Cabinet with telescoping trays for fastener bins

A fastener storage and display cabinet, comprising:

• a housing defining an internal space;
• a plurality of tray units positioned within the internal space, each tray unit movable between a closed position primarily within the internal space and an extended position in which a majority of the tray unit is cantilevered forward of the housing;
• wherein at least one tray unit is formed as a telescoping tray assembly comprising an upper tray component and a lower tray component, wherein the upper tray component fits within the lower tray component and is movable with respect to the lower tray component between a first position nested within the lower tray component and a second position cantilevered forwardly from the lower tray component in a substantially horizontal position;
• wherein the lower tray component includes a left side having a left tab portion with an outwardly projecting left slide and a right side having a right tab portion with an outwardly projecting right slide, wherein both the left tab portion and the right tab portion are capable of flexing inward toward each other to enable removal of the tray assembly, including the lower tray component and the upper tray component, from the housing;
• wherein the left slide rides within a left track within the housing and the right slide rides within a right track within the housing, wherein the left track includes a left retaining protrusion that aligns with the left tab portion when the one tray unit is in its extended position to limit inward flexing of the left tab portion under cantilever loads, and the right track includes a right retaining protrusion that aligns with the right tab portion when the one tray unit is in its extended position to limit inward flexing of the right tab portion under cantilever loads;
• wherein the left slide contacts a forward end of the left track when the tray assembly is in its extended position and the right slide contacts a forward end of the right track when the tray assembly is in its extended position, to limit forward movement of the lower tray component relative to the housing.

A fastener storage and display cabinet, comprising:

• a housing defining an internal space;
• a plurality of tray units positioned within the internal space, each tray unit movable between a closed position primarily within the internal space and an extended position in which a majority of the tray unit is cantilevered forward of the housing;
• wherein at least one tray unit is formed as a telescoping tray assembly comprising an upper tray component and a lower tray component, wherein the upper tray component fits within the lower tray component and is movable with respect to the lower tray component between a first position nested within the lower tray component and a second position cantilevered forwardly from the lower tray component in a substantially horizontal position;
• wherein the lower tray component includes a left side having a left tab portion with an outwardly projecting left slide and a right side having a right tab portion with an outwardly projecting right slide, wherein both the left tab portion and the right tab portion are capable of flexing inward toward each other to enable removal of the tray assembly, including the lower tray component and the upper tray component, from the housing;
• wherein the left slide rides within a left track within the housing and the right slide rides within a right track within the housing, wherein the left track includes a left retaining protrusion that aligns with the left tab portion when the one tray unit is in its extended position to limit inward flexing of the left tab portion under cantilever loads, and the right track includes a right retaining protrusion that aligns with the right tab portion when the one tray unit is in its extended position to limit inward flexing of the right tab portion under cantilever loads;
• wherein the left track is formed on a left track insert positioned within the interior space on a left sidewall of the housing, and the right track is formed on a right track insert positioned within the interior space on a right sidewall of the housing.

A fastener storage and display cabinet, comprising:

• a housing defining an internal space;
• a plurality of tray units positioned within the internal space, each tray unit movable between a closed position primarily within the internal space and an extended position in which a majority of the tray unit is cantilevered forward of the housing;
• wherein at least one tray unit is formed as a telescoping tray assembly comprising an upper tray component and a lower tray component, wherein the upper tray component fits within the lower tray component and is movable with respect to the lower tray component between a first position nested within the lower tray component and a second position cantilevered forwardly from the lower tray component in a substantially horizontal position;
• wherein the lower tray component includes a left side having a left tab portion with an outwardly projecting left slide and a right side having a right tab portion with an outwardly projecting right slide, wherein both the left tab portion and the right tab portion are capable of flexing inward toward each other to enable removal of the tray assembly, including the lower tray component and the upper tray component, from the housing;
• wherein the left slide rides within a left track within the housing and the right slide rides within a right track within the housing, wherein the left track includes a left retaining protrusion that aligns with the left tab portion when the one tray unit is in its extended position to limit inward flexing of the left tab portion under cantilever loads, and the right track includes a right retaining protrusion that aligns with the right tab portion when the one tray unit is in its extended position to limit inward flexing of the right tab portion under cantilever loads;
• wherein the left track includes a lower left primary path for movement of the at least one tray unit between its closed position and its extended position, and a raised left removal path having an inner end intersecting the left primary path for enabling removal of the at least one tray unit from the housing, and the right track includes a lower right primary path for movement of the at least one tray unit between its closed position and its extended position, and a raised right removal path having an inner end intersecting the right primary path for enabling removal of the at least one tray unit from the housing.

A fastener storage and display cabinet, comprising:

• a housing defining an internal space;
• a plurality of tray units positioned within the internal space, each tray unit movable between a closed position primarily within the internal space and an extended position in which a majority of the tray unit is cantilevered forward of the housing;
• wherein at least one tray unit is formed as a telescoping tray assembly comprising an upper tray component and a lower tray component, wherein the upper tray component fits within the lower tray component and is movable with respect to the lower tray component between a first position nested within the lower tray component and a second position cantilevered forwardly from the lower tray component in a substantially horizontal position;
• wherein the lower tray component includes a left side having a left tab portion with an outwardly projecting left slide and a right side having a right tab portion with an outwardly projecting right slide, wherein both the left tab portion and the right tab portion are capable of flexing inward toward each other to enable removal of the tray assembly, including the lower tray component and the upper tray component, from the housing;
• wherein the left slide rides within a left track within the housing and the right slide rides within a right track within the housing, wherein the left track includes a left retaining protrusion that aligns with the left tab portion when the one tray unit is in its extended position to limit inward flexing of the left tab portion under cantilever loads, and the right track includes a right retaining protrusion that aligns with the right tab portion when the one tray unit is in its extended position to limit inward flexing of the right tab portion under cantilever loads;
• wherein the lower tray component includes a left sidewall and a right sidewall, the left sidewall includes a left rail extending inwardly, the left rail including a left substantially horizontal support portion and a left downwardly extending stop portion, the right sidewall includes a right rail extending inwardly, the right rail including a right substantially horizontal support portion and a right downwardly extending stop portion.