Storage cabinet

Claim 1

A filing cabinet for use with hanging folder-type files comprising: a. a shell having an open end; b. a pull-out file drawer slidable into the shell through the open end thereof, said drawer having two side walls each of which includes a turned-down flap extending along its upper edge, said flap being normally biased away from the side wall portion adjacent thereto; c. rail means extending along the upper edge of each side wall of the drawer for supporting said files in a suspended condition within the drawer; d. restraining means carried by each rail means for preventing said suspended files from shifting laterally beyond the respective side wall of the drawer; and e. attachment means for fixing the rail means in position along the respective side wall of the drawer, said attachment means including: i. a channel for receiving the turned-down flap and said adjacently disposed side wall portion, said channel being defined by a pair of downwardly depending flanges carried by the respective rail means, said flanges being disposed in parallel spaced apart relationship to each other with the distance separating said flanges being greater than about twice the thickness of the respective side wall; and ii. an internal shoulder extending inwardly of the channel from the flange positioned immediately adjacent to said flap with the inner edge of said shoulder being spaced from the inner surface of the other flange by a distance equal to about twice the thickness of the respective side wall, said shoulder being adapted to engage the edge of said flap in underlaying relationship thereto to thereby hold the respective rail means in place along the upper edge of the respective drawer side wall.