Including A Particular Handle Patents (Class 312/348.6)
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Patent number: 11357326Abstract: A drawer assembly includes a member having a first locking element. A drawer includes a frame and a handle having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is coupled to the frame. The second portion is coupled to the first portion. A drawer release includes a first end and a second end and is rotatably coupled to the drawer. The first end includes a second locking element. The second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion to move the drawer release between a first orientation in which the second locking element directly engages the first locking element to prevent the drawer from translating relative to the member and a second orientation in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the first locking element to allow the drawer to translate relative to the member.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: DEJANA TRUCK AND UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO., INC.Inventor: Charles L. Hanley
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Patent number: 11248835Abstract: A drawer assembly for an appliance includes a drawer front including a retainer post extending from the drawer front, a handle including an indicator assembly, an attachment assembly for removably attaching the handle to the drawer front, and an electrical connection assembly passing through the attachment assembly to provide electrical power to the indicator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Bart Andrew Nuss, Jonathan Charles Crosby
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Patent number: 9180619Abstract: A method for producing a duct-integrated floor-raising material includes the steps of: forming a first enclosed space, a second enclosed space, and a third enclosed space, having a molten tubular parison pressed flat and extruded from pinch-off portions by a pair of split molds, wherein portions of the parison corresponding to the pinch-off portions are welded to each other; molding the first hollow portion, the second hollow portion, the duct portion, and the waste bag in which a blow pin is pierced to outer surfaces of the tubular parison corresponding to the spaces, a pressurized fluid is blown to expand the parison, and the tubular parison is pressed against the surfaces of the split molds for shaping the parison; and cutting the waste bag to form an air intake port or an air outlet port on the duct portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoto Tani, Takafumi Funato, Ryuichi Ishida, Teruo Tamada
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Patent number: 9120218Abstract: A standup paddle board grip handle mounted flush on the board for quickly and easily carrying the board. The absence of moving parts on the handle prevents it from malfunctioning due to clogging by sand, salt, or other debris and helps to keep the handle clean and functional at all times. The molded rubber grip surface provides comfort when gripping the handle to carry the board and prevents it from slipping from the hand even when it is wet. The ergonomic design of the grip handle makes it possible for it to be integrated into other boards including even hollow construction water craft using any surface mounted application where the extended flange on the top part of the grip handle sits on top of the surface skin of the craft. The voids on the grip handle allow for the passage of a lock cable to secure the board.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Inventor: Robert Arnold Stehlik
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Publication number: 20150145383Abstract: A container 10 having a latch assembly 40 which reduces the likelihood that a drawer 16 will undesirably and/or inadvertently move to an open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2015Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Larry Mitchell Grela, Edwin Dizon Manalang
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Publication number: 20140339976Abstract: An appliance that includes a storage compartment is provided. The appliance comprises either a drawer or a wire basket located in the storage compartment, a handle, and a trim portion. The drawer or basket is configured for storing at least one item and the drawer is movable relative to the storage compartment. The handle is snappingly secured to a peripheral edge of the drawer or basket. The trim portion is snappingly secured to at least one edge of the drawer or basket where the trim portion is secured independently of the handle. In another example, a humidity control device is located on the drawer and is configured to control the humidity within the interior portion of the drawer. A knob that controls the humidity control device is received through a cutout in the trim portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Kent Crookshanks, Charles D. Baker, Richard Brian Moulder, Paul D. Miller, Greg Wade
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Publication number: 20140327349Abstract: A drawer apparatus having a drawer chassis and a drawer adapted to move relative to the drawer chassis from a closed position to an open position. The drawer has first and second lateral sides. A lid assembly is moveable from an upward position to a downward position relative to the drawer chassis. The lid assembly has first and second roller members. A first lever arm is rotatable about a first pivot on the first lateral side. The first lever arm has a first surface for moveably engaging with the first roller member. A second lever arm is rotatable about a second pivot on the second lateral side. The second lever arm has a second surface for moveably engaging with the second roller. A handle connects the first and second lever arms. The handle is adapted to move the first and second lever arms respectively about the first and second pivots to move the lid assembly from the downward position to the upward position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.Inventors: Jeffry M. Ceremony, Tom McCollum
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Patent number: 8845042Abstract: A base assembly includes a base plate, a pull-release handle, an extension member, a pivoting member, a cover plate and a latch member. The pull-release handle has a handle portion and defines a handle opening. The pull-release handle and the extension member are reciprocable in parallelism with a pulling direction on the base plate. The pivoting member has a force-receiving end and a force-transmitting end. The force-transmitting end is movable by the force-receiving end. The latch member has a locking strip and at least one locking portion. The force-transmitting end is connected to one end of the locking strip. The force-transmitting end works cooperatively with an elastic member, such that the locking strip and the locking portion are reciprocable in parallelism with a releasing direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Echostreams Innovative SolutionsInventors: Chin-Hao Yang, Hsiao-Fen Peng, Chang-Feng Chu, Chia-Hung Liu, Mu-Chuan Wang
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Patent number: 8820864Abstract: An appliance that includes a storage compartment includes either a drawer or a wire basket located in the storage compartment, a handle, and a trim portion. The drawer or basket stores at least one item and the drawer is movable relative to the storage compartment. The handle is snappingly secured to a peripheral edge of the drawer or basket. The trim portion is snappingly secured to at least one edge of the drawer or basket where the trim portion is secured independently of the handle. In another example, a humidity control device is located on the drawer and controls the humidity within the interior portion of the drawer. A knob that controls the humidity control device is received through a cutout in the trim portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Kent Crookshanks, Charles D. Baker, Richard Brian Moulder, Paul D. Miller, Greg Wade
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Publication number: 20140097731Abstract: A side cabinet and hutch system 10 comprising a hutch assembly 100 and a side cabinet assembly 500 and which is adapted to allow material to be easily and securely stored and retrieved and which is aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventor: Larry Mitchell GRELA
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Publication number: 20130342092Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a base assembly of a drawer. The base assembly includes a base plate, a pull-release handle, an extension member, a pivoting member, a cover plate and a latch member. The pull-release handle has a handle portion and defines a handle opening. The pull-release handle and the extension member are reciprocable in parallelism with a pulling direction on the base plate. The pivoting member has a force-receiving end and a force-transmitting end. The force-transmitting end is movable by the force-receiving end. The latch member has a locking strip and at least one locking portion. The force-transmitting end is connected to one end of the locking strip. The force-transmitting end works cooperatively with an elastic member, such that the locking strip and the locking portion are reciprocable in parallelism with a releasing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONSInventors: CHIN-HAO YANG, HSIAO-FEN PENG, CHANG-FENG CHU, CHIA - HUNG LIU, MU-CHUAN WANG
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Patent number: 8517480Abstract: The present invention relates to a household appliance (1) comprising a door (2) allowing access of the user inside, an outer panel (8) forming the surface of the door (2) in contact with the outside, preferably produced of a thin material like steel sheet, a handle (3) mounted on the outer panel (8), so that the user can hold to open, close the door (2) and one or more holes (9) on the outer panel (8), in the section wherein the handle (3) is to be mounted.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Arcelik Anonim SirketiInventors: Ertugrul Kose, Tugrul Basesme
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Patent number: 8506027Abstract: A door handle configured for mounting onto a surface of an appliance door, such as a refrigerator door, includes a thermoplastic molded body having a central grip section intermediate of a mounting foot provided at each opposite end of the body. Each mounting foot has a flat planar cross-sectional end face configured for mounting flush against the surface of the appliance. A tubular metal insert is overmolded in each mounting foot, with the insert having an open end generally flush with the mounting foot end face. The insert has an inner cross-sectional profile configured for engagement over a stud provided on the surface of the appliance with, for example, a setscrew inserted through a setscrew hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bernhard Thomas Klaus, Robert Dennis Halleron
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Patent number: 8449052Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Inventors: Matt Briggs, Angelo Gianelo
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Publication number: 20130063012Abstract: A drawer cart with in-mold labels includes a cart and a plurality of drawers made by injection molding. Each drawer has a housing compartment opened upward and a display surface. The drawers are slidably mounted onto the cart with the display surfaces exposed outwards and can be partially drawn away from the cart to expose the housing compartment. The display surface contains an in-mold label formed during the injection molding. The in-mold label has patterns for indication and visual aesthetic, and also facilitating classification of goods held in the drawers. The patterns on the in-mold label can be designed differently in response to varying display surfaces and can be combined to form a whole pattern to enhance total design sense and meet use requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventor: Yen-Wen Lu
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Patent number: 8246130Abstract: A door assembly of a refrigerator, preventing damage from occurring on a handle holder thereof. The door assembly includes a door opening and closing the refrigerator, a handle provided on a side of the door, a plurality of handle holders each having an end fixed to the door and another end attached to the handle, and a supporting member provided on each of the handle holders and preventing damage from occurring on the handle holder.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Nam Seon Cho
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Publication number: 20120104921Abstract: A merchandiser a case defining a product display area, and a lid disposed over the product display area and substantially enclosing at least a portion of the product display area. The lid is movable between an open position providing access to the product display area and a closed position limiting access to the product display area. The merchandiser also includes a handle assembly that has a handle coupled to and rotatable relative to the lid as the lid moves between the open position and the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: INGERSOLL RAND INTERNATIONALInventors: Estefania Erro, Asier Esnal
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Patent number: 8056943Abstract: A latching overlay for a tool storage unit drawer includes a drawer pull with a substantially horizontal flange portion perpendicular to a front face of the drawer and extending across at least a portion of the drawer width. In a preferred embodiment, the latching overlay includes a trim channel having a first surface for engaging a top face of the horizontal flange portion of the drawer pull, a second surface for engaging a bottom face of the horizontal flange portion of the drawer pull, and a release connected between the first surface and the second surface such that the trim channel is capable of pivoting about the horizontal flange portion. At least one drawer latch hook connected to the trim channel is provided, wherein the drawer latch hook engages and disengages from a latching component of the tool storage unit in response to the pivoting movement of the trim channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Snap-On IncorporatedInventors: Clark Scheffy, Andy Deakin, Sarah Hall “Sally” Madsen
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Publication number: 20110089799Abstract: A container made of bent cardboard and composed of a rectangular tunnel-shaped part in which a drawer is inserted, the drawer having longitudinal walls glued to their respective inner walls with a trapezoidal recess on the two shorter sides for fitting in complementary flaps present at the two sides of the front and rear inner walls of the drawer. The front wall of the drawer is greater than the span of the tunnel so preventing the drawer from penetrating beyond the rear opening of the tunnel, it being pulled out from the front due to the presence of two apertures making a finger-grip. The front wall forms part of a structure holding together the longitudinal walls of the drawer by two spacer flaps joined to the sides of the front inner wall, pressed against two windowed bands joined perpendicularly to their respective longitudinal walls of the drawer, and matching with the front wall on the inner side.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2008Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: ASSOGRAPH ITALIA S.R.L.Inventor: Franco Goretti
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Publication number: 20110074262Abstract: A tool box includes a cabinet which has a rear board. The cabinet is partitioned inside to form multiple housing compartments to hold multiple drawers. The rear board has an attraction element located thereon. Each drawer has a trough and a lid. The trough has a holding space and a front plate with a drawing means located thereon. The lid is closed on the trough and has anchor holes latchable by the drawing means and a magnetic element at the rear end corresponding to the attraction element. The drawing means can be turned to latch in the anchor holes to make the drawer to be served as a portable tool kit. When the drawer is held in the cabinet, the trunk can be drawn without turning the drawing means to keep the lid in the cabinet, and the drawer can hold tools and spare parts like an ordinary tool box.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventor: Yi-Feng LIU
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Patent number: 7896939Abstract: In one embodiment, an assembly including a receptacle having a drawer slidable in the receptacle for receiving debris into a suction debris collection system; the drawer includes: a floor; walls extending up from the floor, the floor and the walls defining a chamber having a forward part and a rearward part; an outlet from the rearward part of the chamber; and a seal configured to prevent the passage of air through an opening to the suction system when the drawer is in a closed position and suction is supplied to the opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2010Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Drawervac LLCInventor: John W. Ryan
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Patent number: 7861390Abstract: European-style long rail pulls are installed on cabinet doors to replace previously installed knobs or short handles on such cabinet doors. Standoff devices are used to rigidly secure the European-style rail pulls while covering unsightly holes left exposed after removal of the knobs from the cabinet doors. The standoff device is a generally cylindrical body have a flat bottom surface and a bore aligned with the exposed holes on the cabinet doors, and an upper surface shaped and sized to securely grip the long rail about its circumference.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Inventors: Vincent Giagni, John D. Hyde
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Publication number: 20100282629Abstract: A side cabinet and hutch system 10 comprising a hutch assembly 100 and a side cabinet assembly 500 and which is adapted to allow material to be easily and securely stored and retrieved and which is aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventor: Larry Mitchell Grela
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Publication number: 20100253192Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Matt Briggs, Angelo Gianelo
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Publication number: 20100244644Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Nancy Deters Slayton, Jeanne Marie Hughes, Virginia Anne Lenahan, David Andrew Dalton
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Publication number: 20100201238Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventor: Edward G. Caputo
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Patent number: 7763089Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Drawervac, LLCInventor: John W. Ryan
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Patent number: 7685675Abstract: The present invention relates to a handle mounting device for use in a refrigerator for mounting a refrigerator door handle onto an outer surface of a door of the refrigerator. The handle mounting device of the present invention is used to mount a handle 50 for opening and closing the door onto an outer surface 40 of the door. The handle mounting device includes a mounting ring member 70 into which one end of handle 50 is fitted and of which a surface is plated, and a handle base 60 which is made of synthetic resin material and of which one end is fitted into the mounting ring member 70 and the other end is fixed onto the outer surface 40 of the door. Further, one end of the handle base 60 is fitted into the handle 50 fitted into the mounting ring member 70.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sang-Ho Jung, Won-Sik Kang
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Publication number: 20090273259Abstract: A storage assembly has a frame assembly defining a compartment and a drawer slidably supported in the frame assembly between a closed position and an open position. The storage assembly further has cooperative structure between the frame assembly and the drawer to selectively maintain the drawer in the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: NEWELL OPERATING COMPANYInventors: Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Jacqueline Marie Grant, Benjamin M. Harvey
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Publication number: 20090256454Abstract: A container assembly, comprises a container, at least one compartment constructed and arranged to be carried by the container, a plurality of extendable legs operatively connected with the container, and a lock assembly. The at least one compartment is configurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The plurality of extendable legs support the container at a selected height. The lock assembly locks the legs and hence the container at the selected height.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2008Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: ZAG Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Eitan Landau, Amir Katz
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Publication number: 20090195134Abstract: A mechanism for releasably locking a drawer and preventing the drawer from inadvertently slipping out of its recess includes a user-accessible bar that actuates locking hooks to release the drawer from a locked position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: JiangSu TongRun Tool Cabinet Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhenjiang Liu, Wenjie Pan, Ming Li, Feng Zhang, Fei Li, Zhiqing Shen
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Patent number: 7552950Abstract: A latching overlay for a tool storage unit drawer includes a drawer pull with a substantially horizontal flange portion perpendicular to a front face of the drawer and extending across at least a portion of the drawer width. In a preferred embodiment, the latching overlay includes a trim channel having a first surface for engaging a top face of the horizontal flange portion of the drawer pull, a second surface for engaging a bottom face of the horizontal flange portion of the drawer pull, and a release connected between the first surface and the second surface such that the trim channel is capable of pivoting about the horizontal flange portion. At least one drawer latch hook connected to the trim channel is provided, wherein the drawer latch hook engages and disengages from a latching component of the tool storage unit in response to the pivoting movement of the trim channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Clark Scheffy, Andy Deakin, Sarah Hall (“Sally”) Madsen
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Publication number: 20080258594Abstract: European-style long rail pulls are installed on cabinet doors to replace previously installed knobs or short handles on such cabinet doors. Standoff devices are used to rigidly secure the European-style rail pulls while covering unsightly holes left exposed after removal of the knobs from the cabinet doors. The standoff device is a generally cylindrical body have a flat bottom surface and a bore aligned with the exposed holes on the cabinet doors, and an upper surface shaped and sized to securely grip the long rail about its circumference.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Vincent Giagni, John D. Hyde
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Patent number: 7263744Abstract: The present invention relates to a handle assembly for a refrigerator. According to the present invention, there is provided a handle assembly for a refrigerator. The handle assembly comprises a pair of handle holders each of which is formed with a cavity therein and mounted onto a front surface of a door by means of a screw that is fastened to the front surface of the door through the cavity; a handle body which is positioned between the handle holders and which is fastened to the handle holders by means of screws that penetrate the handle holders and are fastened thereto; and a handle cover elastically mounted to front ends of the handle holders and the handle body. According to the present invention, since the handle assembly can be mounted to the front surface of the door at the front of the door, the man-hour needed for the assembling works and the production costs can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Myoung-Kook Kim, Sang-Ho Jung
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Patent number: 7044569Abstract: A modular drawer system provides a system of interchangeable components that are easy to assemble. The system requires few fasteners because most of the parts are slidably interconnected. Many parts perform dual functions. A removable lock tray and a tracking mechanism to provide easier steering of a rolling cart are provided. A lock bar assembly with few moving parts is easily assembled. In addition, an accessory track provides two types of attachments for accessories, a more flexible, snap-on attachment and a more permanent, bolted attachment.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2000Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Artromick International, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Relyea, Michael S. Relyea, Mark A. Relyea, Kristen K. Hestrom, Frank R. Wilgus, Donald J. Staufenberg, Gary L. Claypoole
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Patent number: 7040726Abstract: A pull (12) includes an elongate flexible member (34) having two end portions. The first end portion (36) is secured to the rear surface (20, 106) of the front structure (16, 102) of a movable member (14, 100) of a piece of furniture made of wood. The flexible member (34) has an intermediate portion (39) extending from the first end portion (36). The intermediate portion (39) extends over an upper region of the front structure (16, 102) of the movable member (14, 100). The flexible member (34) has a manually gripable rigid part (40) at the second end portion (38). The manually gripable rigid part (40) lies against, without being secured to, the front surface (20, 106) of the front structure (16, 102) of the movable member (14, 100). The manually gripable rigid part (40) is pulled to open the movable member (14, 100).Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Inventor: Arthur Steffee
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Publication number: 20040232811Abstract: A pull (12) includes an elongate flexible member (34) having two end portions. The first end portion (36) is secured to the rear surface (20, 106) of the front structure (16, 102) of a movable member (14, 100) of a piece of furniture made of wood. The flexible member (34) has an intermediate portion (39) extending from the first end portion (36). The intermediate portion (39) extends over an upper region of the front structure (16, 102) of the movable member (14, 100). The flexible member (34) has a manually gripable rigid part (40) at the second end portion (38). The manually gripable rigid part (40) lies against, without being secured to, the front surface (20, 106) of the front structure (16, 102) of the movable member (14, 100). The manually gripable rigid part (40) is pulled to open the movable member (14, 100).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2003Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventor: Arthur Steffee
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Patent number: 6678920Abstract: A soft-touch drawer pull including a substantially rigid substrate and a rubber-like plastic attached to the outer surface of the substrate. The substrate preferably includes teeth or catches on an inner surface that interact with corresponding recesses or holes on a drawer unit or other article to allow the drawer pull to be easily secured to the unit or article. Preferably, the drawer pull further includes catches that interact with snaps on a drawer to further secure the drawer pull to the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2002Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Cascade Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Brian G. Parker, Cameron Courtwright, Dean T. Miller
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Patent number: 6595607Abstract: An appliance stand for storing utensils comprising an enclosed housing with an integral front wall, side walls connected to the front wall, a rear wall connected to the side walls and a planar top member secured to the walls defines an interior chamber. All of the walls are angled inward and the front wall defines a rectangular cutout leading into the chamber for receiving a drawer. The drawer is slidably mounted in the housing. The drawer is constructed of a one piece assembly comprising a base, a front panel, side panels and a rear panel mounted on the base with the panels being foldable with respect to the base with the front panel fitting flush against the housing front wall rectangular cutout.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2001Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Inventor: Fletcher Morgan
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Patent number: 6513890Abstract: A storage box for storage of objects in a suitable place with restriction of accessibility and the possibility of marking, the storage box comprising a main body, a drawer with a front panel and a lock device. The drawer is slidingly placed in the main body through an opening in one of the main body's surfaces, the lock device is installed on one of the main body's surfaces or on the front panel of the drawer, the lock device in the locked position connects the drawer to the main body and in the released position disengages the connection between the drawer and the main body. The lock device consists of a substantially cylindrical housing with an enlarged end piece, the enlarged end piece forms a seat shaped in a complementary manner to the underside of a handle, the handle operates a shaft provided in the housing, the shaft is movable in its longitudinal direction and can rotate in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2001Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Sapron ASInventors: John Harald Tolnes, Kåre Espen Kronborg
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Patent number: 6412317Abstract: An integrated cabinet door and drawer handle and lock provides a front piece having apertures for receipt of a cabinet door or drawer lock and a human hand. Optionally, a wire pull handle can be provided. A backing plate having a transverse lip thereon is adapted for telescoping interaction with the front piece. A cabinet door or drawer having a portion cut out therefrom for receipt of the integrated handle and lock is clamped between the front piece and backing plate such as by screws. Multiple locks can be incorporated into the integrated structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2000Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Olympus Lock, Inc.Inventor: Frank J. Martin
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Publication number: 20020024275Abstract: An appliance stand for storing utensils comprising an enclosed housing with an integral front wall, side walls connected to the front wall, a rear wall connected to the side walls and a planar top member secured to the walls defines an interior chamber. All of the walls are angled inward and the front wall defines a rectangular cutout leading into the chamber for receiving a drawer. The drawer is slidably mounted in the housing. The drawer is constructed of a one piece assembly comprising a base, a front panel, side panels and a rear panel mounted on the base with the panels being foldable with respect to the base with the front panel fitting flush against the housing front wall rectangular cutout.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2001Publication date: February 28, 2002Inventor: Fletcher Morgan
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Publication number: 20020017840Abstract: A handle assembly having a lock mechanism is disclosed. The handle assembly includes a handle grip member movably coupled to the casing for receiving a first external force and a second external force, and a lock mechanism installed in the casing and coupled with the handle grip member for locking the handle grip member when the handle grip member receives the first external force and unlocking the handle grip member when the handle grip member receives the second external force.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2001Publication date: February 14, 2002Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Fuh Huw-Ching, Liu His An
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Patent number: 6282753Abstract: A flush mount door handle recessed within a door frame. The door handle is set in a box type configuration. The door handle has a bottom support member that extends at an obtuse angle from the back wall and a pull member that does not come in contact the bottom support member. This type of flush mount door handle is designed to permit runoff of liquids, loose dirt, and grime and allow easier cleaning of the entire door handle.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1999Date of Patent: September 4, 2001Assignee: Special Lite, Inc.Inventor: Harold Hochmuth