Plural, Diverse Types Patents (Class 312/309)
  • Patent number: 6595609
    Abstract: A jewelry chest and box for storing jewelry having a plurality of compartments to store jewelry items of various configurations. The jewelry chest includes pivoting cabinets having earring stands that are slidably received in the cabinets. Pivoting trays have various compartments to hold jewelry items such as bracelets, rings and pins. The jewelry box has a bottom tray and an upper tray each having divided compartments. The upper tray is slidably mounted in the box and preferably can be removed from the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Lori Greiner
  • Patent number: 6227633
    Abstract: A device for the storage and stretching of resilient headbands of the type having two sides joining to form a curved top. The device is described in various embodiments, providing ample storage for a myriad of hair care and styling items typically possessed by ladies and young girls. A frame closely receives the headbands and secures them separately from the various interior and exterior drawers or compartments. Both vertical and horizontal frame positions are described and both are supported by either fixed structure or by a fixed or rotatable base. Both straight and curved frames are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventor: Sandra Elaine Castillo
  • Patent number: 5758933
    Abstract: A utility box for use in shooting sports comprising a top, a base, a front, a back and spaced apart ends defining a substantially hollow interior. The container further comprises a plurality of drawers for receiving a variety of tools, accessories and supplies. A portion of the interior includes a plurality of shelves, which are accessible through a hinged door attached at a side of the container. The container further includes a pair of support arms pivotally attached at the ends of the container. The support arms include notches configured to receive a firearm. The container further includes a pair of legs extendable from a housing in the base of the container. The legs and the interior of the housing include cooperating wedging surfaces for locking the legs into a variety of user selected positions. The legs and the interior of the housing further include a tab and a plurality of teeth, respectively, which cooperatively engage to lock the legs into any of a plurality of user selected positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Inventor: James Randall Clendening
  • Patent number: 5755499
    Abstract: A device for separately storing items which are intended to be used together. The device has a pivotable front wall which exposes items stored therewithin when opened. As the pivotable front wall is opened, a linkage assembly between the pivotable frontwall and an elevating platform simultaneously raises an elevating platform and contents stored thereon, thereby allowing access to these items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Inventor: Norman C. Hillesland
  • Patent number: 5716113
    Abstract: A beverage vending machine having a sliding shelf for supporting thereon one or more beverage containers. Folding legs are provided under the shelf for supporting the weight of the shelf when the shelf is in an extended position. The deployment and retraction of the legs is effected by a pair of pantograph actuators, coincidently with a movement of the shelf when the shelf is within a minimal distance from the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventor: Donald G. Plourde
  • Patent number: 5662396
    Abstract: A bedside cabinet having a generally U-shaped forward access area within which a portable commode may be stored. The cabinet includes an upper drawer cabinet section an a pivoting top panel under which is stored an adjustable shelf. The top panel is pivoted to a vertical position, the adjustable shelf is elevated and locked in a desired position and the top panel is then lowered to its normal horizontal position. The portable commode is designed to ft within the cabinet for storage; and in addition, a walker is designed to fit around and be stored on the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Anthony Reeder, Ares Marasligiller
  • Patent number: 5460441
    Abstract: A rack mounted computer system has a vertically elongated cabinet structure in which a specially designed server unit is mounted. The server unit includes a slide-out outer drawer having a power supply box mounted in a lower interior portion thereof. An inner tray is slidably mounted in an upper interior portion of the outer drawer, over the power supply box, and has a system planar board and associated riser cards mounted on its top side. When the outer drawer is pulled out service access is provided to the circuit board apparatus on the inner tray. Access is provided to the power supply box by simply sliding the inner tray rearwardly relative to the opened outer drawer to expose the power supply box. Cooling fans are carried on the inner tray and within the outer drawer to cool the various computer components mounted within the server unit by flowing cooling air generally horizontally therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Hastings, Paily T. Varghese
  • Patent number: 5458412
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a storage compartment having a door at its front end which is hinged to swing about a horizontal pivot axis disposed along a lower edge of the door. The hinge is mounted on a slidable member for forward and rearward sliding movement. The door is connected to the refrigerator body by a pivoted arm arrangement which is connected to the slidable member to cause the hinge to be slid forwardly when the door is opened, and to be slid rearwardly when the door is closed. The slidable member can be connected to a slidable food-supporting tray to cause the tray to slide along with the slidable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun G. Lee, Jae H. Lim
  • Patent number: 5427447
    Abstract: A drawer unit which includes a unit body 2 in the form of a parallelepiped box which is open at the front thereof and a drawer member 4 accommodated for drawing out movement in the unit body 2 is constructed such that, when the drawer member 4 is drawn out from the unit body 2, as the drawer member 4 moves forwardly in the unit body 2, a guide projection 47 on the drawer member 4 is slidably moved in a guideway 25 of the unit body 2 such that it is slidably moved laterally sidewardly under the guidance of an oblique portion 25a of the guideway 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Nifco, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Satoh
  • Patent number: 5022722
    Abstract: A portable clothes closet designed to provide extra storage in small homes or recreation vehicles is tall, narrow and thin so that it could fit behind a door. The closet is fitted with a pivoting trouser hanger that is held up in a horizontal position by the open door, a pivoted shirt hanger for about a dozen shirts and both tie and belt racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Inventor: Maynard A. Wallin
  • Patent number: 4934527
    Abstract: A multi-purpose stationery box set including a semi-spherical lower casing, an upper cover pivotally coupled to the semi-circular lower casing, an inner holder set disposed in the lower casing, a bottom block having a drawer and being connected to the lower casing at the bottom thereof. The inner holder is integrally formed therein by an injection molding process to provide a variety of spacings having different sizes and shapes for the convenient arrangement of various stationery accessories in an efficient way with minimized space consumption. By means of the professional design of the stationery box, an attractive outer appearance is provided. Thus, in addition to its multi-purpose usage, it is also very practical and can serve as a decorative ornament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Patent Master International Corp.
    Inventor: Teng L. Ho
  • Patent number: 4913502
    Abstract: A work station comprising a cabinet (11) normally storing a work surface (18) which can be slid forward as shown. The flap (15) normally covers the front face of the cabinet but can pivot about an intermediate transverse axis thereof, to allow access to the cabinet interior. In various alternatives the flap is pivoted to the cabinet sides or to the work surface either directly or via support arms. In use, the work station may be used to accommodate a personal computer whereby the surface (18) supports a keyboard, the top (14) of the cabinet a VDU, the interior of the cabinet accommodates a disc drive, etc. while the pivoted flap serves as a support for paperwork. A transparent support may be attached to flap (15). It can be flexed or bent outwardly about integral hinge portions to allow insertion of paperwork between the support and the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1990
    Assignee: Ergonomic Designs Ltd.
    Inventor: Edwin R. Russell
  • Patent number: 4870315
    Abstract: Garbage pail adapted to be installed in a cabinet having a swinging access door, with a bearing axis extending vertically, laterally of the wall surface of the pail, on which axis there is seated a pail support, and a pail coupling for movement of the pail in response to opening of the door, the coupling being both automatically mechanically and/or manually disengageable and, upon closing of the door, automatically reengageable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Westermann Kommanditgesellschaft
    Inventor: Josef Neuhaus
  • Patent number: 4854656
    Abstract: A jewelry storage apparatus for the tangle-free and orderly storage of necklaces, earrings, and the like is set forth. Jewelry is positionable within the apparatus on one of a plurality of elements, such as openings for earrings, and hooks positioned a distance above a floor of the apparatus for tangle-free and dust-free orderly securement of the jewelry. A cabinet-like member is securable to a vertical wall or support surface with a slidable rack reciprocatable therefrom having secured thereto a horizontal rack having formed thereto the aforenoted hooks and earring post openings. An alternative embodiment of the invention includes an addition to wall hanging openings formed within a rear wall of the rack, a "U" shaped hook latchable within the container for securement about a typical coat rack, as is found in motel closets, for securedly attachment of the apparatus during travel by users thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Inventor: Ellen O'Keefe
  • Patent number: 4822118
    Abstract: A rotating pastel storage tabouret has a pyramidal compartmentalized storage tray for storing and organizing pastels. The storage tray is rotatably mounted on a supporting base. In a second embodiment, the storage tray is provided with a plurality of grooves for holding the pastels and a mechanism for adjusting the angle of the storage compartments. A removable lid having a sponge rubber lining is secured to the tabouret by a plurality of spaced resilient clips. In use, the rotating tabouret serves to organize and safely store a large number of artist's pastels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Inventor: James A. Watkins
  • Patent number: 4801182
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: L. D. Metcalfe, Michael J. Maczuzak, Curtis J. Bailey, Paul R. Deyo
  • Patent number: 4799743
    Abstract: In a kitchen unit specifically designed for use by physically handicapped persons sitting in a wheelchair, a pair of base cabinets mounted under a countertop are laterally spaced to define therebetween a wheelchair space opened forward and downward for allowing rolling entry of the wheelchair. With the kitchen unit thus configured, the physically handicapped person can use the kitchen unit satisfactorily and comfortably with the wheelchair extending into the wheelchair space under the countertop. Preferably, the kitchen unit includes an armrest table slidably mounted in one of the base cabinets adjacent the wheelchair space to provide a support or aid for the handicapped person during the kitchen work. A sink and surface cooking elements are located on the end portions of the countertop so as to leave therebetween a center cooking work surface while ensuring facilitated use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignees: Kouichi Imai, Matsushita Electric Works, Limited
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kikuchi, Hirohisa Fukuyama, Tamio Hirabayashi, Kouichi Imai
  • Patent number: 4723819
    Abstract: A merchandizing device is shown in the preferred form according to the teachings of the present invention as including a display portion for displaying a plurality of one half pairs of products and a storage portion associated with the display portion for storing all of the mates of the one half pairs of products displayed in the display portion. the display portion includes a frame including a rectangular back portion and isosceles trapezoid-shaped top and bottom portions for rotatably mounting three shelf units arranged in a clearing, triangular configuration. Each of the shelf units include vertically arrayed, horizontal, adjustable shelves. The storage portion is shown in the preferred form as first and second cabinets movable between a first position behind the display portion such that the display portion prevents access to the interior of the cabinets and a second position located to the side of the display portion allowing access to the cabinets' interiors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: Shoe Spa Inc.
    Inventor: Rodney G. Ramberg
  • Patent number: 4610490
    Abstract: A door-operating apparatus for an analyzer, comprising first and second rails provided on an analyzer body, a movable member provided on said first rail, a slider fixed to said movable member, a sample table and an angle piece provided on said slider, a window frame provided movably on said second rail, a holding member attached to said window frame, and a pivotable link of which ends are supported on said holding member and said angle piece respectively, said slider being moved along said first rail so that said sample table is controlled from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments & Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Naito, Toshio Watanabe