US4690469A
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Panel adjustment device for the front panel of drawers or the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-06-27
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Granted: 1987-09-01
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Expires: 2005-06-27
Abstract
Abstract A penal adjustment device for adjusting the front panels of drawers or the like vertically, laterally and in inclination. The front panel is adjustably connected to a frame piece by a screw flange. The adjustment is carried out by a displaceable adjusting element having one side adapted to press against a pressing surface of the front panel, the other side engaging an associated surface of the screw flange, with an inclined wedge surface of the adjustment element. In order to cover the slot between the front panel and the frame piece, which is dependent on the size of the adjustment, the adjusting element is arranged in a mounting of a U-shaped profile, this mounting being adapted to cover the adjustment gap between the front panel and the screw flange.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Grass
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 07:25
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B88/00; A47B88/90; A47B88/944; A47B88/95; A47B88/956; A47B88/919; A47B88/931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
In a panel adjustment arrangement for a front panel of a drawer, said drawer having frame pieces, front screw flanges, drawer guides and side walls, and wherein said front panel is connected to each frame piece by one of said screw flanges, adjustment of position between said front panel and frame piece being effected by a displaceable adjustment element; the improvement wherein the adjustment element includes a wedge shaped tongue having a first tongue surface positioned to press against a surface fixed to said front panel and a surface of said tongue positioned to lie against a surface of the respective screw flange, said tongue between said screw flange and said front panel producing an adjustment gap therebetween, and a mounting in which said adjustment element is movably constrained, said mounting having a U-shaped cross-section including a base and two sides, at least said adjustment gap between said front panel and said screw flange being covered by at least one said side, said sides of said U-shaped cross-section laterally guiding movement of said adjustment element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
In a panel adjustment arrangement for a front panel of a drawer, said drawer having frame pieces, front screw flanges, drawer guides and side walls, and wherein said front panel is connected to each frame piece by one of said screw flanges, adjustment of position between said front panel and frame piece being effected by a displaceable adjustment element; the improvement wherein the adjustment element includes a wedge shaped tongue having a first tongue surface positioned to press against a surface fixed to said front panel and a surface of said tongue positioned to lie against a surface of the respective screw flange, said tongue between said screw flange and said front panel producing an adjustment gap therebetween, and a mounting in which said adjustment element is movably constrained, said mounting having a U-shaped cross-section including a base and two sides, at least said adjustment gap between said front panel and said screw flange being covered by at least one said side, said sides of said U-shaped cross-section laterally guiding movement of said adjustment element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The panel adjusting arrangement of claim 1, wherein a portion of the mounting extends beyond the associated frame piece, said adjustment element being in this extending portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 2, wherein said extending portion includes a U-shaped connection piece and said adjustment element comprises an adjustment knob connected thereto, the knob extending through a slit in said U-shaped connection piece.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the connection piece comprises upper and lower end walls directed substantially perpendicular to said base, the upper end wall being arranged to serve as an upper limit stop for motion of the adjusting element and the lower end wall having a slit, said wedge shaped protrusion of the adjusting element protruding therethrough.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the base includes a first fastening hole and the thickness of the base continuously increases from said slit in the lower end wall of the connection piece to said first fastening hole and continuously decreases beyond the first fastening hole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 5 wherein sides of the U-shaped connection piece are provided with pilot grooves for receiving first projections located on said adjustment element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 6, wherein recesses are arranged substantially perpendicular to said pilot grooves in the connection piece sides, these recesses engaging second projections arranged on said adjustment element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a recess is provided in an extending portion of said base of said U-cross-section of said mounting, said recess longitudinally limiting motion of the adjustment element, said extending portion of said base including a slit, the adjustment element having an adjustment knob extending through said slit in said recess.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the mounting comprises a portion extending beyond the frame piece, this portion having means for fastening a rail thereto.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the U-shaped cross-section of the mounting forms a recess for receiving an end of a rail.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the mounting comprises integral means for connection of a rail.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The panel adjustment arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the base of the mounting includes a plurality of plugs for connecting the base to the front panel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The front adjustment arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the plugs are integrally formed with the mounting.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-08-31 | 1991-03-02 | 1991-09-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-08-31 | 1995-03-02 | 1995-09-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-08-31 | 1999-03-02 | 1999-09-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |