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Drawer

Assignee: BARRETT KEGEL CORP
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Filing: 1966-01-04
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Granted: 1967-11-28
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Expires: 1986-01-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Francis C Kegel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:48
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/90; A47B88/969; A47B88/994; A47B88/975

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 251 words
A DRAWER ADAPTED FOR HORIZONTAL SLIDING MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF A CABINET THROUGH A HORIZONTALLY ELONGATED RECTANGULAR DRAWER OPENING IN THE SIDE OF THE CABINET, THE DRAWER HAVING VERTICAL FRONT, SIDE AND REAR VERTICAL WALLS CONNECTED TOGETHER ADJACENT THEIR ENDS TO FORM GENERAL CONTINUATIONS OF ONE ANOTHER, A HORIZONTAL SLIDE RAIL FIXED TO THE DRAWER ADJACENT AND PARALLEL WITH EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND SLIDINGLY SUPPORTED BY SAID CABINET TO PROVIDE SUCH HORIZONTAL SLIDING MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF THE CABINET, SAID FRONT AND REAR WALLS BEING OF A HORIZONTAL LENGTH GENERALLY EQUAL TO THE HORIZONTAL WIDTH OF SAID OPENING WHEREIN THE INVENTION COMPRISES THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FRONT WALL BEING SPACED FROM THE TOP EDGE OF SAID OPENING, IN THE CLOSED POSITION OF SAID DRAWER WITHIN SAID CABINET, A DISTANCE TO ENABLE MANUAL ACCESS INTO THE FRONT PART OF THE DRAWER WHEN THE DRAWER IS CLOSED, MEANS CARRIED BY SAID WALLS AND HAVING A BOTTOM WALL SLOPING DOWNWARDLY, WITH REFERENCE TO THE HORIZONTAL, FROM SAID REAR WALL TO SAID FRONT WALL WHEREBY UPON SLIDING SAID DRAWER ON ITS SIDE RAIL HORIZONTALLY OUT OF SAID CABINET THROUGH SAID OPENING A QUANTITY OF ARTICLES CAN BE CONVENIENTLY LOADED ON SAID BOTTOM WALL AND UPON THEREAFTER SLIDING SAID DRAWER ON ITS SIDE RAILS INTO SAID CABINET THE ARTICLES SO PLACED ON SAID TRAY TEND TO SLIDE DOWN TOWARD SAID FRONT WALL TO BE SUCCESSIVELY MANUALLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID OPENING WITHOUT SLIDING SAID DRAWER OUT OF SAID CABINET THROUGH SAID OPENING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 251 words
A DRAWER ADAPTED FOR HORIZONTAL SLIDING MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF A CABINET THROUGH A HORIZONTALLY ELONGATED RECTANGULAR DRAWER OPENING IN THE SIDE OF THE CABINET, THE DRAWER HAVING VERTICAL FRONT, SIDE AND REAR VERTICAL WALLS CONNECTED TOGETHER ADJACENT THEIR ENDS TO FORM GENERAL CONTINUATIONS OF ONE ANOTHER, A HORIZONTAL SLIDE RAIL FIXED TO THE DRAWER ADJACENT AND PARALLEL WITH EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS AND SLIDINGLY SUPPORTED BY SAID CABINET TO PROVIDE SUCH HORIZONTAL SLIDING MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF THE CABINET, SAID FRONT AND REAR WALLS BEING OF A HORIZONTAL LENGTH GENERALLY EQUAL TO THE HORIZONTAL WIDTH OF SAID OPENING WHEREIN THE INVENTION COMPRISES THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FRONT WALL BEING SPACED FROM THE TOP EDGE OF SAID OPENING, IN THE CLOSED POSITION OF SAID DRAWER WITHIN SAID CABINET, A DISTANCE TO ENABLE MANUAL ACCESS INTO THE FRONT PART OF THE DRAWER WHEN THE DRAWER IS CLOSED, MEANS CARRIED BY SAID WALLS AND HAVING A BOTTOM WALL SLOPING DOWNWARDLY, WITH REFERENCE TO THE HORIZONTAL, FROM SAID REAR WALL TO SAID FRONT WALL WHEREBY UPON SLIDING SAID DRAWER ON ITS SIDE RAIL HORIZONTALLY OUT OF SAID CABINET THROUGH SAID OPENING A QUANTITY OF ARTICLES CAN BE CONVENIENTLY LOADED ON SAID BOTTOM WALL AND UPON THEREAFTER SLIDING SAID DRAWER ON ITS SIDE RAILS INTO SAID CABINET THE ARTICLES SO PLACED ON SAID TRAY TEND TO SLIDE DOWN TOWARD SAID FRONT WALL TO BE SUCCESSIVELY MANUALLY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID OPENING WITHOUT SLIDING SAID DRAWER OUT OF SAID CABINET THROUGH SAID OPENING.

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