US3178248A
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Drawer structure
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-01-30
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1982-01-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gail L Bridwell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:41
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/40; A47B88/497; A47B88/42; A47B88/483; A47B88/487; A47B2210/00; A47B2210/0002; A47B2210/0051; A47B2210/0056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
478 words
A CABINET STRUCTURE WHICH INCLUDES: A CABINET HAVING A FRONT OPENING; A BOX STRUCTURE HAVING A TOP, A BOTTOM, SIDES, A REAR AND A FRONT OPENING, SAID BOX BEING POSITIONED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID CABINET, ADJUSTABLE MEANS FOR IMMOVABLY MOUNTING SAID BOX WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID CABINET; ROLLER MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A DRAWER LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE ADAJCENT TO SAID FRONT OPENING; A DRAWER HAVING A BOTTOM AND A BACK LOCATED WITHIN SAID BOX STRUTURE SO AS TO BE SUPPORTED ON SAID ROLLER MEANS, SAID BACK OF SAID DRAWER BEING LOCATED ADJACENT OF SAID REAR OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE IN A CLOSED POSITION OF SAID DRAWER; COOPERATING STABLIZING MEANS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND INTERLOCKING MEANS, SAID FIRST INTERLOCKING MEANS BEING FORMED ON THE TOP OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE ADJACENT TO SAID DRAWER, AND SAID SECOND INTERLOCKING MEANS BEING FORMED ON SAID DRAWER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND INTERLOCKING MEANS PREVENTING SUBSTANTIAL SIDEWISE TIPPING OF SAID DRAWER DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID DRAWER; FIRST AND SECOND MOUNTING STRUCTURE MEANS FOR PREVENTING SLIPPING OF SAID DRAWER UPON SAID ROLLERS AND PERMITTING SAID DRAWER TO BE MOVED FROM SAID CLOSED POSITION TO AN OPEN POSITION IN WHICH SAID DRAWER EXTENDS FROM SAID BOX STRUCTURE, EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND MOUNTING MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER AND TO THE SIDE OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE AT THE REAR THEREOF, SAID FIRST MOUNTING STRUCTURE BEING CONNECTED TO ONE SIDE AND SAID SECOND MOUNTING STRUCTURE BEING CONNECTED TO THE OTHER SIDE, EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND MOUNTING STRUCTURES BEING CONNECTED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SIDES OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM THEREOF; SAID FIRST AND SECOND SEPARATE MOUNTING STRUCTURE MEANS EACH INCLUDING A CONTROL LINK PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID BOX STRUCTURE, SAID CONTROL LINK HAVING AN EXTREMITY AT ITS END OPPOSITE ITS PIVOT HOLE MOUNTING, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID PIVOT HOLE MOUNTING TO SAID EXTREMITY BEING LESS THAN THE DISTANCE FROM SAID PIVOT HOLE MOUNTING TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE; UPPER AND LOWER STABILIZING LINKS PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID CONTROL LINK AND TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER, SAID LOWER STABILIZING LINK BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE EXTREMITY OF SAID CONTROL LINK REMOTE FROM THE PORTION OF SAID CONTROL LINK ATTACHED TO SAID SIDE OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE AND TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF SAID DRAWER, SAID LOWER STABILIZING LINK BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER IN SAID POSITION AS TO BE BELOW THE PIVOT WHERE SAID CONTROL LINK IS PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE SIDES OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE WHEN SAID DRAWER IS IN A CLOSED POSITION, SAID UPPER STABILIZING LINK BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL LINK BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF AND TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER ADJACENT TO THE TOP OF SAID DRAWER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
478 words
A CABINET STRUCTURE WHICH INCLUDES: A CABINET HAVING A FRONT OPENING; A BOX STRUCTURE HAVING A TOP, A BOTTOM, SIDES, A REAR AND A FRONT OPENING, SAID BOX BEING POSITIONED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID CABINET, ADJUSTABLE MEANS FOR IMMOVABLY MOUNTING SAID BOX WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID CABINET; ROLLER MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A DRAWER LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE ADAJCENT TO SAID FRONT OPENING; A DRAWER HAVING A BOTTOM AND A BACK LOCATED WITHIN SAID BOX STRUTURE SO AS TO BE SUPPORTED ON SAID ROLLER MEANS, SAID BACK OF SAID DRAWER BEING LOCATED ADJACENT OF SAID REAR OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE IN A CLOSED POSITION OF SAID DRAWER; COOPERATING STABLIZING MEANS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND INTERLOCKING MEANS, SAID FIRST INTERLOCKING MEANS BEING FORMED ON THE TOP OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE ADJACENT TO SAID DRAWER, AND SAID SECOND INTERLOCKING MEANS BEING FORMED ON SAID DRAWER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND INTERLOCKING MEANS PREVENTING SUBSTANTIAL SIDEWISE TIPPING OF SAID DRAWER DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID DRAWER; FIRST AND SECOND MOUNTING STRUCTURE MEANS FOR PREVENTING SLIPPING OF SAID DRAWER UPON SAID ROLLERS AND PERMITTING SAID DRAWER TO BE MOVED FROM SAID CLOSED POSITION TO AN OPEN POSITION IN WHICH SAID DRAWER EXTENDS FROM SAID BOX STRUCTURE, EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND MOUNTING MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER AND TO THE SIDE OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE AT THE REAR THEREOF, SAID FIRST MOUNTING STRUCTURE BEING CONNECTED TO ONE SIDE AND SAID SECOND MOUNTING STRUCTURE BEING CONNECTED TO THE OTHER SIDE, EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND MOUNTING STRUCTURES BEING CONNECTED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SIDES OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM THEREOF; SAID FIRST AND SECOND SEPARATE MOUNTING STRUCTURE MEANS EACH INCLUDING A CONTROL LINK PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID BOX STRUCTURE, SAID CONTROL LINK HAVING AN EXTREMITY AT ITS END OPPOSITE ITS PIVOT HOLE MOUNTING, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID PIVOT HOLE MOUNTING TO SAID EXTREMITY BEING LESS THAN THE DISTANCE FROM SAID PIVOT HOLE MOUNTING TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE; UPPER AND LOWER STABILIZING LINKS PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID CONTROL LINK AND TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER, SAID LOWER STABILIZING LINK BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE EXTREMITY OF SAID CONTROL LINK REMOTE FROM THE PORTION OF SAID CONTROL LINK ATTACHED TO SAID SIDE OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE AND TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF SAID DRAWER, SAID LOWER STABILIZING LINK BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER IN SAID POSITION AS TO BE BELOW THE PIVOT WHERE SAID CONTROL LINK IS PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE SIDES OF SAID BOX STRUCTURE WHEN SAID DRAWER IS IN A CLOSED POSITION, SAID UPPER STABILIZING LINK BEING PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL LINK BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF AND TO THE BACK OF SAID DRAWER ADJACENT TO THE TOP OF SAID DRAWER.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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