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US 11,266,240 B2Granted
Drawer assembly
AssigneeLiberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
InventorsRobert Douglas Hegarty, Gabriel Prero, Ethan Creasman
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Abstract
A drawer assembly is provided with a bottom panel sized to receive and support articles. A rear upright panel is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A pair of spaced apart upright side panels is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A front upright panel is spaced apart from the rear upright panel, and in cooperation with the bottom panel. A series of connectors is provided at intersections of the pair of upright side panels with the rear upright panel and with the front upright panel and oriented in an upright direction to assemble the pair of upright side panels to the rear upright panel and the front upright panel by sliding in the upright direction.
Claims17
A drawer assembly comprising:
- a bottom panel sized to receive and support articles;
- a rear upright panel in cooperation with the bottom panel;
- a pair of spaced apart upright side panels in cooperation with the bottom panel;
- a front upright panel spaced apart from the rear upright panel, in cooperation with the bottom panel;
- and
- a series of connectors provided at intersections of the pair of upright side panels with the rear upright panel and with the front upright panel and oriented in an upright direction to assemble the pair of upright side panels to the rear upright panel and the front upright panel by sliding in the upright direction;
- wherein a first pair of connectors of the series of connectors, each comprises:
- a substrate provided to the series of connectors,
- sidewalls extending from the substrate, and
- a crossbar interconnecting the sidewalls and spaced apart from the substrate to form a receptacle therein;
- wherein a second pair of connectors of the series of connectors, each comprises:
- a substrate, and
- a retainer clip extending from the substrate and sized to be received in the receptacle of the one of the first pair of connectors;
- and
- wherein the crossbar is provided with a leading edge increasing in thickness into a depth of the receptacle and terminating at an abutment edge.
12 more elements
A drawer assembly comprising:
- a bottom panel sized to receive and support articles;
- a rear upright panel in cooperation with the bottom panel;
- a pair of spaced apart upright side panels in cooperation with the bottom panel;
- a front upright panel spaced apart from the rear upright panel, in cooperation with the bottom panel;
- and
- a series of connectors provided at intersections of the pair of upright side panels with the rear upright panel and with the front upright panel and oriented in an upright direction to assemble the pair of upright side panels to the rear upright panel and the front upright panel by sliding in the upright direction;
- wherein a first pair of connectors of the series of connectors, each comprises:
- a substrate, and
- a guide extending from the substrate;
- wherein the first pair of connectors are each attached to a rear end of one of the pair of spaced apart upright side panels;
- wherein a pair of slots are formed through the rear upright panel each sized to receive the guide to pass therethrough;
- and
- wherein a second pair of connectors of the series of connectors each comprises a body with a channel sized to receive the guide to connect the rear upright panel to the pair of spaced apart upright side panels.
10 more elements
A drawer assembly comprising:
- a bottom panel sized to receive and support articles;
- a rear upright panel in cooperation with the bottom panel;
- a pair of spaced apart upright side panels in cooperation with the bottom panel;
- a front upright panel spaced apart from the rear upright panel, in cooperation with the bottom panel;
- a series of connectors provided at intersections of the pair of upright side panels with the rear upright panel and with the front upright panel and oriented in an upright direction to assemble the pair of upright side panels to the rear upright panel and the front upright panel by sliding in the upright direction;
- wherein a first pair of connectors of the series of connectors, each comprises:
- a substrate, and
- a guide extending from the substrate;
- wherein a second pair of connectors of the series of connectors each comprises a body with a channel sized to receive the guide;
- wherein a plurality of grip projections is provided externally on the body of the second pair of connectors;
- and
- wherein slots are provided on an interior portion of the rear panel to receive the guides of the first pair of connectors so that an end user can hold the plurality of grip projections and slide the second pair of connectors to receive the guide of each of the first pair of connectors into the channel of each of the second pair of connectors to connect the rear upright panel to the pair of spaced apart upright side panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.