Vertically adjustable extension drawers
AssigneeArtromick International, Inc.
InventorsRainer B. Teufel, Timothy A. Friar
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Abstract
A vertically adjustable extension rail system for a drawer used in a housing having opposed vertical walls with a plurality of horizontally-extending, vertically-spaced guide ribs leaving alternating guide grooves. The extension rail system comprises two spaced apart extension rail assemblies with each extension rail assembly having a carrier rail and a slide rail which are slidably interconnected. A guide arm is mountable at a plurality of vertical levels along each of the slide rails. The guide arms are adapted for being lengthwise slidably received by opposing guide grooves on the vertical walls. A fixed or removable drawer receptacle can be mounted between the two extension rail assemblies.
Claims16
In a housing having opposed vertical walls with a plurality of horizontally-extending, vertically-spaced guide ribs leaving alternating guide grooves, a drawer for slidably mounting in opposing guide grooves, said drawer comprising:
- a receptacle having two sides;
- a first and second spaced apart extension rail assembly with said receptacle mounted therebetween, each of said extension rail assemblies having at least a carrier rail and a slide rail which are slidably interconnected, one of said carrier rails being located adjacent to either side of said receptacle;
- two guide arms, each of said guide arms being mountable at a plurality of vertical levels along one of said slide rails, and one of said guide arms adapted for being slidably received by the guide grooves on one of the vertical walls in the housing and the other of said guide arms adapted for being slidably received by the guide grooves on the other of the vertical walls in the housing;
- adjusting means for adjusting the vertical relation of one of said guide arms with respect to one of said slide rails and the other of said guide arms with respect to the other of said slide rails;
- maintaining means for maintaining said extension rail assemblies in their spaced apart relation;
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- limiting means for limiting lengthwise sliding between the rails of each of said extension rail assemblies,
- whereby the drawer is locatable at different vertical levels within the housing, while said guide arms remain slidably received in the same guide grooves.
An extension rail system for slidably mounting a drawer receptacle in a housing having opposed vertical walls with a plurality of horizontally-extending, vertically-spaced guide ribs leaving alternating guide grooves, said extension rail system comprising:
- a first and second extension rail assembly, each of said extension rail assemblies having at least a carrier rail and a slide rail which are slidably interconnected, each of said carrier rails adapted for mounting the drawer receptacle therebetween,
- two guide arms, each of said guide arms being mountable at a plurality of vertical levels along one of said slide rails, and one of said guide arms adapted for being slidably received by the guide grooves on one of the vertical walls in the housing and the other of said guide arms adapted for being slidably received by the guide grooves on the other of the vertical walls in the housing;
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- means for adjusting the vertical relation of one of said guide arms with respect to one of said slide rails and the other of said guide arms with respect to the other of said slide rails,
- whereby the drawer is locatable at different vertical levels within the housing, while the guide arms remain slidably received in the same guide grooves.
A medication cart comprising:
- a housing having opposed vertical walls with a plurality of horizontally-extending, vertically-spaced guide ribs leaving alternating guide grooves, a top and a bottom, said top, bottom and vertical walls defining a cavity, said cavity having an opening on at least one side of said housing;
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- a plurality of drawers adapted for slidably mounting in opposing guide grooves, each of said drawers comprising a receptacle having two sides,
- a first and second spaced apart extension rail assembly with said receptacle mounted therebetween, each of said extension rail assemblies having at least a carrier rail and a slide rail which are slidably interconnected, one of said carrier rails being located adjacent to either side of said receptacle,
- two guide arms, each of said guide arms being mountable at a plurality of vertical levels along one of said slide rails, and one of said guide arms adapted for being slidably received by the guide grooves on one of said vertical walls and the other of said guide arms adapted for being slidably received by the guide grooves on the other of said vertical walls,
- adjusting means for adjusting the vertical relation of one of said guide arms with respect to one of said slide rails and the other of said guide arms with respect to the other of said slide rails, and
- maintaining means for maintaining said extension rail assemblies in their spaced apart relation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.