Drawer
AssigneeJulius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorsErich Rock, Felix Schwarzler
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Abstract
A drawer includes a bottom, a rear wall, a front plate and two side walls. Each side wall includes separates a lower and upper parts which are anchored to each other by means of a downwardly extending flange of the upper part. The lower part is made of an organic material, for example plastics material or chip board. The upper part is formed by a metal profile having a substantially U-shaped configuration including upper and lower running flanges defining a running groove for a runner roller at the side of a furniture body. A roller carrier is connected to the upper part and is mounted on to the rear wall of the drawer.
Claims11
In a drawer including a bottom, a rear wall, a front plate and two side walls, the improvement wherein each said side wall comprises:
- a lower part made of an organic material, said lower part having formed therein an upwardly open groove;
- an upper part made of metal and having a substantially U-shaped configuration including upper and lower flanges defining a running groove and a downwardly projecting flange extending from said lower flange and fitting into said upwardly open groove in said lower part, thereby anchoring said upper part to said lower part;
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- a roller carrier attached to said rear wall, said roller carrier having formed therein a groove into which fits a rear end of said downwardly projecting flange of said upper part, and said roller carrier having extending forwardly therefrom a guiding projection extending into said running groove.
The improvement claimed in claim 6, wherein said upper part is made of extruded aluminum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.