Horizontally Movable (e.g., Drawer) Patents (Class 312/330.1)
  • Patent number: 7869683
    Abstract: A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathleen M. Barnes, Justin R. Horton, Thomas C. Tinucci, Thomas L. Barnes
  • Patent number: 7854486
    Abstract: A container includes a drawer that can be held at an intermediately open position and can be easily moved to the fully open position. A container includes a drawer for accommodating a small article, an accommodation case for accommodating the drawer for horizontal sliding movement, and an intermediately open stopping mechanism for stopping the drawer at an intermediate position once when the drawer is pulled out toward the passenger side. The intermediately open stopping mechanism includes an arm member provided on the drawer and having a pin-like projection at a tip end thereof, and a groove group provided and extending on the accommodation case for guiding the pin-like projection. The groove group includes a plurality of guide grooves including a blind alley portion for stopping the pin-like projection at the intermediately open position once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junichi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20100295432
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting a sliding drawer or tray to a frame includes: a main panel; a front panel connected and generally normal to the main panel; a floor panel connected and generally normal to the main panel; a front lip connected to the front panel and extending generally parallel to the main panel; and a floor lip connected to the front panel and extending generally parallel to the main panel. In this configuration, the bracket can facilitate precise but simple mounting of the drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventor: Robert C. Hightower
  • Publication number: 20100283359
    Abstract: An appliance comprises a body and a door panel and/or drawer panel movable between a home position, an open position, and an over-travel position. A cosmetic panel may be coupled to the door and/or drawer panel. The appliance may further include an installation system and/or a positioning device. The positioning device is configured to bias the door and/or drawer panels to the home position from the over-travel position. The installation system is configured to establish the front-to-back alignment of the appliance. The installation system may be a direct mount installation system. The installation system may include an adjustment system configured to facilitate positioning the cosmetic panel to be co-planar with the surrounding cabinetry. The adjustment mechanism may further help establish small and consistent reveals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Philip F. Hottmann, Mark J. Blahnik, Chad A. Wohlrab, John F. Andrews
  • Publication number: 20100276317
    Abstract: A toolbox assembly 10 which is adapted to allow material to be easily and securely stored and retrieved and which is aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Larry Mitchell Grela, Edwin Dizon Manalang
  • Publication number: 20100264791
    Abstract: A universal furniture system may include a front side of the back side opposed to the front side, the front side may include a convertible sofa bed to convert to a sofa or bed, a first set of drawers at a first end of the front side, a second set of doors at a second end of the front side, and the back side may include a closet for clothes, a first set of drawers at a first end of the back side, and a second set of drawers at a second end of the back side. A first side section may include the first set of drawers at the first end of the front side and the first set of drawers at the second end of the front side and a second side section may include the second set of drawers at the first end of the front side and the second set of drawers at the second end of the back side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventor: Lakshman Rajeswaran
  • Publication number: 20100264784
    Abstract: A bedside cabinet comprises a body (10) carrying two drawers (12) and (14) all made from synthetic plastics material by rotational moulding. The body (10) comprises a proximal wall (16) and a distal wall (18) each extending upward from a generally horizontal platform (20), and a horizontal top (22) extending between the proximal wall (16) and the distal wall (18). An upstand (28) carries a horizontal shelf (30) extending partly over the top (22) and both the top (22) and the shelf (30) are directed towards the proximal side of the cabinet, having raised lips (32) and (34) respectively around their distal edges and their ends. The cabinet lacks dirt traps and is easily cleaned. In addition the drawers (12) and (14) are reversible so as to open forwards whether the cabinet is on the right-hand side or the left-hand side of a bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Bryn Jones, Paul Open, Mark Bevis, Christopher Ian Thomson, Craig Ian Wightman
  • Patent number: 7810782
    Abstract: A clothes cleaning device support system includes a clothes cleaning device for washing clothes, drying clothes or both washing and drying clothes. A mount for supporting the clothes cleaning device over a floor surface includes a top wall and a perimeter wall is attached to and extending downwardly from the top wall. The perimeter wall includes a pair of side walls, a rear wall and a front wall. The front wall has an access aperture therein to access an area below the top wall. The access aperture extends upwardly into a bottom edge of the perimeter wall and toward the top wall. The clothes cleaning device is positioned on the top wall to space the clothes cleaning device above a floor surface. A container is positionable under the top wall and is accessible through the access aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventor: Mark M. Driscoll
  • Patent number: 7810890
    Abstract: A slide frame mechanism for a rollout accessory such as a wire drawer has two or more ball-bearing glides in a vertical orientation. Each of the glides includes a glide mount with a threaded aperture and cross-bars attached to extend between the glides. The accessory has a plurality of mounting tabs. Shoulder screws with partial threads pass through the accessory mounting tabs and threadably engage the threads of the slide mount apertures to secure the accessory to the glides. A compressible pad is positioned between the accessory mounting tabs and the glide mounts to provide a floating suspension which reduces binding of the glides when the accessory is rolled in and out. The screws fit loosely through oversized openings in the mounting tabs to allow limited movement of the accessory relative to the glides in a horizontal plane for further reduction of binding. Drawer dividers are constructed to detachably fit on drawers to provide separate compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Lynk, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Klein, Mark A. Etter
  • Patent number: 7812561
    Abstract: A device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, using a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved in a driven manner relative to a second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, in which case the monitoring unit is designed such that, after starting up, the monitoring unit operates in accordance with a monitoring program for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, with selection means being provided by means of which an alternative selection program can be activated, instead of the monitoring program, in order to monitor the movement of the first furniture part. The invention also relates to a piece of furniture including the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Kuester Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Hagen, Thomas Nussbaumer, Holger Wenzel, Carmelo Gutierrez, Steffen Medebach, Jürgen Zipp
  • Publication number: 20100253192
    Abstract: A drawer construction having a floor element surmounted by a plurality of upstanding sidewalls forming a frame includes one or more reinforced connections between the floor element and one or more of the sidewalls. The reinforced connection may include one or more outwardly extending tabs associated with the floor element which are received within appropriately sized and oriented slots defined within a selected sidewall. The sidewall may further include a laterally extending shelf positioned proximate the lower edge of the sidewall and oriented to extend below the floor element such that the floor element rests on the upper surface of the shelf. Mounting supports, positioned on the opposing ends of the sidewall may be secured to adjacently positioned sidewalls to further strengthen the association of the sidewall with the drawer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Matt Briggs, Angelo Gianelo
  • Publication number: 20100244644
    Abstract: A package for feminine hygiene articles. The package includes a refillable cabinet having a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, and a frame, the frame forming at least one feminine hygiene storage cavity having a frontward facing opening, and a plurality of replaceable drawers each containing a plurality of feminine hygiene articles and being slidingly installed within the feminine hygiene storage cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Nancy Deters Slayton, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Virginia Anne Lenahan, David Andrew Dalton
  • Publication number: 20100219729
    Abstract: A notebook computer cooling pad with a receiving box is provided. The cooling pad has a base plate whose front edge is provided with a curved plate, and the curved plate is coupled with a support plate so as to form a tubular space. A drawer provided at one or each of two ends of the tubular space can be pulled out of or pushed into the tubular space and serves to receive a power cable, a USB flash drive, or a stationery article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Cheng Yu HUANG
  • Publication number: 20100213804
    Abstract: A drawer assembly adapted to be selectively received within a housing is provided. The drawer assembly comprises a drawer frame, a slide member, and a clip. The drawer frame includes at least one side section, the at least one side section having an elongated slot defined therein. The slide member includes a slide tab having a lock slot defined therein. The clip includes a locking tab. The slide tab is positioned within the elongated slot, wherein the clip is positioned between the slide tab and the at least one side section. The locking tab is positioned within the lock slot so that the slide member is slidably coupled with the at least one side section of the drawer frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: David A. Nowicky, Kelvin H. Wildman
  • Patent number: 7780254
    Abstract: A slide rail structure disposed between a chassis and a rack is provided. The slide rail structure includes a first slide rail, a slider, a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The first slide rail is fixed on the rack. The slider is slidably connected to the first slide rail. The first connecting part is suitable for fixing on the chassis. The second connecting part is disposed on the slider and slidably connected to the first connecting part. The chassis slides on the first slide rail through the slider, the first connecting part and the second connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Shi-Feng Wang, Tsai-Kuei Cheng, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Publication number: 20100201238
    Abstract: A recessed wall drawer (1) having a housing (4) which fits inside a wall (2) and is mounted between two studs (13). The recessed wall drawer may be installed in new construction or in preexisting walls simply by cutting out a section of drywall (11) between two studs at a desired locations securing the housing to the two studs with fasteners (12), such as screws, and inserting a drawer (5) into the housing. The drawer may be mounted in the housing via a movable attachment means (6), such as slides (7), pivot points (9) or a hinge (10), which allow a user to open and shut the drawer. The drawer may be installed and used anywhere in a home such as in a bathroom, kitchen, bedroom and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Edward G. Caputo
  • Patent number: 7766437
    Abstract: A refrigerator including a cooling chamber in a main body, includes: a rack assembly installed inside the cooling chamber; and a rack assembly drawing unit for drawing/putting the rack assembly out of/into the cooling chamber. Accordingly, food containers put on a rack of a rack assembly can be easily and conveniently taken out or checked regardless their locations by constructing the rack assembly to be selectively drawn out of a cooling chamber. Also, by attaching a vibration preventing rubber material to an end of the rack assembly, the food container put on the rack is prevented from being dropped, and the vibration noise can be effectively prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Keun Lim, Chan-Ho Chun, Youn-Seok Lee, Yang-Gyu Kim, Sae-Young Kim
  • Patent number: 7763089
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a debris receiving drawer is mounted in a receptacle bay slideable between a single closed position and an open position, wherein the drawer includes a basin, a channel from the basin, and an outlet from the channel. The basin is configured to guide debris entering the basin toward the channel and the channel is configured to channel debris to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Drawervac, LLC
    Inventor: John W. Ryan
  • Patent number: 7762636
    Abstract: A container storage assembly including a frame, a first container support coupled to the frame and having a lower container support surface and an upper container support surface, and a second container support coupled to the frame and having a lower container support surface. The assembly further includes a third container support having an upper container support surface. The third container support is coupled to the frame between the first and the second container supports. The lower container support surfaces of the first container support and the second container support define a first plane, and the upper container support surfaces of the first container support and the third container support define a second plane that is above the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hatco Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Veeser, Louis S. Anich, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7748800
    Abstract: A device for automatic shock-absorbed closing of drawers and pull-out furniture elements in general, which comprises a hydraulic cylinder with a piston used to pour oil from one chamber to the other one and a return spring inserted into the piston stem, whose end is used to fasten and unfasten the stem automatically to and from a special bracket suitably fitted to the pull-out element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Compagnucci S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rossano Compagnucci
  • Publication number: 20100164340
    Abstract: A return device for a slide drawer employs an actuator to drive a slide block, when the drawer is pulled open, the slide block is moved into a positioning concave and positioned therein while stretching an elastic member. Or pushing the drawer back can make the slide block slide out of the positioning concave, meanwhile, the elastic member pulls the drawer back to its original position. Furthermore, since the angle between slide surface of the positioning concave of the positioning member and the track is acute, it is easy for the slide block to slide in and out, so that the drawer can be easily positioned and unlocked from the positioned state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Teng-Yi JUAN, Shih-Wang Chen
  • Publication number: 20100164339
    Abstract: A narrow space storage system is useful for storing and displaying elongated clothing accessories. The system comprises a frame and a storage means. The storage means is movably attached to a portion of the frame, and the storage means includes a plurality of receptacles and a plurality of bracket series. Each bracket series in the plurality of bracket series comprises a plurality of brackets, and each bracket in a bracket series is positioned along a line at a different vertical and horizontal position relative to other brackets in the bracket series. In use, items hung from the brackets are thus each viewable from a side of the storage means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Andrew M. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 7731310
    Abstract: A bathroom fixture has slide-mounted pullout drawers that extend diagonally forward from its sides. The fixture can be a lavatory with a vanity base in which one or more drawers are slidably mounted. The slide mechanism for each drawer includes a fixed race and telescoping rail supporting the drawer from underneath and another fixed race and telescoping rail mounted between a side wall of the drawer and a vertical support member. Both telescoping slides are mounted diagonally with respect to the front and the associated side of the vanity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Michael Kohlmann, Nicholas W. Paterson, Michael Terrill, Matthew M. Smeltzer
  • Patent number: 7722139
    Abstract: A slide assembly includes an outer slide member on either side of a cabinet; two inner slide members each adapted to move relative to the outer slide member and comprising front and rear tabs each having an adjacent opening; a front locking unit on either side of a drawer and comprising a first projection having a flat side surface, and a downward bent first snapping member disposed rearward of the first projection; and a rear locking unit formed on either side of the drawer and comprising a second projection having a flat side surface, and a downward bent first snapping member disposed forwardly of the second projection. The first snapping member can be locked between the front opening and the front tab and the second snapping member can be locked between the rear opening and the rear tab without using tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: E-Make Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kung-Cheng Chen, Lung-Chuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20100123377
    Abstract: A cabinet includes chassis with an inner surface, a drawer slidably connected with the chassis, a cable chain comprises a plurality of chain monomers, and a spring fastened on the inner surface. Each immediately-adjacent two chain monomers are pivotally concatenated, and the cable chain is bendable within the same plane. An end of the cable chain is connected the inner surface and the cable chain bends back to connect the drawer with the other end thereof. The spring contacts a part of the cable chain to push the part of the cable chain toward the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yung-Chin Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100123376
    Abstract: Means and apparatus for the attachment of an integrated covering for drawers and associated attachment means is installed in a cabinet to prevent the entry of rodents and other pests and foreign matter and objects. A drawer cover covers the open top of the drawer in a first assembly configuration. The drawer cover has first and second opposing major surfaces, first and second opposing end edges, and first and second opposing side edges. The drawer cover is as large or larger that the drawer such that all end and side wall drawer tops make contact with the drawer cover when the drawer is in the closed position. The drawer cover attachment means allows the drawer cover to move vertically so as not to inhibit the operation of the drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Dorothy Devine Burdine, Thomas Wesley Burdine
  • Patent number: 7717277
    Abstract: A tool organizer is disclosed for supporting and organizing a variety of tools. The tool caddy includes a circular base that rests upon a lazy susan bearing, allowing 360 degree rotation of the tool caddy. The tool caddy includes shaped openings in the circular base for storing tools such as sockets, a central raised platform for resting larger tools, and a drawer beneath the central raised platform for storing smaller parts and tools. There are screwdriver holders at the end of the drawer and a bridge above the central raised platform for storing additional tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventor: Christopher L. Meinhardt
  • Publication number: 20100109495
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Jay Nelson, Connie Jo Nelson
  • Publication number: 20100084954
    Abstract: The invention proposes a piece of furniture and a device for pushing out a furniture part which is accommodated in a movable manner on a fixed furniture part, having a pushing-out lever which can be driven via a drive unit, is fitted on one of the two furniture parts and is temporarily in contact with the other furniture part in order to push out the movable furniture part, and the pushing-out lever has an abutment region within which the contact between the pushing-out lever and the other furniture part takes place, it being possible for the pushing-out lever to be driven, the intention being for the contact between the pushing-out lever and the other furniture part to be eliminated during a pushing-out operation. According to the invention, the abutment region has an inflection, and the pushing-out lever is designed to deform elastically during the pushing-out operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus SCHNEIDER, Harry GEHRER
  • Publication number: 20100060118
    Abstract: A self-cleaning entry mat is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the self-cleaning entry mat includes a mat housing, a grate opening provided in the mat housing, a grate seated in the grate opening and at least one collecting drawer extendable from the mat housing and positional between closed and opened positions. The collecting drawer is positioned beneath the grate opening when in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: Peter J. Tafil
  • Publication number: 20100060114
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pivoting drawer for use in cabinet. The drawer slides out obliquely and rotates such that the drawer moves from a closed position to an open position in a coordinated sliding and pivoting manner. The drawer is able to be opened while avoiding objects located in front of the drawer. The drawer is particularly useful in dental operatory cabinets where efficient use of small spaces is desired. Also disclosed herein is a cabinet useful for a medical or dental operatory that includes a cabinet frame structure that defines supply space in the cabinet and includes one or more drawers. At least one of the one or more drawers is supported by the cabinet frame structure and is movable from a closed position disposed within the drawer space to an open position outside of said frame structure. The cabinet has a first end and a second end and the drawer is slidable in an oblique fashion (i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: David Baird
  • Patent number: 7669944
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a basket lift apparatus comprises: a body having cooling chambers for storing food; a basket arranged at the lower cooling chamber to be slidable back and forth and having a door at a front side thereof; a lifting frame arranged at a rear surface of the door to be movable up and down and on which the basket is positioned; and a driving unit for lifting the lifting frame, wherein the lifting frame is composed of a first frame connected to the rear surface of the door to be movable up and down, a second frame extended from an end of the first frame with an inclination angle, and a third frame horizontally extended from an end of the second frame and on which the basket is positioned. In the refrigerator, the basket is attached or detached to or from the lifting frame more easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Oh, Kyung-Han Jeong, Sang-Oh Kim
  • Publication number: 20100018236
    Abstract: The invention provides a produce preserving article comprising a mixture of humectant and silica gel sorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: MULTISORB TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Powers, John Crump, George E. McKedy
  • Patent number: 7651179
    Abstract: A device, for automatic extraction of a supply drawer from a household appliance, includes a releasable locking device for releasably locking the drawer; an elastic element for pushing the drawer into an extracted position; a braking element for opposing movement of the drawer; a support housing the elastic and the braking elements; and a toothed pinion fitted idly to the support, which is configured to leave at least one given circumferential portion of the teeth of the pinion exposed. The elastic element is to exert a torque in a given direction on the pinion, which is connected angularly integral with the braking element. The exposed circumferential portion of the pinion teeth meshes selectively with a straight or curved rack, formed externally on a wall of the drawer, by simply rotating the support with respect to the drawer, so that the same device can be used for both slide-out and swing-out drawers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: ITW Industrial Components SRL Con Unico Socio
    Inventor: Dino Chirumbolo
  • Publication number: 20100012607
    Abstract: A removable frame is adapted to be fitted inside an outer container, the frame includes at least one shelving frame that enables an extendable structure to be mounted within the shelving frame. The frame further includes a plurality of movement limiting arrangements configurable to contact an inner surface of the outer container, such contact limiting movement of the frame relative to the outer container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: ALLAN GRAINGER
  • Publication number: 20090322195
    Abstract: An additive dispenser drawer includes roller assemblies located on opposite sides near a rear portion of the dispenser drawer. Each roller assembly moves within a guide rail attached to a side of a housing. Bearing fixtures are attached to the housing near the front and act upon surfaces of the dispenser drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Joerger, Jason D. Miller, Stefano De Paoli
  • Patent number: 7585034
    Abstract: A power distribution panel with a chassis defining an interior with a first opening and a second opposing opening. The panel including a module with a bottom, a first face and a second face, and including a power input terminal, a plurality of power output terminals, and an electrical circuit connecting each power output terminal to the power input terminal, each circuit including a circuit protection device. The power input terminal, the power output terminals and the circuit protection devices are mounted to one of the first or second faces. The module is configured to be received through the first opening and removably mounted within the interior so that the power input terminal, the power output terminals and the circuit protection devices are accessible through one of the first and second openings when the module is mounted within the chassis. A module including power distribution components and circuitry adapted to be removably mounted within a power distribution panel chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Cabrera, Delfino Hernandez, David J. Johnsen
  • Patent number: 7585033
    Abstract: A multi-functional table comprises an adjustable second support surface recessed below the upper support surface which extends outward therefrom for use as by a person seated adjacent to the table. When not in use, the second support surface is stored beneath the upper support surface of the table, requiring no additional storage or space requirements for the second support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Inventor: Gary W. Holt
  • Patent number: 7571811
    Abstract: The medication organizer is a portable, wall-mountable, carousel-style cabinet for dispensing medication and, more particularly, a medication dispenser in which a plurality of different medication dosages can be contained in separate bins with the dispenser being clearly marked to indicate which dosages and times a user is to take a specific medication. The device includes a portable cabinet having a rotatable carousel for capsule containers, drug bottles, etc, and a drawer having at least one removable drawer tray that includes a plurality of bins arranged longitudinally side-by-side. The bins are provided for receiving individual medication dosages, e.g., groups of individual pills, capsules, or the like. The carousel has an arcuate sliding door for securing the contents therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Inventor: Azanaw Mulaw
  • Publication number: 20090189500
    Abstract: A pull-out drawer assembly for a refrigerator bottom freezer. The assembly includes upper and lower baskets slidably mounted one above the other. The bottom basket has a drawer face mounted to its front edge. The upper basket has a magnet which cooperates with an engagement device that is mounted on the lower basket and is attractable to the magnet so that, when the drawer is pulled out of the freezer compartment, both drawers travel as a unit. The upper drawer can then be pushed back to disengage the engagement device from the magnet and provide access to the lower basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew D. Brown, Michael Bayne
  • Patent number: 7566105
    Abstract: A rigid divider in a refrigerated drawer is pivotably mounted between the side walls of the drawer and is movable between a first vertical position and a second horizontal position. In the second position, the divider acts as a shelf to support food items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy M. Janda, Michele Wilcox, Andrew M. Tenbarge, Karen J. Querfurth, Paul B. Allard
  • Publication number: 20090184613
    Abstract: Metallic case by two unit composed made for lodge hardware components with aim complete assembly of PC. The first section is the mainboard location while, the second one contain other removable unit and the starter command. Both of the case can be assembled on office furniture like desk, table ect . . . is possible put combined or separate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Enrico Barina, Renzo Croatto, Roberto Scarpa
  • Patent number: 7562950
    Abstract: An arrangement for stabilizing the in and out movement of a double walled drawer with a guidance during its movement. Runner systems (110a) are fixed on both sides of the drawer, to precisely control the movement of the drawer as well as supporting it. The stabilizing assembly is mounted on the support bracket (60) of the drawer, specially configured to provide a stabilizing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Harn Marketing SDN BHD
    Inventors: Harn Lian Lam, Harn Yan Lam
  • Publication number: 20090174299
    Abstract: A drawer fitting for fixing a drawer side to a drawer front panel is disclosed. The fitting includes a holding plate for mounting the fitting to the drawer front panel, the holding plate having a flange extending in a direction parallel to a drawer side, the flange having forwardly-disposed guide noses, a clamping plate having a forwardly-disposed angled flange, a guide clip mountable on the clamping plate such that the drawer side front end can be positioned between the holding plate flange and the guide clip, the guide clip having resiliently depressible projecting tails and an assembly screw that passes through and couples together the clamping plate and guide clip, and is received in an aperture in said holding plate flange through a recess in the front end of the drawer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: HARN MARKETING SDN. BHD.
    Inventors: Harn Lian Lam, Harn Yan Lam
  • Publication number: 20090159011
    Abstract: A small animal veterinary incubator is disclosed with an animal holding drawer that can be inserted into a temperature controlled enclosure and removed when not in use for cleaning and disinfecting. In various embodiments the incubator is portable, is at least partly transparent, controls interior oxygen and/or humidity, can use a hose to bring oxygen into close proximity with incubated animals, can introduce water-nebulized air or oxygen into the drawer through a hole, and can include a holder for a humidity bottle that humidifies air or oxygen supplied to the incubator. Some embodiments use an adjustable or regulated lamp to warm the incubator using an infrared bulb of 50 or 75 Watts. Temperature, humidity, and/or oxygen gages or sensors can be included, and the temperature, oxygen, and/or humidity can be automatically regulated. Preferred embodiments include closable vents that can be opened to allow for ventilation when only temperature is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Mark Patrick Santo
  • Publication number: 20090158973
    Abstract: Multi-purpose articles of furniture suitable for use as at least a table, a computer workstation, and a design element. Articles comprise a top surface supported by a base, the top surface comprising at least one section fixed in position relative to the base and at least one section movable to many positions. Articles provide organization and storage for a computer, computer-related items and supplies, and may comprise any combination of any one or more the following: storage compartments, shelves, doors, drawers, electrical power outlets, communication ports, and data ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Riverside Furniture Corporation
    Inventor: GLENN FELTERMAN
  • Patent number: 7547050
    Abstract: A drawer security attachment includes an attachment flange or brackets and a cover extending from the bracket. The flange or brackets attach to the inner surface of the drawer face, and the cover extends across the width of the otherwise open top of the drawer to inhibit access to the drawer contents. The flange and cover may be a single, monolithic sheet of flexible plastic, or may comprise rigid components secured to one another by a hinge. The cover portion includes a catch engagement passage(s), with a pin(s) extending downwardly from the upper portion of the drawer opening. The panel is urged upwardly against the upper portion of the drawer opening, with the engagement passage(s) automatically catching on the pin(s) as the drawer is opened. The cover can include extendable wings to match an overall width of the cover to the drawer width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas J. Miglieri, Janet E. Miglieri
  • Publication number: 20090140622
    Abstract: A drawer-type heating cooker capable of preventing, during an opening/closing operation of an automatic opening and closing door, a danger, such as being hit by the opening and closing door that is opening, or a hand or finger being get stuck in the opening and closing door that is closing, by calling attention to the opening and closing door movement, is provided. A drawer body allowing a heated object to be placed therein can be pulled out together with a door from a cooker body. In a state in which the drawer body is housed in the cooker body, an opening of a heating chamber is closed by the door. During opening/closing of the door, a warning sound is generated from a speaker provided in the cooker body or the door. For the warning sound, various settings such as the pitch, the tone and the volume can be made according to, for example, the open distance of the door detected by sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Yumiko SUETSUGU
  • Publication number: 20090140620
    Abstract: An article of furniture (11, 11?, 11?) has a first furniture part and at least one second furniture part that can be motor-driven in relation to the first furniture part. The at least one second furniture part may be a drawer (2; 13, 14, 15; 19, 20, 24) that can be displaced in relation to at least one body (1; 16; 21, 22, 23) of the first furniture part. An electric power supply device is arranged on the first furniture part. A control device may be provided to stop the moveable second furniture part from displacing from its initial position into its final position before it is displaced as far as an immediately adjacent moveable furniture part that is already in an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Juergen Zipp, Steffen Medebach, Martin Blucher, Holger Wenzel
  • Patent number: 7537295
    Abstract: A drawer unit has a frame and two or more drawers. The frame may be made in a single piece, for example of injection molded plastic. The drawers may also be of a single piece, for example of injection molded plastic. The frame may be open in a vertical region between the top and bottom of the frame, or between an upper and a lower drawer, in a horizontal region including the bottom of the upper drawer. The frame may also be without horizontal members between the fronts of the drawers. The frame and a drawer may each have a part of a drawer slider mechanism integrated into them. The top and bottom of the frame may be sized and configured such that an upper frame bottom may nest into a lower frame top. A slider mechanism may resist lateral deflection of the side of the frame. The fronts of the drawers may slope upwards to the back of the drawer. The front of the frame may include surfaces backing or obscuring from view angled portions of the drawer fronts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Gracious Living Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Peter Jackson