# US 2014/0152161 A1 · Configurable cabinet for hanging and shelved items > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0152161 A1 - Document ID: US20140152161A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/173,778 - Filed: 2014-02-05 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2010-06-30 - Assignees: CareFusion 303, Inc. - Applicants: CareFusion 303, Inc. - Inventors: Michael RAHILLY; Jeff LY - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152161A1 ## CPC - A47B 96/06: Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves ({A47B96/022 takes precedence; } aspects of adjusting height or inclination A47B57/00 {; brackets for the display of articles A47F5/08}) - A47B 61/02: with extensible garment-holders - Y10T 29/49817: with other than ancillary treating or assembling - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a cabinet is provided. The cabinet includes a plurality of drawer slide receiving modules and a plurality of hanging drawer slides, each hanging drawer slide coupled to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, and each hanging drawer slide includes a plurality of hooks of a first type. At least one of the hanging drawer slides is configured to be withdrawn from the cabinet laterally along a longest axis of the hanging; drawer slide. The plurality of drawer slide receiving modules are configured to be removably coupled to the cabinet in a plurality of different configurations. Methods and configuration systems are also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cabinet comprising: a plurality of drawer slide receiving modules; and a plurality of hanging drawer slides, each hanging drawer slide coupled to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, each hanging drawer slide comprising a plurality of removable hooks, wherein at least one of the hanging drawer slides is configured to be withdrawn from the cabinet laterally along a horizontal axis of the hanging drawer slide, wherein the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules is configured to be removably coupled to the cabinet in a plurality of different configurations, and wherein each of the plurality of removable hooks is configured to be removably coupled at a first end of the removable hook below one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides, and wherein the second end of the removable hook is configured to receive an item for hanging on the hook. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cabinet of claim 1, wherein a plurality of hanging drawer slides is configured to couple to at least one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cabinet of claim 1, further comprising: a shelf drawer slide coupled to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, the shelf drawer slide configured to hold a plurality of items. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cabinet of claim 3, wherein the shelf drawer slide is configured to be withdrawn from the cabinet in a perpendicular direction along a horizontal axis of the shelf drawer slide. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cabinet of claim 1, further comprising an item inventory device configured to track an item associated with at least one of the hanging drawer slides. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cabinet of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of item inventory devices, wherein each of the item inventory devices is coupled to one of the plurality of removable hooks. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cabinet of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of hooks is configured to rotate. ### Claim 8 A method for configuring a cabinet comprising: coupling a plurality of drawer slide receiving modules to the cabinet by coupling at least one projection of each drawer slide receiving module with a corresponding hole in the cabinet; coupling, in a first configuration, a plurality of hanging drawer slides to the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, each hanging drawer slide coupled to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, each hanging drawer slide comprising a plurality of removable hooks; withdrawing the shelf drawer slide from the cabinet in a perpendicular direction along a horizontal axis; uncoupling at least one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides from at least one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules; and coupling, in a second configuration, the at least one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides to another of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules; wherein the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules are configured to be removably coupled to the cabinet in a plurality of different configurations, and wherein each of the plurality of removable hooks is configured to be removably coupled at a first end of the removable hook below one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides, and wherein the second end of the removable hook is configured to receive an item for hanging on the hook. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein a plurality of hanging drawer slides are configured to couple to at least one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising coupling a shelf drawer slide to one of the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules, the shelf drawer slide configured to hold a plurality of items. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising an item inventory device configured to track an item associated with at least one of the hanging drawer slides. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of item inventory devices, wherein each of the item inventory devices is coupled to one of the plurality of removable hooks. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising determining a configuration of the cabinet based on the plurality of drawer slide receiving modules and at least one of the plurality of hanging drawer slides and the shelf drawer slide. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein at least one of the plurality of hooks is configured to rotate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein at least one of the plurality of hooks is configured to slide laterally along a horizontal axis of the hanging drawer slide.