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Mounting apparatus for expansion card

Patent Number: 8446720
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A mounting apparatus for mounting an expansion card to a rear panel of an electronic device includes a latching member, an operation member, and two connection members. The latching member includes four drive plates, a connection plate, and four latching portions. Each of the drive plates defines a rail therein. The operation member includes four pins, a handle, and a resilient portion. The resilient portion includes a latch block. The two connection members pass through the latching member ...

Shock-absorbing device, storage medium holding device, and system for enclosing storage medium

Patent Number: 8446719
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A shock-absorbing device is provided. The shock-absorbing device that absorbs shock to an object includes a shock-absorbing member that surrounds the object and is elastically deformable and a switching mechanism that switches the shock-absorbing member to a flat state where a gap between the shock-absorbing member and the object is small and the shock-absorbing member is flat, or a bent state where the shock-absorbing member is bent toward the outside of the object so that the gap ...

Offset weight supporting slide

Patent Number: 8444239
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

An appliance is provided that includes a storage compartment with a shelf within the storage compartment. A support apparatus is configured for supporting the shelf. The support apparatus can include a first support, a second support, three track surfaces and three bearings. The first support is configured to be attached to an interior wall of the storage compartment. Each of the track surfaces is located on the first support. The second support is configured to engage the first support by ...

Refrigerator

Patent Number: 8444238
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a body, a door, a support bracket, a door bracket, a fixing part, and an adjustment part. The body defines a storage chamber. The door opens and closes the storage chamber. The door is rotatably coupled to the body by a hinge. The support bracket supports a load of the door. The door bracket is coupled to a lower side of the door. The fixing part is disposed between the support bracket and the door bracket. The adjustment part is coupled ...

Refrigerator with a door opening apparatus

Patent Number: 8444237
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A refrigerator of the embodiment includes a cabinet in which a storage chamber is formed; a door that is connected to the cabinet and opens and closes the storage chamber; and a door opening apparatus that is provided in the cabinet and opens the door, wherein the door opening apparatus includes: a push member that contacts a rear surface of the door and pushes the rear surface of the door by a rotation operation and a driver that is connected to the push member and generates power for ...

Drawer pull-out guide

Patent Number: 8444236
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A drawer pull-out guide includes a body rail to be fastened to a furniture body and at least one pull-out rail slidably supported relative thereto. The rail is supported so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position. At least one carriage having at least four load-transmitting rolling elements is supported between the rails. The rolling elements run on a runway of a rail, and the runway has a first substantially horizontal, straight guide section in the rear end area ...

Storage system

Patent Number: 8444235
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ; ; ; ;

A storage system is provided comprising a rail mounted to a surface. A cabinet is supported on said rail. At least one engagement member engages the rail to suspend the cabinet from the rail. The cabinet is supported at an angle relative to the surface. An adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the position of the engagement member relative to the rail for adjusting the angle. A method of mounting a cabinet on a surface is also provided comprising mounting a rail having a flange on a ...

Washing machine

Patent Number: 8444234
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A washing machine of the present invention comprises a top cover where a laundry entrance hole is formed through which laundry is put in from above; a lid assembly coupled to the top cover in a rotatable manner and opening and closing the laundry entrance hole; and a stopper being formed at least in one of the top cover and the lid assembly and preventing the lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle. The stopper prevents a lid assembly from being rotated more than a ...

Electronic device with a resilient bracket

Patent Number: 8444233
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

An electronic device includes a chassis and a bracket. An opening is defined in the chassis. The opening has a first side edge and a second side edge located at opposite sides thereof. A length of the second side edge is greater than that of the first side edge. The bracket is mounted in the opening. The bracket includes a pair of first hooks and a pair of second hooks at opposite sides thereof. A distance between the pair of first hooks corresponds to the length of the first side edge. A ...

Collapsible showcase

Patent Number: 8444232
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A collapsible showcase including a lower panel; an upper panel detachably mounted on the lower panel; a lower collapsible compartment attached to the lower panel and protruding outwards thereof; an upper collapsible compartment attached to the upper panel and protruding outwards thereof; wherein the lower an upper compartments are folded on the panel to which they are hingedly attached at least at one of their side walls. The showcase also has a collapsible base attached to the lower panel ...

Refrigerator

Patent Number: 8439462
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

The embodiment relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator according to one embodiment includes: a cabinet in which a storage chamber is formed; a door that is connected to the cabinet and opens and closes the storage chamber; a receiving member that is mounted in the door and receives foods; a guide unit that guides an up and down movement of the receiving member in a state where the receiving member is mounted in the door; and a fixing unit that fixes a position at which the receiving ...

Refrigerator and method of fabricating the same

Patent Number: 8439461
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body in which a storage chamber is provided and a door on which an image is provided. The door is pivotably coupled to the main body. The door includes a door panel defining an outer appearance of the door, a pattern processing part disposed on a side of the door panel to realize the image, and a glass member fixed to the door panel. According to the refrigerator, an elegant outer appearance of the door is realized to satisfy ...

Domestic appliance for installation in a furniture frame

Patent Number: 8439460
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventors: ;

A domestic appliance for installation in a furniture frame, the appliance includes an essentially rectangular body, and two vertical cover sections affixed to the front vertical edges of the body, which extend laterally beyond the vertical edges onto the furniture frame. A horizontal cover section is pushed in between the vertical sections along an upper front edge of the ...

Apparatus for latching a drawer using a cam latch

Patent Number: 8439459
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

A latch system for a sliding member and a stationary member has upper and lower bodies fixed to the sliding member; an anchor block fixed to the stationary member; a release body slidably connected to the anchor block such that the release body can move relative to the anchor block; a lower arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower arm being attached to the release body; a control arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the control arm being ...

Housing for at least partially accommodating a furniture fitting

Patent Number: 8439458
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

A housing for at least partially accommodating a furniture fitting is designed such that it can be changed in length along a longitudinal axis of the ...

Adjustable dressing mirror assembly

Patent Number: 8439457
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

An adjustable dressing mirror assembly includes a support, a mirror-mounting unit, and a positioning device. The positioning device includes a guiding seat connected pivotally to the support, a driving plate connected pivotally to the mirror-mounting unit, a sliding block, a movable member, a positioning rod, and a resilient member. The guiding seat includes an accommodating chamber and a plurality of positioning grooves. The driving plate and the sliding block are movable in the ...

Built-in domestic appliance, in particular a dishwasher

Patent Number: 8439456
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventors: ;

A built-in domestic appliance is provided that has a length-adjustable spacer sleeve to fasten the built-in domestic appliance to a wall with a fastening screw. The length-adjustable spacer has a first sleeve part mounted on the built-in domestic appliance and a second sleeve part that is telescopically adjustable relative to the first sleeve part and that is adjustable, in length, along an axis with respect to the first sleeve part until the second sleeve part is in contact with the wall. ...

Computer enclosure with cover plate

Patent Number: 8437132
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventors: ;

A computer enclosure includes a computer bezel with an opening defined therein, a cover plate for covering the opening, and an actuating module. The cover plate is pivotably attached to a front side of the computer bezel. The actuating module includes a mounting bracket attached to a rear side of the computer bezel and an actuating member pivotably attached to the mounting bracket. The actuating member is capable of rotating between an extended position, where the cover plate is pushed open ...

Server cabinet and server system with same

Patent Number: 8437123
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventor:

A server cabinet includes a cabinet, a first slide rail, and a second slide rail. The cabinet includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear wall, two sidewalls, and two doors. The first slide rail is mounted on an inner surface of one of the sidewalls. The first slide rail has a first end and an opposite second end. The first slide rail defines a first slide groove. The first end is adjacent to the doors, and the second end is close to the rear wall. The second slide rail has a first and ...

Individual locker assembly for refrigerators

Patent Number: 8434838
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventor:

The individual locker assembly for refrigerators is intended for use in the workplace to permit employees to secure their perishable foods and beverages for lunches and snacks. The locker assembly is also suitable for installation in refrigerator units in medical offices and the like for the secure storage of controlled medications and the like that must be refrigerated. The locker assembly is assembled from top, bottom, side, and rear panels, and a series of intermediate shelves and ...

Refrigerator

Patent Number: 8434837
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventor:

Disclosed is a refrigerator that has a slider and chain units that are coupled in a manner that allows rotation. The slider and chain units define a cable chain that covers a wire. Curve guide portions are positioned between the slider and a chain unit, and a rotation restricting portion is positioned between the chain units. The cable chain may curve in the same direction regardless of the force applied so as to reduce potential damage on the wire due to scratches by peripheral components ...

Slide assembly

Patent Number: 8434836
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventor:

A slide assembly includes a catch assembly secured to a first rail member, and a second rail member in sliding engagement with the first rail member. The second rail member includes a post extending laterally towards the first rail member. The catch assembly includes a catch member pivotable between a post retaining position and a post releasing position. When the catch member is in the post releasing position, movement of the second rail member from an extended position to a retracted ...

Wall mounting system for movably mounting modular institutional furniture and fixtures

Patent Number: 8434835
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventor:

A modular mounting system for institutional or classroom furniture or fixtures includes mounting rails that are attached to a wall surface in a horizontal orientation and that are vertically spaced. The mounting rails have a flat wall-mounting portion, with upper and lower T-shaped sections projecting therefrom, forming upper and lower U-channels and a central C-channel. The wall-mounting portion has a lower chamfered edge. Sections of mounting rail are aligned by a spline inserted into the ...

Tool storage cabinet and attached visual tool identification and location system

Patent Number: 8434834
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventor:

A tool identification and location system for a tool containing cabinet. The system includes a plastic sheet having a surface with cross sectional outlines of the cabinet drawers as well as multiple, parallel tool receiving compartments in each of the drawers. The sheet is connected to a sidewall of the cabinet so that the outlines of each drawer are in horizontal alignment with corresponding drawers of the cabinet, and tool cross sections, called profiles, are mounted to the sheet, such as ...

Mounting assembly

Patent Number: 8434833
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventor:

A mounting assembly is configured in a case having an opening and a door panel. The door panel is pivoted to the case so as to cover the opening or uncover the opening by removing the door panel. The mounting assembly includes at least one fixing rod, a stopper member, at least one elastic member and an actuator. The fixing rod is disposed on one inner side of the case adjacent to the opening. The stopper member and the elastic member are movably disposed on the fixing rod. The actuator is ...

Method and apparatus for locking a computer device

Patent Number: 8434832
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventors: ; ;

A lock for a computer device comprises a lever operable to be positioned in a locked position and comprising at least one flange, a locking base slidably coupled to a device housing and attached to the lever, and a spring coupled to the locking base and to the device housing and operated upon by the lever, where in the locked position the at least one flange slides in a first corresponding at least one notch formed on the device housing, and where the locking base slides into a ...

Display device

Patent Number: 8432673
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
Inventor:

A display device includes a shell, a display panel disposed within the shell and at least one securing member fixing the display panel to the shell. The display panel is covered with a front cover and a rear cover opposite to the front cover. The at least one securing member is fixed to the shell and resists at least the rear cover of the display panel. The at least one securing member includes a conducting member. The conducting member resists at least the front cover of the display panel ...

Server rack

Patent Number: 8430462
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
Inventor:

A server rack includes a main body, a pair of rails, and a pair of air guiding members. The main body includes two opposite sidewalls, each of which include a first flange defining a number of first through holes and define an air hole. The rails define a channel communicating with the air holes in the main body. Each air guiding member covers the corresponding air hole and includes a second flange that contacts corresponding first flange and defines a number of second through holes. A ...

Furniture with firearm access features

Patent Number: 8430461
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
Inventor:

An article of furniture, such as a night stand, is configured with firearm access features. A drawer of the article of furniture may include a mount for holding a firearm in the drawer. The mount may be configured to move a firearm from a horizontal storage position to a vertical position when the drawer is opened. The drawer may include a firearm locator feature comprising an arm-locating cut-out in a side of the drawer. The drawer may also include an access feature for selectively ...

Merchandising platform and handle apparatus for a merchandiser

Patent Number: 8430460
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
Inventors: ;

A merchandiser includes 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 ...