US4440461A
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Slide arrangement
Assignee: Sinclair and Powell Pty Ltd
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Filing: 1980-08-07
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Granted: 1984-04-03
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Expires: 2000-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A receptacle comprising a housing (14) and drawers (15) and (16). Drawers (15) and (16) having ends (17) provided with an integral upper ridge (18) and integral lower ridge (19). Housing (14) having end panels (23) provided with inwardly facing integral ridges (21) and indents (22). Coacting between the integral ridges is a floating element (8) which permits the drawers (15) and (16) to slide in and out of the housing (14).
Inventors
- 👤 George G. Powell
- 👤 Reece J. Powell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:24
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/40; A47B88/417; A47B88/423; A47B2210/00; A47B2210/0002; A47B2210/0051; A47B2210/0059; A47B67/00; A47B67/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A metal receptacle comprising (a) a housing having two generally parallel internal surfaces, each of which is provided with guide means, said guide means being integrally formed in at least one of said surfaces and comprising at least one pair of spaced, generally parallel ridges; (b) drawer means located in the housing and having two generally parallel external surfaces each of which is adjacent one of said internal surfaces; (c) floating slide means communicating between respective pairs of said internal and external surfaces to facilitate sliding movement of the drawer means into and out of the housing, said slide means having a first portion engaging the guide means and a second portion engaging said drawer means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A metal receptacle comprising (a) a housing having two generally parallel internal surfaces, each of which is provided with guide means, said guide means being integrally formed in at least one of said surfaces and comprising at least one pair of spaced, generally parallel ridges; (b) drawer means located in the housing and having two generally parallel external surfaces each of which is adjacent one of said internal surfaces; (c) floating slide means communicating between respective pairs of said internal and external surfaces to facilitate sliding movement of the drawer means into and out of the housing, said slide means having a first portion engaging the guide means and a second portion engaging said drawer means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A metal receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the guide means covers a large portion of the area of the external faces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A receptacle according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said ridges is discontinuous.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
A receptacle according to claim 1 wherein said floating slide means comprises two elongated members, one of said members having at least one aperture whilst the other member is provided with at least one integrally formed upstanding projection, such that said members are adapted to be fixedly attached to each other by alignment of said upstanding projection with said aperture, passing said projection through said aperture and subsequently deforming said projection to prevent disengagement of said elongated members.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
A receptacle according to claim 1 wherein said slide means further includes a stop means to prevent disengagement of said first portion from said guide means, and/or disengagement of said second portion from said drawer means, said stop means being integrally formed in said slide means adjacent one end thereof and including a surface inclined away from said slide means in the direction of the other end of said slide means.
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