Non-horizontally, Non-pivotally Movable Patents (Class 312/312)
-
Patent number: 11910913Abstract: An apparatus drives and guides movement of a display assembly that includes a display unit. At least one track extends along at least one side of the display assembly and defines a path along which the display assembly is driven. A plurality of pins extend from the display assembly to the at least one track. At least one constant force spring has at one end a coiled part that is rotatably coupled to the display assembly, and an opposing end fastened to a fixed mounting location, and an uncoiled part extending between the coiled part and the opposing end. The at least one constant force spring is configured to drive the display assembly from a lowered position to a raised position while the plurality of pins travels along the at least one track and guide movement of the display assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Albert Pedoeem, David Paolazzi
-
Patent number: 11730253Abstract: A container for storing and drying cosmetic brushes includes an enclosed container with a hinged top cover. Furthermore, a mesh filter is located on the top of the container and multiple suction cups are mounted on interior brush holders wherein the brushes are inserted into the container and kept in a sanitary environment while drying. The filter prevents air from entering the container which may contain dust and germs. In another embodiment, the top cover is provided as a pull-out top cover. In yet another embodiment, the top cover is provided as a screw-on cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventor: Sharon Lloyd
-
Patent number: 11333292Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electric lifting media wall, comprising a base, a lifting component including at least one group of lifting columns with lower ends connected to the base and a drive mechanism driving the lifting columns to ascend or descend, a support frame for connection with a display mounting rack that is connected to the lifting columns and ascends or descends along with the lifting columns synchronously, and a wall shroud that shrouds outside the lifting component and the support frame. The electric lifting media wall is adjustable in height, high in bearing capability, multifunctional, convenient in assembly and disassembly, easy for later maintenance, and small in package size.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Loctek IncInventors: Lehong Xiang, Linghui Jiang, Ruizhi Wei
-
Patent number: 10856652Abstract: The present application relates to a telescopic column (1) comprising a lower part (10) having a first end constituting a first end (4) of the telescopic column, an upper part (20) telescopically moveable relative to the lower part and having a first end constituting a second end (5) of the telescopic column opposite said first end of the telescopic column, a drive mechanism (2) configured to provide telescopic movement between the lower part and the upper part, an cable (30) extending inside the telescopic column, and a cable guiding means (50) coupled to a tensioning device (52) arranged at the second end of the telescopic column. The tensioning device is configured to control the position of the cable guiding means in the telescopic column based on the telescopic extension of the column, and the cable extends through the column via the cable guiding means. The present application further relates to an adjustable furniture (100) comprising at least one telescopic column.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: ROL ERGO ABInventors: Carl Stanek, Bruce Kamps
-
Patent number: 10697987Abstract: An automated storage system for storing large quantities of samples in trays includes a storage compartment, a tray shuttle compartment abutting the storage compartment on one side and a plurality of independent modules on the other side. The modules perform processing of samples that are retrieved from the storage compartment by a tray shuttle, including extraction of selected samples from retrieved source trays and transfer of the selected samples into a separate, destination tray that can be further processed or removed from the system for use. The independent operation of the modules permits handling and processing to be performed simultaneously by different modules while the tray shuttle accesses additional samples within the storage compartment. In one embodiment, a vertical carousel is used to vertically align a desired tray with the tray shuttle, while the tray shuttle operates within a horizontal plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Brooks Automation, Inc.Inventors: Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck, John E. Lillig
-
Patent number: 10660434Abstract: Lifting hardware for a base which can be lowered into an opening of a work surface, includes a support frame which holds the base and is adjustable vertically relative to the work surface by a drive, the exterior periphery of the support frame is arranged at a distance from edges of the opening in the horizontal direction; the base rests loosely on the support frame in the vertical direction and is held thereon in a form-fitting manner in the horizontal direction by four engagement structures which form corners of a rectangle, each having a vertically oriented web on the support frame or base, and a complementary plug-in slot on the other and fixes the position of the support frame and base only in the horizontal direction normal to the web; and the plug-in slots are oriented at right angles to one another for each pair of mutually adjacent engagement structures.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Ninkaplast GmbHInventor: Axel Uffmann
-
Patent number: 10598425Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lifting apparatus and refrigerator having the same, by which a driving motor to generate driving force to vertically move a basket may be miniaturized and the load of the driving motor may be reduced. A refrigerator includes a main body, a storeroom formed inside the main body with an open front, a drawer slidingly coupled with the main body to open or close the storeroom and provided at a lower side thereof with a basket having storage space, and a lifting apparatus moving the basket vertically, wherein the lifting apparatus includes a driving motor, a driving shaft rotated by the driving motor, a lifting unit moving the basket vertically by means of rotational force of the driving shaft, and a coil spring coupled to the driving shaft and transferring energy in a direction in which the driving shaft is rotated to reduce a load of the driving motor, when the driving shaft is rotated to move the basket upward.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Seung Choi, Min Soo Kim, Sung Jin Park
-
Patent number: 10524587Abstract: A fastener storage and display cabinet includes a housing defining an internal space, with a plurality of tray units positioned within the internal space. Each tray unit is movable between a closed position primarily within the internal space and an extended position in which a majority of the tray unit is cantilevered forward of the housing. At least one tray unit is formed as a telescoping tray assembly comprising an upper tray component and a lower tray component, wherein the upper tray component fits within the lower tray component and is movable with respect to the lower tray component between a first position nested within the lower tray component and a second position cantilevered forwardly from the lower tray component.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.Inventors: Brian D. Rosner, James F. Huss, Nalinikanth Garikapati
-
Patent number: 10494846Abstract: An actuating drive for moving a furniture part movably supported relative to a furniture carcass, includes at least one pivotally mounted actuating arm for moving the movable furniture part, a spring device for applying a force to the actuating arm, and a locking device for releasably locking the actuating arm. The locking device includes at least one movably-mounted locking element cooperating with at least one locking recess in a position in which the actuating arm is locked. The locking element can be unlocked from the at least one locking recess by a switch element to be operated manually, and can also be unlocked by a control portion arranged on the actuating arm. The control portion can be acted upon by mounting the movable furniture part to the actuating arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Malte Schmid
-
Patent number: 10451336Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet with an adjustable wall partitioning the cabinet between first and second storage compartments. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the adjustable wall and includes a mounting portion that is slideably coupled to an underside of the adjustable wall between fore and aft positions. A retaining mechanism is operably coupled to the mounting portion and includes a plurality of engagement features that engage like engagement features disposed on the underside of the adjustable wall. The retaining mechanism is moved to the disengaged position to allow movement of the adjustment mechanism between the fore and aft positions. The adjustment mechanism further includes support guides downwardly extending from opposite sides of the mounting portion. The support guides are slideably received in inclined channels disposed on opposite sidewalls of the cabinet between raised and lowered positions as the adjustment mechanism moves between the fore and aft positions.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Bruno de Mello Ribeiro, Rafael da Cunha Schmidt
-
Patent number: 10414585Abstract: A planar storage facility is provided with a storage/retrieval device for suspending and transporting storage items between a desired position in a storage item placement plane and a storage conveyor and a retrieval conveyor. A plurality of passage regions dividing the storage item placement plane into small areas are established in the storage item placement plane. At least one end of the passage regions opens to the outside of the periphery of the storage item placement plane. The task of manually unloading the storage items in the small areas can be performed from within the passage regions forming the small areas.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jun Hamaguchi
-
Patent number: 10334946Abstract: A Highly Hung Vertically Moveable Cabinet (HHVMC) comprising a cabinet having a bottom and a top essentially parallel thereto; and an electrical motion system configured to allow movement of the cabinet to a predetermined distance of at least 500 mm in a first direction and in a second opposite direction. Both first direction and second direction being essentially normal to the cabinet bottom and top, and switches electrically coupled to the motion system, wired to allow selection of the movement in the first or second direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: CABINETICS INNOVATIONS LTD.Inventors: Amiel Guivol, Shoolamit Guivol
-
Patent number: 10251388Abstract: A storage stack for storing sample containers in a low temperature sample store, each storage stack includes first and second rigid lateral support flanges including a multitude of storage webs for supporting sample containers; a rigid back panel; a rigid bottom plate; and a rigid insulation cover. The insulation cover includes a handling plate and an insulation block. A number of insulation covers of all storage stacks of a storage stack array form an essentially continuous insulation layer on a storage area of the low temperature sample store. For all storage stacks, carrying elements are provided that statically connect the bottom plate of each individual storage stack with a bottom structure of the storage area, carry the entire weight of the individual storage stack and all sample containers inserted therein, and confer this entire weight to a bottom structure of the storage area of the low temperature sample store.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Brooks Automation, Inc.Inventor: Beat Reuteler
-
Patent number: 10124341Abstract: The storage device is adapted to store a plurality of objects, such as sample tube holders, at low temperatures, e.g. at ?80° C. It comprises a storage chamber with a plurality of storage cassettes arranged in its bottom section. A cassette lift in its top section can be used to lift individual storage cassettes up and to move them to an access opening, where the contents of the storage cassette can be accessed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: LICONIC AGInventor: Cosmas G. Malin
-
Patent number: 9840203Abstract: A storage system for a vehicle, including housing, which at least partially surrounds a storage compartment, and at least one storage tray at least partially disposed in the storage compartment. The storage tray is designed to be able to slide with respect to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Steffen Scheit, Bernd Abelmann
-
Patent number: 9801464Abstract: An operable cabinet storage unit includes an outer cabinet structure having a plurality of sides and an aperture for selectively accessing an interior volume. A plurality of operable cassettes are each linearly operable through the aperture to define a storage position within the interior volume and an access position outside of the interior volume. Each cassette of the plurality of cassettes includes a plurality of storage receptacles, wherein each cassette of the plurality of cassettes occupies a corresponding vertical plane within the interior volume. A retaining mechanism extends from each cassette to the outer cabinet structure, wherein the retaining mechanism selectively retains a corresponding cassette in the storage position.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Inventor: Robert Sumners
-
Patent number: 9272722Abstract: The placement tray (6) comprises a general plane (6a) and at least one rim (60, 80) movable between a rest position in which the or each rim (60, 80) is disposed so that it projects relative to the general plane (6a) and a working position in which the or each rim (60, 80) is aligned relative to the general plane (6a). The or each rim (60, 80) retracts automatically under the action of a load (F) which biases the or each rim (60, 80) from its rest position towards its working position, the load being placed on the upper surface of the tray (6) vertically above the or each rim (60, 80).Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Stanley Works (Europe) GmbHInventors: Didier Dufoure, Benoit Ozenne, Stephane Thirouin, Benoit Tillet
-
Patent number: 9084481Abstract: A piece of furniture has an outer construction (frame), an inner body that can be raised and lowered in relation to the outer construction via a body motor, and a leaf (flap) that is movable via a leaf motor for covering the front face of the raised inner body. The leaf is articulated on the outer construction, and an electronic controller operable by way of at least one operating switch is provided for coordinated actuation of the leaf motor and the body motor. Starting from a position with the leaf open and the inner body lowered, the inner body first moves at least partially upwards before the leaf closes in order to close the piece of furniture.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Helmut Hollenstein
-
Patent number: 8973389Abstract: A mobile cooler having an ice maker includes: a main body having first and second spaces which are thermally blocked; a cooling device positioned at a lower portion of the main body and providing cooling air to the first and second spaces; a plurality of shelves installed in the first space; an ice tray installed in the second space; an ice bank positioned on a lower surface of the ice tray and detachably mounted in the main body; and a cover that covers an opening in which the ice bank is inserted.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Namgi Lee, Sungil Park, Sangoh Kim
-
Patent number: 8955648Abstract: A dumbwaiter is provided. The dumbwaiter includes an elevator mechanically coupled to a left glide and a right glide. The left glide is immediately adjacent to and located between a pair of left guides, and the right glide is immediately adjacent to and located between a pair of right guides. A strap is used for raising and lowering the elevator. As the glides are bound between respective pairs of guides, the elevator is protected from vibration. Thus, the dumbwaiter of the present invention may be suitable for being used in a mobile setting, such as a motor home in transit, for example.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Inventor: Ronald Kenneth Weller
-
Patent number: 8899701Abstract: A household item (12), such as a microwave oven, can be moved from a lowered storage position to a raised usable position. In the storage position the moving surface lid (14) is flat with the surrounding work surface (10) having been lowered by a manual force and held in place by a suitable catch or latching mechanism. The household item can be raised by pushing the housing slightly downwards, thus releasing the housing from its anchored position. A counterweight (15) greater than the weight of the household item is suspended by way of a wire and pulley system (1a, 1b, 1c) that in turn powers the platform and displaces the lid, on which the household item is located, upwardly.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Cardinal IP LimitedInventor: Elaine Claire Walker
-
Patent number: 8857208Abstract: A climatic cabinet and storage cabinet that includes an upper zone, a lower zone, storage positions for storing objects in one of the upper and lower zone, and at least one temperature control unit structured and arranged to maintain a temperature in the one of the upper and lower zone different from the other of the upper and lower zone. The cabinet further includes a lock, a horizontal transport mechanism arranged at least in part in the other of the upper and lower zone to move the objects to and from the lock in a direction having a horizontal component, and a vertical transport mechanism structured and arranged to move the objects between the lower zone and the upper zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Liconic AGInventor: Cosmas Malin
-
Publication number: 20140285078Abstract: An appliance is provided having one or more racks or shelves, the position of which may be adjusted vertically. Multiple different positions along the vertical direction can be made available for selection by a user of the appliance. One or more mechanisms allow for the selective adjustment and securing of the vertical position at which a shelf may be located.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: James Lee Armstrong, Darren Allen Turner
-
Publication number: 20140203693Abstract: One variation may include a method including providing a module for packaging, delivering and displaying goods in the module, the module including at least one face which may be removed, retracted or moved to display goods prepackaged in the module, packaging a plurality of goods in the module, delivering the module to a factory, office, hospital, warehouse or retail store, removing, retracting or moving a face of the module to display the goods prepackaged in the module. Another variation may include a module including the elevator floor system and at least one sensor for determining the height of stacked packages within the module.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Chet R. Wisniewski, Spencer W. Chamberlain
-
Patent number: 8752914Abstract: A dish rack installation kit including a pair of rigid vertical support members connected on each side of said dish rack, said dish rack having a plurality of frame members that can support a variety of different kinds of dishes, said dish rack mounted above a kitchen sink in an upper kitchen cabinet with an open bottom to allow drainage from the dish rack directly into the kitchen sink. The invention can include cabinet doors to hide the dish rack when not in use. The invention saves space in the kitchen. The rigid vertical support members include holes that receive fasteners for attaching the entire unit to the inside walls of a kitchen cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Inventor: Tali Simhoni
-
Patent number: 8678523Abstract: A universal television lift and enclosure suitable for outdoor use. A television lift assembly includes an enclosure including a housing having an opening, and a cover engageable with the housing to seal the opening; and a lift device including a first portion mounted in the enclosure, and a movable portion including a first end movably coupled to the first portion, an attachment portion configured to removably attach a television thereto, and a second end, the cover being attached to the second end, and the movable portion of the lift device being movable between a first position within the housing and in which the cover seals the opening for storing the television in the weatherproof enclosure, and a second position outside the housing for supporting the television in a viewable position.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Inventor: James E. Carr
-
Patent number: 8640358Abstract: Movement of a slot door of a freeze dryer is driven by a rack and pinion actuator. The actuator is easily sanitized and includes internal elements that are accessible to sanitizing sprays. The pinions are driven by pinion shafts that pass through a seal separating an aseptic area from a non-aseptic area where the drive train is positioned. Only rotary motion is transferred across the aseptic barrier, reducing the need for a bellows or sliding covers, which are difficult to sanitize.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Ima Life North America Inc.Inventors: Francis W. DeMarco, Ernesto Renzi
-
Publication number: 20140009046Abstract: A cabinet includes two opposite sidewalls and a roll door apparatus. Each sidewall longitudinally defines a number of cutouts. The roll door apparatus includes a first pole rotatably mounted between tops of the sidewalls, a roll door reeled about the first pole. The roll door has a first end mounted to the pole, and a second end opposite to the first end. A fixing piece extends from the second end of the roll door. Opposite ends of the fixing piece are engaged in two of the cutouts of the sidewalls.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: SZU-WEI KUO
-
Publication number: 20140009050Abstract: A cabinet includes a top wall, a bottom wall, two opposite sidewalls, and a roll door apparatus mounted between the top and bottom walls and positioned adjacent to one of the sidewalls. The top and bottom walls each define a slide slot perpendicular to the sidewalls and a number of cutouts communicating with the corresponding slide slot. The roll door apparatus includes a rotatable pole, a roll door rolled about the pole and fixed to the pole by a first end, a locking member mounted to a second end of the roll door opposite to the first end. The locking member includes a sliding portion top and bottom ends of which to be slidably received in one of the slide slots, and an engaging portion engaged in two of the cutouts of the top and bottom walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: SZU-WEI KUO
-
Patent number: 8616663Abstract: A representative adjustable cabinet includes a bottom section, a top section, a release mechanism, and a ladder component. The bottom section includes a top wall. The top section is positioned above the bottom section and includes at least one side wall. The release mechanism is placed at the top wall and includes at least one bar that extends horizontally along a plane of the top wall. The ladder component is placed at the at least one side wall of the top section and engages the at least one bar of the release mechanism to facilitate adjusting the top section downward and upward in relation to the bottom section.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Inventor: Quy That Ton
-
Publication number: 20130334945Abstract: A handheld device includes a specified number of protection components, each protection component includes an actuating unit, an active bracket, a fixed bracket, a holding unit, a spring, and an anti-collision unit. The actuating unit is connected to a body of the handheld device, a first end of the active bracket is connected to the actuating unit, a second end of the active bracket is connected to the holding unit, the fixed bracket is positioned in the holding unit near to the active bracket, and the anti-collision unit is connected to the spring, the anti-collision unit is kept in the holding unit when the protection component is not activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
-
Patent number: 8485618Abstract: A kitchen device, in particular, a refrigerator or freezer, with an interior, in which at least one height-adjustable support for accommodation of goods is provided, wherein at least one transport carriage running along guide rails is provided on the kitchen device, wherein said transport carriage may be fixed to the support and adjusted in height by a drive with a height adjustment. The invention is characterized in that the shell surface may be particularly simply and easily adjusted for height without the need to remove the goods from the kitchen device operation of the kitchen device being particularly simple.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2006Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Thomas Benz, Michael Krapp
-
Patent number: 8466377Abstract: An electronic device housing includes a first housing, a second housing, and a plurality of frames. The first housing comprises a bottom plate and a side plate extending from an edge of the bottom plate. The side plate of the first housing is welded to the second housing. The frames are fixed to the first housing. Each frame forms a restricting portion connecting the second housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Bin Dai
-
Patent number: 8456817Abstract: A housing includes a bottom housing and a top housing. The bottom housing includes a connecting surface. The top housing includes a bottom surface. The connecting surface is fixed to the bottom surface by welding. A receiving groove is defined in the bottom surface, for receiving the molten slag generated and collected during a welding process.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zi-Ming Tang, Jing-Hui You, Fa-Guang Shi
-
Publication number: 20130032066Abstract: A highly re-configurable article of furniture formed of interlocking elements that may be used as a bar, counter, desk, dining, display or coffee table and may be arranged in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and heights through the addition, removal or repositioning of the elements and varying the height of the supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventor: Robert Clayton Huskey
-
Publication number: 20120326583Abstract: A container data center includes a container, and a number of cabinets arranged in the container. A shockproof device is mounted to the bottom of the cabinet. A supporting apparatus is mounted between the top of the cabinet and the container. The supporting apparatus includes a first sleeve fixed to the top of the container, and a second sleeve, wherein a first end of the second sleeve is slidably engaged in the first sleeve, and a second end of the second sleeve is fixed to the top of the top wall of the cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: HSIANG-WEI LIU
-
Publication number: 20120280603Abstract: A dual directional sliding hinge is mounted in a portable device with a cover, a first base and a second base and has a main panel, a first sliding unit, a second sliding unit. The main panel is attached to the cover. The first sliding unit is attached to the first base. The second sliding unit is attached to the second base. When the first and second sliding units slide at the closing position, the cover and the first and second bases are folded to have a smallest volume. Since the first and second sliding units have different sliding distances when sliding to different directions, the functioning units on the first and second bases are revealed alternatively. Therefore, the user can decide to use different functioning units as desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Chia-Hao Hsu, Yu-Feng Lin, Chung-Lin Lee, Ming-Wei Liao
-
Publication number: 20120280604Abstract: An arrangement for height-adjustment, preferably for kitchen tables with base cabinets is designed as a platform comprising a bottom plate (10), on which is mounted a lifting arrangement (13-18) with a carrying surface (11) for an object positioned thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Michael L. Randløv, Torben Basse, Henrik Winther, Jeppe C. Bastholm, Martin Riis, Henning Kristensen, Jens J. Nielsen, Norbert Klinke, Bent Jensen
-
Publication number: 20120194052Abstract: A container holder includes a cylindrical opening, having a side wall with a movable section which extends between a raised position, completing a cylindrical support for a container, and a lowered position providing a notch for receiving a handle of a cup. In one embodiment, a pair of adjacent cup holders are provided with a movable section extending between them. In a preferred embodiment, the movable section includes a push-push latch such that it can be pressed downwardly and remain in a retracted position for use with a handle-including container and, upon pushing a second time, is raised to accommodate a cylindrical container. In another embodiment, a damper mechanism is provided to control the motion of the movable section. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a peripheral seal near the movable section is provided to reduce or eliminate the effect of any fluid spilled on the control mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ian Mclaughlin, Steve Norman Bazinski
-
Publication number: 20120169187Abstract: The present invention relates to a presentation device (1), comprising a display space (2) provided for displaying products, in which said display space (2) can be closed by a closure element (3) which can be moved up and down.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: View Tube NVInventor: Marc Lambert
-
Publication number: 20120133257Abstract: An exemplary side plate assembly includes a side plate and an elongated reinforcing member. The side plate includes a main portion and two mounting portions at two opposite sides of the main portion. The reinforcing member is arranged at a middle of a side of the side plate. Two ends of the reinforcing member are respectively connected to the two mounting portions of the side plate. An inner side of the reinforcing member abuts the main portion of the side plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIH-HUA CHEN, CHIA-WEN TSAI, CHIH-WEI KE
-
Publication number: 20120119636Abstract: A holding apparatus includes a bracket and a receiving case. The receiving case is mounted to the bracket and receives a plurality of products. In addition includes a front wall, a rear wall opposite to the front wall, a bottom wall connected to the rear wall, two opposite sidewalls connected to the front wall, rear wall and the bottom wall. The front wall defines a through hole, and the through hole extends to the bottom wall. An acute angle is defined between the bottom wall and the front wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.Inventors: WAN-CHENG LIN, ZHONG-QUN LI, ZHONG-LIANG JIAN
-
Patent number: 8162419Abstract: A dishwasher includes a wash cabinet having a bottom, two opposite side walls, an upper and a rear wall and an opening that normally is covered by a front door. The dishwasher is provided with at least one lower basket for the dish being cleaned, said basket being movable between a first position inside the cabinet and a second position mainly outside the cabinet. The dishwasher is at each side of the opening provided with a support arranged to move mainly vertically in or close to the side walls for raising the lower basket from a lower to an upper position and vice versa. The supports are articulated by a lifting mechanism arranged to move the supports from an inactive position out of engagement with the lower basket to an active position in which they are in engagement with the lower basket.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.Inventors: Fredrik Dellby, Fredrik Bergling, Gregory Peake
-
Publication number: 20120056520Abstract: A front panel assembly includes an inner cover plate having two first positioning pins, and a sliding door mechanism including a pair of slide rails each provided on a lateral side of the inner cover plate and having top and bottom ends. The first positioning pins are disposed intermediate of the pair of the slide rails. A door panel is slidable upward and downward along the slide rails, and has two second positioning pins. Two spring elements are disposed between the door panel and the inner cover plate. Each spring element has a first connecting end connected pivotally to a corresponding first positioning pin, and a second connecting end connected pivotally to a corresponding second positioning pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicants: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP., SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: YUNG-LUNG LIU, CHUAN-CHIEH TSENG, JIE-DONG CHEN
-
Publication number: 20120041589Abstract: A nail polish display system includes a case, which may take the form of a shelving system or platform, sized to hold and display multiple bottles of nail polish. The bottles are attached to coupling devices, such as clamps, sleeves, magnetic couplers, etc. to an agitator, which preferably takes the form of a rotatable rod. A motor operates the agitator to move, rotate or otherwise agitate the bottles and therefore sufficiently and continuously mix the nail polish within the bottles. The system may include one or more sensors configured to detect the presence of a patron, configured to detect a position of the motor or agitator, and/or configured to detect when a door to the case is being opened. Further, the motor may be programmable and receive instructions from either a controller or control logic using input from one or more of the sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventor: Cuong Nguyen
-
Publication number: 20120033368Abstract: A chassis for a plurality of computers for use in a data center, the chassis at least one extensible fin, the fin either extensible perpendicularly from the front of the chassis or extensible parallel with the front of the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew R. Archibald, Jerrod K. Buterbaugh
-
Publication number: 20120025681Abstract: A representative adjustable cabinet includes a bottom section, a top section, a release mechanism, and a ladder component. The bottom section includes a top wall. The top section is positioned above the bottom section and includes at least one side wall. The release mechanism is placed at the top wall and includes at least one bar that extends horizontally along a plane of the top wall. The ladder component is placed at the at least one side wall of the top section and engages the at least one bar of the release mechanism to facilitate adjusting the top section downward and upward in relation to the bottom section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventor: Quy That Ton
-
Patent number: 8104775Abstract: A dolly or pallet equipped with an elastically suspended load-bearing surface so as to responsively move downwards as materials are loaded and move upwards as loads are removed thereby reducing variation in the height of the top of the stack. The elastic suspension elements are connected to suspension support structures configured to fold into a compact folded position to facilitate storage and return transport and to unfold into a fully erected position at the time of use.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Polymer Logistics (Israel) Ltd.Inventors: Nir Hadar, Gideon Feiner
-
Publication number: 20120019116Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a frame and a side panel. An opening is defined at one side of the frame. The frame includes a retaining member. A securing slot is defined in the frame. The securing slot and the retaining member are located at opposite sides of the opening. The side panel covers the opening. The side panel includes a locking member and a retaining post. The retaining post extends into the securing slot. The locking member includes a block portion. The block portion is configured to elastically deform and ride over the retaining member to secure the side panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: CHEN-LU FAN
-
Patent number: 8069598Abstract: An adjustable display board system comprises a display board, first and second grippers, first and second racks, and a handle. The first and second grippers are coupled to the display and include a plurality of teeth. The first and second racks are mounted to a rigid structure and include a plurality of teeth generally greater than the number of teeth of the first and second grippers. The teeth of the first and second grippers mesh with the teeth of the first and second racks to maintain the vertical position of the display board. The handle is pushed to disengage the grippers from the racks and allow vertical motion of the display board. The adjustable display board system also comprises a display board, a linear actuator unit, and one or more pivot arms. The linear actuator unit includes a movable actuator rod and is coupled to the one or more pivot arms, which in turn is coupled to the display board. Motion of the actuator rod is converted to raising and lowering of the display board.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Inventors: Jorge Garcia, Sam Minnich