Abstract: A modular storage unit for a cabinet or other support structure comprising a support structure and a storage unit movably coupled to a lateral portion of the support structure. The support structure may include a cavity with an opening thereto, the size of the cavity being sufficient to receive at least a portion of the storage unit. The storage unit may be slidably coupled to the support structure via a base member and may be rotatably coupled thereto. The storage unit may be independently rotatable about a vertical axis.

Abstract: A drawer based storage system is disclosed. It comprises a drawer adapted to be supported on a support frame having sides and, preferably, a front. The drawer is supported for pivotal movement between a closed, generally horizontal position and an open, non-horizontal position and, further, for sliding movement, only when the drawer is in the open position, between a retracted position and an extended position.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a built-in sliding rotating element for modular corner cabinets, which is capable of supporting a stack of storage elements; the said built-in element is characterised by the fact that it slides on a parallel pair of telescopic guides fixed to the two opposite sides of an intermediate support hinge, which is fixed in turn to the base of the column around which the said built-in sliding element rotates.

Abstract: A storage cabinet assembly for use in storing firearms or the like includes a cabinet with a recessed bifold door arrangement, to facilitate access to items contained within the cabinet assembly. The door arrangement includes a single-point locking system, which provides a secure arrangement for maintaining the doors in a closed position while providing ease in opening and closing the doors. Various support and storage modules or components are adapted to be contained within the interior of the cabinet, including stock rests for positioning in the bottom of the cabinet interior, as well as barrel rests and pistol supports that are secured to amounting member which may be adjustably positioned within the storage cabinet interior. A bin or shelf arrangement may also be positioned within the storage cabinet interior. The various support and storage modules or components may be used in various combinations, and may be moved to various positions within the storage cabinet interior.

Abstract: A pullout storage structure for a bathroom cabinet, such as a vanity or medicine cabinet, has a hinge linkage for moving a storage unit between an opened and a closed position such that the storage unit travels an arcuate path and maintains its orientation. Smooth and easy movement of the pullout storage structure is facilitated by an over-center assist member. The assist member tends to close, and keep closed, as well as open, and keep open, the pullout structure.

Abstract: A guide mechanism for use in cabinet like structures includes a pair of scissor arms connected to one another at a point which corresponds substantially with the medial or central point along a length of each arm. The opposing ends of each arm are pivotally secured to a respective guide which is oriented generally perpendicular to the direction of travel of a door connected to the scissor arms. One end of each arm is mounted within a slot defined in its guide which permits the end of the arm to travel longitudinally along a length of the arm. A power cylinder is pivotally connected to the arms at their central connection point. The opposing end of the power cylinder is pivotally connected to the body of the cabinet.

Abstract: A door panel system and method according to which a door panel is coupled to a member such as a chassis. A door panel is coupled to the chassis and is automatically rotated relative to the chassis.

Abstract: A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pair of slides. The camber is for compensating for the weight of the door to maintain the movement of the door substantially true relative to the furniture piece. Preferably, the pair of cambered slides is universally cambered. The universal camber is for permitting one design to be used without having to be concerned about the handedness of the cambered slide assembly.

Abstract: A storage cabinet provides for the secure storage of items against unauthorized access, with ready authorized access The cabinet has an opening extending laterally across the front of the cabinet, and a door having panels carrying latches, the panels being movable laterally between a latched position and an unlatched position, and being pivotally mounted for movement between a lateral orientation, wherein the panels close the opening, and a transverse orientation, wherein the panels allow access to the items stored in the cabinet. A locking arrangement selectively locks the panels in place when latched in position closing the opening, for preventing unauthorized access. When unlatched, the panels can be pivoted to open access through the opening, and can be folded and moved in transverse directions into the cabinet so as to maintain a compact, unobstructed configuration when the cabinet is open.

Abstract: A cantilevered drawer assembly comprises a support frame assembly comprising a pair of upright members. A rotating drawer assembly comprises a drawer frame having opposed parallel side rails supported upon a pivot frame having a pair of opposed pivot wheels. A pair of circular sector-shaped pivot arms is attached to the upright members. A channel having a parabolic section and a pair of straight sections extends across each pivot arm, and receives a pivot wheel. The side rails of the drawer frame are supported by the pivot arms. A pair of flanged wheels engages an upper edge of each side rail to restrict the vertical movement of the drawer frame. Translation of the drawer frame relative to the support frame assembly is accompanied by pivoting of the pivot arms. During translation, the drawer frame remains in a horizontal plane and is held in a cantilevered configuration.

Abstract: A dispenser that includes one or more sliding user doors for selectively restricting access to items disposed within the dispenser. In one embodiment, the dispenser includes a unique locking and drive mechanism that allows a single actuator to both: (1) lock and unlock a sliding user door; and (2) move the user door into and out of driving engagement with a drive mechanism that may be used to open and close the user door. In a particular embodiment, the dispenser further includes a door support that supports the weight of a downward-opening sliding user door when the downward-opening user door is in a closed position, but that may be selectively repositioned to facilitate the movement of the user door from a closed to an open position.

Abstract: A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pair of slides. The camber is for compensating for the weight of the door to maintain the movement of the door substantially true relative to the furniture piece. Preferably, the pair of cambered slides is universally cambered. The universal camber is for permitting one design to be used without having to be concerned about the handedness of the cambered slide assembly.

Abstract: A machine for inspecting a container which is being conveyed along a linear path. The machine has cabinets situated in front of the conveyor path at either side of a central open area in front of the conveyor path which is to be used by an operator for servicing the conveyor. The interior sides of these cabinets are open for access to electronics and the central opening is closed by a pair of doors which are releasably attached to the sides of the cabinets and can be push in to provide access to the central area and can be pulled from the cabinets to provide access to electronics through the open sides of the cabinets.

Abstract: A combination water feature and writing board has a front displaying a flow of water, and a number of movable writing board segments. These segments can be moved between a stored position in which the segments are stored behind the water feature, and an deployed position in which the segments cover the front of the water feature to provide a writing surface.

Abstract: A device and method for the storage and retrieval of a variety of cooking utensils is disclosed. The invention may include a sleeve, can or tracking system that is capable of receiving and storing and dispensing a stand alone appliance, or a kitchen utensil that is to be used on another kitchen appliance such as a stovetop/hob. The device may also include a latching system for securing the appliance/appliance carrier or utensil in its stored position. The device may be used with existing appliances and utensils as an appliance/utensil carrier or incorporate its own proprietary appliance(s) or utensil(s). This new and novel product or system for the storage and retrieval of food preparation appliances, allows the workplace to remain uncluttered, and at the same time allows the user ready access to the appliances, devices or utensils when desired. Additionally, the appliances are stored in a more efficient manner than is currently available.

Abstract: A pocket door system for the suspension of a pocket door within an entertainment cabinet or the like is shown with a rack and pinion guide associated with each pocket door slide and a synchronization shaft for transmittal of the actuation of one pocket door slide to the other, and where the installation of the pocket door slide and rack and pinion guide are integral to each other and also provide an improved alignment methods.

Abstract: A self-fastening wall cabinet including a plurality of panels having integrated connectors, and a flipper door. The plurality of panels are formed of injection molded plastic and interlock with one another to assemble the wall cabinet without the need for separate fasteners or connectors.

Abstract: A ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet having pocket doors. A pocket door assembly for a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet is also disclosed. A method of shipping a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet, a method for assembling a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet, and method of including a pocket door assembly in a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet is disclosed.

Abstract: A swinging bin storage system is disclosed. The system has a cabinet with an open front, with an upper track and a lower track adjacent to its open front, and bins located within the cabinet portion. Each bin has a pivot that permit the bin to laterally slide in the upper track and lower track and pivot out of the cabinet when a user wishes to open the cabinet, and a handle on a front wall of the bin, which handle activates a catch which is adapted to releasably slide within one of the upper and lower tracks of the cabinet.

Abstract: A mounting mechanism for mounting a enclosure-mountable device to an equipment enclosure having a plurality of vertical mounting rails disposed so as to define an equipment storage region is disclosed. The mounting mechanism includes a first portion configured to be attached to the enclosure-mountable device, and a second portion configured to be attached to one or more of the vertical mounting rails. The first and second portions are configured such that the enclosure-mountable device may be disposed in a first position outside the equipment storage region and a second position outside the equipment storage region.

Abstract: A DIY cabinet has a foldable frame, a top panel, a bottom panel, a rear panel and multiple pop-it fasteners. The panels are attached to the foldable frame with the pop-it fasteners. Each pop-it fastener is composed of a countersunk tube and a stud. The countersunk tubes are pressed into head holes in panels, and the studs are screwed into and extend from base holes in the foldable frame and align with corresponding head holes in the panels. The studs extending from the base holes are pressed respectively into the countersunk tube in the head holes. Thereby, the panels are conveniently mounted on the foldable frame without using any tools. Moreover, the foldable frame can be folded to reduce the size of the disassembled DIY cabinet.

Abstract: A slidable structure for a pocket door cabinet. The slidable structure may be coupled to a false wall of the pocket door cabinet, with a door hinged to the slidable structure. In some aspects, the slidable structure includes a self-open mechanism to force the door to a fully extended position.

Abstract: A pullout device for cabinet drawers has guide parts in the form of an upper and a lower pullout rail. A frame is movable arranged in an interior of a cabinet body so as to move on the guide parts. Shelf members are connected to the frame. The frame has a vertical longitudinal front support supporting a cabinet door and a vertical longitudinal rear support. The frame can be pulled out forwardly relative to the cabinet body in a direction of a central longitudinal plane that extends perpendicular to a front opening plane of the cabinet body from a storage position inside the cabinet body into an extended pullout position in front of the cabinet body. A support defines the extended pullout position such that the vertical longitudinal rear support is positioned at a spacing defining a spacer gap in front of the opening plane of the cabinet body.

Abstract: A door structure includes a door frame having edge portions of which at least some are curved. The door structure further includes a flexible door panel which is pivotable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The door panel is resiliently deformable from a substantially flat configuration to a curved configuration which corresponds to the curvature of the curved edge portions of the door frame. In the closed configuration the door panel is adapted to adopt the curved configuration and in the open position, the door panel is freely straightenable to the substantially flat configuration. The door structure may be embodied in a storage structure which includes a framework defining an interior including a storage space and an opening to the storage space. The door panel may be hingedly connected to an auxiliary portion which is slidably mounted substantially within the interior of the framework.

Abstract: The invention is a swinging bin storage system. The system has a cabinet with an open front, with an upper track and a lower track adjacent to its open front, and bins located within the cabinet portion. Each bin has a pivot that permit the bin to laterally slide in the upper track and lower track and pivot out of the cabinet when a user wishes to open the cabinet, and a handle on a front wall of the bin, which handle activates a catch which is adapted to releasably slide within one of the upper and lower tracks of the cabinet.

Abstract: A disclosed storage apparatus comprises a cupboard body and a lifting arrangement. The lifting arrangement is mounted on a wall or other fixture and selectively moves the cupboard body between a raised position adjacent the wall or fixture and a lowered position outward from the wall or fixture. Shelves are arranged in the storage cupboard to remain at a constant alignment irrespective of the alignment of the cupboard body.

Abstract: A slide assembly is for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of slides, an alignment element and a spacer that preferably is a spacer block. The pair of slides are for slidably mounting the door to the furniture piece. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pair of slides. The spacer, which preferably is a spacer block, is for setting off the door to permit the door to be both hingibly and slidably mounted to the furniture piece.

Abstract: A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pair of slides. The camber is for compensating for the weight of the door to maintain the movement of the door substantially true relative to the furniture piece. Preferably, the pair of cambered slides is universally cambered. The universal camber is for permitting one design to be used without having to be concerned about the handedness of the cambered slide assembly.

Abstract: A pocket door system for the suspension of a pocket door within an entertainment cabinet or the like is shown with a rack and pinion guide associated with each pocket door slide and a synchronization shaft for transmittal of the actuation of one pocket door slide to the other, and where the installation of the pocket door slide and rack and pinion guide are integral to each other and also provide an improved alignment method.

Abstract: A device for supporting a standard size keyboard tray within an electronics rack or cabinet. The keyboard supporting device includes a slideable shelf and a keyboard tray that is rotatably mounted thereto. The keyboard tray is rotatable between a storage position in which the keyboard tray is substantially perpendicular to the slideable shelf and a use position in which the keyboard tray is substantially parallel to the slideable shelf. A biasing device is included for biasing the keyboard tray toward either the storage position or the use position when the keyboard tray is disposed between the use position and the storage position.

Abstract: A method for opening a door on a storage bin is provided, where the storage bin includes a door pivoted to the storage bin for movement between open and closed positions, and a biasing device operably connected to the storage bin and the door for biasing the door as the door nears the open and closed positions. The biasing device includes a spring and a T-shaped shifting anchor connected to the spring that translates and changes a torque arm of a linear spring as the door is moved so that the spring creates a force sufficient to close the door during a last portion of door closure movement and so that the spring creates a force sufficient to open the door during a last portion of door opening movement.

Abstract: In a two-shaft pivotal mechanism for opening/closing and supporting a cover, a second pivot shaft connecting a pivoting member and the cover projects integrally from one of a pivoting member and a connecting piece on the cover, and an attachment hole for supporting the second pivot shaft is formed in the other of the pivoting member and the connecting piece, so that the pivoting member and connecting piece are pivotally connected. The pivot limiting portion is provided between the connecting piece and the pivoting member, and limits pivotal operation therebetween to a predetermined angular range. A first pivot shaft connecting the pivoting member and a receptacle projects integrally from one of the pivoting member and the receptacle, and an attachment hole for supporting the first pivot shaft is formed in the other of the pivoting member and the receptacle, so that the pivoting member and the receptacle are pivotally connected.

Abstract: A storage system for stacks of like articles consisting of a fixed base positioned within a storage area and carrousel like stackholder assembly between a position vertically aligned with the base and at least partially external of the storage system. The stackholder assembly is formed with a plurality of radially arranged wells which may be dimensioned to receive different sized and/or shaped articles.

Abstract: A drive for opening and closing a cover member in a motor vehicle has a lever which includes a detent device, for example a spring-loaded pin, which is pressed into a detent notch by force of a spring and is disengageable when a predetermined force is exceed and as a result disconnects an electric motor for opening and closing said cover member. It is therefore possible to open the cover member even when the electric motor fails, by disengaging the lever by hand, and the lever forms an overload safety device for the electric motor in the event of the cover member becoming jammed.

Abstract: A storage bin includes a door pivoted to the storage bin for movement between open and closed positions, and a biasing device operably connected to the storage bin and the door for biasing the door as the door nears the open and closed positions. The biasing device includes a spring and a T-shaped shifting anchor connected to the spring that translates and changes a torque arm of a linear spring as the door is moved so that the spring creates a force sufficient to close the door during a last portion of door closure movement and so that the spring creates a force sufficient to open the door during a last portion of door opening movement.

Abstract: A storage element that includes a pair of side walls, a front header panel, a pair of doors, and apparatus that selectively conceals the pair of doors. Each door has an uppermost edge with a high point that is intermediate thereof. The front header panel has a pair of throughslots that provide clearance for the high points of the pair of doors when the pair of doors are slid therethrough and concealed. The apparatus includes a pair of blocks that fill the pair of throughslot in the front header panel when the pair of doors are closed so as to provide a clean look for the front header panel when the pair of doors are closed. The pair of blocks either move with the pair of doors or are hingedly attached to the front header panel and are responsive to movement of the pair of doors.

Abstract: A dual action access door for a gaming machine that is formed from the lower front housing portion. In order to minimize the space required between adjacent gaming machines, while providing full access to the interior of the machine, the front housing portion is carried by a door chassis which enables the front housing portion to move in a drawer-like manner from a fully closed position to an extended position. In order to provide full access to the interior of the gaming machine, the front housing portion is pivotally connected on one end to the door chassis to enable the door to pivot about an axis generally parallel to a vertical datum in at least a partially extended position of the door chassis. One or more latching mechanisms may be provided to latch the front housing portion to latch the front housing portion in a closed position.

Abstract: A storage element that includes a pair of side walls, a front header panel, a pair of doors, and apparatus that selectively conceals the pair of doors. Each door has an uppermost edge with a high point that is intermediate thereof. The front header panel has a pair of throughslots that provide clearance for the high points of the pair of doors when the pair of doors are slid therethrough and concealed. The apparatus includes a pair of blocks that fill the pair of throughslot in the front header panel when the pair of doors are closed so as to provide a clean look for the front header panel when the pair of doors are closed. The pair of blocks either move with the pair of doors or are hingedly attached to the front header panel and are responsive to movement of the pair of doors.

Abstract: A storage unit includes a cabinet having an open front, and a counterbalanced door arrangement is interconnected with the cabinet for selectively closing the open front of the cabinet. The counterbalanced door arrangement includes an upper door member located between a pair of arms, each of which is pivotably mounted to the cabinet, in combination with a lower door member including a pair of arms pivotably interconnected with the cabinet. The pivotable connections of the upper and lower door member arms to the cabinet provides movement of the upper and lower door members between an open position, in which the upper and lower door members are moved apart, and a closed position in which the upper and lower door members are moved together. A link is interconnected between the upper and lower door member arms, for providing synchronous movement of the upper and lower door members between their open and closed positions.

Abstract: A hardware assembly is provided for cabinet sliding doors as are used with entertainment centers. The hardware assembly includes a u-shaped spacer which is attached to a slotted plate in selective fashion to provide infinite relative positioning. The hardware assembly can be quickly installed and adjusted by inexperienced personnel which is useful in finishing the cabinet and thereafter, daily usage.

Abstract: A door structure includes a door frame having edge portions of which at least some are curved. The door structure further includes a flexible door panel which is pivotable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The door panel is resiliently deformable from a substantially flat configuration to a curved configuration which corresponds to the curvature of the curved edge portions of the door frame. In the closed configuration the door panel is adapted to adopt the curved configuration and in the open position, the door panel is freely straightenable to the substantially flat configuration. The door structure may be embodied in a storage structure which includes a framework defining an interior including a storage space and an opening to the storage space. The door panel may be hingedly connected to an auxiliary portion which is slidably mounted substantially within the interior of the framework.

Abstract: A wall-mounted cabinet that is especially adapted for use as a security cabinet in a security system includes the cabinet and the equipment secured by the cabinet in such a manner that the system does not rely on surveillance by security personnel. The cabinet includes a housing with a back support panel securely fastened to a wall of the building that is being monitored. The panel fits around cables used to power or otherwise electrically service the equipment. The housing also has top, bottom and side panels projecting outwardly from the back panel, and shelves are located within the housing defining an upper and lower compartments. Upper and lower doors are mounted on the housing for movement between open and closed positions over the compartments, and locks on the doors secure the doors in their closed positions. Fasteners join the panels of the housing together so that access from the exterior of the cabinet when locked is prevented short of destroying the cabinet.

Abstract: A hardware assembly is provided for cabinet sliding doors as are used with entertainment centers. The hardware assembly includes a u-shaped spacer which is attached to a slotted plate in selective fashion to provide infinite relative positioning. The hardware assembly can be quickly installed and adjusted by inexperienced personnel which is useful in finishing the cabinet and thereafter, daily usage.

Abstract: An overhead door with a pair of stays and a respective stay holding tension springs. Each of the stays is rotatably fitted to the inner surface of a corresponding lateral wall of a cabinet main body by way of a rotary shaft and have their front end pivotably secured to the door at a position close to the lower edge of the door. Each of the stay holding tension springs are so arranged that each of them is hooked at an end to a position located upward and forward relative to the corresponding rotary shaft on the inner surface of the related lateral wall of the cabinet main body and at the opposite end to a middle point of the corresponding stay.

Abstract: A hidden photograph storage and display device including an open front boxlike formation providing for display of a very large number of photographs mounted on multiple photographic panel or sheets. A cover is hingedly mounted on the boxlike formation for closing off the front of the boxlike formation and concealing the hundreds of photographs mounted on the photographic panels or sheets. The photographic panels are mounted in a unique parallel manner to provide for storage of such a large number of photographs. When the cover is closed, the device appears to be a picture, photograph, wall unit, cabinet, or other surface.

Abstract: A cabinet includes a hinged tracking system for attaching a door to the cabinet. The hinged tracking system allows the door to translate rectilinearly away from the cabinet, as well as rotate with respect to the cabinet. The hinged tracking system includes a track member attached to a side wall of the cabinet, and a slide member slidable with respect to the track member. An intermediate member may be disposed between the track member and the slide member to increase the linear travel of the slide member. A hinge is located between the slide member and the door. The track member and the slide member may include stoppers which prevent overtravel of the slide member with respect to the track member, so that the slide member does not inadvertently slide completely off of the track member. The slide member may also include a locking system for locking the slide member in a maximum extended position, and for locking the hinge in a closed position or an open position.

Abstract: A hardware assembly is provided for cabinet sliding doors as are used with entertainment centers. The hardware assembly includes a u-shaped spacer which is attached to a slotted plate in selective fashion to provide infinite relative positioning. The hardware assembly can be quickly installed and adjusted by inexperienced personnel which is useful in finishing the cabinet and thereafter, daily usage.

Abstract: Storage apparatus comprising an opening leading to a compartment bound by a housing, a framework mounted to the housing for movement between a first position contained by the compartment and a second position extending from the opening, a platform carried by the framework for accommodating storage items in the first position of the framework and for holding the storage items in the compartment in the second position of the framework, and an obstruction carried by one of the framework and the platform for inhibiting storage items supported by the platform from passing through the opening in the first position of the framework.

Abstract: An opening-closing door (20) for closing an equipment body (10) is provided at a front side of a car-mounted-type equipment, and an operating portion (21) for operating the equipment body (10) can be operated only when the opening-closing door (20) is in its open condition. A pivotal movement point, serving as an axis of pivotal movement of the opening-closing door (20), as well as a drive point to which a drive force for pivotally moving the opening-closing door (20) is applied, is provided on the opening-closing door (20). A first drive mechanism (race (35)) for driving the pivotal movement point in a direction perpendicular to the front side of the door (20), disposed in its closed condition, is provided at the opening-closing door (20). A second drive mechanism (lever (36)) for pivotally moving the opening-closing door (20) about the pivotal movement point is provided at the opening-closing door.

Abstract: A portable utility stand for computer equipment and the like is disclosed which comprises a cabinet having a front, rear, and sides. A main compartment is disposed in a lower part of the cabinet and an auxiliary compartment is disposed in an upper part of the cabinet above the main compartment. A support tray assembly is carried in the auxiliary compartment which includes a slidable base. A utility tray for supporting a keyboard rotatably is carried by the slidable base so that the tray rotates on the base. The utility tray has a stored position wherein the tray and base are generally longitudinally aligned and are received longitudinally in the auxiliary compartment, and an operational position wherein the tray is withdrawn from the compartment and oriented at a desired angle relative to the base for keyboard operation.