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Pull-out guide for drawers

Assignee: TECOMLIFE
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Filing: 1984-03-13
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Granted: 1986-01-14
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Expires: 2004-03-13
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Abstract

Abstract A pull-out guide for drawers consists of two 2 frame sides, U-shaped guide rails and Z-shaped pull-out rails movable therein, both the guide and pull-out rails being provided with a roller each, and the lower guide legs of the U-shaped guide rails having in their end areas run-in slopes adjoined by run-in stops each, and the front end areas of the upper pull-out rail legs, serving as rolling surfaces for the rollers, having a run-in slope each oriented in the same direction and preferably parallel to the run-in slope in the end area of the guide rail on the frame side. This improves the pull-in and staying closed behavior when drawers of little net weight and small load capacity are involved. Because the legs of both rail pairs of the pull-out guide run parallel, the front blind is approximately jointlessly flush with the frame.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alfred Grass

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 14:43
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/40; A47B88/483; A47B88/487; A47B88/453; A47B88/46; A47B88/467; A47B2210/00; A47B2210/0002; A47B2210/0029; A47B2210/0043; A47B2210/0045; A47B2210/0051; A47B2210/0059

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
A pull-out guide to be used in drawers and other similar objects comprising: (a) a U-shaped guide rail attached to a side wall of the drawer; (b) Z-shaped pull-out rail located within said U-shaped guide rail to move in a horizontal direction as the drawer is pulled out of and pushed into the furniture; (c) a front roller rotatably mounted in a front area of said guide rail allowing the drawer to move in the horizontal direction; (d) an upper guide leg paired with a lower guide leg fastened to the side wall of the drawer, said lower guide leg having a run-in slope in an area of said lower guide leg abutted by a run-in stop and this arrangement is used in moving said drawer; (e) a rear roller rotatably fastened to a rear end area of said Z-shaped pull-out rail moving in the horizontal direction and guided by a rolling contact along one surface of said lower guide leg and one surface of said upper guide leg; (f) an upper leg paired with a lower leg of said Z-shaped pull-out rail, said upper leg serving as a rolling surface of said front roller and having in a front end area a run-in slope parallel to said run-in slope of said U-shaped guide rail, and said run-in slope of said upper leg is disposed a short distance from an end of said pull-out rail to enable said front roller to slide into said drawer by passing a bending edge on said upper leg of said Z-shaped pull-out rail, while said rear roller is located along a horizontal area of said lower leg of said guide rail.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 277 words
A pull-out guide to be used in drawers and other similar objects comprising: (a) a U-shaped guide rail attached to a side wall of the drawer; (b) Z-shaped pull-out rail located within said U-shaped guide rail to move in a horizontal direction as the drawer is pulled out of and pushed into the furniture; (c) a front roller rotatably mounted in a front area of said guide rail allowing the drawer to move in the horizontal direction; (d) an upper guide leg paired with a lower guide leg fastened to the side wall of the drawer, said lower guide leg having a run-in slope in an area of said lower guide leg abutted by a run-in stop and this arrangement is used in moving said drawer; (e) a rear roller rotatably fastened to a rear end area of said Z-shaped pull-out rail moving in the horizontal direction and guided by a rolling contact along one surface of said lower guide leg and one surface of said upper guide leg; (f) an upper leg paired with a lower leg of said Z-shaped pull-out rail, said upper leg serving as a rolling surface of said front roller and having in a front end area a run-in slope parallel to said run-in slope of said U-shaped guide rail, and said run-in slope of said upper leg is disposed a short distance from an end of said pull-out rail to enable said front roller to slide into said drawer by passing a bending edge on said upper leg of said Z-shaped pull-out rail, while said rear roller is located along a horizontal area of said lower leg of said guide rail.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
A pull-out guide according to claim 1, wherein said bending edge on said upper leg of said Z-shaped pull-out rail is used to adjust a height of the drawer.

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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) 1989-01-13 1989-07-15 1990-01-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1993-01-13 1993-07-15 1994-01-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1997-01-13 1997-07-15 1998-01-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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