IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0343404
(2012-01-04)
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등록번호 |
US-8708435
(2014-04-29)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Johnson, Ross
- Compton, Cheryl
- Wilson, Harold R.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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An insert drawer arrangement attachable to an existing drawer of a file cabinet to define a raised second storage compartment. The arrangement includes an insert drawer provided with end panels which are disposed sidewardly adjacent separate mounting panels, the latter being mounted on the end walls
An insert drawer arrangement attachable to an existing drawer of a file cabinet to define a raised second storage compartment. The arrangement includes an insert drawer provided with end panels which are disposed sidewardly adjacent separate mounting panels, the latter being mounted on the end walls of the existing drawer. The sidewardly adjacent end and mounting panels have a horizontal guide structure cooperating therebetween to enable the insert drawer to be horizontally moved from a first position superimposed over the existing drawing into a second position wherein it is cantilevered outwardly beyond the existing drawer to permit access to the interior of the existing drawer.
대표청구항
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1. A storage drawer structure, comprising: a file cabinet comprising a housing having parallel upright side walls joined by an upright rear wall and having a drawer opening formed in an upright front side thereof, and at least one upwardly opening box-shaped drawer horizontally movably supported on
1. A storage drawer structure, comprising: a file cabinet comprising a housing having parallel upright side walls joined by an upright rear wall and having a drawer opening formed in an upright front side thereof, and at least one upwardly opening box-shaped drawer horizontally movably supported on said housing and movable between a closed position disposed within the housing and an open position wherein the drawer is cantilevered horizontally outwardly from said front side to permit vertical access into said drawer;said drawer comprising a box structure which is horizontally movably supported on the housing and includes a horizontal upwardly facing bottom wall within the box structure extending between and rigidly joined to a pair of sidewardly spaced and parallel end panels which protrude upwardly and are rigidly joined by an upright rear panel disposed adjacent a rear edge of said bottom wall;said drawer including a vertical panel-like door front for closing off the drawer opening when the drawer is in said closed position;an insert arrangement structurally coupled to said box structure;said insert arrangement including a pair of upright and parallel mounting panels positioned sidewardly adjacent and fixedly mounted to the respective end panels of said box structure;said insert arrangement also including a drawer assembly having a pair of upright and parallel end members positioned sidewardly adjacent and mounted on the respective mounting panels; andan upwardly-opening insert drawer which fixedly mounts on said end members and extends horizontally therebetween, said insert drawer being disposed in upward spaced relationship from the bottom wall of said box structure;said drawer assembly being horizontally movably supported on said support panels for movement between a contracted position wherein the insert drawer is disposed vertically directed over said bottom wall and an extended position wherein the insert drawer is cantilevered horizontally outwardly from an edge of said box structure,wherein said upwardly facing bottom wall within said box structure is exposed and accessible when said drawer assembly is in said contracted position. 2. A drawer structure according to claim 1, wherein respectively adjacent end members and mounting panels have guide structure cooperating therebetween for permitting horizontal displacement of said drawer assembly and the insert drawer carried thereon between said extended and contracted positions. 3. A drawer structure according to claim 2, wherein said guide structure includes a roller member rotatably mounted on each said end member adjacent an end edge thereof and positioned in rolling engagement with a horizontally elongate guide 36 provided on the respectively adjacent mounting panel. 4. A drawer structure according to claim 2, wherein said guide structure includes a gear mounted to mounting panels, and a gear rack disposed on said end members in meshing engagement with said gear. 5. A drawer structure according to claim 2, wherein said guide structure includes a first roller member rotatably mounted on each said mounting panel adjacent a first end edge thereof and positioned in rolling engagement with a horizontally elongate guide rail provided on the respectively adjacent end member, and a second roller member rotatably mounted on each said end member adjacent an edge thereof and rollingly engaged with a horizontally elongate guide associated with the respectively adjacent mounting panel. 6. A drawer structure according to claim 1, including a releasable detent structure cooperating between each said mounting panel and the respectively adjacent said end panel for releasably but stationarily mounting said insert arrangement to said box structure. 7. A storage drawer structure, comprising: a file cabinet comprising a housing having parallel upright side walls joined by an upright rear wall and having a drawer opening formed in an upright front side thereof, and at least one upwardly opening box-shaped drawer horizontally movably supported on said housing and movable between a closed position disposed within the housing and an open position wherein the drawer is cantilevered horizontally outwardly from said front side to permit vertical access into said drawer, said box-shaped drawer having an upwardly facing bottom wall within said drawer;said drawer including a vertical panel-like door front for closing off the drawer opening when the drawer is in said closed position;a drawer insert arrangement retroactively fixedly attached to said box-shaped drawer and defining a secondary drawer disposed in upwardly spaced relation from said bottom wall of said box-shaped drawer;said drawer insert arrangement including right and left upright mounting panels positioned sidewardly adjacent and in generally overlapping relation to adjacent inner side surfaces of respective right and left end panels of said box-shaped drawer;said drawer insert arrangement also including said secondary drawer defined by right and left end members joined to opposite ends of an upward-opening channel-shaped drawer member; andsaid right and left end members positioned sidewardly adjacent said respective right and left mounting panels and movably supported thereon by cooperating guide structure which permits the secondary drawer to be horizontally movable between (1) a contracted position wherein the secondary drawer is disposed within the box-shaped drawer in upwardly spaced relation from said bottom wall and (2) an extended position wherein the secondary drawer is cantilevered horizontally outwardly beyond an upper edge of a rear wall of said box-shaped drawer,wherein said upwardly facing bottom wall of said box-shaped drawer is exposed and accessible when said insert arrangement is mounted on said box structure. 8. A storage drawer structure, comprising: a file cabinet comprising a housing defining an interior which extends between upright side walls and accessible through an opening formed in an upright front side thereof, and at least one upwardly opening box-shaped cabinet drawer horizontally movably supported on the housing and movable between a closed position disposed within the housing and an open position wherein the cabinet drawer is cantilevered horizontally outwardly from the front side of the housing to permit vertical access into said cabinet drawer;said cabinet drawer comprising an upwardly-opening box structure which is horizontally movably supported on the housing and includes a horizontal upwardly facing bottom wall within the box structure extending between and rigidly joined to a pair of sidewardly spaced and parallel end walls which protrude upwardly and are rigidly joined by an upright rear wall, the box structure defining therein an upwardly-opening primary storage compartment as defined above said bottom wall;the box structure defining said cabinet drawer having a front wall which closes said front opening when the cabinet drawer is in said closed position, and said rear wall having a height which is less than the height of said front wall;an insert arrangement mounted on said box structure and defining an upwardly-opening secondary storage compartment which is disposed in upwardly spaced relation from the bottom wall of said box structure;said insert arrangement including right and left mounting members which fixedly attach to said right and left end walls respectively, and an insert drawer which includes right and left support panels which effect closure of the right and left sides of the secondary storage compartment and are disposed sidewardly adjacent and horizontally movably mounted on the right and left mounting members, respectively,said insert drawer being horizontally movable between a retracted position wherein the insert drawer is disposed directly over the bottom wall and within a vertical envelope defined by said box structure with a bottom wall of the insert drawer being spaced upwardly from the bottom wall of the box structure to define said primary storage compartment vertically therebetween, and an extended position wherein the insert drawer is horizontally displaced rearwardly away from said front wall and is cantilevered outwardly from said rear wall into the interior of said cabinet to permit free access to the primary storage compartment,wherein said upwardly facing bottom wall within said box structure is exposed and accessible when said insert drawer is in said retracted position. 9. A drawer structure according to claim 8, wherein each mounting member includes a downwardly-opening channel structure which extends horizontally thereof in a front-to-back direction and which engages downwardly over an upper edge of the respective end wall of the box structure to effect stationary securement of the mounting member thereto in a manner which is free of separate fasteners. 10. A drawer structure according to claim 9, wherein the mounting members and the respectively engaged support panels of the insert drawer have front-to-rear extending guide structure cooperating therebetween and defining a horizontally elongate guide rail arrangement cooperating with rollers for enabling the insert drawer to be horizontally displaced between said retracted and extended positions. 11. A drawer structure according to claim 8, including an anti-racking gear rotatably supported on each mounting member adjacent a rearward end thereof, and an anti-racking shaft extending horizontally between said mounting members and non-rotatably coupled to the anti-racking gears supported thereon, and said insert drawer having horizontally elongate gear racks formed on the support panels thereof and positioned in meshing engagement with the respective anti-racking gears for controlling horizontal movement of the insert drawer between said retracted and extended positions. 12. A drawer structure according to claim 8, wherein an anti-racking gear is rotatably supported on each said mounting member adjacent a lower rear corner thereof in proximity to an inner side thereof, each said gear being disposed below and in meshing engagement with a down-facing gear rack which is formed on the respectively adjacent support panel and which extends horizontally in a front-to-back direction of the support panel, and a horizontally elongate shaft extending between and being non-rotatably and coaxially joined to said gears. 13. A drawer structure according to claim 12, wherein said mounting member has a shield structure fixed to and cantilevered outwardly away from an inner side surface thereof adjacent the lower rear corner thereof, said shield structure having a semi-cylindrical configuration disposed adjacent and extending generally around a lower half of the adjacent respective gear. 14. A drawer structure according to claim 8, including a positioning finger fixed to each said support panel and cantilevered rearwardly beyond a rear edge of said support panel, whereby the positioning finger contacts the rear wall of the cabinet housing when the cabinet drawer moves into the closed position to cause the insert drawer to be moved into the retracted position. 15. A drawer structure according to claim 8, wherein each said mounting member comprises a one-piece upright panel having a downward-opening channel structure adjacent an upper edge thereof for creating a resilient engagement with an upper edge of said end wall so as to support the mounting member adjacent an inner side surface of said end wall in overlapping relation therewith, and wherein each said support panel is a one-piece upright panel-like member positioned sidewardly adjacent an inner side of said mounting member. 16. A storage drawer structure, comprising: a file cabinet comprising a housing defining an interior which extends between upright side walls and accessible through an opening formed in an upright front side thereof, and at least one upwardly opening box-shaped cabinet drawer horizontally movably supported on the housing and movable between a closed position disposed within the housing and an open position wherein the cabinet drawer is cantilevered horizontally outwardly from the front side of the housing to permit vertical access into said cabinet drawer;said cabinet drawer comprising an upwardly-opening box structure which is horizontally movably supported on the housing and includes a horizontal bottom wall extending between and rigidly joined to a pair of sidewardly spaced and parallel end walls which protrude upwardly and are rigidly joined by an upright rear wall, the box structure defining therein an upwardly-opening primary storage compartment as defined above said bottom wall;the box structure defining said cabinet drawer having a front wall which closes said front opening when the cabinet drawer is in said closed position, and said rear wall having a height which is less than the height of said front wall;an insert arrangement mounted on said box structure and defining an upwardly-opening secondary storage compartment which is disposed in upwardly spaced relation from the bottom wall of said box structure;said insert arrangement including right and left mounting members which fixedly attach to said right and left end walls respectively, and an insert drawer which includes right and left support panels which effect closure of the right and left sides of the secondary storage compartment and are disposed sidewardly adjacent and horizontally movably mounted on the right and left mounting members, respectively,said insert drawer being horizontally movable between a retracted position wherein the insert drawer is disposed directly over the bottom wall and within a vertical envelope defined by said box structure with a bottom wall of the insert drawer being spaced upwardly from the bottom wall of the box structure to define said primary storage compartment vertically therebetween, and an extended position wherein the insert drawer is horizontally displaced rearwardly away from said front wall and is cantilevered outwardly from said rear wall into the interior of said cabinet to permit free access to the primary storage compartment,wherein the respective sidewardly-adjacent mounting member and support panel have cooperating overlapping side stop members adjacent both front and rear edges thereof for preventing sideward separation therebetween when the respective mounting member and support panel are positioned relative to one another corresponding to said retracted position.
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