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Drawer divider or partition

Assignee: Corry Jamestown Corp
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Filing: 1964-05-18
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1984-05-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William H Kafferlin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 08:37
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/90; A47B88/969; A47B88/975

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
IN COMBINATION, A DRAWER AND A CLIP, SAID DRAWER HAVING SPACED SIDES, SAID SIDES BEING FLANGED OUTWARDLY FORMING A LATERALLY OFFSET PORTION ADJACENT THEIR UPPER PARTS DEFINING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, SAID DRAWER SIDES EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE AND TERMINATING AT THEIR UPPER ENDS IN A BEAD OVELYING SAID FLANGE, A LEG ON SAID CLIP EXTENDING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID DRAWER SIDES, SAID CLIP HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED, LATERALLY EXTENDING FEET ATTACHED TO SAID LEG EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FLANGE AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND SID BEAD, SAID FEET BEING PRESSURE ENGAGED BY SAID BEAD AND FRICTIONALLY HELD IN POSITION BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND BEAD, THE TOP EDGE OF SAID FEET BEING SHAPED TO CONFORM TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID BEAD AND THE SLOWER PORITON OF SAID BEAD ENGAGING THE TOP OF SAID FLANGE WHEN SAID CLIP IS IN USE POSITION, A DRAWER DIVIDER, AND MEANS ON SAID CLIP ENGAGING SAID DRAWER DIVIDER, SAID CLIP BEING ADAPTED TO BE SWUNG INWARDLY OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SIDES WHEN SAID DIVIDER IS REMOVED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 175 words
IN COMBINATION, A DRAWER AND A CLIP, SAID DRAWER HAVING SPACED SIDES, SAID SIDES BEING FLANGED OUTWARDLY FORMING A LATERALLY OFFSET PORTION ADJACENT THEIR UPPER PARTS DEFINING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, SAID DRAWER SIDES EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID OUTWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE AND TERMINATING AT THEIR UPPER ENDS IN A BEAD OVELYING SAID FLANGE, A LEG ON SAID CLIP EXTENDING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID DRAWER SIDES, SAID CLIP HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED, LATERALLY EXTENDING FEET ATTACHED TO SAID LEG EXTENDING PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FLANGE AND DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND SID BEAD, SAID FEET BEING PRESSURE ENGAGED BY SAID BEAD AND FRICTIONALLY HELD IN POSITION BETWEEN SAID FLANGE AND BEAD, THE TOP EDGE OF SAID FEET BEING SHAPED TO CONFORM TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID BEAD AND THE SLOWER PORITON OF SAID BEAD ENGAGING THE TOP OF SAID FLANGE WHEN SAID CLIP IS IN USE POSITION, A DRAWER DIVIDER, AND MEANS ON SAID CLIP ENGAGING SAID DRAWER DIVIDER, SAID CLIP BEING ADAPTED TO BE SWUNG INWARDLY OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SIDES WHEN SAID DIVIDER IS REMOVED.

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