Single Pedestal Patents (Class 312/351.2)
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Patent number: 9144300Abstract: An article of furniture has a main body, a floor-engagement frame, a plurality of non-rolling floor-engagement members connected to the floor-engagement frame, and a plurality of rollers that are also connected to the floor-engagement frame. These rollers do not engage the floor when the article of furniture rests upon the floor in an ordinary state of usage but do engage the floor when the article of furniture is tilted at least fifteen degrees. The article can further comprise a pedestal that pivotally couples to the floor-engagement frame and that supports a table surface. A user interface can control a latch that holds the table surface perpendicular to the pedestal. Another user interface can control a latch that holds the table surface at a present vertical height when latched.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.Inventor: Richard S. Cotey
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Patent number: 8967745Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a bank of storage units in side-by-side relationship above a ground surface includes an elongate member having an elongate top wall, having side edges and at least one leg section extending downwardly from one of the side edges. Each of the at least one leg section includes an elongate flange at a distal end that is contiguous to the ground. The elongate top wall has an elongate dimension between opposed ends for receiving a bank of storage units in side-by-side relationship on an upper surface thereof. The top wall includes attachment members for cooperating with a mounting plate for attaching the bank of storage units in side-by-side relationship to the top wall. The elongate flanges include a plurality of leveling adjuster passages for receiving leveling adjusters therethrough and a plurality of anchor passages for receiving anchoring members therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Penco Products, Inc.Inventor: Kevin Everett Booth
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Patent number: 8938182Abstract: A stand of the image forming apparatus includes at least one plate unit including a first plate member which includes a first surface unit which forms an external appearance and a first bent unit which is provided to at least one of the opposite end parts of the first surface unit, and a second plate member which includes a second surface unit and a second bent unit which is provided to at least one of the opposite end parts of the second surface unit, and is capable of being inserted into the first plate member, at least one of the first bent unit and the second bent unit being bent so that each bending direction thereof may start from at least one of the first surface unit and the second surface unit, and then bend toward at least one of the first surface unit and the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2009Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-hyun Lee, Jong-cheon Hong
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Publication number: 20140339977Abstract: A foot for a computer casing includes a base element that contacts a supporting area, a damping element that dampens oscillations and a fastening element that fastens the foot on a computer casing, wherein the damping element is mechanically arranged between the base element and the fastening element such that the fastening element and the base element are mechanically uncoupled. The damping element is ring-shaped with a centrally arranged raised portion and a portion connected thereto and extends radially outward and is guided by the raised portion through a central opening of the fastening element such that the fastening element contacts the damping element both in a radial and axial manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Fjuitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property GmbHInventors: Bernhard Kannler, Michael Schmid
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Patent number: 8506025Abstract: A washing/drying machine is mounted to a pedestal via supporters. The pedestal includes a housing having a specific space therein, the plurality of supporters mounted at the housing and supporting an object placed on the housing and connection parts connecting the supporters mounted at one side of the housing to each other. The supporters are provided with coupling ribs for fixing the object at the housing. As the pedestal is mounted at the washing/drying machine, it is capable of preventing surfaces of the washing/drying machine and the pedestal from being damaged and of preventing water or other foreign materials from penetrating through a gap between the washing/drying machine and the pedestal by the connection parts mounted between the washing/drying machine and the pedestal.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Hyun-Seok Kim
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Patent number: 8439322Abstract: A mounting post for supporting a plurality of electronic cabinets, each having different bolt patterns, comprising a hollow post configured to receive a hollow mount at the upper end, a stabilizer plate attached to the lower end of the post, and a hollow mount selected from a plurality of hollow mounts, each having a lower end configured to mate to the post, and having a substantially planar upper surface with openings formed therein corresponding to a unique bolt pattern for an electronics cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignees: Windstream Intellectual Property Services, Inc., General Devices Co., Inc.Inventors: Michael E. Skudin, Dennis D. Davis, David W. Willis
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Publication number: 20130049561Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a bank of storage units in side-by-side relationship above a ground surface includes an elongate member having an elongate top wall, having side edges and at least one leg section extending downwardly from one of the side edges. Each of the at least one leg section includes an elongate flange at a distal end that is contiguous to the ground. The elongate top wall has an elongate dimension between opposed ends for receiving a bank of storage units in side-by-side relationship on an upper surface thereof. The top wall includes attachment members for cooperating with a mounting plate for attaching the bank of storage units in side-by-side relationship to the top wall. The elongate flanges include a plurality of leveling adjuster passages for receiving leveling adjusters therethrough and a plurality of anchor passages for receiving anchoring members therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: PENCO PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Kevin Everett Booth
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Publication number: 20120126672Abstract: A casing includes a base plate and a supporting post extending upwardly from the base plate. The base plate and the supporting post are integrally formed as a single monolithic piece from the same material. The supporting post axially defines a fixing hole therein. The fixing hole has an opening at a top free end of the supporting post. The fixing hole includes a first section adjacent to the opening, a second section far from the opening and spaced from the first section, and a chamfer section between the first section and the second section. The first section has a diameter larger than that of the second section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD.Inventors: JI-FENG QIU, TING-TING ZHAO, XIAO-HUI ZHOU, HONG LI
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Patent number: 8113603Abstract: A laundry machine is disclosed. The laundry machine includes a cabinet defining a first receiving space to receive laundry to be treated, a plurality of legs each of which comprises a leg head located at an installation surface and a leg body configured to connect the leg head to the cabinet, a sub cabinet defining a second receiving space having a volume less than the first receiving space, the sub cabinet being coupled to a bottom of the cabinet, and a plurality of coupling members configured to detachably couple the sub cabinet to the cabinet. According to this laundry machine, it is possible to easily achieve the coupling and separation between the cabinet and the sub cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jong A Park, Youn Su Jung
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Publication number: 20100253195Abstract: A cabinet includes panels made from plywood of a type having an ascetically pleasing core with adjacent panels joined at a 90° angle with respect to one another to form a common corner. A first one of the panels has a first edge which forms a portion of the common corner and second one of the panels has a second edge which also forms a portion of the common corner. The first edge has a protruding section and the second edge has a recessed section and the protruding section fits into the recessed section to form an unbroken corner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventor: Thomas T. Owens
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Patent number: 7748682Abstract: The invention relates to a pedestal stand for a laundry treatment machine (1) such as a washing machine, a washer dryer or a tumble dryer, having a housing (3) which comprises a supporting plate (6), side walls (5), front frame (25) [sic; (26)] and a rear wall plus a bottom plate (8) with bearing feet (9), whereby the supporting plate (6) has holes (12) into which threaded stud bolts (11) attached to the underside of the laundry treatment machine (1) can be inserted and screwed down. Within the housing (3), a stud bolt (14) is arranged on the essentially vertical axis (A) between the openings (12) in the supporting plate (6) and the bearing feet (9) on the bottom plate (8) of the housing (3).Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Klaus Hunke, Jörg Kempe
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Patent number: 7193151Abstract: A pedestal enclosure for electronic components is provided. The pedestal enclosure includes a base section and a cover engageable with the base section so as to define an interior space. The base section has a generally rectangular configuration and having a plurality of longitudinally extending channels formed therein such that the base section is substantially self-supporting in the ground. The cover has a generally cylindrical configuration and is engageable with a cylindrical neck on the base section so as to define an interior space. A bracket system is supported on the base section and arranged in the interior space. The bracket system includes a pair of legs. The base section comprises front and rear housing sections that can be selectively assembled together and split apart without removal of the bracket system. A lock mechanism is arranged near the top or near the bottom of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2004Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Charles Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Walter Harwood
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Patent number: 7164577Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a case, a storage device, and a cable. The housing has a bottom wall and convex portions projecting upward from the bottom wall. The case has a top wall and is accommodated inside the housing while being supported by the convex portions. The storage device is supported by the case. The cable has a connector connected to the storage device. Gaps are formed between the bottom wall of the housing and the storage device and between the top wall of the case and the storage device, respectively. The cable passes through the gap.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2004Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka
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Patent number: 7038127Abstract: A pedestal enclosure for electronic components is provided. The pedestal enclosure includes a base section and a cover engageable with the base section so as to define an interior space. The bracket system has at least two side rails. The pedestal enclosure further includes a mounting arrangement for releasably mounting a bracket system to the base section. The mounting arrangement includes a channel section at a lower end of each of the side rails of the bracket system and a mounting part supported on the base section. Each of the mounting parts is configured and arranged to be received in and engage a respective one of the channel sections. The mounting arrangement includes a manually releasable locking mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Charles Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Walter T. Harwood
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Publication number: 20040245899Abstract: Pedestal including a pedestal body for supporting a bottom of a washing machine or a laundry dryer to a height, and at least one coupling means provided both to a side of the washing machine or the laundry dryer and a side of the pedestal body for coupling the washing machine or the laundry dryer with the pedestal body, wherein the coupling means includes a coupling member provided both to a side of the washing machine or the laundry dryer, and a side of the pedestal body under the washing machine or the laundry dryer, and fastening members for fastening the coupling member to the side of the washing machine or the laundry dryer and the side of the pedestal body, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventor: Han Ki Cho
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Patent number: 6814009Abstract: A novel pillar is provided. The pillar having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends, an outer skin, an extruded support structure disposed within the outer skin, with the support structure including multiple cells arranged along the longitudinal axis for support of longitudinal loads, and a tension bar disposed at least partially within the extruded support structure. The outer skin and extruded support may include structural plastic, and the extruded support structure may be separately insertable into the outer skin. However, in an alternative embodiment the outer skin and extruded support structure are co-extruded as a single monolithic piece.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2001Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Mario Acevedo, Hirokazu Goto, Brian Kim
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Patent number: 6715850Abstract: A computer assembly comprising a computer housing and a plurality of separate outer casing members mountable in enveloping relationship with the housing; the plurality of outer casing members having an attached state in fixedly mounted relationship with the housing and a disengaged state in nontouching relationship with the housing; the plurality of outer casing members being toolessly switchable between the attached state and the disengaged state.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2000Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Tatung CompanyInventors: Elizabeth B. Diaz, Kun-Chi Hsieh, Bo Siu-Fai
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Patent number: 6688713Abstract: An integrally weighted base suitable for attachment to a bottom surface of an enclosure to form an integrally weighted cabinet. The integrally weighted cabinet is able to satisfy load bearing and tip over standards without requiring the addition of separate weights. The base preferably includes a frame and fill material disposed within the frame. The frame may be metal or plastic. Fill material is poured into the frame and allowed to set. The fill material may be any suitable material having a density sufficient to act as a weight or counterbalance, such as, e.g., concrete, a concrete and fiber mixture, metal, or a concrete and metal mixture. The base may further include a plurality of openings to dissipate heat from within the interior space of the cabinet. In one implementation of the present invention, the base replaces a bottom panel of a typical PTV cabinet and further eliminates the need for attaching separate weights onto a bottom panel of a typical PTV cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc.Inventor: Jerry Bailey Lowe
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Publication number: 20030218410Abstract: The Revolving Kitchen Cabinet, as shown, takes up only 9 inches of counter space, bringing kitchen items together into one convenient compartment where no item is more than 12 inches from reach. However, this Cabinet can be built in any size to fit anywhere.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2002Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventor: Fred Kimmons Hyde
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Patent number: 6639793Abstract: A video/audio module for a flat-panel display has a rectangular housing, a circuit board and speakers provided inside the housing, and a cover enclosing the housing. Two fasteners are arranged at opposite sides of the housing, and at least one tenon is formed on the cover. Both the fasteners and the tenon are used for providing a secure connection between the module and the flat-panel display. Further, the circuit board inside the housing is able to receive external video and audio signals and then play those signals respectively by the flat-panel display and the speakers.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Chuntex Electronic Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fung-Kuo Lien, Chin-Yuan Lin, Yuan-Hsing Hung, Tsan-Jung Chen
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Patent number: 6481808Abstract: A device for carrying and displaying medical articles, wherein the device comprises an upper cabinet with a top transparent lid hinged to a back wall of the cabinet and capable of being opened around the hinged connection, the cabinet housing a plurality of boxes which in turn define corresponding divisions by a plurality of partition walls, for organizing the articles into separate spaces within each box, the cabinet being mounted at an upper end of a supporting stand for mounting the device from the floor.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2001Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Inventor: Antonio Enrique Cinese
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Patent number: 6361133Abstract: A turndown pad having a body (10) with panels (102, 104, and 106) that are received in respective openings (82, 84 and 86) of body (10) and also having covers (118 and 120) that are received in openings (88 and 90) of body (10). Panels (102, 104, and 106) are selected from corresponding families of panels with each family of panels defined by a common profile shape and size. The different members of each family of panels (102, 104 and 106) have selected arrangements of holes (110, 112, and 114) respectively so that different combinations of panels provide different combinations of holes (110, 112, and 114).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1999Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: Dynacom Industries, Inc.Inventor: Jeffery N. Carr