US3635355A
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Drawer support for wire shelf
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1969-11-13
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Granted: 1972-01-18
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Expires: 1989-11-13
Abstract
Abstract In the preferred form, a drawer cover is provided with guide ways for supporting a flanged drawer. The drawer cover is provided with downwardly extending hollow legs of sheet metal formed into a closed rectangle. The bottoms of the front legs are supported upon an adjacent pair of wires by an inverted U-shaped foot of resilient plastic having inwardly extending projections at the bottom so that it will snap over the wires. Each of these feet also has an upwardly extending projection extending a substantial distance into the bottoms of the legs and provided on each side with chamfered projections which snap into apertures provided at the bottom of the sides of the legs. The rear feet are provided with similar projections snapping into apertures in the bottom of the legs. However, the rear feet while they rest upon two wires, do not snap over the wires but have a U-shaped rearwardly extending projection between the wires having legs which extend above and below the heavy rear cross wire thereby limiting upward, downward, rearward and sideward movement.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul E Kronenberger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:05
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25D; F25D25/00; F25D25/02; F25D25/021; A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/90; A47B88/906; A47B96/00; A47B96/02; A47B96/027; A47B2210/00; A47B2210/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A removable support for refrigerator wire shelving and the like, said support having a rear set of downwardly extending legs and a front set of downwardly extending legs all provided with feet at the bottom of each of said legs, each of said feet having a wide inverted U-shaped portion of resilient material adapted to extend over and onto a set of spaced parallel bars of the shelving, the feet of said rear legs having extending portions extending rearwardly from the inverted U-shaped portions incorporating a second transversely and horizontally extending Ushaped portion adapted to be positioned between a set of spaced parallel shelf bars for engaging a transversely extending bar of the shelving thereby preventing rearward movement of the feet of said rear legs as well as limiting lateral and up and down movement thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A removable support for refrigerator wire shelving and the like, said support having a rear set of downwardly extending legs and a front set of downwardly extending legs all provided with feet at the bottom of each of said legs, each of said feet having a wide inverted U-shaped portion of resilient material adapted to extend over and onto a set of spaced parallel bars of the shelving, the feet of said rear legs having extending portions extending rearwardly from the inverted U-shaped portions incorporating a second transversely and horizontally extending Ushaped portion adapted to be positioned between a set of spaced parallel shelf bars for engaging a transversely extending bar of the shelving thereby preventing rearward movement of the feet of said rear legs as well as limiting lateral and up and down movement thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The support as defIned in claim 1 wherein the inverted U-shaped portion of the feet of said front legs each having adjacent their bottom inwardly extending rounded projections adapted to snap onto their associated set of spaced parallel shelf bars.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
192 words
A removable support for refrigerator wire shelves and the like, said support having downwardly extending hollow legs of a thin sheet of spring metal extending in the form of a rectangle in horizontal cross section, said legs being provided with an aperture in two opposite sides thereof and a foot having an upwardly extending projection extending into the bottoms of said legs and having a pair of laterally extending projections extending in opposite directions into said apertures for locking each of said feet to said legs, each said foot at the bottom of said legs provided with a wide inverted U-shaped portion of resilient material adapted to extend over and into a set of spaced parallel bars of the shelving, certain ones of said feet having their U-shaped portions provided with extending portions extending rearwardly from the inverted U-shaped portions incorporating a second transversely and horizontally extending U-shaped portion adapted to be positioned between a set of spaced parallel bars for engaging a transversely extending bar of the shelving and thereby preventing rearward movement of said certain ones of said feet as well as limiting lateral and up and down movement thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
192 words
A removable support for refrigerator wire shelves and the like, said support having downwardly extending hollow legs of a thin sheet of spring metal extending in the form of a rectangle in horizontal cross section, said legs being provided with an aperture in two opposite sides thereof and a foot having an upwardly extending projection extending into the bottoms of said legs and having a pair of laterally extending projections extending in opposite directions into said apertures for locking each of said feet to said legs, each said foot at the bottom of said legs provided with a wide inverted U-shaped portion of resilient material adapted to extend over and into a set of spaced parallel bars of the shelving, certain ones of said feet having their U-shaped portions provided with extending portions extending rearwardly from the inverted U-shaped portions incorporating a second transversely and horizontally extending U-shaped portion adapted to be positioned between a set of spaced parallel bars for engaging a transversely extending bar of the shelving and thereby preventing rearward movement of said certain ones of said feet as well as limiting lateral and up and down movement thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A support as defined in claim 3 in which said laterally extending projections have their upper portions beveled for easy insertion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
A support having a rear set of downwardly extending legs and a front set of downwardly extending legs all provided with feet having inverted U-shaped portions at the bottom, the feet of the rear legs having extending portions extending from the inverted U-shaped portions incorporating a second transversely extending U-shaped portion adapted to engage a transversely extending member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
A support having a rear set of downwardly extending legs and a front set of downwardly extending legs all provided with feet having inverted U-shaped portions at the bottom, the feet of the rear legs having extending portions extending from the inverted U-shaped portions incorporating a second transversely extending U-shaped portion adapted to engage a transversely extending member.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-01-17 | 1975-07-19 | 1976-01-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-01-17 | 1979-07-19 | 1980-01-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-01-17 | 1983-07-19 | 1984-01-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |