Cabinet with hanger rails
AssigneeHerman Miller, Inc.
InventorJames O. Kelley
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Abstract
A cabinet (10) is adapted to be supported by vertical slotted standards (28) and comprises a top wall (12), a bottom wall (14), two identical side walls (16), a back wall (18) and a plurality of brackets (70) secured to the rearward edges (68) of the side walls (16) and adapted to engage the slots (32) of the vertical standards (28) and thereby hang the cabinet (10) therefrom. An extruded member (20) is secured to the back wall (18) and forms a plurality of vertically disposed horizontal hanger rails (22) having indentations (54) forming lips (46). Work accessories, such as a pair of bookends (24) and a variety of organizers such as trays (26), are removably mounted on the rails (22) through hooks (38) which rest on the lips (46) and in the indentations (54) of the rails (22).
Claims14
In a wall-mountable cabinet, the combination of a top wall, a bottom wall, two side walls and a back wall;
- at least one mounting bracket secured to the cabinet and having a plurality of rearwardly-projecting and downwardly-depending tabs adapted to engage slotted vertical standards mounted to the wall;
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- a rail means secured to said back wall, comprising a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontal hanger rails spanning substantially the width and height of said back wall and for removably hanging work accessories;
- whereby said work accessories can be hung at a variety of horizontal and vertical positions on said hanger rails and within said cabinet.
In a wall-mountable cabinet, the combination of a top wall, a bottom wall, and two side walls;
- at least one mounting bracket secured to the cabinet and having a plurality of rearwardly-projecting and downwardly-depending tabs adapted to engage slotted vertical standards mounted to the wall;
- and a rail means forming a back wall of the cabinet comprising a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontal hanger rails spanning substantially the width and height of said back wall and for removably hanging work accessories;
- whereby said work accessories can be hung at various horizontal and vertical positions on said hanger rails and within said cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.