Horizontal Axis Patents (Class 312/327)
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Publication number: 20120325963Abstract: An ergonomically improved stowage system includes a supporting structure, a bin having a volume with an opening to receive a load, the bin being movable with respect to the supporting structure from a closed to an open position, and an attaching mechanism for attaching the bin to the structure. The attaching mechanism includes a bin pivot axis that is located in substantial alignment with a center of gravity of the bin in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: David A. Young, Steven L. Scown
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Patent number: 8333445Abstract: An assembly adaptor (6) for the assembly of a functional mounting (19) that is attachable on a cabinet body (1) with a frame (2) structure has an assembly plate (7) with an assembly face (14) on which the functional mounting (19) is attached. A first attachment face (9), in the mounted condition of the assembly adaptor (6), is held in abutment to a frame (2) of a cabinet body (1). An attachment part (8) with a second attachment face (10), in the assembled condition of the assembly adaptor (6), is held in abutment to a side wall (3) of the cabinet body (1). The attachment portion (8) is retainable relative to the assembly plate (7) with a variable distance between the two attachment faces (9, 10).Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Huwil Butoripari Es Uzletberendezesi Rendszerek KftInventor: Juergen Schnell
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Publication number: 20120313495Abstract: A container data center includes a housing, a driving device, a gear device, and a rope. The hosing includes a sidewall, and the gear device and the driving device are received within the housing. The gear device includes a winding member, one end of the rope is connected to the winding member, and the other end is connected to the rotatable sidewall. The winding member is mechanically connected to the driving device, the driving device drives the winding member to wind or unwind the rope, and the sidewall is closed or opened according to the rotation direction of the winding member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.Inventor: XIAO-YU FAN
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Patent number: 8315046Abstract: A system and device for placement between a keyboard and monitor on a work surface that routes cables and provides access to controls, where the system and device rest in a first position for use and a second position for access to ports and cables.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2008Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventor: Jason J. Cooper
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Publication number: 20120281343Abstract: A support is provided for supporting an electronic device on a supporting surface. The support includes a shell configured to receive the electronic device, a frame rotatably connected to the shell, and two adjusting arms. Top ends of the two adjusting arms and two opposite sides of the shell are configured such that the top ends of the two adjusting arms are slidable along longitudinal directions of the two opposite sides of the shell when a user applies force to the support, and further configured for holding the top ends of the two adjusting arms in stationary positions relative to the two opposite sides of the shell when the user does not apply force to the support. Opposite ends of the two adjusting arms are rotatably connected to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: QUAN-CHANG CHENG, LIN-LIN PAN, CONG-BING ZHOU
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Publication number: 20120217856Abstract: An electronic device with a storage device enclosure is disclosed. The electronic device enclosure comprises a chassis comprising a bottom plate and a side plate substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate; a securing member attached to the side plate and comprising a plurality of positioning slots; a bracket rotatably attached to the side plate about a pivoting axis substantially parallel to the bottom plate relative to the chassis; the bracket comprising a side panel substantially perpendicular to the side plate; a blocking portion located on the side panel, and the blocking portion being elastic and engaged in one of the plurality of positioning slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD.Inventors: YUN-LUNG CHEN, LIANG-CHIN WANG, JIAN HU, YU-MING XIAO, HAI-QING ZHU
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Publication number: 20120217850Abstract: A multi-position cabinet for use with machine tools which provides a solution to the problem of limited shop space in which to install bench type power tools is provided. The invention comprises a rotating rectangular cabinet which contains workstations from which bench type power tools can be deployed from a stowed position to a working position. The invention includes means for raising the cabinet off its base so that the cabinet can be rotated to bring each workstation to the topmost position from which the power tool associated with that work station can be deployed. In one exemplary embodiment, the workstations include a drill press, table saw, miter saw and belt sander. The invention is not limited to use with power tools, but rather is suitable for use in any application where it is desirable to provide multiple workstations in a comparatively compact package.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Inventor: Michael Sharperson
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Publication number: 20120212116Abstract: A mobile technology cabinet comprises a compartment having a work platform mounted for rotational motion between a substantially vertical storage position and a deployed position. A monitor support is operatively connected to the work platform such that movement of the work platform between the storage position and the deployed position causes the monitor support to rise from a storage position to a deployed position. The work platform may be rotated relative to the cabinet to simultaneously deploy the work surface and to raise the monitor. A base supports the cabinet for movement on wheels. A frame extends from the base and supports a cabinet such that the cabinet is movable between a raised position and a lowered position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Robert Grant McRorie, Michael T. Kopczewski, Sean David Montag, Jay F. Perkins
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Publication number: 20120176739Abstract: A rack-mounted console module includes a lower unit slideably mounted on a rail and an upper unit pivotally coupled to the lower unit. A locking mechanism includes a first part moveably disposed in the lower unit and a second part fixedly disposed on the rail. When the upper unit is closed and the lower unit slides along the rail to a target position, the first part of the locking mechanism changes from a released state to a locked state where it engages the second part of the locking mechanism to lock the lower unit. When the upper unit is opened, the first part changes from the locked state to a ready-to-released state. When the upper unit is subsequently closed, the first part changes from the ready-to-released state to a released state where it disengages from the second part, and the console module can be slid back into the rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Chen-Yuan LEE
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Patent number: 8215728Abstract: A storage enclosure includes a housing and first and second doors. The housing defines a front opening for permitting access to an interior of the housing. The first door is connected to the first and second side walls and is upwardly pivotable and inwardly slideable from a closed position covering a lower portion of the front opening to an open position uncovering the lower portion of the front opening. The second door is connected to the housing and is upwardly pivotable from a closed position covering an upper portion of the front opening to an open position uncovering the upper portion of the front opening.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.Inventor: Robert J. Mehmen
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Publication number: 20120080987Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus main body; a supported body rotatably supported with the image forming apparatus main body; and a buffer device that shock-absorbs a shock due to a rotational operation of the supported body, the buffer device having: a guide member provided in the supported body; and a buffer device main body having a guided member provided in the image forming apparatus main body and guided with the guide member and a pressing member that presses the guided member, and in assembly before attachment of the buffer device main body to the image forming apparatus main body, in a state where the supported body is opened from the image forming apparatus main body, when the guided member is attached to the guide member, a movement prevention part provided in the guided member or the guide member preventing movement of the guided member in a direction away from the guide member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventor: Yuichi TAKAMORI
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Patent number: 8146227Abstract: A mobile platform is provided. The mobile platform includes a interior overhead structure and at least one compartment rotatably coupled to the interior overhead structure. The compartment is rotatable into an opened position and a closed position. The mobile platform further includes a pivot system coupled to the interior overhead structure and the compartment to enable the compartment to rotate into the opened position and the closed position. The pivot system comprises a first fitting that defines a raceway and a second fitting that defines a hub and a guide. The hub of the second fitting is for engagement with the raceway and the guide directs the first fitting into the second fitting to couple the first fitting to the second fitting.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Chad D. Schmitz, Michael S. Haynes, Nelson J. Jeyarajah, Michael J. Malkinson, Christopher S. Pugh
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Publication number: 20120049711Abstract: A housing includes a first panel having a keeper, a hinged door shiftable between a first position generally perpendicular to the first panel and a second position, and a lock mounted on the door, the lock comprising a rotatable cylinder having an axis of rotation perpendicular to the door and a cam. The cam has a first end connected to the cylinder for rotation with the cylinder and a second end spaced from the first end by a cam body, the second end extending at an angle to the cam body and lying in a second plane parallel to the axis of rotation. When the door is in the first position, the cam is shiftable from a first orientation with the cam second end spaced from the keeper to a second orientation with the cam second end overlying a side of the keeper opposite the cylinder to lock the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Gil Ruiz, Thomas Crain
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Publication number: 20120051013Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure. The enclosure includes a main base and a cover rotatably secured to the main base. The main base includes a bottom plate. The cover includes a first section and a second section rotatably connected to the first section. The second section is rotatable relative to the first section between a first position, where the second section is at an acute angle to the first section; and a second position, where the second section is substantially parallel to the bottom plate, and the first section and the second section are located on a same plane and covers the main base.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: SHIH-WEI CHAO
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Publication number: 20120013233Abstract: A chassis module includes a chassis unit, a movable retaining unit and a switch unit. The chassis unit has a chassis body, at least one first retaining element on the chassis body and a movable cover separably disposed on the chassis body. The movable retaining unit is disposed on an inner surface of the movable cover, and the movable retaining unit has at least one second retaining element selectively cooperating with the first retaining element. The switch unit is assembled on the chassis body. The switch unit has a control portion exposed from the chassis body and a push portion connected to the control portion for selectively separating the first retaining element and the second retaining element from each other. Therefore, after operating the control portion to lift the movable cover up, a user can install or detach data access devices in/from the chassis body easily.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicants: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: CHUAN-FENG CHEN, CHIN-PANG HSU, CHIN-YUEH LIU
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Publication number: 20120001528Abstract: A computer includes a chassis and a stowage structure. The stowage structure includes a connecting member mounted to a side plate of the chassis, a cover plate rotatably mounted to the connecting member, and a first supporting plate rotatably mounted to the cover plate to accommodate a first peripheral device between the cover plate and the first supporting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.Inventor: ZHEN-XING YE
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Publication number: 20110317738Abstract: A framework is provided for positioning a testing cabinet for testing an appliance. The framework includes a base for supporting the appliance; a first side frame attached to the base; a rear frame attached to the base; a second side frame attached to the base and located opposite to the first side frame; and a top frame attached to the first side frame. The first side frame, the rear frame, the second side frame, and the top frame are adapted to hold panels of the testing cabinet in a predetermined position relative to the appliance, and the framework is adapted to hold a side panel of the panels of the testing cabinet in a plurality of different positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATIONInventor: Brandon Kornegay
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Patent number: 8066341Abstract: A piece of furniture including a body and at least one flap that can be upwardly displaced by means of at least one actuating arm which is joined to the flap in an articulated manner and can preferably be pivoted about a horizontal axis. At least one actuating arm is subjected to the action of a spring device, and at least one electric drive acts on at least one actuating arm. A coupling device acts between the electric drive and the actuating arm, said coupling device having a free wheel for freely displacing the actuating arm into an open position and/or a closed position, in at least one rotary direction over a defined angular region.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Julius Blum GmbHInventor: Klaus Brüstle
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Publication number: 20110250000Abstract: A device for processing media may include a front panel, a rear panel, a side panel, a support surface, and an access door assembly. The access door assembly may be pivotally coupled to the support surface and may include a major door pivotally coupled to a minor door. The minor door may be movable from an operational position to a minor support position and the major door may be movable from the operational position to a major support position in which the major door is positioned against and supported by the support surface. The side panel may define an imaginary plane that extends upward beyond the support surface and the access door assembly may be sized to be supported on the support surface without crossing the imaginary plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: ZIH Corp.Inventors: Timothy T. Anderson, Robert P. Gotschewski, Mark B. Urban
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Patent number: 8033435Abstract: The invention is a mobile blueprint holder wherein a box mounts along an interior side of a pickup truck bed. The box opens to allow the blueprint table to fold out where the blueprint table rests at an angle. When not in use the blueprints and the blueprint table fold away for safe storage. The blueprint table folds along the middle and contains a plurality of clips for holding a blueprint in place.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2007Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Inventor: Steven A. Brooke
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Publication number: 20110241511Abstract: The opening and closing apparatus includes a lower unit case, an upper unit case, a hinge, a lower guide member, an upper guide member and an opening/closing linking unit. The upper unit case is configured to open and close with respect to the lower unit case. The lower guide member is disposed in the lower unit case, and the upper guide member is disposed in the upper unit case. The opening/closing linking unit includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member and a linking portion. As the upper unit case is closed, the opening/closing linking unit moves from the base end side toward the distal end side along the upper guide member and the lower guide member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoichiro NISHIMURA, Kumiko KURIKI, Yukio SHIOHARA, Kazuhito ISHIDA, Masahisa KATO, Tomohisa HIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20110221320Abstract: A desk-top storage solution for portable computing devices is formed as a storage tray. The storage tray has pockets sized to cradle individual portable computing devices. Each pocket includes a wire management system to enable an electrical connector to be provided within the pocket and secured relative to the pocket to enable the portable computing device to be quickly electrically connected to the storage tray. A USB hub is provided within the storage tray which interconnects with the electrical connectors and enables the portable computing devices to be charged while stored in the storage tray and also synchronized with an external computer while contained within the storage tray. The storage tray has a lid that is connected to the base by position control friction hinges which regulate the motion of the lid relative to the base during ascent/descent while the lid is moved between open and closed positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Petrick, Matthew Petrick, Chris Brandel
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Publication number: 20110221321Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for opening and closing a shield plate in an automated teller machine (ATM). When a unit processing module is attached to a front cover, a media entrance may be opened. When the unit processing module is detached from the front cover, the media entrance may be closed. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent various types of financial accidents and safety accidents occurring while the unit processing module is attached to and detached from the unit processing module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC.Inventor: Jong-Ok Lee
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Publication number: 20110210654Abstract: A telecommunications cabinet systems and methods provide a cabinet enclosure coupled with a tippable shelf assembly. Exemplary tippable shelf assemblies include a support mechanism having a mounting connection coupled with the telecommunication cabinet, and a pivoting tray mechanism having a component connection attached with a telecommunications or electronics component. The pivoting tray mechanism is pivotably and translatably coupled with the support mechanism and provides access to the telecommunications component during an installation or maintenance procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: Qwest Communications International Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Edison Zatz, Andrew Bruno, Stephen Sattler
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Publication number: 20110193461Abstract: An articulation mechanism for a sliding shelf stem of a household appliance is disclosed. The articulation mechanism may operate without the use of an additional piece and may be made only with a stamping on the counter-door itself of the household appliance. The configuration of the articulation mechanism may simplify its fabrication and assembly, and may reduce or eliminate the need for use of accessories and tools for the assembly processes, simplifying construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: ELECTROLUX DO BRASIL SAInventor: Gilberto Martins Alves
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Publication number: 20110153058Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for housing data storage devices. The method, system and apparatus can include an enclosure for receiving, sorting, storing and retrieving data storage devices. Additionally, the method, system and apparatus can include an interface and display that allow for the manipulation of data storage devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventor: James Howard Johnson
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Publication number: 20110148262Abstract: A home appliance including an oven, a door pivotably coupled to the oven that is configured to rotate relative to the front of the oven about a first axis, and a rod pivotably coupled to the oven. The rod has a pin secured thereto that is configured to move along a second axis extending perpendicular to the first axis as the door is rotated about the first axis. A first gate is positioned along the second axis, and a second gate is positioned along the second axis opposite the first gate. When the door is rotated to a predetermined position about the first axis, the first gate and the second gate are moved apart such that movement of the pin along the second axis is permitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: SHANTHKUMAR BASAVALINGAPPA MUDBASAL, PRASHANT RUPEREE, AMANDEEP SINGH
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Patent number: 7958673Abstract: A product server for holding and displaying products. The product server has a front customer side, a rear employee side and a breath guard. The breath guard comprises a cover attached to the product server that is moveable between a lowered position covering the products held by the product server and a raised position in which the cover serves as a breath guard and allows access to the products. The cover is sufficiently transparent to allow viewing of the products from the customer side of the product server.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Duke Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Thomas E. Yingst, Frederick A. Deluca
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Publication number: 20110080083Abstract: A household appliance that includes a housing having an opening; a door rotatable about a first rotation axis to selectively open or close the opening; and a braking system to damp a rotational movement of the door when the door is opened or closed. The braking system includes a damper and a transmission unit that is coupled between the door and the damper to be driven by the door and for transmitting a movement of the door to the damper.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2009Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBHInventors: Klaus Engel, Christine Linke, Alexander Rupp
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Publication number: 20110037364Abstract: A door or wing for electrical household appliances comprises a pivoting element (30) and two hinges (40, 50) mounted along one perimetric side of the pivoting element (30) to join the pivoting element (30) to a frame (2) and make it movable relative to the latter between a closed position and an open position, each of the two hinges (40, 50) comprising a first member and a second, box-shaped member and a lever for connecting the first and second members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: NUOVA STAR S.p.A.Inventor: Angelo VANINI
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Patent number: 7877931Abstract: The present superstructure involves, for each upright, a spacer section bar (3), a hinge-bearing section bar (6), a hinge (8), a piston (13) that helps to lift the pane (1), and is completed by a gripper (9) for supporting the pane (1), a closing section bar (11) and a gasket; the section bar (3) has a box section so that it can be adjusted to be joined together with the section bar (6); each hinge (8) is fixed to the section bar (6) and at its end to be fixed to the gripper (9), bears conical guides (8.1) suitable for fitting the conical arms (9.1) situated on the gripper (9) itself; a gasket (12) is fixed to the gripper (9); where spherical panes (1) are involved, hinges (15) are used containing a body (15.1) and a connecting piece (15.2) that can be rotated with respects to the body (15.1) so that the panes (1) can be fitted on at different lengths of the circular arc.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: N.E.M. Nord Est Meccanica S.N.C.Inventor: Alessandro Cianetti
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Publication number: 20100283364Abstract: A rack system for an appliance is provided. The rack system includes a door link, a first coupler link, a first rack, a bracket, a second coupler link, and a second rack. The bracket has a plurality of sites for attachment with the second coupler link. The door link is attached to an appliance door. The first coupler link is attached to the door link and connected to the first rack. The bracket is attached to either the first rack or the second rack. The second coupler link is attached to the bracket at one of the sites for attachment and connected to whichever one of either the first or second racks to which the bracket is not attached. The rack system translationally couples angular displacement of the appliance door to linear movement of the first rack and the second rack. The linear movement of the first and second racks can be non-staggered or staggered depending on the attachment site of the bracket to which the second coupler link is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventor: Edwin Koehler
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Publication number: 20100256800Abstract: Storage systems for inventory control are disclosed. The storage systems includes a vertical storage structure having a plurality of vertically-stacked pockets. Each vertically-stacked pocket can be configured to be separately openable for providing user access to contents of the vertically-stacked pocket. The vertical storage structure can be a vertical sliding-type door, a hinged-type door, or a wall-mounted cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: Cardinal Health 303, Inc.Inventor: David Heffron
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Publication number: 20100227485Abstract: In the cover opening and dosing device of the present invention, a terminal cover 21 includes a turn regulating portion 24. The turn regulating portion 24 can prevent the terminal cover 21 from turning in a cover dosing direction due to resilience of coupling portions 22 and 23 when the terminal cover 21 is moved to a cover opening position. Thus, when connecting a cable to a terminal, the terminal cover 21 does not hinder the connection, so that the cable can be connected to the terminal with ease. It is possible to achieve a configuration of holding the terminal cover capable of opening and dosing the terminal open with ease and at low cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji FUJITA, Syuji YASUOKA
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Publication number: 20100213801Abstract: A foldable exhibition and working furniture is described, comprising: a lower wall hingedly attached to an upper wall, both walls form a housing when the exhibition furniture is folded. In the furniture, a side wall is laterally spaced from the lower wall but connected by a foldable shelf, a foldable support holding the shelf and a cover hingedly attached to the lower wall and detachably joined on the side wall. To fold the exhibition furniture, the cover is detached from the side wall, this approaches towards the lower wall thereby automatically folding the foldable support and the shelf, the cover is lowered to cover the side wall and finally the upper wall is lowered to be coupled with the lower wall then forming the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventor: Ricardo Ceballos-Godefroy
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Publication number: 20100148647Abstract: A work station comprises a mounting bracket adapted to be mounted to a surface. An upper arm and a lower arm are mounted to the mounting bracket for pivoting motion about a first vertical axis. A track is pivoted to the upper arm and the lower arm about a second vertical axis where the track supports a vertically displaceable carriage. The carriage may support a monitor and work platform where the work platform supports a key board tray. A lift system supports the carriage for vertical movement. Work station mounting systems are also provided for movably supporting a work platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: RUBBERMAID INCORPORATEDInventors: Roddy Burgess, Ian Cunningham, Robert Grant McRorie
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Patent number: 7735943Abstract: A refrigerated appliance with a hinged access panel is disclosed. The refrigerated appliance comprises a frame, the panel, and one or more hinges coupling the panel to the frame. Each hinge has a linkage that guides the movement of the panel between a closed position and an open position. The movement of the linkage has a linear component and a rotational component. The refrigerated appliance may include a latch configured to retain the panel in the open position. The refrigerated appliance may include one or more biasing elements configured to bias the panel toward the open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Sub-Zero, Inc.Inventor: Philip F. Hottmann
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Publication number: 20100140247Abstract: A wiring assembly for an appliance is disclosed. The appliance has a main body and a door movably attached to the main body. The wiring assembly includes a base attachable to the door and having a first end and a second end; a slide slidably mounted on the base so that the slide is moveable between a first position where the slide is adjacent to the first end and a second position where the slide is adjacent to the second end; a tensioning or biasing member engaging the slide with the base and biasing the slide to the first position; and a cable assembly including a power/communication cable attachable to the main body and connected to the slide. An appliance incorporating such a wiring assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Derek Lee Watkins, John Mark Chilton, Steve B. Froalicher, Jay Andrew Broniak, Michael Paul McGonagle
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Publication number: 20100127606Abstract: A slow open slow close hinge assembly for an appliance includes a first hinge assembly including a base; a tab projecting outwardly from the base in a first direction; a support projecting outwardly from the base in a second direction; a hinge arm pivotably connected to the tab via a first pivot point; a tail portion extending through an opening in the base; a slow open slow close dampener operably connected between the support at a second pivot point and the tail portion at a third pivot point; wherein a neutral position for the dampener occurs when the first, second and third pivot points are aligned substantially in a straight line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: James J. Collene, Brian White
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Patent number: 7723943Abstract: A receiving method is provided comprising the following steps. First, a receiving device is provided, wherein the receiving device comprises a chamber, a plurality of spacers, a spacer moving module, a first cover unit, a second cover unit, a control unit and an input interface. Then, an order is inputted to the input surface, wherein the input surface sends a control signal according to the order, and the control unit controls movements of the first cover unit, the second cover unit and the spacer moving module according to the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2008Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Chung-Yang Fu, Wei-Chen Lee
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Publication number: 20100109495Abstract: Storage units resembling a traditional piece of furniture for storing decorative bedding when the bed is in use are discussed and illustrated. The storage units may include an interior storage space for storing decorative pillows and a rack extending outward from the unit for supporting decorative bedding. The rack may be retracted within the unit when not in use. The unit may one or more shelves, doors, and drawers, depending on a desired furniture configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Jay Nelson, Connie Jo Nelson
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Publication number: 20100052489Abstract: A cover opening/dosing device of the present invention is formed so that a height of a rib to be in contact with a sealing member asymptotically decreases from a shaft toward an edge of a cover opposite to the shaft. With this configuration, the cover can be dosed with only a small load imposed on the cover, whereby the operability in the opening/dosing of the cover can be improved. Further, air-tightness of a recessed part provided with a disk drive sealed by the cover can be ensured.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi NAKATANI, Shintaro TANAKA, Haruka KANEKO, Yoshiaki NAGAMURA
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Patent number: 7640696Abstract: A product server for holding and displaying products. The product server has a front customer side, a rear employee side and a breath guard. The breath guard comprises a panel attached to the product server and moveable between a lowered position preventing access to products held by the product server and a raised position allowing access to the products. The panel being sufficiently transparent to allow viewing of the products held in the product server.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Duke Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Thomas E. Yingst
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Publication number: 20090288692Abstract: A door assembly and associated components for a dishwashing appliance are provided, wherein the dishwashing appliance includes a tub portion defining a forward access opening. The door assembly is pivotably engaged with the tub portion and cooperates therewith to cover the forward access opening. The door assembly includes an integrally formed and structurally reinforced inner door member, without a separate reinforcement panel. The inner door member includes at least one reinforcing member integrally formed therewith and along a contour thereof so as to provide reinforcement thereof. The dishwashing appliance further includes a covering member configured to encompass a wiring arrangement associated with the inner door member, for protecting the wiring arrangement within the dishwashing appliance. Associated apparatuses and methods are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2008Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Robert Haeberle, Dennis A. Poyner, David Sumner
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Publication number: 20090284112Abstract: A storage enclosure includes a housing and first and second doors. The housing defines a front opening for permitting access to an interior of the housing. The first door is connected to the first and second side walls and is upwardly pivotable and inwardly slideable from a closed position covering a lower portion of the front opening to an open position uncovering the lower portion of the front opening. The second door is connected to the housing and is upwardly pivotable from a closed position covering an upper portion of the front opening to an open position uncovering the upper portion of the front opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicant: Waterloo Industries, Inc.Inventor: Robert J. Mehmen
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Publication number: 20090261696Abstract: A cabinet-shaped piece of furniture having a folding lid (2) with two lid parts (3, 4) which are arranged one above the other. The upper lid part (3) is pivotally hinged to the body (1) of the piece of furniture, and the lower lid part (4) is pivotally [hinged] to the upper lid part (3). The axis of rotation (13) between the two lid parts (3, 4) lies in the region of the wall thickness (5) of the lid parts (3, 4). The distance of the instantaneous centre of rotation (20) of the lower lid part (4) from the lower edge (16) of the lower lid (4), when the folding lid (2) is closed, amounts to 25% of the height (h) of the lower lid part (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2006Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Helmut Hollenstein, Simon Gassner
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Publication number: 20090255089Abstract: An over-center latch assembly has a base for attaching the over-center latch assembly to a first part of a unit. The first part of the unit is moveable to a second part of the unit. A handle is rotatably coupled to the base by a hinge. A pivot is coupled to the handle such that the pivot traverses about the hinge. The pivot is configured to receive a hasp. A stop surface is coupled to the base whereby rotation of the handle about the hinge is limited by the stop surface. A hinge bearing is coupled to the hinge. The hinge bearing enables an increased quantity of latch/unlatch cycles of the over-center latch assembly before failure of the over-center latch assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2008Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventor: Supan Boonmatun
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Patent number: 7546922Abstract: An apparatus for storing articles comprises a plurality of individual article support devices for supporting a plurality of articles independent of the side walls of a container. Each article support device comprises a first rack and a second rack. Each one of the racks comprises a first spine and a second spine, each spine having notches for receiving the peripheral surface of the articles. Each rack also has a plurality of openings formed in each rack disposed intermediately to each spine. At least one of the racks has a coupling mechanism for coupling the first spine and the second spine to form one of the racks for coupling to the other rack through one of the openings. The racks are coupled so that the spines of one of the racks are oriented approximately ninety degrees to the adjacent spines of the other rack.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2006Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Foam Design Inc.Inventor: Randy Louis Howard
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Patent number: 7533947Abstract: Refrigerator which permits the user to taking out food conveniently by moving up a container therein, and in which panels are provided on opposite sides of the container to pivot when the container moves in the vertical direction, for preventing injury to the user at the time the container moves up/down.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sang Oh Kim, Kyung Han Jeong
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Patent number: 7510250Abstract: A cover mechanism includes a bezel (10), a latch (30), and a cover 20 movably attached to the bezel. The cover includes a pair of tabs (22)formed thereon, each with a shaft (222) extending therefrom.The bezel includes a plurality of tabs (142) extending therefrom each with a pivoting hole (144) to engage with the shaft of the cover. The latch is slidably attached to the cover to engage with the bezel.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignees: Hon Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yang-Ming Lin, Xiao-Zhong Jing