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US 5,718,493 AGranted
Cabinet construction system
OwnerGerhard Nikolaiinventor
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Abstract
A cabinet construction system comprises a rail member mountable to a fixed support surface from which are suspended end panels by mail mounting brackets at a desired spacing. Floor and top panels are inserted between the end panels to space the end panels on the rail member to define a compartment. Connection brackets are used to secure the spacing floor and top panels to the end panels. The connection brackets are designed to quickly and efficiently lock together the component parts of the cabinets. The brackets are designed so that they are not secured by fasteners that screw directly into the panels. The brackets provide a strong and reliable interconnection of parts.
Claims23
A cabinet construction system comprising:
- a rail member mountable to a fixed support surface, the rail member being formed with at least one generally horizontally extending slot;
- end panels having end edges and sides;
- rail mounting brackets for mounting each end panel to the rail member at a desired spacing, each bracket having a main body formed with a flange adapted to be received in the slot of the rail member, and each bracket being attached to each end panel end edge by a bore extending from the bracket and received in a first cavity in the end edge, and anchor post formed with a transverse threaded aperture, a second cavity formed in one of the sides of the end panel that intersects the first cavity to receive the anchor post, and a threaded fastener inserted through the bore to engage in the threaded aperture of the anchor post to secure the main body to the end panel;
- spacing means inserted between the end panels to space the end panels on the rail member to define a compartment;
- and
- releasably securable connector means to secure the spacing means to the end panels.
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A cabinet construction system as claimed in 9 in which the male portion comprises:
- a main body formed with a bore, the end panel having a first cavity to receive the bore;
- an anchor post formed with a transverse threaded aperture, the end panel having a second cavity to receive the anchor post, the second cavity intersecting the first cavity;
- and
- a threaded fastener extending through the bore to engage in the threaded aperture of the anchor post to secure the main body to the end panel.
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A cabinet construction system as claimed in 9 in which the female portion comprises:
- a main body formed with a bore, the spacing means having a first cavity to receive the main body and the bore;
- an anchor post formed with a transverse threaded aperture, the spacing means having a second cavity to receive the threaded post, the second cavity intersecting the first cavity;
- and
- a threaded fastener extending through the bore to engage in the threaded aperture of the anchor post to secure the main body to the spacing means within the first cavity.
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A cabinet construction system comprising:
- a rail member mountable to a fixed support surface;
- end panels having front and rear end edges and sides, the rear end edges of the panels having rail mounting means for mounting each end panel to the rail member at a desired spacing;
- spacing means insertable between the end panels to space the end panels on the rail member to define at least one compartment;
- releasably securable connector means to secure the spacing means to the end panels;
- a load-carrying inner assembly mountable within the at least one compartment, and hanger means mountable to the panels are securing a part of the inner assembly to an end panel;
- a drawer structure to be received on the load-carrying inner assembly formed from a plurality of drawer panels having drawer panel sides and drawer panel edges that are releasably secured together by drawer connecting means comprising:
- a bracket securable to the side of a first drawer panel to be joined, the bracket having a bore extending from the bracket to be received in a first opening formed in an edge of a second drawer panel to be joined;
- an anchor post formed with a transverse threaded aperture to be received in a second opening formed in a side of the second drawer panel that intersects the first opening;
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- a threaded fastener extending through the bore to engage in the threaded aperture of the anchor post to secure the first drawer panel to the second drawer panel at right angles to each other.
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A cabinet construction system comprising:
- a rail member mountable to a fixed support surface;
- end panels having end edges and sides, the edges of the panels having rail mounting means for mounting each end panel to the rail member at a desired spacing;
- spacing means insertable between the end panels to space the end panels on the rail member to define a compartment;
- releasably securable connector means to secure the spacing means to the end panels comprising:
- a male portion mounted to each of the end panels having a main body formed with a bore, the end panel having a first cavity to receive the bore;
- an anchor post formed with a transverse threaded aperture, the end panel having a second cavity to receive the anchor post, the second cavity intersecting the first cavity;
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- a threaded fastener insertable through the bore to engage in the threaded aperture of the anchor post to secure the main body to the end panel;
- a female portion formed in the spacing means and adapted to slidably receive the male portion to secure the end panel and the spacing means at substantially right angles to each other;
- and
- passages through the male portion and the female portion that are alignable to receive fastening means to lock the two portions together.
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A cabinet construction system as claimed in 18 in which the female portion comprises:
- a main body formed with a bore, the spacing means having a first cavity to receive the main body and the bore;
- an anchor post formed with a transverse threaded aperture, the spacing means having a second cavity to receive the threaded post, the second cavity intersecting the first cavity;
- and
- a threaded fastener extending through the bore to engage in the threaded aperture of the anchor post to secure the main body to the spacing means within the first cavity.
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A cabinet construction system comprising:
- a rail member mountable to a fixed support surface;
- end panels having end edges and sides, the edges of the panels having rail mounting means for mounting each end panel to the rail member at a desired spacing;
- spacing means insertable between the end panels to space the end panels on the rail member to define a compartment;
- releasably securable connector means to secure the spacing means to the end panels, each connector means comprising:
- a female portion mounted to the spacing means and having a main body formed with a bore, the spacing means having a first cavity to receive the main body and the bore;
- an anchor post formed with a transverse threaded aperture, the spacing means having a second cavity to receive the threaded post, the second cavity intersecting the first cavity;
- a threaded fastener extending through the bore to engage in the threaded aperture of the anchor post to secure the main body to the spacing means within the first cavity;
- a male portion mounted to the panel adapted to be slidably received in the female portion to secure the end panel and the spacing means at substantially right angles to each other;
- and
- passages through the male portion and the female portion that are alignable to receive fastening means to lock the two portions together.
7 more elements
A cabinet construction system as claimed in 20 in which the male portion comprises:
- a main body formed with a bore, the end panel having a first cavity to receive the bore;
- an anchor post formed with a transverse threaded aperture, the end panel having a second cavity to receive the anchor post, the second cavity intersecting the first cavity;
- and
- a threaded fastener extending through the bore to engage in the threaded aperture of the anchor post to secure the main body to the end panel.
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A cabinet construction system comprising:
- a rail member mountable to a fixed support surface;
- end panels having front and rear end edges and sides, the rear end edges of the panels having rail mounting means for mounting each end panel to the rail member at a desired spacing;
- spacing means insertable between the end panels to space the end panels on the rail member to define at least one compartment;
- releasably securable connector means to secure the spacing means to the end panels;
- a door hangable on at least one of the end panels by hinge means comprising a first post member having a transverse threaded hole, the at least one end panel having an end edge formed with a cavity to receive the first post member, and a second post member having a transverse threaded hole, the second post member being hingedly attached to the first post member, the door having an end edge formed with a cavity to receive the second post member, and threaded fasteners extending into the door and the at least one end panel to enter the transverse threaded holes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.