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US3323853A
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Filing cabinet drawer motion control means
Assignee: Art Metal Inc
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Filing: 1965-12-06
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Granted: 1967-06-06
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Expires: 1985-12-06
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Forest G Stark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 19:47
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/40; A47B88/41; A47B88/497; A47B88/483; A47B88/487; A47B2210/00; A47B2210/0002; A47B2210/0029; A47B2210/0043; A47B2210/0051; A47B2210/0056; A47B2210/0064; A47B2210/0067
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
IN A FILING DEVICE COMPRISING A CABINET INCLUDING BOTTOM AND SIDE WALL PORTIONS AND A FILING DRAWER ADAPTED FOR BODILY MOVEMENT HORIZONTALLY THROUGH AN OPEN FRONT PORTION OF SAID CABINET, A DRAWER SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT CONTROL MECHANISM INCLUDING, A DRAWER FRONT END SUPPORT AND LATERAL YAW CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING AT EACH OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID CABINET A COMBINATION GEAR RACK AND ROLLER BEARING TRACK UNIT; EACH OF SAID UNITS COMPRISING, A TRACK MEMBER MOUNTED AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF SAID DRAWER TO EXTEND IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENTS THEREOF, SAID TRACK MEMBER INCLUDING A GEAR RACK PORTION AND A PARALLEL-DISPOSED BEARING RUN PORTION, AND A TORQUE ROD EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE FORWARD END OF SAID CABINET AND HAVING SPUR GEARS KEYED TO OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF DISPOSED RESPECTIVELY IN OPERATIVELY MESHED RELATION WITH SAID GEAR RACK PORTION, BEARING MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF BEARING DEVICES EACH DISPOSED ADJACENT AN OPPOSITE END OF SAID TORQUE ROD, EACH OF SAID DEVICES COMPRISING AN OUTER BEARING RACE MEMBER DISPOSED IN ROLLING BEARING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CORRESPONDING OF SAID BEARING RUN PORTIONS AND AN INNER RACE BEARING MEMBER, EACH OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBERS HAVING INTEGRALLY FORMED AXIALLY EXTENDING HUB PORTIONS,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
IN A FILING DEVICE COMPRISING A CABINET INCLUDING BOTTOM AND SIDE WALL PORTIONS AND A FILING DRAWER ADAPTED FOR BODILY MOVEMENT HORIZONTALLY THROUGH AN OPEN FRONT PORTION OF SAID CABINET, A DRAWER SUPPORT AND MOVEMENT CONTROL MECHANISM INCLUDING, A DRAWER FRONT END SUPPORT AND LATERAL YAW CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING AT EACH OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID CABINET A COMBINATION GEAR RACK AND ROLLER BEARING TRACK UNIT; EACH OF SAID UNITS COMPRISING, A TRACK MEMBER MOUNTED AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF SAID DRAWER TO EXTEND IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENTS THEREOF, SAID TRACK MEMBER INCLUDING A GEAR RACK PORTION AND A PARALLEL-DISPOSED BEARING RUN PORTION, AND A TORQUE ROD EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE FORWARD END OF SAID CABINET AND HAVING SPUR GEARS KEYED TO OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF DISPOSED RESPECTIVELY IN OPERATIVELY MESHED RELATION WITH SAID GEAR RACK PORTION, BEARING MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF BEARING DEVICES EACH DISPOSED ADJACENT AN OPPOSITE END OF SAID TORQUE ROD, EACH OF SAID DEVICES COMPRISING AN OUTER BEARING RACE MEMBER DISPOSED IN ROLLING BEARING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CORRESPONDING OF SAID BEARING RUN PORTIONS AND AN INNER RACE BEARING MEMBER, EACH OF SAID INNER RACE MEMBERS HAVING INTEGRALLY FORMED AXIALLY EXTENDING HUB PORTIONS,
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-06-05 | 1970-12-05 | 1971-06-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-06-05 | 1974-12-05 | 1975-06-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-06-05 | 1978-12-05 | 1979-06-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |