← Back to Patent Explorer
US3112969A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Molded plastic drawer and supporting rail

Assignee: Standard Oil Co
•
Filing: 1957-03-22
•
Granted: 1963-12-03
•
Expires: 1977-03-22
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lewis H Gustafson
  • 👤 Lewis J Halberstadt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 23:07
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/90; A47B88/906

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 303 words
A TWO PIECE COMBINATION FOR CASE GOODS, COMPRISING A UNITARY INTEGRALLY MOLDED PLASTIC PARTING RAIL AND A MOLDED PLASTIC DRAWER WHEREIN A VERTICAL FLANGE IS PROVIDED AT EACH END OF THE PARTING RAIL, THE OUTER FACES OF SAID FLANGES LYING IN PARALLEL VERTICAL PLANES, SAID FLANGES BEING APERTURED TO RECEIVE FASTENERS FOR SECURING THE END PANELS OF THE CASE GOODS THERETO, FRONT AND REAR RAILS INTERCONNECTING SAID FLANGES, SAID PARTING RAIL HAVING A HORIZONTAL DRAWER SUPPORTING SURFACE SPACED INWARDLY FROM EACH OF SAID FLANGES AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND REAR RAILS, A CENTRAL U-SHAPED GUIDE PARALLEL TO SAID FLANGES AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND REAR RAILS, SAID DRAWER BEING COOPERATIVELY RECEIVED BY SAID PARTING RAIL AND COMPRISING AS INTEGRALLY MOLDED PORTIONS, A FLAT BOTTOM WALL, A RUNNER PROJECTING FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL ADJACENT EACH END THEREOF, SAID RUNNERS BEING PARALLEL AND EXTENDING FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE BOTTOM WALL AND HAVING FLAT BOTTOM FACES SLIDINGLY ENGAGING THE SUPPORTING SURFACES OF THE PARTING RAIL, A CENTRALLY DISPOSED GUIDEWAY PROJECTING FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL A DISTANCE LESS THAN THAT OF THE RUNNERS, SAID GUIDEWAY COMPRISING A PAIR OF RIBS PARALLEL TO SAID RUNNERS AND SPACED APART A DISTANCE SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID PARTING RAIL GUIDE AND SLIDINGLY RECEIVED THEREBY, END, REAR AND FRONT WALLS CONNECTED TO SAID BOTTOM WALL AND TO EACH OTHER BY CURVED SECTIONS, THE REAR AND END WALLS BEING OUTWARDLY FLARED FROM THE BOTTOM WALL AND PROVIDED AT THEIR UPPER EDGES WITH AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING PERIPHERAL FLANGE, THE WIDTH OF THE DRAWER AS DEFINED BY THE FLANGE PORTIONS ON THE END WALLS BEING LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OUTER FACES OF SAID FLANGES, THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE FRONT WALL OF SAID DRAWER LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE BOTTOM WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 303 words
A TWO PIECE COMBINATION FOR CASE GOODS, COMPRISING A UNITARY INTEGRALLY MOLDED PLASTIC PARTING RAIL AND A MOLDED PLASTIC DRAWER WHEREIN A VERTICAL FLANGE IS PROVIDED AT EACH END OF THE PARTING RAIL, THE OUTER FACES OF SAID FLANGES LYING IN PARALLEL VERTICAL PLANES, SAID FLANGES BEING APERTURED TO RECEIVE FASTENERS FOR SECURING THE END PANELS OF THE CASE GOODS THERETO, FRONT AND REAR RAILS INTERCONNECTING SAID FLANGES, SAID PARTING RAIL HAVING A HORIZONTAL DRAWER SUPPORTING SURFACE SPACED INWARDLY FROM EACH OF SAID FLANGES AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND REAR RAILS, A CENTRAL U-SHAPED GUIDE PARALLEL TO SAID FLANGES AND EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND REAR RAILS, SAID DRAWER BEING COOPERATIVELY RECEIVED BY SAID PARTING RAIL AND COMPRISING AS INTEGRALLY MOLDED PORTIONS, A FLAT BOTTOM WALL, A RUNNER PROJECTING FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL ADJACENT EACH END THEREOF, SAID RUNNERS BEING PARALLEL AND EXTENDING FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE BOTTOM WALL AND HAVING FLAT BOTTOM FACES SLIDINGLY ENGAGING THE SUPPORTING SURFACES OF THE PARTING RAIL, A CENTRALLY DISPOSED GUIDEWAY PROJECTING FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL A DISTANCE LESS THAN THAT OF THE RUNNERS, SAID GUIDEWAY COMPRISING A PAIR OF RIBS PARALLEL TO SAID RUNNERS AND SPACED APART A DISTANCE SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF SAID PARTING RAIL GUIDE AND SLIDINGLY RECEIVED THEREBY, END, REAR AND FRONT WALLS CONNECTED TO SAID BOTTOM WALL AND TO EACH OTHER BY CURVED SECTIONS, THE REAR AND END WALLS BEING OUTWARDLY FLARED FROM THE BOTTOM WALL AND PROVIDED AT THEIR UPPER EDGES WITH AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING PERIPHERAL FLANGE, THE WIDTH OF THE DRAWER AS DEFINED BY THE FLANGE PORTIONS ON THE END WALLS BEING LESS THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OUTER FACES OF SAID FLANGES, THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE FRONT WALL OF SAID DRAWER LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE BOTTOM WALL.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2690A Cited
US509198A Cited
US599107A Cited
US1143085A Cited
GB352432A Cited
US1953613A Cited
US2488916A Cited
US2678866A Cited
US2696419A Cited
US2689778A Cited
US2811404A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-12-02 1967-06-03 1967-12-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-12-02 1971-06-03 1971-12-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-12-02 1975-06-03 1975-12-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag