Abstract: A mouse pad and item holder having a top surface with a mouse tracking surface, that may be a textured surface or a separate mouse pad held in a recessed area, is supported by a shaped base having a number of openings formed between a bottom surface of the base and the top surface of the holder to allow various items to be inserted into and removed from drawers, dispensers, trays and the like, movably held in the base.

Abstract: A desktop organizer is designed so as to organize the components, such as a computer and related supplies and accessories, of a workstation in a compact space and at locations which the user will find convenient. The organizer includes a container in the form of a box having a rigid upper member on which the monitor of the computer can be supported, runners disposed within the container and extending orthogonally to each other, and at least one drawer housed within the container and supported by the runners so as to be withdrawable out of and pushable into the container through both the front of the container and a side of the container. A shelf or shelves for supporting paper and/or a mouse of the computer are also housed within the container. Support feet, which support the container on a working surface, include vertically extending stop catches which can be used to support the key pad of the computer in a generally vertical position when not in use.

Abstract: A Customer Access Port (CAP) for an automated storage library subsystem which comprises two sliding doors to control operator access to the library. A magazine adapted to hold several storage media cartridges is positioned inside the storage library accessible to both an operator and the robotic mechanism for exchanging storage media cartridges between the operator and the storage library. Both sliding doors are slid between two positions by manual movement of a single knob. In one position, a first door closes to prevent any operator access to the magazine as well as other components inside the library while the second door opens to permit robotic mechanisms inside the library to manipulate storage media cartridges in the magazine. In the second position, the first door opens to permit operator access to the magazine while the second door closes to restrict the operator from accessing other components such as the robotic mechanisms or inventoried storage media cartridges within the library.

Abstract: An article of furniture includes provisions for the storage of tapes and the like. The article can be an entertainment center having a storage unit at one end or both ends, or it can be a free-standing, combined storage unit. The unit includes a stationary section having a back wall with a first, rear side wall and a second, front side wall extending outwardly from side edge portions of the back wall. A plurality of shelves extend between the side walls and outwardly from the back wall. The unit further includes a hinged, movable section having a movable back wall with a third, front side wall and a fourth side wall extending outwardly from side edge portions thereof. A plurality of additional shelves extend between the third and fourth side walls and outwardly from the movable back wall. Hinges connect an edge portion of the movable back wall and an outer edge of the rear side wall.

Abstract: A stand specifically adapted to support a liquid container such as a water bottle or the like is provided. The stand is fabricated of a strong but lightweight plastic-type material which is durable, yet relatively inexpensive to fabricate and maintain. A substantially modular unit is provided which is inexpensive as well as lightweight.

Abstract: A personal computer enclosure is provided which is reinforced by a disk drive support structure inside the box. The enclosure is a substantially parallelepiped outer box having an opening for providing access to the interior of the box. The box includes a plurality of mounting locations on the interior of the box. The inner support structure includes a plurality of bays for receiving respective disk drives therein. These bays communicate with the opening in the enclosure. The structure is attached to said outer box at said mounting locations to provide structural integrity thereto.

Abstract: A lavatory module for a passenger airplane, enabling a serviceman to carry out a task for replenishing and changing the stock of amenities from outside the lavatory module in a reduced time, facilitating the work for achieving the task, and facilitating passenger' actions to gain access to the amenities. The lavatory module has a lavatory box having a shape conforming to a space in the fuselage of the passenger airplane in which the lavatory module is installed, and is integrally and internally equipped with lavatory equipments, such as a vertically elongate amenity closet having a plurality of amenity storage compartments arranged in a vertical row, a washstand and a toilet bowl. The lavatory box has a front wall facing the passage of the passenger airplane and provided with a service opening closet by a service door hinged so as to be opened from the passage and a passage opening closed by a passage door from the passage.

Abstract: A cover apparatus comprising a plurality of peripherally divided and interconnecting cover sections positioned around and outside a plurality of weighing machines, that are arranged in turn in a predetermined array or pattern, the cover sections encircling conjointly the weighing machines in their entirety. The apparatus is so designed that a large space for opening or closing the cover sections is not required and a sufficient open area may be afforded when opened so as to permit the inspection of the weighing machines and other components.

Abstract: A holder for a remote control unit is provided and consists of a floor panel disposed between and spanning a pair of spaced side panels, a front panel and a rear panel forming therebetween a remote control unit receiving compartment to receive and position the remote control unit. A lower compartment is formed beneath the floor panel so that batteries for the remote control unit can be stored within. A pair of holders can be secured together in a back-to-back relationship for holding two remote control units.

Abstract: A combination cooler-freezer or "refrigerator" includes a front door providing access to the refrigerated portions of its interior, and it also includes a side door providing access into the freezer portions of its interior. The size and placement of the freezer door provides an unusually large amount of access area into the freezer space, reduces its depth and thus increases the visibility of most of the items contained therein.

Abstract: A supporting and sound-proofing housing for use with computer output printers and the like particularly adapted for mounting in a modular wall system to provide access thereto from either side. The housing comprises a box having a pair of vertical spaced side walls, a top member interconnecting the tops of the side walls and a bottom member interconnecting the bottoms of the side walls to form an enclosure having opposed openings thereto on opposite sides thereof. Doors are provided for opening and closing respective ones of the openings. The side walls include means for releasably attaching a modular wall partition thereto so that the housing can be built into a partitioning wall. A slidable shelf adapted to support a printer or the like is mounted between the side walls for slidable movement between the openings to provide working access to the printer or the like from either of the openings, i.e. from either office.

Abstract: A portable tool box having an open-top, box-like housing containing removable slats with apertures for holding tools in an upright position and a drawer slidably engaged within a drawer aperture in one wall of the housing. The drawer outer wall has an outwardly projecting shelf and a lip extending above the shelf. A cover disposed over the housing has an endwall which covers the lip for retaining the drawer in the housing. Preferably, the shelf extends around the perimeter of the housing for supporting bottom edge of one or more of the walls of the cover. The tool box cover is sturdy enough to be used as a stool.

Abstract: A cover apparatus comprising a plurality of peripherally divided and interconnecting cover sections positioned around and outside a plurality of weighing machines, that are arranged in turn in a predetermined array or pattern, the cover sections encircling conjointly the weighing machines in their entirety. The apparatus is so designed that a large space for opening or closing the cover sections is not required and a sufficient open area may be afforded when opened so as to permit the inspection of the weighing machines and other components.

Abstract: A pail-like enclosure is provided for carrying and demountably containing various especially configured article supporting and organizing assemblies.

Abstract: A roll around cabinet having a top at appropriate height for supporting a computer CRT at a comfortable reading height for an operator seated at the cabinet, a lockable front door behind which a keyboard component drawer is slideably mounted for extension when the front door is opened, and a side drawer assembly with a lockable side door which when unlocked allows the drawer assembly to be rolled sidewardly out of the cabinet to give access to a plurality of shelves supported thereby. Pins are provided on the drawer assembly adjacent the door thereof which engage the cabinet to prevent unauthorized access by spreading the cabinet front and back. Another pin is provided in the rear of the assembly which engages a pin hook when the drawer assembly is fully extended so that the assembly remains with the cabinet but can be pivoted through a substantial angle for easy access to its shelves by the operator at the keyboard.

Abstract: Arrangement for cabinet with a door which can be opened at either of two opposing edges. At each of the opposing edges the door is hingedly connected with a side flap which when opened permits access to material stored in the cabinet. Each side flap is capable of being locked to the cabinet by means of two locking devices. When an arbitrary pair of locking devices is unlocked the door together with one side flap can be swung outwards from the cabinet.

Abstract: A weatherproof structure for a double-door closing of an unobstructed door opening has an uninterrupted, continuous, gutter along the top of the door opening. The continuous channel or gutter has an open side facing outwards with the open side having a low wall. A channel at the inner edge of a first door has an open side facing outward, the channel extending inward from the outer surface of the door, the door also having an inturned upper edge. A second door has an inturned upper edge and inner edge, the inturned inner edge entering the channel at the inner edge of the first door. A recess extends into the channel at the inner edge of the first door, from an inner surface, the recess admitting the low wall of the continuous gutter or channel. A slot in the inturned inner edge of the second door fits over the recess in the channel at the inner edge of the first door. Gaskets can be provided to enhance sealing. The structure can be repeated for the bottom of the door opening.

Abstract: A portable article supporting container is provided that allows access to one portion thereof without requiring the entire container to be opened, and when the entire container is opened one portion supports the other for ease of use. First and second container portions are pivotally mounted together for movement from a first position wherein the container is closed, to a second position wherein it is opened. One latch effects latching of the container portions in the closed position while another latch effects latching in the open position. A pair of article supporting plates are provided which are operatively pivotally connected to the container first portion so that the plates may be moved from a first position contained within the volume of the first container portion to a second position wherein they extend outwardly from that volume substantially perpendicular to a plane containing the container first portion.

Abstract: An article supporting assembly is provided that allows quick retrieval of articles mounted thereby, yet makes maximum utilization of the space occupied by the assembly for supporting articles. A center structure, at least two cover plates, and article supporting structures formed on at least one of the center structure and the cover plates are provided. At least two spanners are provided with first hinges for connecting one cover plate to one spanner, and the other cover plate to the other spanner so that the cover plates are pivotal with respect to the spanners, and second hinges for connecting the spanners to the center structure so that the spanners are pivotal with respect to the center structure. The center structure is mounted on a base and/or top of a housing so that it is pivotal with respect to the housing. The spanners, cover plates, and center structure may take a wide variety of forms.

Abstract: An article supporting assembly is provided that allows quick retrieval of articles mounted thereby, yet makes maximum utilization of the space occupied by the assembly for supporting articles. A center structure, at least two cover plates, and article supporting structures formed on at least one of the center structure and the cover plates are provided. At least two spanners are provided with first hinges for connecting one cover plate to one spanner, and the other cover plate to the other spanner so that the cover plates are pivotal with respect to the spanners, and second hinges for connecting the spanners to the center structure so that the spanners are pivotal with respect to the center structure. The center structure is mounted on a base and/or top of a housing so that it is pivotal with respect to the housing. The spanners, cover plates, and center structure may take a wide variety of forms.

Abstract: A building structure having side walls and end walls is divided into a reception area and a treatment area by a partition extending from one of the side walls. The partition, which includes a plurality of parallel horizontal tubular members having open ends which are closeable by hingedly affixed doors, provides for temporarily holding small animals. A passageway residing between the free end of the partition and the other side wall communicates between the reception area and the treatment area.

Abstract: In a front-serviceable appliance having a base frame supporting internal components, the base frame having a front member and side members and a rear panel attached thereto, a removable cabinet has a front bottom flange overlapping and extending beneath the front base frame member, and receptacles for receiving upwardly extending tabs from the side members to position the cabinet with respect to the base. The cabinet is held in position on the base by a pair of spring clips engaging the rear panel and each having a portion abutting a top of the cabinet and curved portions extending into the cabinet through aligned slots in the top thereof to maintain a spring tension. The cabinet is thus retained without the use of screws and its removal does not impair the functional operation of the internal components.

Abstract: This invention is a paramedic airway kit. It comprises a case, interiorly divided into two compartments by a partition. A front wall serving as a door is hinged to the partition and pivotable to planularly extend the partition in the open position and thereby serve as an extended shelf. A second front wall, also serving as a door, is hinged to the base of the case and pivotable to planularly extend the base when in the open position and thereby expanding the perimeter of the base to render the case stable. The interior side of the first mentioned door is provided with anchor means for orapharyngeal airways. A plurality of article constraining straps are provided on the interior side of the first mentioned door to permanently locate articles used by a paramedic. On the interior side of the back wall of the case is provided a block member on which is mounted a mask for a bag mask resuscitator.

Abstract: A housing assembly for non-mechanical printers consisting of a base frame having a second housing cover slidably mounted thereon through telescoping slides and a first housing cover slidably carried by the second housing cover through telescoping slides, the first housing cover being slidable over the second housing cover, the second housing cover and first housing cover being slidable beyond the base frame.

Abstract: The invention relates to an article supporting assembly that is useful as a toolbox, for shelving, for article display purposes, and a wide variety of other purposes. The basic assembly includes a center plate, at least two spanners, each having first and second opposite edges, at least two cover plates, and article supporting structures formed on the center plate and the cover plates. Each of the spanners is hinged to the center plate generally along the first spanner edges, the cover plates are hinged together, and each cover plate is hinged to a spanner generally along the second edge of the spanner, so that the cover plates are pivotal from a first position generally parallel to the center plate (spaced the width of the spanner) to a second position generally perpendicular to the center plate. A casing preferably surrounds the center plate, with a handle formed on the casing.

Abstract: Storage apparatus for small vehicles and the like such as bicycles and motorcycles and the like including at least one storage unit having a roof, end members and rigid channel means for joining and supporting said roof and end members over a supporting surface, and for joining one of the units to another storage unit, side closure, wall, or the like. The rigid channel includes a recessed portion to drain rain water from the unit or units and secures interior divider panels which separate the interior of one unit from the interior of another and also segregate the interior of each unit into discrete storage areas.

Abstract: Free standing, combined product display and storage device particularly suitable for store merchandising of shoes and characterised by including the combination of two end panels having between them a plurality of storage shelves positioned one above the other with storage spaces between them, the end panels extend a distance beyond the front edges of the shelves and carry between them a series of horizontally disposed trough-like formations positioned side-by-side with one above the other and hiding the storage shelves from customer view, each trough-like formation having an upper and a lower outwardly extending sides with each lower side being comprised of a plurality of contiguous product display platforms in a row and resting on the outer edge of the upper side of the next lower trough-like formation, each product display platform being fulcrumed to pivot upwardly to provide access to the storage space on an associated one of the storage shelves.