Furniture frame

Claim 2

A furniture frame comprising a base frame; a top frame; a drawer slidably mounted between said base frame and said top frame, said drawer including a pair of vertical sides, each said side being hollow and having a longitudinal groove extending from a front end towards a rear end to an intermediate point at each of an upper edge and a lower edge; and a pair of divider frames, each said divider frame including a U-shaped member having a pair of horizontal legs each slidably mounted in a respective one of said base frame and said top frame and a vertical leg extending through a respective one of said sides in slidable relation to said grooves of said respective side and a vertical bar removably secured in said horizontal legs to the rear of said respective side.

Claim 3

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein each said vertical side has a pair of elongated rails, and each of said base frame and said top frame includes an elongated slot slidably receiving a respective rail of a respective vertical side.

Claim 4

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 2 wherein each vertical side is hollow.

Claim 5

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 1 wherein said drawer includes a front panel removably secured to said vertical sides in perpendicular relation and a back panel slidably mounted on said vertical sides in perpendicular relation.

Claim 6

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 4 wherein said drawer further includes a bottom panel slidably disposed in said vertical sides and said back panel.

Claim 7

A furniture frame comprising a bottom frame of rectangular shape said frame having a pair of parallel side rails, each rail having a longitudinal slot disposed in an upper surface; a top frame of rectangular shape, said top frame having a pair of parallel side rails, each said rail having a longitudinal slot disposed in a lower surface, a plurality of intermediate frames of rectangular shape disposed between said bottom and top frames, each said intermediate frame having a pair of parallel side rails, each said rail having a pair of longitudinal slots, each said slot being disposed in a respective one of an upper surface and a lower surface of said respective rail; a plurality of drawers, each said drawer being slidably mounted between each pair of adjacent frames, each said drawer having a pair of vertical sides, each said side having a pair of elongated rails, each said elongated rail being slidably received in a respective slot of an adjacent frame; and a plurality of divider frames each said divider frame including a U-shaped member having a pair of horizontal legs slidably received in a respective side rail of a respective adjacent frame and a vertical leg extending through a respective vertical side of a drawer, said divider frame having a vertical bar removably secured in said horizontal legs to the rear of a respective drawer.

Claim 8

A furniture frame comprising a bottom frame of rectangular shape said frame having a pair of parallel side rails, each rail having a longitudinal slot disposed in an upper surface; a top frame of rectangular shape, said top frame having a pair of parallel side rails, each said rail having a longitudinal slot disposed in a lower surface, a plurality of intermediate frames of rectangular shape disposed between said bottom and top frames, each said intermediate frame having a pair of parallel side rails, each said rail having a pair of longitudinal slots, each said slot being disposed in a respective one of an upper surface and a lower surface of said respective rail; a plurality of drawers, each said drawer being slidably mounted between each pair of adjacent frames, each said drawer having a pair of vertical sides, each said side having a pair of elongated rails, each said elongated rail being slidably received in a respective slot of an adjacent frame; and a plurality of divider frames each said divider frame including a U-shaped member having a pair of horizontal legs slidably received in a respective side rail of a respective adjacent frame and a vertical leg extending through a respective vertical side of a drawer, said divider frame having a vertical bar removably secured in said horizontal legs to the rear of a respective drawer.

Claim 9

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 6 wherein each vertical side is hollow.

Claim 10

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 7 wherein each rail of a respective drawer has a longitudinal groove extending from a front end towards a rear end to an intermediate point and receiving a respective vertical leg of a divider frame therein.

Claim 11

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 7 wherein each vertical side has a plurality of internally disposed stiffening ribs.

Claim 12

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 6 wherein each drawer includes a front panel and means removably securing said front panel to said vertical sides of said drawer.

Claim 13

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 10 wherein each vertical side is hollow and said means includes a pair of blocks fixed to said front panel, each said block extending into a respective hollow vertical side, and screws threaded into opposite walls of each vertical side, and passing through a respective block to secure a respective block between said walls.

Claim 14

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 6 wherein said vertical sides are made of plastic.

Claim 15

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 12 wherein said divider frames are made of metal.

Claim 16

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 6 which further comprises a top panel removably mounted on and across said top frame, said top panel having a depending skirt at a front end disposed over said top frame.

Claim 17

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 6 which further comprises a plurality of leveling screws threaded into an underside of said bottom frame.

Claim 18

A furniture frame as set forth in claim 6 wherein each slot of a respective frame has a key-hole shape and each elongated rail of a drawer is of inverse mating key-hole shape and wherein each side rail of a frame has a flat horizontal slot adjacent said key-hole shaped slot receiving a horizontal leg of a divider frame.

Claim 19

A collapsible furniture frame comprising a plurality of rectangular framges, each of said frames having a pair of vertical sides, each said vertical side having a longitudinal slot in at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface thereof; at least one drawer slidably mounted between a pair of adjacent frames and having a pair of hollow vertical sides, each said side having a pair of elongated rails with each said rail slidably received in a respective slot of an adjacent frame and having a longitudinal groove; and a plurality of vertically disposed divider frames, each said frame being slidably received in a pair of adjacent frames and having a vertical leg extending through a respective vertical side of a drawer and said grooves thereof.

Claim 20

A collapsible furniture frame comprising a plurality of rectangular framges, each of said frames having a pair of vertical sides, each said vertical side having a longitudinal slot in at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface thereof; at least one drawer slidably mounted between a pair of adjacent frames and having a pair of hollow vertical sides, each said side having a pair of elongated rails with each said rail slidably received in a respective slot of an adjacent frame and having a longitudinal groove; and a plurality of vertically disposed divider frames, each said frame being slidably received in a pair of adjacent frames and having a vertical leg extending through a respective vertical side of a drawer and said grooves thereof.