder also includes a plate member having front and rear edges and a cup receiving means. The front and rear edges further include means for operatively engaging the front and rear tracks of the retainer for movement between a first position adjacent the ashtray and a second position over the cavity when the ashtray is removed.

Abstract: A mobile stand-type loudspeaker set installing device including a movable mounting member slidably mounted on the bottom of a cabinet accommodating a loudspeaker, and a long mounting screw threadably engaged with the movable mounting member. With this device, it is never necessary to drill a mounting hole in a steel plate body member of the vehicle, and hence the loudspeaker set can be readily installed on the vehicle body.

Abstract: A light bulb organizer and storage device consisting of a board on which light bulbs may be mounted and which may be mounted on the inner surface of a closet wall above the door opening of the closet, the board being movable from an elevated horizontal storage position above the level of the top of the door opening, in a zone normally considered to be waste space, to a lowered vertical position so that the bulbs are displayed through the door opening. The bulbs are protected against blows or other damaging contacts when the board is in the storage position. The board is provided with a spring urging it either to said storage position, or to its display position.

Abstract: A housing adapted to be mounted beneath the top of a table and a shelf sized to fit substantially within the housing are operatively connected by a pair of telescoping rails which guide movement of the shelf between a retracted position in which the shelf is substantially within the housing and an extended position in which the shelf has a substantial portion thereof outside the housing. The rails pivot about an axis to change the height of the shelf with respect to the top of the table and the entire assembly includes a mechanism for securing the shelf in the extended position. The housing includes a vertically stepped slot in which a pin secured to the rails is movable to hold the shelf at predetermined heights with respect to the top of the table corresponding to the steps of the vertically stepped slot.

Abstract: A refrigerator food storage compartment having a shelf assembly, including a pair of vertically extending laterally spaced rail members. A shelf is supported on a pair of horizontally extending arm members which are positioned on the rail members. Carried on the shelf assembly is a secondary food storage arrangement supporting a plurality of containers. The arm members include confronting grooves arranged below the shelf. Slidably arranged in the grooves is a container supporting frame which includes pairs of confronting flanges supporting the containers. Forward travel of the container supporting frame relative to the shelf assembly provides access to the containers. The front portion of the frame includes a front opening through which the containers may be removed while the container supporting frame remains positoned below the shelf.

Abstract: A utility bin for enclosure in structures such as furniture, cabinets, and closets for storage of such objects as magazines, newspapers, books, wearing apparel and linen. As storage for wearing apparel and linen, forward and rear pivot arms on each end of the bin control the movement of both the upper and the lower area of the bin outward to a tilted position. As storage for magazines, newspapers, and books, the bin also has an automatically positioned panel for support of upright placed contents. Rollers attached to the support panel contact a downward sloping rear to front surface such as the bottom to effect movement forward for contact with the contents of the bin when the bin is placed in home position. Flexible retainers such as chains attached to the rear of the support panel and to the rear of the enclosure structure retain the upright support panel to the rear when the bin is moved outward allowing unobstructed access to the contents of the bin.

Abstract: A first assembly having a floor member, first and second sidewall members connected to the floor member and a rear wall member connected to the floor member and to the first and second sidewalls. A second assembly has a top wall, third and fourth sidewalls connected to the top wall and a front wall connected to the top wall and to the third and fourth sidewalls. A hinge is provided for pivotally attaching the bottom portion of the front wall of the second assembly to a front portion of the floor member of the first assembly for permitting the second assembly to pivot between a first position closing the portable cabinet and a second position wherein the cabinet is held open. A shaft is provided having rollers on the end thereof and the second assembly has tracks thereon for mounting the shaft so that it will move toward and away from the top wall of the second assembly. A pair of arms are pivotally attached to the shaft and these arms are slidable along the length of the shaft.

Abstract: A container having a transparent base is pivotally mounted between the spaced apart rafters in a ceiling so that the container can be maintained in a first relatively fixed position, moved to a second position supported by the pivot mounting so that objects may be placed into or removed from the container or completely removed to be transported to any desired location.

Abstract: Dry food storage containers of various sizes are supported by hanger plates which form part of a rack adapted to be slid into and out of a cabinet. When the rack is slid out of the cabinet, the containers may be laterally removed from or laterally inserted into the rack without interference from the cabinet.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for displaying a video program in an automobile to backseat passengers. The apparatus includes one portion which securely accomodates a TV. To it is rotatably coupled a panel which securely accomodates the VCR and can be swung against the first portion to form a space for protecting the the TV and VCR from damage. One embodiment includes a padded head portion and two panels respectively suspended therefrom by a hinge. The rearward surface of the head portion has an opening in which a television set is secured and through which the screen is visible. Padding in the head is provided for passenger safety. Audio is available from an assembly mounted on the rear panel. Video tape playback is provided by a VCR mounted on the front panel. All the components are combined in a single unit to be easily installed into and removed from the automobile.

Abstract: A slidable drawer system is provided for mounting below a stationary shelf or cupboard which does not require later support or side rails, but rather utilizes guide rails which receive flanges extending outwardly from the tops of the sidewalls. Thus, the guide rails are mounted directly to the bottom of the shelf or are spaced from the bottom surface in the case of cupboards with an underhang. A resilient finger is provided on the guide rail to engage with the rear wall of the drawer to prevent accidental disengagement of the drawer from the rails while permitting selective disengagement.

Abstract: An electric toaster oven wherein a unique protective hood and toaster oven construction are provided for supporting a toaster oven under a kitchen cabinet in such a manner that the kitchen cabinet is effectively protected from heat, steam and flames that could come from the toaster oven. Generally horizontal handles are integrally formed on plastic side walls of the toaster oven for cooperating with horizontal guide flanges that are provided on the protective hood for supporting and spacing the toaster oven from the hood.

Abstract: A portable drawer assembly for use with a four legged chair or the like having a space between the legs. The assembly comprises an enclosure having a top cover, both of which have a width which is selectively adjustable to effect the positioning thereof in the space between the four legs. The cover and enclosure can be mounted on the four legs so the drawer can be slid into and out of the space between the four legs or alternatively, it can be supported on legs pivotably mounted on the enclosure.

Abstract: A drawer-like container assembly comprising a support frame for slidingly supporting a rectangular container having at least opposed engageable side support members. The frame has a pair of spaced elongated container engaging channels for slidingly engaging the side supports on a respective side of the container. A retention gate is pivotally connected to the frame and positionable internally of the container for abutment with a rear portion of the container for retaining the container in the frame and limiting outward sliding displacement of the container when slidingly engaged by the frame. The retention gate is also positionable outwardly of the container to permit removal of the container from the frame.

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

Abstract: A measuring scale casing or housing and spar therefor. The spar comprises integral top and back walls. The back wall is provided proximate its lower end, with a lip extending in the same direction as the top wall. The internal surface of the lip has a groove.The casing is provided with top, back and front walls and is provided with a downward protrusion proximate the bottom of the back wall. The protrusion is sized to fit within the groove of the lip of the spar in dovetail fashion when the exterior surface of the top wall of the casing is proximate the internal surface of the top wall of the spar and when the exterior surface of the back wall of the casing is flush against the internal surface of the back wall of the spar.The top wall of the casing is provided with a V-shaped groove and the spar is provided with set screws in the top wall.

Abstract: An ash tray of the drawer type is movably installed in an instrument panel of an automotive vehicle. The ash tray in its right position functions to receive ash of a cigarette in its ash receiving cavity formed on its right side, and can take its reverse position upon being turned upside down so as to disable it from receiving cigarette ash while enabling to store articles at an article storing section formed on its reverse side, so that the ash tray becomes useful even for a nonsmoker.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rack for the storage of shoes or other objects which is designed to be mounted on the ceiling or wall of a clothes closet having article retaining means positioned upon a platform which is forwardly slideable, preferably at a downward angle to permit ready access to the stored objects and which can be retracted to a normal storage position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a drawer assembly having a drawer top and bottom which interlock for sliding movement relative to each other and easily disassemble by hand and nest within each other to nearly half the assembled size to thereby facilitate shipment or storage. A door, snap-mounted to the assembly, pivots frictionally to provide a convenient ledge for a recipe card.

Abstract: There is disclosed a wall rail system for removeably supporting modular units in an environment where it is especially useful to be both mobile and aesthetically pleasing. The wall rail retains a color-coordinated protective insert panel which may be replaced from time to time in accordance with decorative requirements. A slot key is provided for attachment to the back of each modular unit, which rests securely on the J-shaped lower extension of the wall rail, and each modular unit also bears a standoff on its back below the slot key and wall rail to maintain a level orientation. This system provides modular unit support which resists typical accidental shocks yet allows easy removal by hand.

Abstract: The present invention entails a pole type speaker support structure that is designed to support an audio speaker intermediately between the floor and ceiling of a structure. In particular the pole type speaker support structure of the present invention is adjustable axially, and when erected, includes two spaced apart speaker engaging plates that engage the upper and lower portions of the supported speaker. Extending from each of the speaker support plates is a pole type support, with each respective pole being adapted and designed to extend therefrom to meet and effectively met or join either the floor or ceiling. There is provided a length adjustment device that screws axially along one end portion of a respective pole type support structure such that the length thereof can be adjusted and so as to effectively form an upright ceiling to floor structure including an upper pole engaged with the ceiling, the speaker, and a bottom pole extending from the speaker to the floor.

Abstract: A wall mounted cabinet system is disclosed having a mounting bracket adapted to be secured to a wall. The mounting bracket is adapted to support one or more cabinet units in either of two distinct orientations and, in particular, the cabinet units and mounting bracket have complementarily engagable hangers to accomplish this objective. With this arrangement, the cabinet units can be supported by the hangers in a modular array.

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

Abstract: Hanging components of the enclosed or open shelf type for an interior space dividing system utilize a disappearing pivoting hook at the upper rear corners and a pivoting mounting bracket or foot at the lower rear corners, the latter being pivoted to two alternative positions depending on the supporting horizontal frame element of the system or elevation at which the component is supported. Such hooks and mounting brackets are for the most part enclosed within the back-to-back face plates of the vertical panels of the components, such panel forming face plates having rounded edges forming a peripheral slot, such slot being enlarged to accommodate the pivoting movement of the disappearing hook and mounting foot. The face plates are readily assembled and disassembled by an internal tongue and slot connection at the front and by fasteners at the rear which extend through collars forming the pivots for the hook and bracket.

Abstract: A storage device for fishing reels comprising an enclosure having an access opening and a first wall on which is mounted at one end a plurality of spaced supporting posts. Each of the posts is provided with two spaced reel-retaining keepers, one of these being secured and the other being movable longitudinally of the post. The post is threaded adjacent the position of the movable keeper and a nut is threaded thereon for the purpose of retaining the movable keeper against movement away from the secured keeper. The opposite ends of an elongated mounting foot of a fishing reel are engageable with the keepers in such manner that the tightening of the nut serves in securing the reel to the respective post. A door is provided on the enclosure for closing the opening thereof whereby unobstructed access to the post is available.

Abstract: A retractable scissors slave tong mechanism supported within a cabinet or the like. A mechanism is used to support or carry a wastebasket or similar item such that it is movable between an inner first position and an outer extended position which accesses the wastebasket or similar item for the user. An actuating mechanism is provided in coordination with a novel support mechanism such that very little force is required to extend the carrier even with a fully loaded wastebasket, container, or similar item. The actuating mechanism moves a single section of the slave tong thereby forcing all sections of the slave tong to actuate and extend the carrier or support in multiples of the distance of the actuating mechanism movement.

Abstract: It is desired to simplify the problem of putting cassettes in order and to extract cassettes, and to avoid throwing away the standard cassette boxes.The cabinet can hold cassette boxes (5) such as the standard type of cassette boxes in regular commercial use. Swinging components (3) swinging on an axis (4) hold the boxes (5). Each component (3), in its rest position is held in place by a disengageable lug. Cabinets (1) can be connected together in a row by grooves (10) and ribs (11) in dove-tail form. A cover (2) can be fixed removably by means of projections (12) which engage in the grooves (13). The cover can serve as a handle. The cover can receive a cabinet superimposed on the first one by removable connection means (14, 15).

Abstract: A jewelry case for receiving, storing, carrying and displaying jewelry, comprising a front portion and a back portion defining at least one compartment therebetween. The front portion comprises a pair of closure members hingedly mounted to the back portion to provide easy access to the compartments. The jewelry case has means carried by the back portion and the closure members for supporting jewelry thereon, and transparent means mounted between the back portion and the closure members whereby jewelry may be retained in spaced orderly relationship.

Abstract: A storage tray assembly for packaged articles where the tray has a plurality of parallel spaced upstanding panels adapted to engage a packaged article. The tray may be fixed on an angled bracket means or be slidably mounted in the bottom of a housing. The tray also may be pivotally mounted in the bottom of a housing and connected by levers to the housing such that when the front of the housing is opened, the tray is raised to a substantially tilted position and moved forward in the housing. Clamping means may be associated with each panel so as to resiliently engage a packaged article to prevent its rattling in the tray.

Abstract: One or more upper hung drawers in a single tier as in a file cabinet or desk pedestal each is provided with a floor that is split in two along its length from front to back and hinged along its side edges or along its width side-to-side and hinged along the front and back edges. A retainer when in place keeps this floor up and functional. When the retainer is removed, the floor sections rotate down along their respective hinge joints and hang into the next lower drawer flat against its side walls or front and back walls. This gangs the two drawers together effectively as one, deeper drawer. Two, three or more drawers may be ganged together in this manner. In one variation, the floor is split in two along its width from side to side and each part is sub-divided into hinged plates.

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.